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[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) miesto, oblasť, kraj2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) miesto3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) miesto4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) miesto, sedadlo5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) miesto, pozícia, umiestnenie6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) miesto, stav, postavenie7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) miesto, pasáž8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) povinnosť9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) miesto, postavenie10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) dom, domov11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) ulica, námestie12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) (desatinné) miesto2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) položiť, umiestniť; menovať2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) zaradiť, spomenúť si•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
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42 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) loc2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) spaţiu (gol)3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) piaţă4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) loc5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) loc, poziţie6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) loc; rang7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagină; rând8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) treabă9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) post10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casă11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) piaţă12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) zecimală2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) a pune2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) a nu şti de unde să-l ia•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
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43 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) τόπος,μέρος,τοποθεσία2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) χώρος3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) μέρος4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) θέση5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) θέση6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) θέση7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) θέση8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) θέση,αρμοδιότητα9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) θέση,πόστο(εργασίας,ομάδας)10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) σπίτι11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) οδός12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) θέση2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) τοποθετώ2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) θυμάμαι,αναγνωρίζω•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
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44 sale
1. продажа; реализация; сбыт2. распродажа по сниженной ценеsale and return — соглашение, по которому книготоргующая организация может вернуть издателю непроданную часть тиража
sale by auction — продажа с аукциона, аукционная продажа
sales of mass market paperbacks — реализация книжной продукции массового ассортимента в мягкой обложке
direct sales — реализация печатной продукции по заказам покупателей, «прямые» продажи
noneducational sales — реализация книжной продукции, не относящейся к учебной литературе
storewide sale — распродажа всех товаров, полная распродажа
bargain sale — дешевая продажа; распродажа со скидкой
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[pleɪs]1. noun1) a particular spot or area:مَكانI spent my holiday in various different places.
2) an empty space:مَكان فارِغThere's a place for your books on this shelf.
3) an area or building with a particular purpose:مَكان لهَدَفٍ خاصa market-place.
4) a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc):مَقْعَدHe went to his place and sat down.
5) a position in an order, series, queue etc:مَرْتَبَهI lost my place in the queue.
مَرْكِزYou must keep your secretary in her place.
نُقْطَه، مَقْطَعThe wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.
8) duty or right:واجِب، حَقIt's not my place to tell him he's wrong.
9) a job or position in a team, organization etc:مَكانَهHe's hoping for a place on the staff.
10) house; home:بَيْت، مَنْزِلCome over to my place.
11) ( often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.مَحَل12) a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point:مَنْزِلَهMake the answer correct to four decimal places.
2. verb1) to put:يَضَعHe was placed in command of the army.
2) to remember who a person is:يَتَذَكَّرI know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.
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46 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) endroit2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) place3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) place4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) place5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) place6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) place7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) page8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) rôle9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) poste10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) chez soi11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) place12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) place décimale2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) placer2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) remettre•- go places - in the first - second place - in place - in place of - out of place - put oneself in someone else's place - put someone in his place - put in his place - take place - take the place of -
47 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) lugar2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) lugar3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) local4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) lugar5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) lugar6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) lugar7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) trecho8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) papel9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) lugar10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) praça12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) casa2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) colocar2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) localizar•- go places - in the first - second place - in place - in place of - out of place - put oneself in someone else's place - put someone in his place - put in his place - take place - take the place of -
48 album
ˈælbəm сущ.
1) альбом autograph album ≈ альбом для автографов photograph album ≈ альбом для фотографий stamp album ≈ альбом для марок Syn: sketch-book
2) книга автографов известных актеров, спортсменов и т. п. In the album kept at one of these taverns a hundred folio pages had been written with names within five months. ≈ За пять месяцев стостраничный альбом, оставленный в одной из таких таверн, оказался полностью исписанным именами.
3) альбом пластинок Many jazz album covers have little connection with the contents. ≈ Обложки многих джазовых альбомов слабо отражают их содержание.альбом альбом пластинок долгоиграющая пластинка;
долгоиграющий диск магнитофонная запись длительного звучания антология, сборник( стихов, миниатюр) (американизм) книга посетителей альбом для вырезок (из газет, журналов) (белая) таблица( для записи эдиктов, списков сенаторов и судей в Древнем Риме)album книга автографов известных актеров, спортсменов ~ альбом ~ альбом пластинок -
49 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) tall2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) (stort) antall, mengde3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) nummer, hefte4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) slager, sangnummer2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) nummerere, paginere2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) regne, telle3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) telle, være i alt•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without numbernummer--------nummerere--------tallIsubst. \/ˈnʌmbə\/1) nummer• what is your telephone number?2) tall3) antall, mengde, rekke4) nummer (av tidsskrift), hefte (del av bok)boken er utgitt i løse hefter \/ boken er utgitt heftevis5) (teater e.l.) nummer6) ( grammatikk) numerus7) ( metrikk) rytme8) jente, rype9) ( om klesplagg) sakamong the number deriblanta number of flere, ganske mangeany number of et hvilket som helst antalldo\/run a number on somebody (amer. slang) lure noen slå noen, beseire noen drive ap med noen, holde noen for narrdo (a) number one ( barnespråk) tissedo (a) number two ( barnespråk) bæsjegreat numbers mange, et stort antall, store mengderhave someone's number ( også) gjennomskue noenhave someone's number on it ( om prosjektil) være bestemt for noenhis\/her number is up det er ute med ham\/hennelook after number one være egoistisk, tenke mest på seg selvnumber one nummer en, førstemann, toppen( hverdagslig) ens egen (høye) person, en selvnumbers stort antall, tallmessig overlegenhet, overmakt (i antall)( gammeldags) regning, aritmetikk• he's good at reading, but not at numbersone of our number en av ossone's number two ens stedfortrederopposite number kollega, person i tilsvarende stillingsquare a number finne kvadratet av et tall, gange et tall med seg selvsuperior numbers større antall, tallmessig overlegenhetthe numbers (amer., også numbers game og numbers racket) forklaring: en type ulovlig lotterito the number of i et antall avunlucky number ulykkestallwithout number utallige, uendelig mange unummerertIIverb \/ˈnʌmbə\/1) nummerere2) ( noen ganger) paginere3) telle, omfatte, utgjøre• the army numbered 40,000hæren utgjorde 40.0004) inkludere, ha5) telle (antallet av), anslåhis\/her days are numbered hans\/hennes dager er taltenumber among\/in\/with regne blant -
50 componer
v.1 to make up (formar, ser parte de).2 to compose.El maestro compuso un aria The maestro composed an aria.Ella compuso un medicamento She composed a medical drug.3 to repair.4 to deck out, to adorn (adornar) (cosa).5 to set, to compose.6 to set. ( Latin American Spanish)7 to fix, to mend, to repair, to bring back into kilter.El chico compuso la lavadora The boy fixed the washer.8 to cure.9 to typeset, to set into type, to compose.Ricardo compuso los reportajes del diario Richard typeset the press interviews.* * *1 (formar) to compose, make up, form2 (reparar) to fix, repair, mend3 (adornar) to adorn, decorate4 (ataviar) to dress up, make up6 (música, versos) to compose7 (en impresión) to set8 familiar (restablecer) to settle1 (consistir) to consist (de, of), be made up (de, of)2 (arreglarse) to get ready; (vestirse) to get dressed\componérselas familiar to manage, make do■ si hay algún problema que se las componga como pueda if there's any problem he'll have to manage as best he can* * *verb1) to compose, write2) make up3) fix, repair•* * *( pp compuesto)1. VT1) (=constituir) [+ comité, jurado, organización] to make uplos cuadros que componen esta exposición — the pictures that make up this exhibition, the pictures in this exhibition
2) (=escribir) [+ poesía, sinfonía, canción] to compose, write; [+ poema, tratado, redacción] to writecompuso la música de varios ballets — he composed o wrote the music for several ballets
3) (=arreglar) [+ objeto roto] to mend, repair, fix; (Med) [+ hueso] to seta este no hay quien le componga — * he's a hopeless case
4) (=curar) [+ estómago] to settle; [+ espíritu] to soothe; [+ abuso] to set to rights, correct5) (Tip) [+ texto] to typeset, set, compose6) (Culin) to prepare2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( constituir) <jurado/equipo/plantilla> to make up2)a) <sinfonía/canción> to compose; < verso> to compose, writeb) (Impr) < texto> to compose3)a) (esp AmL) ( arreglar) <reloj/radio/zapatos> to repairb) (AmL) < hueso> to set2.componer vi to compose3.componerse v pron1) ( estar formado)2)a) tiempo ( arreglarse) to improve, get betterb) (esp AmL fam) persona to get bettercomponérselas — (fam)
que se las componga como pueda — that's his problem, he'll have to sort that out himself
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( constituir) <jurado/equipo/plantilla> to make up2)a) <sinfonía/canción> to compose; < verso> to compose, writeb) (Impr) < texto> to compose3)a) (esp AmL) ( arreglar) <reloj/radio/zapatos> to repairb) (AmL) < hueso> to set2.componer vi to compose3.componerse v pron1) ( estar formado)2)a) tiempo ( arreglarse) to improve, get betterb) (esp AmL fam) persona to get bettercomponérselas — (fam)
que se las componga como pueda — that's his problem, he'll have to sort that out himself
* * *componer11 = make up, compose, make, fall under.Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.
Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.* componer(se) de = be composed of, comprise (of), consist of, make out of.componer22 = fix.Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.
* componerse = arrange + Reflexivo.* componérselas = make + do.componer33 = pen.Ex: His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.
* componer canciones = songwriting [song-writing].componer44 = impose, impose + type, set, set + type, compose, set in + type.Ex: Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.
Ex: The trouble lay in the difficulty of imposing type on a curved surface.Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.Ex: It was usual to set type in the way that has just been described, but the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones.Ex: Until the mid seventeenth century compositors generally sat to their work, but from then on it became more usual to compose standing up, an easier position for fast work.Ex: Preparation and casting off completed, the copy was given out to individual compositors for setting in type.* componer en + Tipo de Letra = set in + Tipo de Letra.* componer tipográficamente = typeset.* componer tipográficamente por ordenador = computer typeset.* componer una página = set + page.* máquina de componer en caliente = hot-metal composing machine, hot-metal machine.* maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.* regla de componer = setting rule.* * *vtA (constituir) ‹jurado/equipo› to make upcomponen el conjunto una falda, una chaqueta y un abrigo the outfit consists of o comprises a skirt, a jacket and a coattodos los pilotos que componen nuestra plantilla all the pilots who make up o ( frml) constitute our staffel tren estaba compuesto por ocho vagones the train was made up of o formed of eight carsB1 ‹canción/sinfonía› to compose; ‹versos› to compose, write2 ‹cuadro/fotografía› to compose3 ( Impr) ‹texto› to composeC1 ( esp AmL) (arreglar) ‹reloj/radio/zapatos› to repaira este muchacho no hay quien lo componga this boy is past hope o is a hopeless case2 ( AmL) ‹hueso› to set■ componervito composeA (estar formado) componerse DE algo to be made up OF sthel menú se compone de platos típicos de la región the menu is made up of typical regional dishesestaba compuesta por dos representantes de cada ciudad it consisted of o it was composed of o it was made up of o comprised two representatives from each cityel jurado se compone de doce personas the jury is made up of o is composed of twelve peopleB1 «tiempo» (arreglarse) to improve, get better, clear up¡ojalá se componga para mañana! let's hope it clears up o improves o gets better for tomorrowcuando me componga when I'm better o when I get betterde niña era feúcha pero con los años se ha compuesto she was rather a plain child but she's improved with timecomponérselas ( fam): que se las componga/allá se las componga como pueda that's his problem, he'll have to sort that out himselfno sé cómo se las compone para trabajar y estudiar a la vez I don't know how she manages to work and study as well* * *
componer ( conjugate componer) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to compose
componerse verbo pronominal
1 ( estar formado) componerse de algo to be made up of sth, to consist of sth;
2 (esp AmL fam) [ persona] to get better
componer
I verbo transitivo
1 (constituir) to compose, make up
2 (formar) to make: no fui capaz de componer el puzzle, I was not able to do the jigsaw
3 (reparar) to mend, repair
4 Impr to set
II verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo Mús Lit to compose
' componer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
integrar
- compondré
- compuesto
- compuse
- constituir
- formar
English:
compose
- comprise
- make up
- set
- type
* * *♦ vt1. [formar, ser parte de] to make up;los miembros que componen el tribunal the members who make up the tribunal;el turismo compone el 20 por ciento de los ingresos del país tourism accounts for 20 percent of the country's income, 20 percent of the country's income comes from tourism2. [música, versos] to compose3. [reparar] to repair4. [adornar] [cosa] to deck out, to adorn;[persona] to smarten up5. [en imprenta] to set, to compose6. Am [hueso] to set♦ vi[músico] to compose* * *v/t1 make up, comprise* * *componer {60} vt1) arreglar: to fix, to repair2) constituir: to make up, to compose3) : to compose, to write4) : to set (a bone)* * *componer vb1. (formar) to make uplos once jugadores que componen el equipo son extranjeros the eleven players that make up the team are foreign2. (arreglar) to mend / to repair¿has podido componerlo? were you able to mend it?3. (crear música) to compose -
51 Evans, Oliver
SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology[br]b. 13 September 1755 Newport, Delaware, USAd. 15 April 1819 New York, USA[br]American millwright and inventor of the first automatic corn mill.[br]He was the fifth child of Charles and Ann Stalcrop Evans, and by the age of 15 he had four sisters and seven brothers. Nothing is known of his schooling, but at the age of 17 he was apprenticed to a Newport wheelwright and wagon-maker. At 19 he was enrolled in a Delaware Militia Company in the Revolutionary War but did not see active service. About this time he invented a machine for bending and cutting off the wires in textile carding combs. In July 1782, with his younger brother, Joseph, he moved to Tuckahoe on the eastern shore of the Delaware River, where he had the basic idea of the automatic flour mill. In July 1782, with his elder brothers John and Theophilus, he bought part of his father's Newport farm, on Red Clay Creek, and planned to build a mill there. In 1793 he married Sarah Tomlinson, daughter of a Delaware farmer, and joined his brothers at Red Clay Creek. He worked there for some seven years on his automatic mill, from about 1783 to 1790.His system for the automatic flour mill consisted of bucket elevators to raise the grain, a horizontal screw conveyor, other conveying devices and a "hopper boy" to cool and dry the meal before gathering it into a hopper feeding the bolting cylinder. Together these components formed the automatic process, from incoming wheat to outgoing flour packed in barrels. At that time the idea of such automation had not been applied to any manufacturing process in America. The mill opened, on a non-automatic cycle, in 1785. In January 1786 Evans applied to the Delaware legislature for a twenty-five-year patent, which was granted on 30 January 1787 although there was much opposition from the Quaker millers of Wilmington and elsewhere. He also applied for patents in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Hampshire. In May 1789 he went to see the mill of the four Ellicot brothers, near Baltimore, where he was impressed by the design of a horizontal screw conveyor by Jonathan Ellicot and exchanged the rights to his own elevator for those of this machine. After six years' work on his automatic mill, it was completed in 1790. In the autumn of that year a miller in Brandywine ordered a set of Evans's machinery, which set the trend toward its general adoption. A model of it was shown in the Market Street shop window of Robert Leslie, a watch-and clockmaker in Philadelphia, who also took it to England but was unsuccessful in selling the idea there.In 1790 the Federal Plant Laws were passed; Evans's patent was the third to come within the new legislation. A detailed description with a plate was published in a Philadelphia newspaper in January 1791, the first of a proposed series, but the paper closed and the series came to nothing. His brother Joseph went on a series of sales trips, with the result that some machinery of Evans's design was adopted. By 1792 over one hundred mills had been equipped with Evans's machinery, the millers paying a royalty of $40 for each pair of millstones in use. The series of articles that had been cut short formed the basis of Evans's The Young Millwright and Miller's Guide, published first in 1795 after Evans had moved to Philadelphia to set up a store selling milling supplies; it was 440 pages long and ran to fifteen editions between 1795 and 1860.Evans was fairly successful as a merchant. He patented a method of making millstones as well as a means of packing flour in barrels, the latter having a disc pressed down by a toggle-joint arrangement. In 1801 he started to build a steam carriage. He rejected the idea of a steam wheel and of a low-pressure or atmospheric engine. By 1803 his first engine was running at his store, driving a screw-mill working on plaster of Paris for making millstones. The engine had a 6 in. (15 cm) diameter cylinder with a stroke of 18 in. (45 cm) and also drove twelve saws mounted in a frame and cutting marble slabs at a rate of 100 ft (30 m) in twelve hours. He was granted a patent in the spring of 1804. He became involved in a number of lawsuits following the extension of his patent, particularly as he increased the licence fee, sometimes as much as sixfold. The case of Evans v. Samuel Robinson, which Evans won, became famous and was one of these. Patent Right Oppression Exposed, or Knavery Detected, a 200-page book with poems and prose included, was published soon after this case and was probably written by Oliver Evans. The steam engine patent was also extended for a further seven years, but in this case the licence fee was to remain at a fixed level. Evans anticipated Edison in his proposal for an "Experimental Company" or "Mechanical Bureau" with a capital of thirty shares of $100 each. It came to nothing, however, as there were no takers. His first wife, Sarah, died in 1816 and he remarried, to Hetty Ward, the daughter of a New York innkeeper. He was buried in the Bowery, on Lower Manhattan; the church was sold in 1854 and again in 1890, and when no relative claimed his body he was reburied in an unmarked grave in Trinity Cemetery, 57th Street, Broadway.[br]Further ReadingE.S.Ferguson, 1980, Oliver Evans: Inventive Genius of the American Industrial Revolution, Hagley Museum.G.Bathe and D.Bathe, 1935, Oliver Evans: Chronicle of Early American Engineering, Philadelphia, Pa.IMcN -
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SUBJECT AREA: Textiles[br]d. c. 1615[br]English inventor of the first knitting machine, called the stocking frame.[br]It would seem that most of the stories about Lee's invention of the stocking frame cannot be verified by any contemporary evidence, and the first written accounts do not appear until the second half of the seventeenth century. The claim that he was Master of Arts from St John's College, Cambridge, was first made in 1607 but cannot be checked because the records have not survived. The date for the invention of the knitting machine as being 1589 was made at the same time, but again there is no supporting evidence. There is no evidence that Lee was Vicar of Calverton, nor that he was in Holy Orders at all. Likewise there is no evidence for the existence of the woman, whether she was girlfriend, fiancée or wife, who is said to have inspired the invention, and claims regarding the involvement of Queen Elizabeth I and her refusal to grant a patent because the stockings were wool and not silk are also without contemporary foundation. Yet the first known reference shows that Lee was the inventor of the knitting machine, for the partnership agreement between him and George Brooke dated 6 June 1600 states that "William Lee hath invented a very speedy manner of making works usually wrought by knitting needles as stockings, waistcoats and such like". This agreement was to last for twenty-two years, but terminated prematurely when Brooke was executed for high treason in 1603. Lee continued to try and exploit his invention, for in 1605 he described himself as "Master of Arts" when he petitioned the Court of Aldermen of the City of London as the first inventor of an engine to make silk stockings. In 1609 the Weavers' Company of London recorded Lee as "a weaver of silk stockings by engine". These petitions suggest that he was having difficulty in establishing his invention, which may be why in 1612 there is a record of him in Rouen, France, where he hoped to have better fortune. If he had been invited there by Henry IV, his hopes were dashed by the assassination of the king soon afterwards. He was to supply four knitting machines, and there is further evidence that he was in France in 1615, but it is thought that he died in that country soon afterwards.The machine Lee invented was probably the most complex of its day, partly because the need to use silk meant that the needles were very fine. Henson (1970) in 1831 took five pages in his book to describe knitting on a stocking frame which had over 2,066 pieces. To knit a row of stitches took eleven separate stages, and great care and watchfulness were required to ensure that all the loops were equal and regular. This shows how complex the machines were and points to Lee's great achievement in actually making one. The basic principles of its operation remained unaltered throughout its extraordinarily long life, and a few still remained in use commercially in the early 1990s.[br]Further ReadingJ.T.Millington and S.D.Chapman (eds), 1989, Four Centuries of Machine Knitting, Commemorating William Lee's Invention of the Stocking Frame in 1589, Leicester (N.Harte examines the surviving evidence for the life of William Lee and this must be considered as the most up-to-date biographical information).Dictionary of National Biography (this contains only the old stories).Earlier important books covering Lee's life and invention are G.Henson, 1970, History of the Framework Knitters, reprint, Newton Abbot (orig. pub. 1831); and W.Felkin, 1967, History of the Machine-wrought Hosiery and Lace Manufactures, reprint, Newton Abbot (orig. pub. 1867).M.Palmer, 1984, Framework Knitting, Aylesbury (a simple account of the mechanism of the stocking frame).R.L.Hills, "William Lee and his knitting machine", Journal of the Textile Institute 80(2) (a more detailed account).M.Grass and A.Grass, 1967, Stockings for a Queen. The Life of William Lee, the Elizabethan Inventor, London.RLH
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