单词 | marmorate |
释义 | † marmorateadj. Obsolete. 1. Overlaid with or enclosed in marble. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > spangled marmoratec1537 sparked1552 spangled1584 marbled1598 clinquanta1618 bespangled1634 spankled1777 spangly1818 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [adjective] > made of marble > covered with marble marmoratec1537 marbled1598 marmorated1731 c1537 Epitaph in T. Fuller Worthies (1662) London 205 Under this Stone closyd & marmorate Lyeth John Kite. 2. Botany and Zoology. Variegated or veined like marble. rare. ΚΠ 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 289 Marmorate (Marmorata). So painted with streaks, veins, and clouds, as to resemble marble. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 722/2 Marmorate, marbled; traversed by irregular veins of colour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1537 |
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