Definition of Pratt in English:

Pratt

noun prat

Engineering

Attributive In bridge construction: designating a type of truss consisting of both vertical and diagonal elements, the latter (except for those at either end) all slanting downward towards the centre of the truss. Especially in "Pratt truss".

noun prat

Attributive Of, relating to, or designating a type of cream-coloured earthenware (or items made of it) decorated typically in drab blue and green, brown, ochre, yellow, and orange, and produced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries by members of the Pratt family, or by other potters using this style.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Scientific American. From the name of Caleb Pratt, U.S. architect, who first patented this type of bridge construction with his son Thomas Pratt in 1844
1920s. From Pratt, the name of the family of Staffordshire potters who were originally responsible for the manufacture of this kind of earthenware.

Definition of Pratt in US English:

Pratt

nounprat

Engineering

Attributive In bridge construction: designating a type of truss consisting of both vertical and diagonal elements, the latter (except for those at either end) all slanting downward towards the centre of the truss. Especially in "Pratt truss".

nounprat

Attributive Of, relating to, or designating a type of cream-coloured earthenware (or items made of it) decorated typically in drab blue and green, brown, ochre, yellow, and orange, and produced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries by members of the Pratt family, or by other potters using this style.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Scientific American. From the name of Caleb Pratt, U.S. architect, who first patented this type of bridge construction with his son Thomas Pratt in 1844<br>1920s. From Pratt, the name of the family of Staffordshire potters who were originally responsible for the manufacture of this kind of earthenware.

词汇	Pratt
释义	Definition of Pratt in English: Pratt noun prat Engineering Attributive In bridge construction: designating a type of truss consisting of both vertical and diagonal elements, the latter (except for those at either end) all slanting downward towards the centre of the truss. Especially in "Pratt truss". noun prat Attributive Of, relating to, or designating a type of cream-coloured earthenware (or items made of it) decorated typically in drab blue and green, brown, ochre, yellow, and orange, and produced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries by members of the Pratt family, or by other potters using this style. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Scientific American. From the name of Caleb Pratt, U.S. architect, who first patented this type of bridge construction with his son Thomas Pratt in 1844 1920s. From Pratt, the name of the family of Staffordshire potters who were originally responsible for the manufacture of this kind of earthenware. Definition of Pratt in US English: Pratt nounprat Engineering Attributive In bridge construction: designating a type of truss consisting of both vertical and diagonal elements, the latter (except for those at either end) all slanting downward towards the centre of the truss. Especially in "Pratt truss". nounprat Attributive Of, relating to, or designating a type of cream-coloured earthenware (or items made of it) decorated typically in drab blue and green, brown, ochre, yellow, and orange, and produced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries by members of the Pratt family, or by other potters using this style. Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Scientific American. From the name of Caleb Pratt, U.S. architect, who first patented this type of bridge construction with his son Thomas Pratt in 1844<br>1920s. From Pratt, the name of the family of Staffordshire potters who were originally responsible for the manufacture of this kind of earthenware.
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