| 单词 | pearl-coat |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspearl-coat pearl-coat v. rare (transitive) to coat (esp. a pill) with a smooth pearly coating. pearl-coated adj. †(a) English regional (northern), (of a sheep) having a curly fleece (obsolete); (b) (esp. of a pill) that is covered with a smooth pearly coating. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > pills, tablets, etc. > [adjective] > coated sugar-coated1865 pearl-coated1895 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Peearl-coated, a sheep with a curled fleece... The small globules of the wool are supposed to resemble pearls. 1873 Times 26 Mar. 15/1 H. and T. Kirby and Co. now prepare this valuable nerve tonic [sc. phosphorus] in the form of pearl-coated, tasteless pilules. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 27 June 2/2 A pill is a pill, no matter how beautifully it is ‘pearl-coated’. 1987 Record (Nexis) 7 Apr. a19 The caskets are sleek, linear, and contemporary, without the large, rounded hoods and protruding pearl-coated handles that adorn most traditional funeral boxes. < as lemmas |
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