单词 | petrolean |
释义 | † petroleanadj. Obsolete. rare. 1. Of or relating to petroleum. ΚΠ 1733 Dugdale & P. Shaw tr. B. Varenius et al. Compl. Syst. Gen. Geogr. I. iv. xvii. 370 The Petrolean Baths in the Kingdom of Naples [L. in regni Neapolitani thermis quae dicuntur balneum Petrolei]. 1866 J. G. Saxe Masquerade & Other Poems 226 A youth whose stock—petrolean, not patrician—Shines none the less for being fresh and new. 2. Using petroleum for incendiary purposes. Cf. petroleur n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > setting on fire or alight > incendiary incendiary1611 incendious1823 fire-setting1833 petrolean1893 1893 G. Smith Ess. 2 Satanism manifests itself..under various forms and names, such as Nihilism, Intransigentism, Petrolean Communism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1733 |
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