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单词 phlegmed
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phlegmedadj.

Brit. /flɛmd/, U.S. /flɛmd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: phlegm n., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: < phlegm n. + -ed suffix2. Compare earlier phlegmy adj.
1. Alchemy and Chemistry. Imbued with ‘phlegm’ or water, as one of the five principles of matter. See phlegm n. 2. Obsolete. rare.
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1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 503 This [sc. oil of vitriol] as highly phlegm'd..as any usually is.
2. Characterized or affected by phlegm; esp. in reference to a person's voice.
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1920 D. H. Lawrence Lost Girl iv. 60 Alvina wiped her blood-phlegmed lips.]
1983 R. Corimer Bumblebee flies Anyway xii. 135 ‘Where the hell have you been?’ Mazzo asked, voice hoarse, phlegmed.
2003 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 Sept. ii. 29 Marvel at performances from a glammed-out Brian Eno in Roxy Music..and a phlegmed-out Tom Waits.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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