† clifferyadj.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cleave v.¹, -ery suffix.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < cleave v.¹ (compare γ. forms at cleave v.¹) + -ery suffix, after slippery adj. Perhaps compare cliffy adj., cleevy adj.

Obsolete. rare.

Perhaps: (of rock) easily cleaved, fissile.

ΚΠ

1758 J. Walker in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 145 Another mineral, that the miners call blaes..a cliffery stratum of a blueish colour, that often lies both above and below the coal.

a1803 J. Walker Ess. Nat. Hist. & Rural Econ. (1812) xi. 399 The upper part of this stratum is a soft cliffery rock, with which the road is made.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	cliffery
释义	† clifferyadj. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cleave v.¹, -ery suffix. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < cleave v.¹ (compare γ. forms at cleave v.¹) + -ery suffix, after slippery adj. Perhaps compare cliffy adj., cleevy adj. Obsolete. rare. Perhaps: (of rock) easily cleaved, fissile. ΚΠ 1758 J. Walker in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 145 Another mineral, that the miners call blaes..a cliffery stratum of a blueish colour, that often lies both above and below the coal. a1803 J. Walker Ess. Nat. Hist. & Rural Econ. (1812) xi. 399 The upper part of this stratum is a soft cliffery rock, with which the road is made. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1758
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