单词 | respray |
释义 | resprayn. A second or subsequent spraying, esp. of a car with a new coat of paint.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > painting > [noun] > product of painting > type or method house painting1688 overpainting1843 repaint1893 respray1922 overspray1942 overpaint1944 1922 H. C. Cooper in D. T. Day Handbk. Petroleum Ind. I. 771 By making the spray absorber of ample size and by making the respray pump large, as recommended, any inefficiency in the vertical or horizontal absorber can be made up. 1962 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 1 35 The defendant appealed against so much of the decision as ordered him to pay for the respray. 1968 ‘D. Rutherford’ Skin for Skin ii. 16 The engine's nearly perfect but she does need a re-spray. 2000 J. Goldman Dreamworld xiv. 106 We got authority to pull over any Volkswagen—any orange one, any one that looks like it's just had a respray. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). resprayv. transitive. To spray again or a further time; esp. to spray (a car) with a new coat of paint. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > painting > paint [verb (transitive)] paintc1275 depaintc1320 englose1430 bepaint1567 superficialize1593 repaint1600 overpaint1611 repassa1806 colour-wash1850 distemper1870 respray1880 to paint out1902 aerosol1979 1880 Nature 30 Sept. 511/1 Sheets and night-dresses wrung out and dried before use, body sponged all over, and bed clothes re-sprayed with the solution each night. 1915 Cornell Reading-courses 15 Mar. 1914 The trees should be sprayed as soon as the buds burst and then resprayed immediately. 1959 Listener 16 Apr. 657/2 The car had been re-sprayed. 1976 M. Gilbert Night of Twelfth vii. 65 A car which..was resprayed. First with a light grey undercoat, then with a dark grey finish. 2005 Washington Times (Nexis) 18 July g01 He had the car stripped down, happily finding no body damage or rust, and resprayed it in the original white. Derivatives reˈsprayed adj. ΚΠ 1931 Times 31 Dec. 4/2 (advt.) 20 h.p. Coach Saloon, colour scheme maroon (resprayed cellulose), general condition and appearance is very good. 1975 G. Seymour Harry's Game iii. 46 The stolen and resprayed Cortina. 1995 P. Redmond Hollyoaks (Mersey TV transmission script) (O.E.D. Archive) Episode 6. 22 (stage direct.) Kurt is working on his car tightening up the bolts on the now beaten out and re-sprayed boot lid. reˈspraying n. ΚΠ 1897 Ann. Rep. Entomol. Soc. Ont. 28 35 This nullified the effect of the poison to a great extent and necessitated respraying. 1962 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 1 40 The defendant should be taken to have injured a motor-car that was already in certain respects (that is, in respect of the need for respraying) injured. 2004 Cockpit Summer 42 The constant removal and re-spraying of new Call Sign Decals onto the aircraft as they move within the Force. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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