单词	tatting
释义	tatting /ˈtatɪŋ / noun [mass noun] 1A kind of knotted lace made by hand with a small shuttle, used chiefly for trimming: she sat making tatting... The inspiration for Lalie Douglas's newest work, Frivolité, came from a 1753 painting by Louis Tocqué that hangs in the Louvre showing a woman making a type of knotted lace called tatting. She's begun adding unique touches of tatting or crocheting or ribbon work. The tatting on each edge was simply an effect of elegance and care. 1.1The process of making knotted lace with a small shuttle.Knitting, crocheting and tatting is not something that has always looked particularly hip when one, say, whips it out at a bar.... Today, this striking textile is made with a crochet hook, knitting needles, a tatting shuttle or a machine. She had never thought tatting to be all that graceful. Origin Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
随便看	a flea in one's ear afleyed aflicker aflight afloat aflocht aflood aflow aflower aflush aflutter a-flying a fly in the ointment AFM AFN afoam afocal a fool and his money are soon parted afoot afore afore- aforegoing a foregone conclusion aforehand aforementioned

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