| 单词 | wire ground |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswire ground wire ground n. Lacemaking a type of fine mesh background on top of which more intricate patterns may be worked (cf. ground n. 6a).In quot. 1831: attributive designating a type of lace using this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > ground > specific point ground1801 réseau de Venise1844 réseau à l'aiguille1865 réseau ordinaire1865 vrai réseau1865 wire ground1865 réseau rosacé1875 cinq trous1882 strand ground1882 oeil-de-perdrix1891 1831 G. Henson Civil Hist. Framework-knitters v. 296 This was afterwards called ‘cross stitch’, and had somewhat of the appearance of wire ground Brussels lace. 1865 F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace iii. 27 The honeycomb network or ground..is of various kinds; wire ground, Brussels ground, [etc.]. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 521/1 Wire Ground..is sometimes used in Brussels Lace; it is made of silk, with its net-patterned meshes partly raised and arched, and is worked separately from the design. 2003 M. C. Raffel Laces of Ipswich 152 This type of ground can be found in French and English laces and is also known as kat stitch or wire ground. < as lemmas |
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