单词 | grahamite |
释义 | grahamiten.2 Mineralogy. A bituminous compound of several hydrocarbons, similar to asphaltum. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > bitumen > asphalt > types of manjak1657 grahamite1866 Gilsonite1886 uintaite1888 1866 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 92 420 Wurtz has proposed the name Grahamite..for the pitch-black Albertite-like mineral of Virginia. 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. VIII. 139 Grahamite is black, and has a variable luster. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2018). > as lemmasˈGrahamite ˈGrahamite n.1 a follower of Graham. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > [noun] > vegetarianism or veganism > vegetarian or vegan Pythagorean1819 Grahamite1834 vegetarian1842 pythagorizer1875 veg1884 fruitarian1893 nutarian1909 nut-fooder1917 lacto-ovo-vegetarian1940 vegan1944 veggie1955 1834 W. L. Garrison in W. P. Garrison & F. J. Garrison Life W. L. Garrison (1885) I. 428 If they are Grahamites we have a fine spring of water in our cellar, and plenty of Graham flour upstairs. 1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco II. iii. 27 ‘Have you got the dyspepsia?’ asked Mrs. D. ‘Ain't you a Grahamite?’ asked Mr. D. 1864 B. Taylor Hannah Thurston iii. 45 They were Grahamites for a year or two—lived on bran bread and turnips, boiled wheat and dried apples. 1879 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Suppl. Grahamite. 1957 G. Carson Cornflake Crusade iv. 49 The Grahamite was required not to drink water with his meals. < n.21866 as lemmas |
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