bodkin 音标拼音: [b'ɑdkɪn]
n . 大眼粗针,锥子
大眼粗针,锥子
bodkin n 1 :
a dagger with a slender blade [
synonym : {
poniard }, {
bodkin }]
2 :
formerly a long hairpin ;
usually with an ornamental head 3 :
a small sharp -
pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric 4 :
a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops [
synonym :
{
bodkin }, {
threader }]
Bodkin \
Bod "
kin \ (
b [
o ^]
d "
k [
i ^]
n ),
n . [
OE .
boydekyn dagger ;
of uncertain origin ;
cf .
W .
bidog hanger ,
short sword ,
Ir .
bideog ,
Gael .
biodag .]
1 .
A dagger . [
Obs .]
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When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin . --
Shak .
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2 . (
Needlework )
An implement of steel ,
bone ,
ivory ,
etc .,
with a sharp point ,
for making holes by piercing ;
a stiletto ;
an eyeleteer .
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3 . (
Print .)
A sharp tool ,
like an awl ,
used for picking out letters from a column or page in making corrections .
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4 .
A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point ,
for drawing tape ,
ribbon ,
etc .,
through a loop or a hem ;
a tape needle .
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Wedged whole ages in a bodkin '
s eye . --
Pope .
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5 .
A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair .
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{
To sit }, {
ride },
or {
travel bodkin },
to sit closely wedged between two persons . [
Colloq .] --
Thackeray .
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Bodkin \
Bod "
kin \,
n .
See {
Baudekin }. [
Obs .] --
Shirley .
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