quoiceneckn.

Brit.

/ˈk(w)ɔɪsnɛk/, U.S.

/ˈk(w)ɔɪsˌnɛk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English quoice , queest n., neck n.¹

Etymology: < quoice, regional variant of queest n. (compare forms at that entry) + neck n.¹, so named because the surface is similar in colour to the iridescent feathers on the neck of a wood pigeon.

Mining. English regional (Shropshire). Now rare (perhaps obsolete).

A type of grey shale or clay with an iridescent surface.

ΚΠ

1799 R. Townson Sketch Mineral. Shropshire in Tracts & Observ. Nat. Hist. & Physiol. 169 Quoice neck..greyish black dry clay, with very shining surfaces.

1840 Trans. Geol. Soc. 5 430 Quoice Neck. A shale which, when first exposed, exhibits shining and somewhat iridescent surfaces (Coalbrookdale).

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 197 Quoiceneck (Sh[ropshire]), greyish black clay with shining surfaces, and streaked.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quoiceneck
释义	quoiceneckn. Brit. /ˈk(w)ɔɪsnɛk/, U.S. /ˈk(w)ɔɪsˌnɛk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English quoice , queest n., neck n.¹ Etymology: < quoice, regional variant of queest n. (compare forms at that entry) + neck n.¹, so named because the surface is similar in colour to the iridescent feathers on the neck of a wood pigeon. Mining. English regional (Shropshire). Now rare (perhaps obsolete). A type of grey shale or clay with an iridescent surface. ΚΠ 1799 R. Townson Sketch Mineral. Shropshire in Tracts & Observ. Nat. Hist. & Physiol. 169 Quoice neck..greyish black dry clay, with very shining surfaces. 1840 Trans. Geol. Soc. 5 430 Quoice Neck. A shale which, when first exposed, exhibits shining and somewhat iridescent surfaces (Coalbrookdale). 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 197 Quoiceneck (Sh[ropshire]), greyish black clay with shining surfaces, and streaked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1799
随便看	θ145944 θ145945 θ145946 θ145947 θ145948 θ145949 θ14595 θ145950 θ145951 θ145952 θ145953 θ145954 θ145955 θ145956 θ145957 θ145958 θ145959 θ14596 θ145960 θ145961 θ145962 θ145963 θ145964 θ145965 θ145966