† mossifyv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moss n.¹, mossy adj., -ify suffix.

Etymology: < moss n.¹ or mossy adj. + -ify suffix.

Obsolete.

intransitive. To eulogize or idealize moss or mossiness, and hence the rural idyll.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1822 E. Nathan Langreath I. ii. 25 ‘The calm delights of a sweet rural shade—A moss-grown villa, and a learned maid.’... ‘You may mossify and poetize if you choose. I must beg to decline.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	mossify
释义	† mossifyv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: moss n.¹, mossy adj., -ify suffix. Etymology: < moss n.¹ or mossy adj. + -ify suffix. Obsolete. intransitive. To eulogize or idealize moss or mossiness, and hence the rural idyll.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1822 E. Nathan Langreath I. ii. 25 ‘The calm delights of a sweet rural shade—A moss-grown villa, and a learned maid.’... ‘You may mossify and poetize if you choose. I must beg to decline.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < v.1822
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