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wirebender

noun

Etymology

From wire + bender.

  1. derived from *bʰendʰ-✻ — “to bind, tie”
  2. inherited from *bandijaną✻ — “to bend”
  3. inherited from *bandijan✻
  4. inherited from bendan — “to bind or bend (a bow), fetter, restrain”
  5. inherited from benden
  6. suffixed as bender — “bend + er”
  7. formed as wirebender — “wire + bender”

Definitions

  1. An artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are…

    An artisan responsible for shaping the wire structures upon which carnival costumes are created.

    • Benches and tables are set up for the workers headed by professional assistants like the wirebenders on whose expertise so much of the finery of Carnival costumes depend.

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