单词 | gyps |
释义 | gypsn. = gypsum n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphates > [noun] > gypsum spar-stonec1000 plastera1387 plaster stone1388 gyps1398 gesso1596 gypsum1646 gip1658 Paris gypsum1833 plaster rock1836 brushite1880 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xv. lvii. 509 In the grounde abowte Parys is a manere stone that hyght Gipsis. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. xi. 383 Or gipse, or askes twey cotuls no wronge Thy wynes doth. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. i. 46 The Gypse..is commonly found of some regular form, approaching upon the rhomboide. 1774 Projects in Ann. Reg. 108/1 To coalesce and set as readily as our gypses and plasters. 1834 Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. 439 Gyps is calcareous earth saturated with vitriolic acid. 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 144 Coffered ceilings of gyps are triumphs of the plasterer's art. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1398 |
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