| 单词 | diamond point |
| 例句 | Here’s just a fragment from one of hers: “a meridienne, banquette, pouf, ottoman, ear, stile, cross rail, stretcher, cross stretcher, crinoline stretcher, cornice, top rail, diamond point.” For Lydia Davis, Language Is Character 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z “Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is scratched onto a plate with a needle made of sharp metal or with a diamond point,” Iancu said. Artist explores disaster, memory through printmaking 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z In the form of diamond point or front tool, shown in Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z He first earned his living by engraving a large number of elegant and original designs on steel with a diamond point, for patent medicine labels. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z The tools employed by the Renaissance engraver were the drill and the wheel, while the ancient artist also employed the diamond point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z He soon found a place to work as modeller and designer, engraving a large number of original designs on steel, with a diamond point, for patent-medicine labels. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z The sun had set, and a moonless sky, studded with a million diamond points, arched over Gardiner and Miss Vane as they drove home through the smoke-scented night air. The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z There are, however, furnished with each holder a right and left-hand diamond point and a right and left-hand side tool, each being hardened for half its full length. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Object Marker with diamond point, by means of which the object can be marked by drawing a circle $4.— Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Catalogue No. 40 2011-04-14T02:00:42.743Z On side a the subject is slightly sketched in with the diamond point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The finest of these is the Palazzo de’ Diamanti, so called from the diamond points into which the blocks of stone with which it is faced are cut. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z The bay shimmered with a million diamond points; it was impossible to keep the eyes open without frowning, and soon Anna could see the beads of sweat on Henry's crimson brow. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z The best gratings were obtained by the last method, but a suitable diamond point was hard to find, and to preserve. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" She was all in delicate, cunningly mingled tints of mauve, violet and lavender; near her neck tiny diamond points winked; magnificent emeralds edged with diamonds lay like green stains on her long white hands. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon I struck her hand with Richard's ring—I wish it was bigger, I wish it had a good diamond point—but she wouldn't let go. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Yes, I see him, that is a tarantula crouching in the darkest corner and looking at us out of wicked little eyes that shine like diamond points. Round the Wonderful World Made in the form of an objective, the lenses are replaced by a diamond point, set slightly out of the centre, which can be rotated by means of a milled plate. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. Subsequently he ruled gratings on a layer of gold-leaf attached to glass, or on a layer of grease similarly supported, and again by attacking the glass itself with a diamond point. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Star after star would spring into sight till the whole vault of heaven was glistening with diamond points of light. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty A "dry point" plate is produced by drawing on a copper plate with a steel or diamond point, and without biting by acid. The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing There seems no reason, however, why these methods should not be applied at once to the glass disc by means of a diamond point, and the rough grinding thus entirely avoided. On Laboratory Arts Astern, a diamond point against the darkening sky, Minot's Light shone. Fair Harbor L. M. Rutherfurd introduced into common use the reflection grating, finding that speculum metal was less trying than glass to the diamond point, upon the permanence of which so much depends. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Every eye was fixed on those clogs; even the little eyes of Mr Peake quitted the button of his waistcoat and burned like diamond points on those clogs. Clayhanger This they do with a rule and a diamond point mounted in a long handle. The Story of Glass This consists essentially of a piece of glass on which lines are ruled by a diamond point. The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told A fitful light played through the darkness, and seemed to dance upon a curtain draped behind the sarcophagus, picking out diamond points. Brood of the Witch-Queen To save the diamond point it might be possible to use something softer than ordinary glass as the material of the plate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" The long line of lights stretched out until they became mere diamond points on the velvet bosom of the night. The Cow Puncher The diamond point is drawn along the inside of the cylinder and opens it out flat. The Story of Glass It has been shown by Prof. Petrie that some of the blocks in at least one of the great pyramids were cut by tubular drills fitted with diamond points or something similar. The Bible Period by Period A Manual for the Study of the Bible by Periods The diamond points were the eyes of thousands of tarantula spiders with which the curtain was broidered. Brood of the Witch-Queen For a second he sat quite still, the black shine in his eyes seeming to give off diamond points. The Vertical City There are moments, diamond points in life, when God fills the yearning soul, and supplies all our needs, through the richness of his mercy in Christ Jesus. The Grimké Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké: the First American Women Advocates of Abolition and Woman's Rights With a rule and diamond point just such as is used for cutting sheet glass. The Story of Glass It was coated with moist, powdered chalk, upon which he drew his designs in red, and where he cut the panes with heated irons, disdaining the modern use of a diamond point. The Dream She stretched herself, shaking back her head, while the diamond points of her aigrette danced and glittered. The Far Horizon The ascent from terrace to terrace was about fifty feet; steep and precipitous, formed of the living rock, and resembling a wall wrought with tools into rough diamond points. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) Still there is the difficulty of the friction of the diamond point upon the diamond plate, which must ultimately occasion repose. Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood Every light at sea or on shore, in cottage window or at masthead or in lighthouse or on lightship a twinkling diamond point. The Portygee The steamer was gliding along over smooth water towards the seven blessed isles, which lay there in the sun, masses of rock set in a sea sparkling with diamond points. Their Pilgrimage We can imagine, for instance, the stir they made in La Charette on some sparkling day when the frost bit and the crusty snow sent up a dancing haze of diamond points. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground His eyes were diamond points of accumulated fury, and those whom he faced quailed before him. Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up Gold pens are now usually tipped with iridium, making what are commonly known as diamond points. Forty Centuries of Ink or, a chronological narrative concerning ink and its backgrounds, introducing incidental observations and deductions, parallels of time and color phenomena, bibliography, chemistry, poetical effusions, citations, anecdotes and curiosa together with some evidence respecting the evanescent character of most inks of to-day and an epitome of chemico-legal ink. The stone is hewn in diamond points, but hollowed, as in the Ducal Palace at Venice on the facade toward the Bridge of Sighs. Sons of the Soil |
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