释义 |
gloving, vbl. n.|ˈglʌvɪŋ| [f. glove n. and v. + -ing1.] a. The action of putting on gloves. b. The action or practice of making gloves; the work done by a glove-maker.
1795Ash, Suppl., Gloving, the trade of a glover. 1826Miss Mitford Village Ser. ii. (1863) 277 Oh the bracing, the lacing, the bonneting, the veiling, the gloving. 1883Gd. Words 240 The women earn a few weekly pence by gloving. 1891Miss A. Heather-Bigg in 19th Cent. Dec. 940 The young woman, in lively chat with a neighbour who had brought in her gloving. attrib.1807Vancouver Agric. Devon (1813) 386 The gloving business..has furnished means of employment to many. |