单词 | crystally |
释义 | crystallyadj. Crystalline, resembling or composed of crystal. ΚΠ 1547 R. Record Vrinal of Physick sig. L. ii These are to be consydered in Vryne... vj. Colours. Lightwhite. Christallie. Snowye. Watery. 1787 Observ. on Specimen Alterum Pharmacopæiæ Londinensis 25 It being universally known, that the Crystally Tartari consisted of the acid of Tartar, not perfectly saturated with Potassa, or vegetable Alkali. 1812 J. Henderson Gen. View Agric. Caithness i. 8 The arable land and green pasture is in general composed of a dark earth, mixed with a crystally sand. 1842 Times 24 Sept. 5 Sugar... Bengal white, 65s to 69s; and fine (crystally). 1983 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 11 July They also learned about stabilizers which would prevent frozen ice creams from turning crystally after a few days. 2003 W. H. Carter Stolen Water 172 My children loved the crystally molasses. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). crystallyadv. So as to be suggestive of crystal, esp. in transparency. Also: in the manner of crystal or crystals. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adverb] > clear clearly1382 cleara1500 crystallya1690 the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adverb] > crystal crystallya1690 a1690 Bp. E. Hopkins Wks. (1701) 680 If Heaven were ever made chrystally transparent to you. 1773 F. Watson New & Compl. Geogr. Dict. at Antiparos A great variety of figures in white, transparent, and crystally formed marble. 1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 96 Crystally clear is the voice. 1860 All Year Round 11 Feb. 364 Mastic resembles gum Arabic; it is crystally cracked. 1921 M. E. M. MacGregor Little Miss Melody xxvi. 300 She was so loyal, so crystally truthful, so utterly self-forgetful, so generous of heart. 1992 BOMB Winter 10/1 She can capture a small, real moment crystally perfect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1547adv.a1690 |
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