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honeycombed, a.|ˈhʌnɪkəʊmd|
[f. prec. vb. or n. + -ed1 or -ed2.]
1. a. Having perforations, excavations, or cavernous parts, like a honeycomb; esp. abounding in little cells, as cast metal when not sound. b. Marked with a honeycomb-like pattern.
1627Capt. Smith Seaman's Gram. xiv. 65 Honicombed, is when shee is ill cast or ouermuch worne shee will bee rugged within. 1676Wiseman Surg. (J.), A mariner having discharged his gun, which was honeycombed, and loading it suddenly again, the powder took fire. 1802Med. Jrnl. VIII. 471 The head of the tibia..quite spongy or honey⁓combed in its texture. 1806Gazetteer Scotl. (ed. 2) s.v. Greenock, Coarse-grained basaltic whin, intermixed with honey-combed lava. 1897Allbutt Syst. Med. III. 16 Its free surface, owing to the movements of the heart, becomes roughened in a peculiar manner, presenting a shaggy or honey-combed appearance.
2. Of, pertaining to, or having the defect of ‘honeycombing’ in wood.
1919S. J. Record Identification Economic Woods U.S. (ed. 2) i. 58 When the interior finally dries, the internal strains frequently become so great that large checks open up, producing a honeycombed condition. |