† pomming-stonen.
Obsolete. rare.
= pumice stone n.Probably a compositorial error. In other editions of 1615 the text reads pommis stone: see pumice stone n.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > polishing > [noun] > implement for polishing > stone
slickstonec1325
pumice stonea1425
sleekstone1530
pounced stone1585
pomming-stone1615
polishing-slate1801
spume-stone1831
snake-stone1850
1615 J. Swetnam Araignm. Lewde, Idle, Froward, & Vnconstant Women i. 3 In their loue a woman is compared to a pomming-stone, for which way soeuer you turne a pomming stone it is full of holes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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n.1615- distress
- distress bazaar
- distress call
- distress committee
- distress flare
- distress light
- distress message
- distress signal
- distress signalling
- distress work
- distress-gun
- distress-rocket
- distress-sale
- distress-warrant
- distressed
- distressed area
- distressedly
- distressedness
- distresser
- distresses
- distressful
- distressfully
- distressfulness
- distressfulnesses
- distressgun