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单词 little master
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Definition of little master in English:

little master

noun ˌlɪtl ˈmastəˌlɪtl ˈmɑːstə
  • 1In plural (usually with capital initials and with the). A group of 16th-century engravers, especially in Nuremberg, who followed Albrecht Dürer and who worked small-dimension plates with biblical, mythological, and genre scenes.

  • 2In England: a self-employed artisan or manufacturer; specifically an independent worker making hardware at Birmingham and Sheffield and usually selling to a factor. Now historical.

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From little + master.

 
 

Definition of little master in US English:

little master

noun
  • 1In plural (usually with capital initials and with the). A group of 16th-century engravers, especially in Nuremberg, who followed Albrecht Dürer and who worked small-dimension plates with biblical, mythological, and genre scenes.

  • 2In England: a self-employed artisan or manufacturer; specifically an independent worker making hardware at Birmingham and Sheffield and usually selling to a factor. Now historical.

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From little + master.

 
 
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