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单词 misting
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mistingn.

Brit. /ˈmɪstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪstɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mist n.1, mist v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < mist n.1 or mist v. + -ing suffix1.
1. Mist.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [noun]
misteOE
roke1292
vapourc1386
nyle1481
stove1513
fumec1550
rouka1586
misting1604
steam1612
dampa1616
petty-fog1641
smoke1648
brume1694
muga1728
ure1818
nebule1869
nebula1894
moist1903
M1904
clag1940
1604 W. Gray Almanack with Prognostication sig. B8 Darke, windy, apt to mistings.
1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. xiii. 70 Great fog m. misting and misling 7 p.
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. iii. 20 If the Vapours..soon meet the Cold, they are then condensed into Misting.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 8 July 2/2 Arriving in an Irish ‘misting’, drenched to the skin.
1995 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 28 May g1/2 The first misting rises up to Table Rock beside the summit.
2. The process of becoming obscured with, or as with, mist; the act of obscuring in this way. Frequently in misting-up.
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the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > opacity > [noun] > making or becoming opaque
opacification1867
misting-up1958
opaquing1967
1958 Chambers's Techn. Dict. (ed. 3) 974/2 Double-glazing, glazing with two panes separated by spacers and a layer of dehydrated air which prevents misting.
1964 W. J. Gaston Drifting Death ii. 22 I rinsed out the face mask against misting-up.
1966 T. Wisdom High-performance Driving x. 108 A film of dirt or misting up on the inside [of the windscreen] can make the fog seem twice as thick as it is in reality.
1991 D. Piggott Gliding Safety 50 The combination of the poor visibility, together with the misting up of the canopy..make launching in rain foolhardy.
3. The action or process of producing or covering with a fine spray or mist, esp. for the purpose of moisturizing; an instance of this. Frequently (and in earliest use) attributive.
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1968 Jrnl. Agric. Engin. Res. 13 120 The size distribution of the finer droplets produced by a mistblower, in conjunction with three misting heads, has been studied.
1979 L. F. Whaley & D. L. Wong Nursing Care Infants & Children xxxii. 1201/1 For continuous aerosol therapy a misting device is attached to or incorporated in the mist tent.
1990 T. Griggs Quickening x. 78 Perhaps a dose of Lysol was in order, Urla thought, a light misting over the corpse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mistingadj.

Brit. /ˈmɪstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɪstɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mist v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < mist v. + -ing suffix2.
Now chiefly poetic.
Misty.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > mist > [adjective]
mistyOE
nebulose?1440
roky1440
nubilousc1540
hazya1584
misting1584
vaporous1594
nebulous1597
rawky1601
claggy1621
misky1671
rooky1691
nubilose1730
mistful1733
smoky1769
rouky1808
hazed1840
1584 R. Greene Gwydonius f. 43, sig. Mij No misting showers of mischance..shall make my constant minde in any respect to mooue.
1672 E. Spragge Jrnl. 18 July in R. C. Anderson Jrnls. & Narr. of Third Dutch War (1946) 160 18 Thursday. Ill weather. N. W. by N. Windy misting weather.
1772 Gentleman's Mag. 394 Oct. 22, misting morning, cloudy afternoon.
1862 Southern Lit. Messenger 34 48 At last I was landed in the cold, misting rain.
a1910 W. V. Moody Poems (1934) 254 Through the bright streets and misting country lanes, Like to a guilty spirit I stole on.
1970 P. J. Kavanagh Coll. Poems (1992) 104 We are passengers of our own misting breaths.
1998 W. Coleman Bathwater Wine 177 Blood glistens in the muted street light, subdued by misting drizzle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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