lace-maker

• encajero, -era s.m.,f.

lace-maker[´leis¸meikə] n 1. производител на дантела; 2. плетач, плетачка на дантела.

lace-maker ⇒ Shops, trades and professions n Sewing dentellière f.

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мереживниця

čipkar(ica)

cordonero, pasamanero.

encajero.

1) U (fabric) pizzo m., merletto m., trina f.

2) С (on shoe, boot, dress) laccio m., stringa f.; (on tent) cordone m.

modificatore [curtain, dress] in pizzo

1) (tie) allacciare [shoes, corset]; fissare [ tent flap]

2) (add substance to)

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- lace up

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1) (a string or cord for fastening shoes etc: I need a new pair of laces for my tennis shoes.) laccio, stringa

2) (delicate net-like decorative fabric made with fine thread: Her dress was trimmed with lace; ( also adjective) a lace shawl.) merletto, pizzo

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1. n

1) (fabric) pizzo, merletto

2) (of shoe) laccio, stringa, (of corset) laccio

2. adj

3. vt

1) (also: lace up) (shoes etc) allacciare

2) (drink: with spirits) correggere, (with poison) avvelenare

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1 [u] merletto, merletti; pizzo; trina, trine: lace trimming, guarnizione in pizzo; a lace collar, un colletto di trine

2 laccio; stringa; (= shoelace) laccio da scarpe

3 gallone; spighetta: gold [silver] lace, gallone d'oro [d'argento]

4 schizzo (pop.: aggiunta di liquore a una bevanda); correzione (pop.)

● lace glass, bicchiere (o vetro) con disegno a filigrana □ lace insertion, tramezzo di pizzo; entre deux (franc.) □ lace-maker, merlettaia: lace-making, arte del merletto □ lace pillow, tombolo □ ( di una calza da donna) lace-top, con il gambaletto di pizzo.

A v. t.

1 ( spesso to lace up) allacciare; legare; stringere: to lace (up) one's shoes, allacciarsi le scarpe

2 ornare di trine (o merletti); merlettare; trinare; gallonare

3 (di solito al passivo) striare: The sky is laced with crimson, il cielo è striato di cremisi

4 aggiungere liquore a ( caffè, latte, birra, ecc.); correggere ( una bevanda): coffee laced with brandy, caffè corretto col brandy

5 (fam., anche to lace into) battere; bastonare; frustare; criticare aspramente; dare una strigliata a (q.)

B v. i.

1 fare merletti (o trine)

2 ( d'abito) allacciarsi: This dress laces up at the back, questo vestito s'allaccia dietro

● ( di donna, un tempo) to lace one's breast, mettersi il busto □ to lace a cord through st., far passare un cordoncino attraverso qc.

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1) U (fabric) pizzo m., merletto m., trina f.

2) С (on shoe, boot, dress) laccio m., stringa f.; (on tent) cordone m.

modificatore [curtain, dress] in pizzo

1) (tie) allacciare [shoes, corset]; fissare [ tent flap]

2) (add substance to)

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- lace up

ж. lace-maker.

SUBJECT AREA: Textiles

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Heathcote was the son of a small farmer who became blind, obliging the family to move to Long Whatton, near Loughborough, c.1790. He was apprenticed to W.Shepherd, a hosiery-machine maker, and became a frame-smith in the hosiery industry. He moved to Nottingham where he entered the employment of an excellent machine maker named Elliott. He later joined William Caldwell of Hathern, whose daughter he had married. The lace-making apparatus they patented jointly in 1804 had already been anticipated, so Heathcote turned to the problem of making pillow lace, a cottage industry in which women made lace by arranging pins stuck in a pillow in the correct pattern and winding around them thread contained on thin bobbins. He began by analysing the complicated hand-woven lace into simple warp and weft threads and found he could dispense with half the bobbins. The first machine he developed and patented, in 1808, made narrow lace an inch or so wide, but the following year he made much broader lace on an improved version. In his second patent, in 1809, he could make a type of net curtain, Brussels lace, without patterns. His machine made bobbin-net by the use of thin brass discs, between which the thread was wound. As they passed through the warp threads, which were arranged vertically, the warp threads were moved to each side in turn, so as to twist the bobbin threads round the warp threads. The bobbins were in two rows to save space, and jogged on carriages in grooves along a bar running the length of the machine. As the strength of this fabric depended upon bringing the bobbin threads diagonally across, in addition to the forward movement, the machine had to provide for a sideways movement of each bobbin every time the lengthwise course was completed. A high standard of accuracy in manufacture was essential for success. Called the "Old Loughborough", it was acknowledged to be the most complicated machine so far produced. In partnership with a man named Charles Lacy, who supplied the necessary capital, a factory was established at Loughborough that proved highly successful; however, their fifty-five frames were destroyed by Luddites in 1816. Heathcote was awarded damages of £10,000 by the county of Nottingham on the condition it was spent locally, but to avoid further interference he decided to transfer not only his machines but his entire workforce elsewhere and refused the money. In a disused woollen factory at Tiverton in Devonshire, powered by the waters of the river Exe, he built 300 frames of greater width and speed. By continually making inventions and improvements until he retired in 1843, his business flourished and he amassed a large fortune. He patented one machine for silk cocoon-reeling and another for plaiting or braiding. In 1825 he brought out two patents for the mechanical ornamentation or figuring of lace. He acquired a sound knowledge of French prior to opening a steam-powered lace factory in France. The factory proved to be a successful venture that lasted many years. In 1832 he patented a monstrous steam plough that is reputed to have cost him over £12,000 and was claimed to be the best in its day. One of its stated aims was "improved methods of draining land", which he hoped would develop agriculture in Ireland. A cable was used to haul the implement across the land. From 1832 to 1859, Heathcote represented Tiverton in Parliament and, among other benefactions, he built a school for his adopted town.

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1) (visit, period) soggiorno m., permanenza f.

2) dir. sospensione f.

1) (remain) stare, restare, rimanere

2) (have accommodation) alloggiare

3) (spend the night) passare la notte

4) (visit for unspecified time)

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- stay away

- stay in

- stay on

- stay out

- stay up

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1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) restare, rimanere

2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) restare

- stay behind

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1 soggiorno; permanenza; sosta; degenza: a long stay, una lunga permanenza; a short stay, un breve soggiorno; He had a long stay in hospital, fece una lunga degenza in ospedale; Enjoy your stay ( o Have a good stay), buona permanenza

2 (leg.) sospensione, rinvio; cancellazione ( di una causa); innammissibilità ( di un'azione): The offender was granted a stay of execution, al colpevole è stata concessa una sospensione dell'esecuzione della condanna

3 (lett.) freno; ostacolo; impedimento; remora

4 (fam.) resistenza; durata

● (leg.) stay law, moratoria □ (med.) long-stay patients, lungodegenti.

1 ( anche fig.) appoggio; sostegno; puntello: the stay of my old age, il sostegno (o il bastone) della mia vecchiaia

2 (naut.) strallo, straglio

3 (edil., mecc.) cavo; strallo; tirante

4 montante posteriore ( di una bicicletta)

5 (pl.) busto; corsetto ( indossato un tempo dalle donne)

● (mecc.) stay bar (o stay rod), montante; tirante □ (mecc.) stay bolt, bullone passante; bullone tenditore □ stay lace, laccio per busto □ ( un tempo) stay maker, bustaia □ (naut.) stay tackle, paranco di strallo □ (mecc.) stay tube, tubo tenditore □ (naut.) to miss stays, non riuscire a virare; mancare una virata □ The ship is in stays, la nave è in ralinga ( in procinto di virare di bordo in prua).

A v. i.

1 stare; restare; rimanere; soggiornare; dimorare; alloggiare; fermarsi; trattenersi: to stay at home, restare in casa; to stay in bed, rimanere a letto; Stay here till I return, rimani qui finché non torno!; I'm in a hurry; I have no time to stay, ho fretta; non posso trattenermi; Can you stay for ( o to) dinner?, ti fermi a cena da noi?; to stay at (o in) a hotel, alloggiare in albergo; to stay with relatives, stare da (o essere ospite di) parenti NOTA D'USO: - stare- NOTA D'USO: - go to / go and-

2 aspettare; arrestarsi; fermarsi; indugiare: Get him to stay a minute, fallo aspettare un minuto!; Stay a little longer, rimani ancora un po'!

3 rimanere in carica; ( sport: di un giocatore) restare in squadra; permanere; continuare: to stay as the sales manager, restare in carica come direttore alle vendite; to stay in teaching, continuare a fare l'insegnante; restare nell'insegnamento

4 (fam.) resistere; reggere; farcela

5 (a poker) starci; giocare

B v. t.

1 (lett.) arrestare; fermare: to stay the bloodshed, arrestare lo spargimento di sangue

2 (spec. leg.) differire; rimandare; rinviare; ritardare; sospendere: to stay a decision, rimandare una decisione; to stay an order [sb.'s execution, a judgment], sospendere un'ordinanza [l'esecuzione di q., un giudizio]; to stay proceedings, rinviare un procedimento

3 calmare; soddisfare: A glass of milk stayed my hunger, un bicchiere di latte mi ha calmato la fame

4 reggere a; resistere a: He couldn't stay the course, non è riuscito a resistere sino alla fine del percorso; (fig.) ha dovuto cedere (o arrendersi)

● ( sport) to stay at the front, restare in testa (o nelle posizioni di testa) □ to stay clear of, stare alla larga da; evitare; scansare □ (fig.) to stay cool, restare calmo; mantenere la calma □ to stay one's hand, astenersi (o trattenersi) dal fare qc. □ ( sport) to stay in the game (o in the match), restare in partita; poter vincere □ ( di un professionista) to stay in practice, continuare a esercitare la professione; rimanere in servizio □ (fig.) to stay in the wings, restare dietro le quinte □ ( sport) to stay on the bench, stare in panchina; fare panchina □ (fam.) to stay put, restare al proprio posto; restar fermo; rimaner fisso; tenere □ to stay the same, non cambiare mai □ (fig. fam.) to be here (o to come) to stay, prendere piede; affermarsi: This fashion has come to stay, questa moda si è ormai affermata.

1 ( spesso to stay up) rinforzare; strallare; puntellare: to stay up a wall, puntellare un muro

2 (naut.) strallare.

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1) (visit, period) soggiorno m., permanenza f.

2) dir. sospensione f.

1) (remain) stare, restare, rimanere

2) (have accommodation) alloggiare

3) (spend the night) passare la notte

4) (visit for unspecified time)

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- stay away

- stay in

- stay on

- stay out

- stay up

SUBJECT AREA: Chemical technology, Photography, film and optics

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George's father James was a successful lawyer and merchant, engaging in overseas trade.

A devout but necessarily circumspect Catholic, James sent his sons to the English College at Douai, now in northern France. Leaving there in 1651, George began to learn his father's business and spent some fifteen years in Venice. He took an increasingly important part in it, doubtless dealing in Venice's leading products of lace and glass. By 1666 he was back in England and, perhaps because the supply of Venetian glass was beginning to decline, he started to manufacture glass himself. In 1673 he set up a glassworks in the Savoy in London and succeeded so well that in the following year he petitioned the King for the grant of a patent to make glassware. This was granted on 16 May 1674, stimulating the Glass Sellers' Company to enter into an agreement with Ravenscroft to buy the glassware he produced. Later in 1674 the company allowed Ravenscroft to establish a second glasshouse at Henley-onThames. At first his ware was beset with "crizzling", i.e. numerous fine surface cracks. The Glass Sellers probably urged Ravenscroft to cure this defect, and this he achieved in 1675 by replacing crushed flint with increasing amounts of lead oxide, rising finally to a content of 30 per cent. He thereby obtained a relatively soft, heavy glass with high refractive index and dispersive power. This made it amenable to deep cutting, to produce the brilliant prismatic effects of cut glass. At about the same time, the Duke of Buckingham, a considerable promoter of the glass industry, agreed that Ravenscroft should manage his works at Vauxhall for the making of plate glass for mirrors. Ravenscroft terminated his agreement with the Glass Sellers in 1678, the date of the last evidence of his activities as a maker of crystal glass, and the patent expired in 1681. His new glass had immediately rivalled the best Venetian crystal glass and has been a valued product ever since.

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