单词 | inlet |
释义 | inletn. 1. Letting in, admission. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > letting in or fact of being let in inletc1325 intromitting1508 admittance1537 intromission1601 admitty1616 inletting1660 c1325 Metr. Hom. 51 Ful redi sal we haf inlate In to that blis that lastes ay. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 18078 Þe prince of hell, vndos your yate! þe king o blis will haf in-late. 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. F2v Demanding his name, she sayd, faile you not to come to the Court..and this was his inlet, and the beginning of his grace. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ii. 137 Had there been a Castle in the place of this Monastery..probably they might have stopped the Danish Invasion at the first Inlet thereof. a1704 T. Brown Declam. Praise Poverty (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1730) I. 101 To gain the easier and unsuspected in-let into his mind and affections. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 188 I had already forgotten the light which was my first inlet into life. 1861 J. C. H. Fane & Ld. Lytton Tannhäuser 97 Forcing sharp inlet to her throne in Heaven. 2. A way of admission; an entrance. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > means of entrance > place of entrance ingangc900 entryc1325 incominga1382 enteringa1398 incomea1400 accessa1460 coming ina1483 entrance?c1525 door-gatea1529 ingatea1599 inlet1624 inroad1650 antechamber1672 vestibule1755 1624 H. Wotton Elements Archit. in Reliquiæ Wottonianæ (1672) 33 These In-lets of Men and of Light [i.e. doors and windows], I couple to~gether. 1681 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 129 The French Kings troops had entred Cassall, the inlett into Italy. 1774 Bainton Inclos. Act 15 Drains, inlets, outlets, and water courses. 1818 Leigh's New Picture London 329 Pall Mall must always be one of the inlets to the west end of the town. 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 101 Two venous inlets are seen in the anterior fourth of the upper surface of the heart. 3. A narrow opening by which the water penetrates into the land; a small arm of the sea, an indentation in the sea-coast or the bank of a lake or river; a creek. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [noun] > inlet in river or sea fleetc893 creekc1300 graina1400 updraught14.. armleta1552 land-featherc1582 indraught1596 inlet1596 vent1604 cut1630 re-entrant1893 1596 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent (rev. ed.) 259 A thing yet well knowne in Kent, and expressed by the word Yenlade (or Yenlet) which betokeneth an Indraught (or Inlett) of water into the lande. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 744 Furnished out the said Henry Hudson, to trie if through any of those Inlets, which Davis saw..any passage might be found to the other Ocean called the South-Sea. 1775 S. Johnson Journey W. Islands 149 The port is made by an inlet of the sea, deep and narrow, where a ship lay waiting. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxvi. 257 The margin of these large fields is almost always broken by inlets of open water. 4. A piece let in or inserted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [noun] > that which is > an inserted piece or part insertion1624 inlet1798 install1871 insert1922 1798 I. Allen Nat. & Polit. Hist. Vermont 3 The whole range is composed of huge rocks confusedly piled on one another, though in many places are large inlets of excellent land. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Inlet,..inserted materials. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Dec. 13/2 The inlet into the panel in the upper part of the back of the chair is a photograph of a statue of Hunter. 5. Anatomy. The upper opening into a cavity of the body; used originally of the pelvis and later of the thorax (both as cavities of the skeleton) and of the larynx. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [noun] > opening or hole holea1400 vent1567 perforation1578 mouth1634 foramen1672 ostium1683 stoma1684 buttonhole1753 inlet1828 aditus1839 os1858 hiatus1886 1828 J. Quain Elements Anat. ii. 69 The central line or axis of the inlet, differs very decidedly from that of the outlet;..both therefore decussate towards the centre of the pelvic cavity. 1906 A. M. Buchanan Man. Anat. I. 210 The true pelvis..presents a brim or inlet, a cavity, and an outlet. 1960 E. Gardner et al. Anat. xxix. 339/1 The thoracic cavity communicates with the front of the neck by the superior thoracic aperture, or thoracic inlet. 1960 E. Gardner et al. Anat. lxxxii. 938/2 The inlet or auditus of the larynx..leads from the laryngopharynx into the cavity of the larynx. Compounds attributive, as inlet area, inlet-cam, inlet-chamber, inlet nipple, inlet-pipe, inlet valve, inlet ventilation. ΚΠ 1882 Rep. Precious Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) 584 The inlet valves are screwed into the piston. 1891 Daily News 17 Jan. 6/4 The inlet ventilation is by means of fresh-air reservoirs. 1901 L. M. Waterhouse Conduit Wiring 56 Metal inlet and outlet nipples. 1903 Architect 24 Apr. (Suppl.) 23/2 A 5-inch pipe is carried from the inlet-chamber to the reservoir. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 7/1 Connecting the nozzle to the inlet-pipe of the balloon, the further supply of gas was added to that already within the envelope. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 9 Jan. 4/1 The inlet-cam being drawn out of position..the inlet-valves become completely closed. Derivatives ˈinleted adj. having an inlet. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bend in coast > [adjective] > having inlets creeky1569 inleted1871 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems lxiv. 74 When..Theseus Started alert from a beach deep-inleted of Piræus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). inletadj. 1. Let in, inserted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > [adjective] set-in1534 inserted1598 inlaid1606 intromitted1706 input1839 inlet1849 run-in1897 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iv. 133 A round dot, formed by a little inlet circle of serpentine. 2. Needlework. Ornamented with lace, etc., let in or inserted. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > ornamental trimmings > [adjective] > insertion insertioned1894 inlet1901 1901 Daily Chron. 31 Aug. 8/3 Flowing skirts inlet with lace. Derivatives ˈinletting n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > [noun] > trimming > inserting inletting1904 slotting1923 1904 Daily Chron. 3 May 8/5 The inletting and trimming of a serge or cloth gown with Irish lace is quite usual. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). inletv. To let in. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] > let in inletc1330 to take inc1330 admit1434 adhibit1542 take1555 to let in1558 to let into1596 intromitc1600 intermit1658 let1706 to sign in1934 c1330 (?a1300) Sir Tristrem (1886) l. 629 Rohand þo tok he And at þe gate in lete. a1400 Octouian 1188 Men openede the gate..He was yn-late. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lii. sig. R4v The minde is then shut vp in the Borrough of the body; none of the Cinque-ports of the Ile of Man, are then open, to in-let any strange disturbers. 1661 O. Feltham Lusoria xxvii. 25 The first act she [woman] did try Seduc'd Mankind, inletted policy, Taught him a way..To carry murther in a smiling brow. 2. To let in or insert (one thing) in another. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert or put in [verb (transitive)] > add by insertion to work in?c1450 redact1570 to let in1575 to let into1596 enchase1611 to piece in1720 inlet1860 1860 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. J. G. Kohl Kitchi-Gami 6 I may be permitted to inlet here a slight episode in my wigwam building. 1884 A. J. Butler Anc. Coptic Churches Egypt I. iii. 87 All round the framing of the doors tablets of solid ivory..are inlet. 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