单词 | honeycombed |
释义 | honeycombedadj. 1. a. Of metal or a metal object (esp. a gun): flawed through being pitted with small cavities. Now rare. ΚΠ 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 65 Honicombed, is when shee is ill cast or ouermuch worne shee will bee rugged within. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. vi. ix. 437 An Irish Mariner having discharged his Gun, which was hony-combed, and loading it suddenly again,..the Powder took fire. 1758 W. Alexander Conduct of Major Gen. Shirley 109 The great Guns being old, Honey-comb'd Cannon, with large Touch-holes. 1815 Ann. Philos. 6 120 In the interior of the pigs, the metal has a porous honeycombed appearance. 1872 Spectator 3 Feb. 144/1 I have no doubt that many an old matchlock or sword; perhaps also some honeycombed guns, are concealed and buried. 1911 Brass World & Platers' Guide Feb. 52/1 Sometimes the pipes were eaten in holes..; sometimes parts were pitted and honeycombed. b. Of wood or its condition: having honeycombing (honeycombing n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > with defect honeycombed1912 1912 Wood Craft June i. 58 When the interior finally dries, the internal strains frequently become so great that large checks open up, producing a ‘honeycombed’ condition. 1916 Forestry Q. Mar. 142 The lack of knowledge of proper means for kiln-drying cause [sic] twisted, checked, warped and honey-combed timber. 2001 Southern Lumberman Jan. 33/1 If they did not follow these practices they would end up with checked and or honeycombed lumber. 2. gen. Resembling a honeycomb in shape or design, esp. in having holes, cavities, or perforations. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > full of holes holey1398 sieve-like1605 windowed1608 open-waled1611 open1625 foraminous1626 windowya1631 honeycombed1633 foraminulous1664 cribrous1674 cribriform1741 riddled1785 cribrose1857 the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > hollowness > [adjective] > full of cavities > small cellulate?a1425 cavernous1597 alveated1623 honeycombed1633 favaginous1658 cellulated1693 vesiculated1703 cellulous1712 cellulara1728 cellulose1752 cavernulous1758 comby1773 alveolate1793 vesiculate1828 cavernulated1875 cellularized1942 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) iii. clxvii. 1583 (caption) Fungus fauiginosus. Hony-comb'd Mushrome. 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mechanicall: 1st Pt. xlii. 150 The poreous (and as 'twere honey-comb'd) inside of the Glass. 1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. ii. 314 The cavernous and honey-comb'd places containing a blackish or a brown ferruginous powder. 1802 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 Nov. 471 The head of the tibia..quite spongy or honey-combed in its texture. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 16 Its free surface..becomes roughened in a peculiar manner, presenting a shaggy or honey-combed appearance. 1929 Travel Jan. 44/3 The South Coast is edged with harsh, terrible cliffs of coral, with honeycombed gray limestone crags called soborucos. 1962 M. E. Murie Two in Far North i. vi. 51 Every day sees less snow on the level, and all of that honeycombed. 2008 Sunday Times (Nexis) 11 May (Features section) 64 Morels raise their weird, honeycombed heads at this time of year. 3. Of or decorated with honeycomb work or with a honeycomb pattern. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > others horned1382 branched1509 filleted1611 serpentiferous1743 honeycombed1855 skeuomorphic1889 thistledown1889 Paisley1913 1855 J. Fergusson Illustr. Handbk. Archit. I. ix. v. 463 Instead of the simple curves of the dome, the roofs are made up of honeycombed or stalactite patterns, which look more like natural rock-work than the forms of an art. 1888 Daily News 28 Nov. 7/6 Velveteens, plain, shaded, and honeycombed, in light shades. 1907 D. Sladen Sicily 457 The vast sort of loggia under the Zisa, with..its honeycombed ceiling. 1937 C. W. Cunnington Eng. Women's Clothing 19th Cent. 49/1 A piece of honeycombed satin goes up each side of the back. 2011 B. Richard Shattered Dreamland vi. 42 They wore gowns of pink honeycombed material. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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