milkinessn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪlkɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlkinᵻs/

Forms: 1600s milkinesse, 1600s– milkiness; also Scottish pre-1700 milkines.

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

Etymology: < milky adj. + -ness suffix.

†1. Scottish. = milkness n. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > [noun] > milk > quantity of milk

milch1603

milkiness1618

pinta1960

1618 Kirkcudbright Town Council Rec. (1948) II. 233 The hey lint hemp milkines fische and all vtheris the vicarge teindis.

a. The state of being milky; the condition of resembling milk, esp. in appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [noun] > pure whiteness > as milk

milk-white1547

milkiness1659

lactescency1758

milk1804

latescencea1856

1659 G. Torriano Florio's Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese Lattággio, Lattaménto, milkinesse, all manner of milk-meats.

1696 J. Floyer Preternatural State Animal Humours viii. 88 The Saltness and Oyliness of the Blood, which absorbing the Acid of the Chyle, it loses its Milkiness.

a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 395 This milkiness of the eyes shows that such sheep are far gone.

1816 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (1818) 164 An instant milkiness ensues.

1891 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 96 If no milkiness appears, a solution of common washing soda..should be made.

1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 444 The milkiness [of certain ascitic fluids] is due to the presence of albumin.

1933 S. W. Cole Pract. Physiol. Chem. (ed. 9) xii. 279 A white milkiness or a decided precipitate is produced.

1957 S. D. Gershon et al. in E. Sagarin Cosmetics xxiv. 615 The advantage of marketing an opaque liquid, the milkiness connoting richness and gentleness, became evident.

1991 Artist Nov. 27/1 The incomplete solution of watercolour pencil can at times be an annoyance as can the milkiness of the washes.

†b. Cloudy whiteness of the sky, etc.; nebulosity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [noun] > cloudy patch

clouda1616

milkiness1791

clouding1849

1791 F. W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 77 Among them is..d Orionis, a cloudy star..but it does not seem to be connected with the milkiness any more than the rest.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxvii. 196 After which a milkiness slowly stole over the heavens.

1879 S. Newcomb & E. S. Holden Astron. for Schools & Coll. 458 So distant as to cause the individual stars to disappear in a general milkiness or nebulosity.

3. figurative. Mildness, softness, gentleness; weakness. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [noun]

mildnessOE

meeknessc1175

mildshipa1200

meekshipc1225

stillness?c1225

mildheadc1300

mansuetudec1390

mansuetiea1500

placidity1619

placidness1654

milkiness1692

1692 J. Dryden Cleomenes i. i. 4 Would I could share thy Balmy, even Temper, And Milkiness of Blood.

1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. xx. 124 One may therefore easily conceive with what milkiness of resignation he bore the loss of the whole.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 482 Every one proceeding by a softness and milkiness of temper.

1798 M. Wollstonecraft Maria II. ix How quickly is the so much vaunted milkiness of nature turned into gall, by an intercourse with the world, if more generous juices do not sustain the vital source of virtue!

a1864 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton (1872) 221 The doctor..by no means increasing the milkiness of his mood by frequent applications to the black bottle.

1989 M. Lane Literary Daughters iii. 76 Elizabeth was to suggest that the milkiness of her mother's nature had been ‘turned’ by the thunder of her father's.

4. The capacity of a dairy animal for producing milk.

ΚΠ

1981 J. Halliday & J. Halliday in K. Thear & A. Fraser Compl. Bk. raising Livestock & Poultry iv. 74/1 With its dished face, slender neck and freedom from coarseness, the female Saanen [goat] is the epitome of femininity and ‘milkiness’ sought by breeders.

1990 Oxf. Times 3 Aug. 11/3 An outstanding..ewe with..conformation and milkiness.

1995 Farmers Weekly 31 Mar. 51/1 The Hereford × Friesian has been the backbone of the industry. Its popularity stemmed from the fleshing ability of the hardy Hereford and the Friesian's milkiness and growth rates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	milkiness
释义	milkinessn. Brit. /ˈmɪlkɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmɪlkinᵻs/ Forms: 1600s milkinesse, 1600s– milkiness; also Scottish pre-1700 milkines. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: milky adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < milky adj. + -ness suffix. †1. Scottish. = milkness n. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > [noun] > milk > quantity of milk milch1603 milkiness1618 pinta1960 1618 Kirkcudbright Town Council Rec. (1948) II. 233 The hey lint hemp milkines fische and all vtheris the vicarge teindis. 2. a. The state of being milky; the condition of resembling milk, esp. in appearance. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [noun] > pure whiteness > as milk milk-white1547 milkiness1659 lactescency1758 milk1804 latescencea1856 1659 G. Torriano Florio's Vocabolario Italiano & Inglese Lattággio, Lattaménto, milkinesse, all manner of milk-meats. 1696 J. Floyer Preternatural State Animal Humours viii. 88 The Saltness and Oyliness of the Blood, which absorbing the Acid of the Chyle, it loses its Milkiness. a1722 E. Lisle Observ. Husbandry (1757) 395 This milkiness of the eyes shows that such sheep are far gone. 1816 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (1818) 164 An instant milkiness ensues. 1891 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 96 If no milkiness appears, a solution of common washing soda..should be made. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 444 The milkiness [of certain ascitic fluids] is due to the presence of albumin. 1933 S. W. Cole Pract. Physiol. Chem. (ed. 9) xii. 279 A white milkiness or a decided precipitate is produced. 1957 S. D. Gershon et al. in E. Sagarin Cosmetics xxiv. 615 The advantage of marketing an opaque liquid, the milkiness connoting richness and gentleness, became evident. 1991 Artist Nov. 27/1 The incomplete solution of watercolour pencil can at times be an annoyance as can the milkiness of the washes. †b. Cloudy whiteness of the sky, etc.; nebulosity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [noun] > cloudy patch clouda1616 milkiness1791 clouding1849 1791 F. W. Herschel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 77 Among them is..d Orionis, a cloudy star..but it does not seem to be connected with the milkiness any more than the rest. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxvii. 196 After which a milkiness slowly stole over the heavens. 1879 S. Newcomb & E. S. Holden Astron. for Schools & Coll. 458 So distant as to cause the individual stars to disappear in a general milkiness or nebulosity. 3. figurative. Mildness, softness, gentleness; weakness. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > meekness or mildness > [noun] mildnessOE meeknessc1175 mildshipa1200 meekshipc1225 stillness?c1225 mildheadc1300 mansuetudec1390 mansuetiea1500 placidity1619 placidness1654 milkiness1692 1692 J. Dryden Cleomenes i. i. 4 Would I could share thy Balmy, even Temper, And Milkiness of Blood. 1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. xx. 124 One may therefore easily conceive with what milkiness of resignation he bore the loss of the whole. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 482 Every one proceeding by a softness and milkiness of temper. 1798 M. Wollstonecraft Maria II. ix How quickly is the so much vaunted milkiness of nature turned into gall, by an intercourse with the world, if more generous juices do not sustain the vital source of virtue! a1864 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton (1872) 221 The doctor..by no means increasing the milkiness of his mood by frequent applications to the black bottle. 1989 M. Lane Literary Daughters iii. 76 Elizabeth was to suggest that the milkiness of her mother's nature had been ‘turned’ by the thunder of her father's. 4. The capacity of a dairy animal for producing milk. ΚΠ 1981 J. Halliday & J. Halliday in K. Thear & A. Fraser Compl. Bk. raising Livestock & Poultry iv. 74/1 With its dished face, slender neck and freedom from coarseness, the female Saanen [goat] is the epitome of femininity and ‘milkiness’ sought by breeders. 1990 Oxf. Times 3 Aug. 11/3 An outstanding..ewe with..conformation and milkiness. 1995 Farmers Weekly 31 Mar. 51/1 The Hereford × Friesian has been the backbone of the industry. Its popularity stemmed from the fleshing ability of the hardy Hereford and the Friesian's milkiness and growth rates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1618
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