单词 | hobnail |
释义 | hobnail/ˈhɒbneɪl /noun 1A short heavy-headed nail used to reinforce the soles of boots.When Douglas Hadow's boots were examined, it was found that the hobnails on their soles were worn almost smooth....
1.1A blunt projection, especially in cut or moulded glassware.Although particularly heavy, the bowl has a dainty design with a distinctive star-shaped base and a wealth of intricate engravings - various sunbursts panels are divided by parallel prisms from hobnail diamond panels. 1.2 [mass noun] Glass decorated with blunt projections. Derivativeshobnailed
OriginLate 16th century: from hob1 + nail. |
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