单词 | papern |
释义 | papernadj. Now rare (chiefly English regional (south-western)). Made of paper. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > made or consisting of paper paper1552 papern1616 chartaceous1657 papyral1848 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale v. 442 With deedles wordes..papern shott. 1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale vii. 542 But kinge Cambuscan noold spend manie shott on papern-gunners barrelles (waxinge hott). 1832 W. Barnes in Gentleman's Mag. 102 Suppl. 593/2 The adjective ending en..is quite neglected by the learned, though the common people still use it regularly... A paper bag, a bag for papers, and a papern bag, one made of paper. 1870 F. P. Verney Lettice Lisle xii. 140 I've a see'd Master Jesse a-writin'; could ye give me a papern-leaf? 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) I baint gwain to wear none o' your papern shoes, and catch me death way the rheumatic. a1903 M. A. Courtney in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 421/1 [Cornwall] 'Tes a paperen bag. 1990 Washington Post (Nexis) 26 Aug. f1 (title) Value of the dolls; papern creations are making a comeback. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1616 |
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