单词 | poriness |
释义 | † porinessn. Obsolete. rare. The condition of being porous; porosity; an instance of this. Also concrete: a porous part. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > small opening > minute hole > quality of being full of plumminessa1398 porositya1398 spongiosity?1541 spongiousness1598 sponginess1610 poriness1653 porousness1653 porishness1670 poroseness1679 pore1756 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > small opening > minute hole > quality of being full of > porous part or thing porosity?a1425 spongiosity1543 porousness1644 poriness1653 sponge1682 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler iii. 86 It is reported, there is a fish that hath not any mouth, but lives by taking breath by the porinss [sic] of her gils. View more context for this quotation 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 57 Vapours may be contained in the porinesses or hollow places of the Air. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. v. ix. 392 I took off the Dressings, and set the Trepan above the fractured Bone,..considering withall the Poriness of the Bone below. 1705 Wiseman's Eight Chirurg. Treat. (ed. 4) vii. i. 441 The Bones having naturally a Poriness in them, in which is always contained a matter fit for their Nourishment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1653 |
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