Polyfillan.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪˌfɪlə/, U.S.

/ˈpɑliˌfɪlə/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, English filla , filler n.¹

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + filla, respelling of filler n.¹ (see sense 2 at that entry).

Chiefly British.

1. A proprietary name for: a type of plaster-like filler used to make minor building repairs. In extended use, usually humorous (also polyfilla, polyfiller): a substance used to hide small imperfections, esp. make-up.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the face > [noun] > cosmetics for the face

slap1860

make-up1932

Polyfilla1956

mattifier1996

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [noun] > material resembling cement > fillers for wood or metal

plastic wood1866

beaumontage1888

filler1904

Polyfilla1956

1955 Trade Marks Jrnl. 13 Apr. 383/1 Poly-fila... Filling agents for use by decorators in treating walls and the like surfaces prior to papering, painting and the like processes.]

1956 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 May 466/1 Polyfilla... Non-metallic preparations (not in the nature of paint) for use in cementing and filling cracks, cavities and the like defects in surfaces.

1967 Times 12 Apr. 9/7 The window frames were rotten and had to be built up with layers of Polyfilla.

1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 1 Mar. 7 She refused to meet any of my scruffy acquaintances without make-up and, as she had banned the polyfiller for the day, we would not be going to the Queen's Arms.

2001 S. Armitage Little Green Man (2002) xxxii. 225 I had to apply the finishing touches myself. Stuff it with Polyfilla to make up the weight.

2. figurative (also polyfilla, polyfiller). Usually depreciative. Something used to fill a gap or hide faults, esp. superfluous language. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > action of padding > matter used as padding

stuffing1551

bombast1575

fill-space1827

skip1833

padding1861

Polyfilla1979

1979 Observer 18 Nov. 20/7 The days when speech was ‘high-class Polyfilla’ between the music were at an end.

1989 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 May 34 Labour leaders described the Conservative manifesto as ‘not so much a policy package as a Polyfilla package’.

1997 London Rev. Bks. 23 Jan. 26/3 Executing 446 pages of narrative to meet a publisher's deadline..requires a certain amount of polyfilla prose.

2004 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 3 Apr. 27 Whatever setlist Bowie's been using he lost it on his way here, leaving us little more than a meandering mess of generic B-sides and lesser-known polyfillers.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polyfilla
释义	Polyfillan. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪˌfɪlə/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌfɪlə/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, English filla , filler n.¹ Etymology: < poly- comb. form + filla, respelling of filler n.¹ (see sense 2 at that entry). Chiefly British. 1. A proprietary name for: a type of plaster-like filler used to make minor building repairs. In extended use, usually humorous (also polyfilla, polyfiller): a substance used to hide small imperfections, esp. make-up. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the face > [noun] > cosmetics for the face slap1860 make-up1932 Polyfilla1956 mattifier1996 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [noun] > material resembling cement > fillers for wood or metal plastic wood1866 beaumontage1888 filler1904 Polyfilla1956 1955 Trade Marks Jrnl. 13 Apr. 383/1 Poly-fila... Filling agents for use by decorators in treating walls and the like surfaces prior to papering, painting and the like processes.] 1956 Trade Marks Jrnl. 30 May 466/1 Polyfilla... Non-metallic preparations (not in the nature of paint) for use in cementing and filling cracks, cavities and the like defects in surfaces. 1967 Times 12 Apr. 9/7 The window frames were rotten and had to be built up with layers of Polyfilla. 1989 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 1 Mar. 7 She refused to meet any of my scruffy acquaintances without make-up and, as she had banned the polyfiller for the day, we would not be going to the Queen's Arms. 2001 S. Armitage Little Green Man (2002) xxxii. 225 I had to apply the finishing touches myself. Stuff it with Polyfilla to make up the weight. 2. figurative (also polyfilla, polyfiller). Usually depreciative. Something used to fill a gap or hide faults, esp. superfluous language. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [noun] > action of padding > matter used as padding stuffing1551 bombast1575 fill-space1827 skip1833 padding1861 Polyfilla1979 1979 Observer 18 Nov. 20/7 The days when speech was ‘high-class Polyfilla’ between the music were at an end. 1989 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 May 34 Labour leaders described the Conservative manifesto as ‘not so much a policy package as a Polyfilla package’. 1997 London Rev. Bks. 23 Jan. 26/3 Executing 446 pages of narrative to meet a publisher's deadline..requires a certain amount of polyfilla prose. 2004 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 3 Apr. 27 Whatever setlist Bowie's been using he lost it on his way here, leaving us little more than a meandering mess of generic B-sides and lesser-known polyfillers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956
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