Found 2 hits - Term: darning last, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
last \last\, n. as. l=ast trace, track, footstep; akin to d.
leest a last, g. leisten, sw. laumst, dan. laest, icel.
leistr the foot below the ankle, goth. laists track, way;
from a root signifying, to go. cf. last, v. i., learn,
delirium.
a wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and
shoes are formed.
1913 webster
the cobbler is not to go beyond his last. --l'estrange.
1913 webster
darning last, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put
into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.
1913 webster
see also:
last learn delirium darning last
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
darn \darn\ daumrn, v. t. imp. p. p. darned
daumrnd; p. pr. vb. n. darning. oe. derne, prob. of
celtic origin; cf. w. darnio to piece, break in pieces, w.
arm. to e. tear. cf. tear, v. t.
to mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn
or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or
thread.
1913 webster
he spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning
his stockings. --swift.
1913 webster
darning last. see under last.
darning needle.
a a long, strong needle for mending holes or rents,
especially in stockings.
b zool. any species of dragon fly, having a long,
cylindrical body, resembling a needle. these flies are
harmless and without stings.
note: in this sense, usually written with a hyphen. called
also devil's darning-needle.
1913 webster
see also:
darned darning tear darning last last darning needle
devil's darning-needle
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