单词 | working off |
释义 | > as lemmasworking off working off n. Π 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura iii. 33 They also engrave upon stone, and imprint with it; but with this difference in the working-off; that the paper being black, the Sculpture remains white. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 240 By being careful in the operation of working off, a thinner paper is employed. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxxii. 355 Let him have his humour... It may be the working off of his madness. 1929 H. Read Sense of Glory (1930) 157 In no sense is his art..a working-off of repressions. 1994 R. Bottomley Rocking Horses 18/2 The ‘working-off’ process was basically a final shaping of the horse. 2010 N. Frumkin Recession Prevention Handbk. xiii. 338 The working off of the backlog of demand for household durable goods. < as lemmas |
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