单词 | re-erection |
释义 | re-erectionn. The action or process of erecting something, esp. a structure, again. Also: the result of this; the condition or fact of being re-erected. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [noun] > creating again > constructing again re-edification1473 re-edifying?a1475 rebuilding1585 re-erection1643 recomposition1655 reconstruction1791 1643 R. Baillie Life William Arch-bishop Canterbury viii. 120 The reerection of it where its owne unsupportable weight hath caused it to fall. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. vi. 359 She was legally empowred for the re-erection of these Convents. 1753 D. Henry Hist. Descr. St. Paul’s Cathedral 43 A Figure erect of a Woman..holding a Sword or a Cap of Maintenance, with other Ensigns of the City's Grandeur and Re-erection. 1861 S. Smiles Lives Engineers II. 28 He also had regard to durability as an important point in its re-erection. 1907 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 27 299 Much has..been done to clear the temple of Apollo at Didyma, and the re-erection of fallen blocks has greatly improved its appearance. 1990 Country Homes June 151/2 (advt.) Our immense stock of ancient oak beams, handmade bricks, peg tiles & barn frames for re-erection, is second to none. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1643 |
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