| 单词 | button mould |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbutton mould button mould n. a small disc which is covered with fabric, thread, etc., to make a button; cf. mould n.3 12b.Button moulds were originally made of bone, horn, wood, or pasteboard, but are now more usually made of metal, acrylic, or fibreboard.In quot. 1605 as a term of abuse. ΚΠ 1605 Hist. Tryall Cheualry sig. C2v Bowyer a Captayn? a Capon, a button mould, a lame haberdine, a red beard Sprat, a Yellow hammer, a bow case, a very Iackdaw with his toung slit. 1639 J. Taylor Divers Crabtree Lect. 50 Your thimble, your button-moulds, and your bodkin. 1773 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 30 Jan. One hundred and fifty grose of button moulds; silk worsted, and thread hose. 1918 N.Y. Times 20 Jan. iv. 2/6 A small-sized bit of silk..was stretched over a wooden button mold. 2005 C. Jefferys Learn to Sew (2008) 56/2 Some types of covered buttons..have little metal hooks inside the rim of the button mould. < as lemmas |
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