单词 | balled |
释义 | balledadj. 1. Originally: ball-shaped; round or rounded. Later: formed into a ball (also with up).Cf. bald adj. 1, and note in etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [adjective] > spherical or globular > made into spherical mass balled?a1450 conglobate1649 conglomerated1656 conglobated1668 conglobular1741 conglobed1822 inglobate1852 ?a1450 J. Arderne in 17th Internat. Congr. Med. (1914) xxiii. 121 I have seyne wommene havynge the cankre in here membre..withinne the membre there were ballyd knottes hard & flayne. c1450 St. Erasmus in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 202 These ben þe passions..suffred:..betyng withe grete balled battes. 1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 14 The Wolf, of which there are two kinds; one with a round ball'd Foot, and..the other with a flat Foot. 1759 B. Martin Nat. Hist. Eng. II. 112 It [sc. woad] is..ground..till it becomes fit to ball, when ball'd it is laid upon Hurdles to dry, and afterwards ground into powder. 1851 L. D. B. Gordon in Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. vii * */1 After the yarn had been made into a balled warp. 1875 R. Browning Aristophanes' Apol. 103 The balled fist broke brow like thunderbolt. 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed 152 The balled-up veil and gloves [were] on the mantel-shelf. 1936 Times 14 Aug. 13/6 I had once been horrified there..by a rout of clog-shod lads..kicking a balled hedgehog joyously. 1999 New Yorker 27 Dec. 106/3 Tables stacked with dishes and balled napkins and half-empty cups. 2003 N. Baker Box of Matches i. 3 The underlayer of balled-up newspaper..has burned down. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [adjective] > cleared stubbed1573 balled1591 stumpless1839 cleared1856 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Desterronada tierra Clods of earth broken, balled ground, or rolled ground. 3. Horticulture. Of a tree, shrub, etc.: prepared for transplantation with a ball of soil around the roots, often subsequently covered by canvas or other material. Frequently in balled and burlapped and variants. Cf. ball n.1 9d. ΚΠ 1889 E. J. Wickson Calif. Fruits & How to grow Them xxxi. 447 The balled trees must be carefully handled so as not to break the ball, which would result in tearing to pieces, as well as exposing, the roots. 1916 J. W. Toumey Seeding & Planting xvii. 402 Balled plants are costly and difficult to transport due to the weight of the soil and the great care necessary in order to keep it attached to the roots. 1940 J. C. Schilletter & H. W. Richey Textbk. Gen. Hort. iv. 104 Balled and burlapped evergreens are sometimes planted in the fall. 1983 Which Dec. 543/3 You might also find ‘balled’ trees, though there are few of them about. These have been dug up with a reasonable ball of soil around the roots. 2005 M. W. Buffin Winter-flowering Shrubs 24 Balled and burlapped plants are grown in a nursery soil and lifted when dormant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1450 |
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