wriggle-comb. form

Stress is often attracted to this combining form, e.g. wriggle-work n. Brit.

/ˈrɪɡlwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈrɪɡ(ə)lˌwərk/.

the verb-stem used attributively in a few combinations, in the sense ‘undergoing or characterized by wriggling’, as wriggle-eye n.,† wriggle-tail n. Obsolete, wriggle-work n. (see quot. 1960); cf. wriggled work at wriggle v. Derivatives.In quots. 1579, a1627, apparently from wriggled tail.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > [noun] > other decorative metalwork

link-work1530

frost1702

rullion1707

bent iron work1902

wriggled work1906

tole1946

wriggle-work1960

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Feb. 7 They wont in the wind wagge their wrigle tailes, Perke as Peacock.

1604 T. Middleton Blacke Bk. E 2 b Let no yong rigle-eyde Damosell..be left vnassaulted.

a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) iii. 33 Short riggle-tayle-Comfits, not worth mouthing.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 473 A dance of women.., the usual wriggle and stamp affair.

1960 Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 312/2 Wrigglework, a form of engraved decoration on pewter and silver, employing a zig-zag line cut by rocking a gouge from side to side in its progress. Used in conjunction with line engraving at certain periods, principally late in 17th cent.

1975 Oxf. Compan. Decorative Arts 616/2 The flat-lid tankard shows the pewterer's craft at its best. The plain drum..was sometimes decorated with ‘wriggle-work’ designs of symbolic or commemorative significance.

1982 ‘J. Gash’ Firefly Gadroon v. 62 The plate..was wriggle-work... This was a William III plate, with..a rim decorated by engraved wriggles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wriggle-
释义	wriggle-comb. form Stress is often attracted to this combining form, e.g. wriggle-work n. Brit. /ˈrɪɡlwəːk/, U.S. /ˈrɪɡ(ə)lˌwərk/. the verb-stem used attributively in a few combinations, in the sense ‘undergoing or characterized by wriggling’, as wriggle-eye n.,† wriggle-tail n. Obsolete, wriggle-work n. (see quot. 1960); cf. wriggled work at wriggle v. Derivatives.In quots. 1579, a1627, apparently from wriggled tail. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > [noun] > other decorative metalwork link-work1530 frost1702 rullion1707 bent iron work1902 wriggled work1906 tole1946 wriggle-work1960 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Feb. 7 They wont in the wind wagge their wrigle tailes, Perke as Peacock. 1604 T. Middleton Blacke Bk. E 2 b Let no yong rigle-eyde Damosell..be left vnassaulted. a1627 T. Middleton Chast Mayd in Cheape-side (1630) iii. 33 Short riggle-tayle-Comfits, not worth mouthing. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 473 A dance of women.., the usual wriggle and stamp affair. 1960 Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 312/2 Wrigglework, a form of engraved decoration on pewter and silver, employing a zig-zag line cut by rocking a gouge from side to side in its progress. Used in conjunction with line engraving at certain periods, principally late in 17th cent. 1975 Oxf. Compan. Decorative Arts 616/2 The flat-lid tankard shows the pewterer's craft at its best. The plain drum..was sometimes decorated with ‘wriggle-work’ designs of symbolic or commemorative significance. 1982 ‘J. Gash’ Firefly Gadroon v. 62 The plate..was wriggle-work... This was a William III plate, with..a rim decorated by engraved wriggles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1579
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