| 单词 | work stand |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswork stand e. With the sense ‘relating to or used for sewing, embroidery, etc.’ (see sense 17b), as work case, work pattern, work stand, etc.Recorded earliest in work basket n. at Compounds 3. See also work bag n., workbox n., work desk n. (a) at Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1579 G. Gilpin tr. P. van Marnix van Sant Aldegonde Bee Hiue of Romishe Church i. xi. f. 67 Our deare Ladies needles, her sowing thred, and her workebasket [Du. naeycorfken]. 1785 A. M. Bennett Anna II. xxxvi. 142 I'll shew you, said Patty, drawing a laylac breast-bow from her work-stand. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 129 Miss Bertram's work-patterns. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) viii. 70 She took from her work-drawer an enormous..piece of knitting. 1903 Irish Monthly Sept. 521 Teresa, if you'll go to the parlour, you'll find some lint ravelling in the bag in the work-drawer. 1928 G. Whiting Tools & Toys of Stitchery 245 Automatically they come together, closing this little work case of Brazil-nut appearance. 2011 C. Mclennan Busy Girl's Guide to Sewing iii. 117 This bag is suitable for use as a craft bag, a work case, baby changing bag or even as an overnight make-up and toiletries ‘roll’. < as lemmas |
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