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单词 retuseness
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retusenessn.

Brit. /rᵻˈtjuːsnəs/, /rᵻˈtʃuːsnəs/, U.S. /rəˈt(j)uznəs/
Forms: see retuse adj. and -ness suffix.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retuse adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < retuse adj. + -ness suffix. Compare slightly earlier retusion n.
1. Hoarseness or weakness (of the voice). Obsolete. rare.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > hoarse or husky quality
hoarsenessc1000
rownessa1398
hoarseheadc1440
haskness?a1513
roup1579
raucity1607
retuseness1657
raucidity1669
throatiness1800
yawp1835
crackiness1891
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Eee4v It [sc. gum Tragacanth] emends..retusenesse of voice [L. retusas voces], and other defluxions.
2. Botany and Zoology. The condition of being retuse (retuse adj. 2); the degree to which something is retuse.
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1839 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 14 In the elevation and retuseness of the beaks it resembles the U[nio] pyramidatus.
1888 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 2 223 In the female there is less retuseness and no tubercles.
1914 E. W. Berry Upper Cretaceous & Eocene Floras S. Carolina & Georgia 137 It..resembles somewhat certain leaves of Pistia corrugata Lesquereux from the Montana group, differing from this species in the degree of apical retuseness.
1944 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 48 140 (note) In figure 7, the oleaster variety of the olive, the modern ‘wild olive’, has young leaves the size of box, some malformed to retuseness.
1991 G. E. Dillard Freshwater Algae of Southeastern U.S. iv. 24 Key to Southeastern Genera of Desmidiaceae... Semicells dome-shaped above a slight basal retuseness..C. ligoniforme.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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