oysterousadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪst(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪst(ə)rəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oyster n., -ous suffix.

Etymology: < oyster n. + -ous suffix. Compare oystery adj., oysterish adj.

Chiefly literary.

Resembling an oyster. Also: full of oysters.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [adjective] > over-fed, gorged, or sated > with specific food

oysterous1836

the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > greyish white

oysterous1882

oyster1893

1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney III. iv. 239 The conversation..of those oysterous, boisterous convivialists.

1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of Balliol II. ii. iv. 192 A little pair of oysterous eyes of no particular colour.

1974 V. Nabokov Look at Harlequins (1975) vi. i. 227 The eyes, once an irresistible hazel-green, were now oysterous.

1993 J. Gallas Flying Carpets over Filbert St. 33 I know the oysterous billows widen fast 'twixt home and high departure, steeple-mast.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oysterous
释义	oysterousadj. Brit. /ˈɔɪst(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈɔɪst(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oyster n., -ous suffix. Etymology: < oyster n. + -ous suffix. Compare oystery adj., oysterish adj. Chiefly literary. Resembling an oyster. Also: full of oysters. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [adjective] > over-fed, gorged, or sated > with specific food oysterous1836 the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > greyish white oysterous1882 oyster1893 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney III. iv. 239 The conversation..of those oysterous, boisterous convivialists. 1882 H. C. Merivale Faucit of Balliol II. ii. iv. 192 A little pair of oysterous eyes of no particular colour. 1974 V. Nabokov Look at Harlequins (1975) vi. i. 227 The eyes, once an irresistible hazel-green, were now oysterous. 1993 J. Gallas Flying Carpets over Filbert St. 33 I know the oysterous billows widen fast 'twixt home and high departure, steeple-mast. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1836
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