| 单词 | fire of sand |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire of sand a. As used for various economic purposes; also, as an adulterant. fire of sand = sand-fire n. at Compounds 2a. ΚΠ 1511–12 Act 3 Hen. VIII c. 6 §1 Without eny more oyle brene moistur dust sonde or other thyng deceyvably puttyng to..the same Webbe. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 265/1 Sande to skoure vessell with, sablon. 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities ii. vi. 345 The saline Corpuscles are distill'd over in a moderate Fire of Sand. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxiii. 233 The walls had been cleaned..and everything..was..shining with soft soap and sand. 1850 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. III. 1090 Sand, which is nearly pure silex, is used in sawing and smoothing building stones and marbles. 1857 A. H. Hassall Adulterations Detected 188 There is..but little foundation for the tales we hear about the presence of sand in sugar. < as lemmas |
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