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单词 darning egg
释义

darning egg


noun

a smooth, egg-shaped piece of wood, ivory, marble, jade, or the like, for holding under a hole or tear to serve as a backing while darning.

Origin of darning egg

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby darning egg

darned, darnedest, darnel, darner, darning, darning egg, darning needle, Darnley, darogha, Darren, Darrow
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Example sentences from the Web for darning egg

  • Miss Hill drew a stocking from the heap and ran her darning-egg into the heel to locate a hole.

    Phases of an Inferior Planet|Ellen Glasgow

British Dictionary definitions for darning egg

darning egg

darning mushroom


noun

a rounded piece of wood or plastic used in darning to support the fabric around the hole
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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