mealinessn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːlɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmilinᵻs/

Forms: see mealy adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mealy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < mealy adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality or condition of being mealy. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [noun] > powderiness granulation or powder

mealiness1609

meal1744

granulation1796

pulverescence1828

the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery > state of being like meal

mealiness1609

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [noun] > mottled appearance

mealiness1609

measles1867

grain1890

film grain1921

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > potato > qualities of potato

mealiness1886

1609 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie vii. sig. H7^v They [sc. teredines] offend the Bees also with their mealines, as the snailes do with their slimines.

1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) IV. 69 Leaves covered with a kind of ash-coloured mealiness.

1820 L. Hunt Indicator 21 June 294 There was a sort of exquisite silver clearness and soft mealiness in her utterance of these verses.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 666 The mealiness consists of a layer of mucilage immediately under the skin, covering the starch or farina.

1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon I. ii. ii. 281 To bring out the full mealiness of a potato.

1955 Sci. News Let. 19 Feb. 121/1 Mealiness may differ, not only with variety, but in the same variety grown in different locations and in succeeding crop years.

1996 L. Murray Dry Water in Subhuman Redneck Poems 69 The mealiness and illusory slick Of minute stones..evoke steam, Soldier-scrapings and olive oil.

2. The quality of being mealy-mouthed.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > use of

equivocationc1380

double entendement1390

equivocasc1400

double entendre1673

equivoque1809

mealiness1912

1912 Punch 15 May 374/2 The band will bear the words, ‘The Reward of Mealiness’, & whenever an opposition speaker interjects a conspicuously gentle comment..a Liberal Member will..present him with one of these nicotine guerdons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mealiness
释义	mealinessn. Brit. /ˈmiːlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmilinᵻs/ Forms: see mealy adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mealy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < mealy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality or condition of being mealy. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > appearance of plant > defined by texture > [noun] > powderiness granulation or powder mealiness1609 meal1744 granulation1796 pulverescence1828 the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery > state of being like meal mealiness1609 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > qualities and effects > [noun] > mottled appearance mealiness1609 measles1867 grain1890 film grain1921 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > potato > qualities of potato mealiness1886 1609 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie vii. sig. H7^v They [sc. teredines] offend the Bees also with their mealines, as the snailes do with their slimines. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) IV. 69 Leaves covered with a kind of ash-coloured mealiness. 1820 L. Hunt Indicator 21 June 294 There was a sort of exquisite silver clearness and soft mealiness in her utterance of these verses. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 666 The mealiness consists of a layer of mucilage immediately under the skin, covering the starch or farina. 1886 W. Besant Children of Gibeon I. ii. ii. 281 To bring out the full mealiness of a potato. 1955 Sci. News Let. 19 Feb. 121/1 Mealiness may differ, not only with variety, but in the same variety grown in different locations and in succeeding crop years. 1996 L. Murray Dry Water in Subhuman Redneck Poems 69 The mealiness and illusory slick Of minute stones..evoke steam, Soldier-scrapings and olive oil. 2. The quality of being mealy-mouthed.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > use of equivocationc1380 double entendement1390 equivocasc1400 double entendre1673 equivoque1809 mealiness1912 1912 Punch 15 May 374/2 The band will bear the words, ‘The Reward of Mealiness’, & whenever an opposition speaker interjects a conspicuously gentle comment..a Liberal Member will..present him with one of these nicotine guerdons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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