poredadj.
/pɔːd/, U.S. /pɔrd/ Having pores (esp. of a specified kind). Chiefly in parasynthetic compounds.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > having (spec. type of) pores
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poriferous1863
1693 J. Clayton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 945 If a Gummous Plant or Tree, that grows low, and close pored, it abounds with acid Spirits,..if it grow tall, and be open pored, it abounds with a subtile volatile Spirit.
1865 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 155 401 These double-pored furrows belong to a rounded, bun-like, Nonionine shell.
1886 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13 201 The zone..which consists almost entirely of thick-walled, simple-pored, libriform cells.
1930 Engineering 28 Nov. 670/2 A wall built with Fletton bricks and very finely pored mortar.
1951 Austral. Jrnl. Sci. Res. B. 4 12 (title) Morphological and functional variations in the rays of pored timbers.
1973 B. Shelmire Art of looking Younger (1974) iv. 45 This cellular buildup causes the whole layer to become thicker and, in turn, makes the skin look coarse, leathery, and large-pored.
1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes iii. 35/1 Lateral line scales form pores on scales from head to tail. Most fishes have complete lateral lines, that is, the pored scales extend from behind the opercular region all the way to the base of the caudal fin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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