单词 | engining |
释义 | enginingn.ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > inventive or constructive skill ginc1175 compassc1320 witc1325 enginec1330 devicec1400 engininga1450 artifice1540 imaginea1550 ingeniousness1555 ingeniosity1607 ingenuousness1628 ingenuity1649 contrivance1659 artfulness1670 contrivancy1877 devicefulness1894 a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 1585 (MED) For it is goddis wille that j knowe thinges to-comeng vppon a rowe..and ȝit haue j not myn engyneng that of kynde j hadde atte begynneng. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] compassinga1300 contrivingc1330 undermining1433 imagininga1449 engininga1450 practising?1545 machinationc1550 packing1587 plotting1593 contrival1602 managing1607 tamperinga1627 practicking1640 texturea1641 contrivance1647 briguing1657 intrigue1668 intriguing1801 policizing1809 scheming1813 intriguery1815 schemery1822 plottery1823 shenanigan1855 game playing1916 shenaniganning1924 wheeler-dealing1968 wheeling and dealing1969 wheeling-dealing1973 a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 542 (MED) Þat he on hire myghte werken his engynenge. 1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 15 Their engining against the Parlament house. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > engineering > [noun] engining1606 engineership1652 engineery1691 engineering1697 1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable ii. 93 To make powerfull any weake thing..may be contained vnder the arte or science of Engining. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. viii. x. 1198 A Castle, neither fearing forcible batterie, or suttle engining. 1638 W. D'Avenant Lvminalia 21 Which Apparition for the newnesse of the Invention, greatnesse of the Machine, and difficulty of Engining, was much admir'd, being a thing not before attempted in the Aire. 4. The action of fitting or equipping a ship, aeroplane, etc., with an engine or engines. Cf. re-engining n. ΚΠ 1876 J. Deas River Clyde 88 In 1874 a 60 ton crane, for the engining of steamers of large tonnage,..was erected on Plantation Quay. 1883 Times 18 June 5 We may..confine our attention to the apparent infirmity of purpose which characterizes the engining of the Navy. 1905 Soc. Engineers Trans. 1904 129 The members witnessed the building and engining of light-draught high-speed craft of all kinds. 1949 Shipbuilder & Marine Engine-builder 56 114/2 He also contributed a paper to the more recent symposium on the ‘Engining of Cargo Vessels of High Power’. 1991 A. Cairncross Planning in Wartime iv. 77 On occasion, the insertion of additional aircraft into the programme might require some juggling with the engining of other aircraft. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1450 |
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