单词 | pouching |
释义 | pouchingn. The development or action of forming a pouch or pouch-like structure; an instance of this. Also: a result of this; the condition of being pouchy. Frequently with out (cf. outpouching n. at out- prefix 1b(c)(ii)). Also: the process of sealing something in a pouch. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > [noun] > distension ablowingeOE swelling1377 inflation?1440 upblowing1527 fullness1583 flatus1702 insufflation1823 pouching1847–9 ballooning1889 1683 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 13 34 By the pouching out of each side, each of these [cavities] may be reckoned also as two. 1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 130 The pouching or bagging out at both Extreams. 1847–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. IV. i. 791/1 Dilations or pouchings can nowhere be seen. 1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 847/1 The great omentum is a pouching out of the meso-gastrium. 1932 S. Zuckerman Social Life Monkeys & Apes vi. 88 Swelling and pouching is not obvious in all [sc. rhesus monkeys]. 1972 Burlington (N. Carolina) Times-News 24 Mar. 5 b/5 The Packaging Machinery Group manufactures and markets cartoning, wrapping and pouching machinery for foods. 2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 25 Sept. 19 The only vague indication that he is approaching his 41st birthday this November is some very slight pouching underneath his deep blue eyes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). pouchingadj. That forms or resembles a pouch. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > expression of ill humour > [adjective] > pouting pouting1563 pouching1610 pouty1799 1610 R. Snawsel Looking Glasse for Maried Folkes sig. D3v Oh therefore, that these masterly dames would but glasse themselues, that they might see their rugged browes, their fiery eyes, pouching mouthes, their blacke and poysoned tonges. 1680 J. Bunyan Life & Death Mr. Badman 20 He would stand gloating, and hanging down his head in a sullen, pouching manner. 1788 J. Trusler Habitable World Described II. 321 They resemble Indian sheep, have crooked ram-heads, pouching under-lips, large, hanging, ears, and often single or double warts. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 16 Feb. 3/2 The balloon sleeve and the pouching bodice were all too kind to the careless. 1991 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 18 May a19 Their pouching midsections and lethargic lunges at birds suggested they [the neighborhood cats] were quite pampered. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1683adj.1610 |
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