单词 | card maker |
释义 | card makern.1 A person who makes cards (card n.1) for preparing wool, etc., for spinning, or for raising a nap on cloth.Recorded earliest as a surname. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of tools > of specific tools or equipment card maker1345 last-maker1395 anvilsmith1747 plane-maker1757 mark-maker1797 jack maker1858 toother?1881 broach-river1924 1345–7 in East Anglian (1869) 4 144 [Richard] Cardemaker. a1399 in W. G. Benham Oath Bk. Colchester (1907) 11 Cardemakers, Sporyers.., Forward. a1450 (?1419–20) Friar Daw's Reply (Digby) l. 865 in P. L. Heyworth Jack Upland (1968) 99 Carpenters ne sowters, card makers ne powchers..Ne no manere of artificeris þis sacrament mowe treten. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) Induct. ii. 18 Christopher Slie..by byrth a Pedler, by education a Cardmaker. 1826 R. Mills Statistics S. Carolina 70 Button Wood..sometimes sawed into boards, and used by card-makers for card-boards or backs. 1987 Jrnl. Textile Inst. 78 267 There is a widely held belief among card makers that worsted-swift surface speeds cannot be increased much beyond 500 m/min. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). card makern.2 A person who or company which makes cards, esp. playing cards (card n.2 1b) or (in later use) greetings cards (card n.2 7c). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of other specific finished articles anchorsmith1296 paliser1315 sheather1379 buckler-maker1415 barrow-maker1468 chess-maker1481 belt maker1483 leg-makera1500 reel-makera1500 card maker1511 lattice-maker1550 pale cleaver1578 bead-maker1580 boss-maker1580 balloonier1598 bilbo-smith1632 block-makera1687 pen-makera1703 pipe-maker1766 platemaker1772 stickman1786 safe maker?1789 matchmaker1833 chipmaker1836 labelmaker1844 bandagist1859 hurdler1874 moon cutter1883 tie-maker1901 1511 H. Watson tr. St. Bernardino Chirche of Euyll Men & Women sig. E.iv God hathe ben..offended by the cardes that hathe ben made in the house of this cardmaker, or dyce maker. 1694 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) III. 381 Mr. Whitfeild, the late kings cardmaker. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. ii. ii. 71 This idle amusement [sc. gaming] employs the Card-maker, and he sets the paper-mills at work, by which the poor rag-man is supported. 1869 Westm. Papers 1 Dec. 127 We suppose card makers are under the impression that club players like plain or tinted cards better than the elaborate backs because they thereby save money. 2004 Craft Stamper Apr. 13 (advt.) For all rubber stampers and scrapbookers and card makers. 2011 P. Gregory Lady of Rivers (2013) 231 The card maker had put three spare cards in the pack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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