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单词 factable
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factablen.

Brit. /ˈfaktəbl/, U.S. /ˈfæktəb(ə)l/
Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: fractable n.
Etymology: Apparently originally an error for fractable n., perhaps arising by association with words in fact-. Compare earlier factabling n.
Chiefly English regional (north-western). Now rare.
= coping n.5 1. Cf. fractable n.
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factabling1819
factable1849
1849 Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. & Cheshire 1 147 The cornice alone remains with the projecting stone factable that received the roof of the porch.
1885 J. H. McGovern Suggestions for artistically & practically laying out Building Estates 8 There is a gable at each end, with stone and brick factables.
1898 Trans. Hist. Soc. Lancs. & Cheshire 49 67 All the openings have plain chamfers, the only moulded work being..a little on the gablets of the factable or coping of the solar.
1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 320/1 Factable, a coping.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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