porte-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. porte-caustic n.

Forms: Middle English– port-, Middle English– porte-.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French porte, porter.

Etymology: < French porte, stem of porter port v.², found in a large number of compounds with a noun as the second element.Such formations are found in French from the Old French period onwards, and loans are found in English from the Middle English period onwards (e.g. porteous n., portlof n.). A number of early borrowings are naturalized, with frequent spelling of the first element as port- ; for remodelling of the second element in an early adaptation see portfire n. Formations within English are also found, such as port-flask n., port-electric adj., and perhaps also port-pain n., porte-acid n. .

Forming the names of objects, instruments, etc., which bear or carry (sometimes in a figurative sense) the item denoted by the second element (usually a French noun).

† porte-acid n. Medicine Obsolete rare an instrument for applying a small amount of acid to the skin, consisting of a narrow glass tube containing a small wad of absorbent material soaked in the acid, which may be pushed down the tube to make contact with the skin.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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porte-caustic1845

porte-acid1890

1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Porte-acid, a glass tube through which a platinum wire passes carrying a tuft saturated with the acid to be applied.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	porte-
释义	porte-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. porte-caustic n. Forms: Middle English– port-, Middle English– porte-. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French porte, porter. Etymology: < French porte, stem of porter port v.², found in a large number of compounds with a noun as the second element.Such formations are found in French from the Old French period onwards, and loans are found in English from the Middle English period onwards (e.g. porteous n., portlof n.). A number of early borrowings are naturalized, with frequent spelling of the first element as port- ; for remodelling of the second element in an early adaptation see portfire n. Formations within English are also found, such as port-flask n., port-electric adj., and perhaps also port-pain n., porte-acid n. . Forming the names of objects, instruments, etc., which bear or carry (sometimes in a figurative sense) the item denoted by the second element (usually a French noun). † porte-acid n. Medicine Obsolete rare an instrument for applying a small amount of acid to the skin, consisting of a narrow glass tube containing a small wad of absorbent material soaked in the acid, which may be pushed down the tube to make contact with the skin.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for applying medicaments > [noun] > for caustic or acid porte-caustic1845 porte-acid1890 1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Porte-acid, a glass tube through which a platinum wire passes carrying a tuft saturated with the acid to be applied. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < comb. form1890
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