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单词 moistener
释义

moistenern.

Brit. /ˈmɔɪsn̩ə/, U.S. /ˈmɔɪs(ə)nər/
Forms: 1600s moistner, 1600s moystner, 1600s– moistener.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moisten v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < moisten v. + -er suffix1.
A person who or thing which moistens something.
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the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > condition of being slightly wet > [noun] > one who or that which
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Trempeur, a dipper; wetter, moistener; soaker, steeper; seasoner, temperer.
1632 tr. G. Bruele Praxis Medicinæ 103 His diet must be liquid broths, and moystners of the body.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Moistener, the person or thing that moistens.
1867 Contemp. Rev. 5 34 The ocean, that great moistener and softening equalizer of the atmosphere.
1903 System (Muskegon) Apr. (advt.) Use the Baird moistener and insure firmly affixed stamps.
1998 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Jrnl. Sentinel 25 Jan. (Food section) 1 The classic deviled egg formula calls for 6 hard-cooked eggs, 2 tablespoons of ‘some creamy moistener’ (sour cream, mayonnaise, yogurt) [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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