单词 | recreatory |
释义 | † recreatoryn. Obsolete. rare. A source of comfort or reinvigoration. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > state of being consoled or relieved > [noun] > act, means, or source of consolation or relief froverOE comfortc1386 easec1440 sport1440 consolationc1460 recreatoryc1475 balm1540 balsamumc1540 solace1597 unction1604 balsama1616 demulceation1661 demulsion1661 alleviative1672 mitigation1726 salve1736 soother1794 consolement1797 heart-balm1828 c1475 Mankind (1969) 871 (MED) O Mercy, my suavius solas and synguler recreatory. 1664 E. Hall Serm. preached Stanton-Harcourt Church 56 Twas a book, I perceived, designed to be her souls looking-glas, or rather her souls recreatory, both. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online September 2020). recreatoryadj. Used for, or as a form of, recreation; recreational; (North American Education) designating reading done for pleasure. ΚΠ 1705 W. Thompson Some Fruits Solitude 23 A Garden, Work-House, an Elab'ratory, Improvements, Breeding, all are Recreatory. 1748 H. Scougal New Acad. Compliments 15 Our Pastimes have been recreatory. 1855 Asylum Jrnl. No. 11. 168/1 Facilities in giving the patients the necessary exercise and amusement, and also in employing them in wholesome recreatory employment. 1927 Educ. Res. Bull. 6 234/2 Two types of reading are generally recognized today, the informational or work type and the recreatory or leisure type. 1968 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 38 263/2 To stimulate interest in and understanding of recreatory and therapeutic reading. 1999 S. K. Pandey Encycl. Libr. Automation Syst. & Networks iv. 192 Simulations and games are being repackaged to provide the patron with a wide range of learning and recreatory activities. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1475adj.1705 |
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