reedinessn.

Brit.

/ˈriːdɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈridinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reedy adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < reedy adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of being reedy (in various senses). Now spec.: (of a voice, musical instrument, etc.) shrillness or thinness of tone.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [noun] > timbre or quality > reediness

reediness1888

1815 R. W. Dickson & W. Stevenson Gen. View Agric. Lancs. vii. 328 A great objection is in the reediness of the straw, which renders it less useful as cattle-fodder.

1815 L. Hunt in Examiner 12 Feb. 106/2 Besides her unpleasant reediness of voice, there is a coarse, flaunting air in her very best manner.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 365 The straw of the former kind is strong and inclined to reediness.

1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding xviii. 397 To try..the quality of the iron and to develope indications of any reediness, or looseness of structure it may possess.

1888 Sci. Amer. 30 June 402/3 The Liszt organ..possesses great freedom from reediness in sound.

1917 Washington Post 31 Mar. 5/3 Sometimes there was a slight reediness in the upper tones when she sang full voice.

1958 Times 3 Dec. 14/6 The bassoon of Mr. Karl Kolbinger..achieves an old fashioned diapason tone or a modern saxophonic reediness as he requires.

2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 Aug. (Arts section) 22 Hayes conjured some interesting sounds..the whole glittery mass bound together by the breathy reediness of the harmonium.

2. Weaving. Defectiveness in a woven cloth caused by a faulty reed (reed n.¹ 11a). Cf. reed mark n. at reed n.¹ Compounds 2.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > woven > defect in

scob1863

trap1871

reed mark1903

reediness1919

1919 U.S. Patent 1,294,809 1/2 To prevent unequal spacing and consequent reediness in the cloth.

1931 E. Midgley Techn. Terms Textile Trade I. 20 The warp threads..must lie in the cloth an equal distance apart, or a defect known as ‘reediness’ is created.

1998 S. K. Batra in M. Lewin & E. M. Pearce Handbk. Fiber Chem. (ed. 2) viii. 565 Mercerization improves color yield in dyeing and also covers reediness in the cloth associated with yarn unlevelness, which is a feature of linen yarns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reediness
释义	reedinessn. Brit. /ˈriːdɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈridinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reedy adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < reedy adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of being reedy (in various senses). Now spec.: (of a voice, musical instrument, etc.) shrillness or thinness of tone. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > [noun] > timbre or quality > reediness reediness1888 1815 R. W. Dickson & W. Stevenson Gen. View Agric. Lancs. vii. 328 A great objection is in the reediness of the straw, which renders it less useful as cattle-fodder. 1815 L. Hunt in Examiner 12 Feb. 106/2 Besides her unpleasant reediness of voice, there is a coarse, flaunting air in her very best manner. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 365 The straw of the former kind is strong and inclined to reediness. 1869 E. J. Reed Shipbuilding xviii. 397 To try..the quality of the iron and to develope indications of any reediness, or looseness of structure it may possess. 1888 Sci. Amer. 30 June 402/3 The Liszt organ..possesses great freedom from reediness in sound. 1917 Washington Post 31 Mar. 5/3 Sometimes there was a slight reediness in the upper tones when she sang full voice. 1958 Times 3 Dec. 14/6 The bassoon of Mr. Karl Kolbinger..achieves an old fashioned diapason tone or a modern saxophonic reediness as he requires. 2005 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 Aug. (Arts section) 22 Hayes conjured some interesting sounds..the whole glittery mass bound together by the breathy reediness of the harmonium. 2. Weaving. Defectiveness in a woven cloth caused by a faulty reed (reed n.¹ 11a). Cf. reed mark n. at reed n.¹ Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > woven > defect in scob1863 trap1871 reed mark1903 reediness1919 1919 U.S. Patent 1,294,809 1/2 To prevent unequal spacing and consequent reediness in the cloth. 1931 E. Midgley Techn. Terms Textile Trade I. 20 The warp threads..must lie in the cloth an equal distance apart, or a defect known as ‘reediness’ is created. 1998 S. K. Batra in M. Lewin & E. M. Pearce Handbk. Fiber Chem. (ed. 2) viii. 565 Mercerization improves color yield in dyeing and also covers reediness in the cloth associated with yarn unlevelness, which is a feature of linen yarns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815
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