† milchyadj.

Forms: 1600s milchie, 1600s–1800s milchy.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: milch adj., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < milch adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare milch n.¹, milky adj.With sense 2 compare milk n.¹ 4b. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mi·ltʃi) /ˈmɪltʃɪ/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Milk-giving, yielding milk.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > dairy farming > [adjective] > yielding milk

milchc1300

milky1557

new-milch1569

milkful1589

glad-milch1601

milchy1606

blithe1656

in milk1797

1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xvi. ciii. 407 Ile make thee Dame of store such Kie as neuer strookst thou better, Of many an Heifer that shall be vnto thy Darie debter, Of store of milchie Ewes.

1635 T. Hawkins tr. Horace Odes (ed. 3) Epode xvi. 86 There, milchy Gotes come freely to the Paile.

1774 J. Bennet Poems Several Occasions 33 To bear home cheese, made from the milchy kine.

2. U.S. Of an oyster: milky. Cf. milky adj. 2d. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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

milk-whiteOE

as white as milkOE

milkisha1398

milkya1398

milkc1450

milky-white1581

milkena1586

lacteal1633

lacteous1646

lactaceous1656

lactean1659

lactescent1758

milchy1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Milchy, milky, as an oyster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	milchy
释义	† milchyadj. Forms: 1600s milchie, 1600s–1800s milchy. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: milch adj., -y suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < milch adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare milch n.¹, milky adj.With sense 2 compare milk n.¹ 4b. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mi·ltʃi) /ˈmɪltʃɪ/. Obsolete. rare. 1. Milk-giving, yielding milk. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > dairy farming > [adjective] > yielding milk milchc1300 milky1557 new-milch1569 milkful1589 glad-milch1601 milchy1606 blithe1656 in milk1797 1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xvi. ciii. 407 Ile make thee Dame of store such Kie as neuer strookst thou better, Of many an Heifer that shall be vnto thy Darie debter, Of store of milchie Ewes. 1635 T. Hawkins tr. Horace Odes (ed. 3) Epode xvi. 86 There, milchy Gotes come freely to the Paile. 1774 J. Bennet Poems Several Occasions 33 To bear home cheese, made from the milchy kine. 2. U.S. Of an oyster: milky. Cf. milky adj. 2d. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > pure white > as milk milk-whiteOE as white as milkOE milkisha1398 milkya1398 milkc1450 milky-white1581 milkena1586 lacteal1633 lacteous1646 lactaceous1656 lactean1659 lactescent1758 milchy1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Milchy, milky, as an oyster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1606
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