English Dictionary

waxed end

名詞

A thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, etc.

日本語の意味

靴職人の蝋（ワックス）で覆われた、先端が尖っている糸の端部。主にブーツや靴、革製品の縫製に用いられる。

The cobbler pulled the waxed end through the thick boot leather, securing each stitch with steady hands.

靴職人は、靴の厚い革に蝋引きされた毛先の糸を通し、安定した手つきで一針一針を確実に縫い留めた。

意味（1）

A thread pointed with a bristle and covered with shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots, shoes, etc.

He had a boot in his left hand, and, in his right, what cobblers call a wax end. He seemed very seriously at work on that boot.

waxed ends （ plural ）