re-formedadj.²

Brit.

/ˌriːˈfɔːmd/, U.S.

/riˈfɔrmd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re-form v.², -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < re-form v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier reformed adj.¹

1. Formed again or anew; restored to a previous form.

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1820 C. Mills Hist. Crusades II. iii. 131 The Greeks made a momentary rally; but a German count dispersed the re-formed squadrons by setting fire to the city.

1854 D. Page Introd. Text-bk. Geol. xv. 134 Here submerging the habitable dry land beneath the ocean, there upheaving the sea-bottom to form new islands and continents; and anon preserving in the re-formed material the remains of plants and animals as evidences of the world's conditions at the time of their entombment.

1889 J. Whitehead Steward's Handbk. 272/1 Charlotte a la Polonaise—A sponge cake cut in slices, the slices dipped in flavored cream and built up into their former shape; the re-formed cake is covered with whipped cream.

1963 R. F. Dunlap Gunsmithing (ed. 2) xiv. 211 Should the newly-reamed cartridge be a trifle long,..the standard cartridge may go a mite deeper into the re-formed chamber than necessary.

2007 New Statesman 19 Mar. 39/1 The Stooges..are a recently re-formed band high on any..rocker's list of influences.

2. Manufacturing Technology. Subjected to or obtained by the re-forming of hydrocarbons (re-forming n.² 2).

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re-formed1924

1924 Proc. 31st Ann. Convention Pacific Coast Gas Assoc. 725 Reformed natural gas.

1931 U.S. Bureau of Mines Techn. Paper No. 483. 2 The re-formed product comprised methane..and hydrogen..as the chief combustible constituents.

1996 B. Fell in H. W. Stache Anionic Surfactants i. 32 Reformed gasoline is a valuable source for aromatics like toluene, the xylenes, or durene.

2004 H. M. Tawancy et al. Pract. Engin. Failure Anal. xii. 536 Heat stored in the reformed gas was recovered at boilers and then economizers.

3. Of food: made with or consisting of pieces of meat or fish (usually inexpensive or otherwise unusable trimmings) which have been processed into a different form.

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1978 Washington Post 10 Nov. (Weekend Mag.) 1/1 If you want to know how bad things can get when you stray from hot dogs, try the reformed-meat-flake square called a steak sandwich.

1984 Listener 12 Apr. 11/3 Thigh meat marinated with Gruyère cheese, chickenburgers, even re-formed chicken on a stick like a lollipop, have all been tried.

1993 Times 7 Apr. 6/5 To distinguish it from the genuine article, it should be described as ‘reformed scampi’.

2006 Evening Herald (Plymouth) (Nexis) 24 Aug. 6 Finally, the realisation that not all kids want to eat breaded lumps of re-formed meat at every opportunity.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	re-formed
释义	re-formedadj.² Brit. /ˌriːˈfɔːmd/, U.S. /riˈfɔrmd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re-form v.², -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < re-form v.² + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier reformed adj.¹ 1. Formed again or anew; restored to a previous form. ΚΠ 1820 C. Mills Hist. Crusades II. iii. 131 The Greeks made a momentary rally; but a German count dispersed the re-formed squadrons by setting fire to the city. 1854 D. Page Introd. Text-bk. Geol. xv. 134 Here submerging the habitable dry land beneath the ocean, there upheaving the sea-bottom to form new islands and continents; and anon preserving in the re-formed material the remains of plants and animals as evidences of the world's conditions at the time of their entombment. 1889 J. Whitehead Steward's Handbk. 272/1 Charlotte a la Polonaise—A sponge cake cut in slices, the slices dipped in flavored cream and built up into their former shape; the re-formed cake is covered with whipped cream. 1963 R. F. Dunlap Gunsmithing (ed. 2) xiv. 211 Should the newly-reamed cartridge be a trifle long,..the standard cartridge may go a mite deeper into the re-formed chamber than necessary. 2007 New Statesman 19 Mar. 39/1 The Stooges..are a recently re-formed band high on any..rocker's list of influences. 2. Manufacturing Technology. Subjected to or obtained by the re-forming of hydrocarbons (re-forming n.² 2). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > chemical processes or reactions > [adjective] > petroleum processes > reforming re-formed1924 1924 Proc. 31st Ann. Convention Pacific Coast Gas Assoc. 725 Reformed natural gas. 1931 U.S. Bureau of Mines Techn. Paper No. 483. 2 The re-formed product comprised methane..and hydrogen..as the chief combustible constituents. 1996 B. Fell in H. W. Stache Anionic Surfactants i. 32 Reformed gasoline is a valuable source for aromatics like toluene, the xylenes, or durene. 2004 H. M. Tawancy et al. Pract. Engin. Failure Anal. xii. 536 Heat stored in the reformed gas was recovered at boilers and then economizers. 3. Of food: made with or consisting of pieces of meat or fish (usually inexpensive or otherwise unusable trimmings) which have been processed into a different form. ΚΠ 1978 Washington Post 10 Nov. (Weekend Mag.) 1/1 If you want to know how bad things can get when you stray from hot dogs, try the reformed-meat-flake square called a steak sandwich. 1984 Listener 12 Apr. 11/3 Thigh meat marinated with Gruyère cheese, chickenburgers, even re-formed chicken on a stick like a lollipop, have all been tried. 1993 Times 7 Apr. 6/5 To distinguish it from the genuine article, it should be described as ‘reformed scampi’. 2006 Evening Herald (Plymouth) (Nexis) 24 Aug. 6 Finally, the realisation that not all kids want to eat breaded lumps of re-formed meat at every opportunity. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.²1820
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re-formedadj.2

re-formedadj.²