| 单词 | whorl |
| 释义 | whorl noun[C] literaryuk/wɜːl/us/wɝːl/acircularpatternoflines, with thesmallestcirclein themiddle,surroundedby othercircles, each onewiderandlargerthan thepreviousone 螺旋形；螺纹Geometry: bends, loops & curves
Examplesofwhorlwhorl Thus, they may have been used to spin the same types of material, like cotton, as the bead-shaped whorls, although, perhaps, with a looser twist. From theCambridge English Corpus Antennal setae are arranged in whorls, and are especially conspicuous in males. From theCambridge English Corpus The weight, height, inner-hole diameter, and total diameter of each spindlewhorlwere measured. From theCambridge English Corpus Based on the unfinished margins of some of the irregular beads, these were made from thewhorlof marine shells. From theCambridge English Corpus Alternatively, these whorls may not represent a spinning industry at all, but rather areas where weavers consumed surplus thread. From theCambridge English Corpus Associated with the bones discovered at the bottom of the shaft was an offering of four pottery vessels and a spindlewhorl. From theCambridge English Corpus Only six spindle whorls were recovered form fill or surface contexts (two were found on the surface, and four came from structural fill). From theCambridge English Corpus Other whorls were modeled from clay to the desired form and often slipped. From theCambridge English Corpus A great deal of flexibility, however, occurs between the size and shape of the spindlewhorland the type of thread produced. From theCambridge English Corpus Mesoamerican spindle whorls are generally bakedclay disks each with a center hole that are used in hand-spinning as counter-weights on a wooden spindle. From theCambridge English Corpus More detailed designs, if present, occur around the sides of the spindlewhorlwithin the center zone. From theCambridge English Corpus The majority of the possible bead whorls are also simply polished, generally spherical forms. From theCambridge English Corpus Whorldecorations were minimal: simple incising or grooving. From theCambridge English Corpus Shells of species in this group have a depressedwhorlsection. From theCambridge English Corpus In the present assemblage, the only possible horsetail remains are some leaf whorls. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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