Darning

(noun.) the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads.

整理:莉莲

• I should like to know what Charlotte says about it as she sits darning her cotton stockings on a Saturday night. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• It flew open, and there he stood in his dressing gown, with a big blue sock on one hand and a darning needle in the other. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The German gentlemen embroider, I know, but darning hose is another thing and not so pretty. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• You must keep as much of your darning as you can till then. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• He was darning a stocking, which was red like the rest of him. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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