请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 mortary
释义

mortaryadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mortar n.2, -y suffix1.
Etymology: < mortar n.2 + -y suffix1. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mǭ·rtəri) /ˈmɔːrtərɪ/.
Obsolete.
1. Of the nature of, consisting of, or resembling mortar.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [adjective]
mortary1805
cementitious1828
1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 643 The mortary rubbish from old walls.
1845 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 5 ii. 432 A mortary loam, and a strong clay.
1876 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. ii. iii. 434 Yellow tubercle not unfrequently undergoes retrogressive changes..first, into a mortary, and lastly, into a calcareous inert mass.
2. Having mortar obtrusively present.
ΚΠ
1855 Househ. Words 12 194 We are a little mortary and limey at present, but we are getting on capitally.
1858 C. Dickens Let. 5 Aug. (1995) VIII. 618 The room..is new and mortary.
1870 ‘O. C. Kerr’ in Punchinello 30 July /2 Old Mortarity, dinner-kettle in hand and more mortary than ever, is..seen approaching them with shuffling gait.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
<
adj.1805
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 19:53:25