α. late Middle English obrison, 1600s obrizon.
β. 1600s 1800s obrizum, 1700s obryzum.
单词 | obrizum |
释义 | † obrizumn.adj.α. late Middle English obrison, 1600s obrizon. β. 1600s 1800s obrizum, 1700s obryzum. Obsolete. A. n. Refined gold. Cf. obrize n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > gold > pure or refined gold Ophir golda1425 obrizum?a1439 ducat gold1548 Ophir1628 obrize1631 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) vii. 1213 Iubiter regned, put out his fadir cleene, Chaunged Obrison into siluer sheene. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Obrizum [1706 Obryzum] q. Ophirizum, fine gold, gold of Ophir. 1839 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 2 368/2 Obrizum was the purest gold, which, after having passed several times through the fire, acquired a brighter colour. B. adj. Of gold: refined, pure. as postmodifier. Cf. obrize adj. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [adjective] > epithet of gold > pure or refined smeatc725 fireda1382 fiery?1526 beaten1535 obrize1629 obrizum1670 1670 (title) The golden calf..In which is handled the..wonder of nature, in transmuting metals; viz. how the intire substance of lead, was in one moment transmuted into gold-obrizon. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.adj.?a1439 |
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