pin-dustn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪndʌst/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌdəst/

Forms: see pin n.¹ and dust n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, dust n.¹

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + dust n.¹

†1. Dust formed of filings of brass or other metal produced in the manufacture of pins, esp. (in later use) as an ingredient in chemical reactions or manufacturing processes. Obsolete.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery > dust > dust of other specific materials

bark-dustc1440

pin powder1502

pin-dust1552

brick dust1573

gun dust1703

flue-dust1857

wood powder1870

pouce1880

stone-dust1896

paper dust1906

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Pynne dust, peripsema, psegma.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 153 Him, that can bray the Asse-drumme in a morter; & stampe his Iewes-trumpe to Pindust.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia 58 A claie sand so mingled with yeallow spangles as it had beene halfe pindust.

1654 R. Cudworth Treat. Freewill (1838) xiv. 53 Nor yet that the number of those nebulose stellæ, that appear to our sight as small as pindust, should be just so many as they are, and neither one more or less.

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues iii. 522 Those little fix'd Stars that shew but as scattered Pin-dust in a frosty night.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs II. ii. ix. 335/1 The sixth [sc. Enamel] is Green, which is White colour'd with Pin-Dust, or other Filings of Brass.

1779 J. Ingenhousz Exper. upon Veg. 170 I made use..of pin-dust, of which a small quantity, put in diluted spirit of nitre, yields all on a sudden a large quantity of nitrous air.

1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. iv. 175 To one pound of the above composition..take one ounce of good zaffre, and of very fine pin-dust two pounds.

2. Brass filings, or a similar powder, used to absorb ink on paper, or in the process of gilding. Cf. pounce n.³ 1. Now historical and rare.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > materials for blotting

blotting-paper1519

pin-dust1561

blotter1591

blotting-book1598

writing dust1646

writing sand1656

sucking-papera1665

pounce1704

sand1753

blotting-pad1857

blotting1872

roller1875

1561 in S. Adams Househ. Accts. R. Dudley (1995) 135 For ij quyer of paper, ynke and pyn dust xxd.

1577 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 265 For Ynke paper wexe quilles pindust Rewardes and other Necessaries.

1599 in Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. (1894) 25 134 A verie faire standish covered with crimson velvet, with inke, pens, pin-dust, and sealing-waxe.

1642 C. Herle Fuller Answer to Dr. Ferne 1 Blowing aside the Magistery of the Title, Author, Style of this Treatise, as but the pin-dust of it, that gilds but intercepts the Letter.

1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 275 If you would print in Gold or Silver, &c. you must with a fine pencil dip'd in the said Varnish, draw what..you please, and let it lye till it begins to be dry; then lay on your Leaf-Gold, or Silver, or Pin-Dust, &c.

1826 H. Smith Tor Hill II. 283 Pin-dust, and fine gilt paper.

1998 P. Beale In Praise of Scribes i. 13 The little cups by the side of each scribe..containing the fine sand or ‘pin-dust’ which was used before the development of blotting paper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pin-dust
释义	pin-dustn. Brit. /ˈpɪndʌst/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌdəst/ Forms: see pin n.¹ and dust n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, dust n.¹ Etymology: < pin n.¹ + dust n.¹ †1. Dust formed of filings of brass or other metal produced in the manufacture of pins, esp. (in later use) as an ingredient in chemical reactions or manufacturing processes. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery > dust > dust of other specific materials bark-dustc1440 pin powder1502 pin-dust1552 brick dust1573 gun dust1703 flue-dust1857 wood powder1870 pouce1880 stone-dust1896 paper dust1906 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Pynne dust, peripsema, psegma. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 153 Him, that can bray the Asse-drumme in a morter; & stampe his Iewes-trumpe to Pindust. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia 58 A claie sand so mingled with yeallow spangles as it had beene halfe pindust. 1654 R. Cudworth Treat. Freewill (1838) xiv. 53 Nor yet that the number of those nebulose stellæ, that appear to our sight as small as pindust, should be just so many as they are, and neither one more or less. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues iii. 522 Those little fix'd Stars that shew but as scattered Pin-dust in a frosty night. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs II. ii. ix. 335/1 The sixth [sc. Enamel] is Green, which is White colour'd with Pin-Dust, or other Filings of Brass. 1779 J. Ingenhousz Exper. upon Veg. 170 I made use..of pin-dust, of which a small quantity, put in diluted spirit of nitre, yields all on a sudden a large quantity of nitrous air. 1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. iv. 175 To one pound of the above composition..take one ounce of good zaffre, and of very fine pin-dust two pounds. 2. Brass filings, or a similar powder, used to absorb ink on paper, or in the process of gilding. Cf. pounce n.³ 1. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > materials for blotting blotting-paper1519 pin-dust1561 blotter1591 blotting-book1598 writing dust1646 writing sand1656 sucking-papera1665 pounce1704 sand1753 blotting-pad1857 blotting1872 roller1875 1561 in S. Adams Househ. Accts. R. Dudley (1995) 135 For ij quyer of paper, ynke and pyn dust xxd. 1577 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 265 For Ynke paper wexe quilles pindust Rewardes and other Necessaries. 1599 in Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. (1894) 25 134 A verie faire standish covered with crimson velvet, with inke, pens, pin-dust, and sealing-waxe. 1642 C. Herle Fuller Answer to Dr. Ferne 1 Blowing aside the Magistery of the Title, Author, Style of this Treatise, as but the pin-dust of it, that gilds but intercepts the Letter. 1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 275 If you would print in Gold or Silver, &c. you must with a fine pencil dip'd in the said Varnish, draw what..you please, and let it lye till it begins to be dry; then lay on your Leaf-Gold, or Silver, or Pin-Dust, &c. 1826 H. Smith Tor Hill II. 283 Pin-dust, and fine gilt paper. 1998 P. Beale In Praise of Scribes i. 13 The little cups by the side of each scribe..containing the fine sand or ‘pin-dust’ which was used before the development of blotting paper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1552
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