单词 | ropishness |
释义 | ropishnessn. Now rare. The quality or state of being ropish. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [noun] thicknessc1000 gleiminessa1398 gleimingness1398 glutinosityc1400 viscositya1425 threadinessc1425 gleimousnessc1440 clamminess1528 clammishness1528 yolkiness1528 toughness1574 viscousness1594 gumminess1600 gluishness1608 glueyness1611 viscidity1611 gummosity1651 tenaciousness1658 viscuousness1658 glutinousnessa1661 plasteriness1660 ropishness1662 snivelliness1662 ropiness1663 gummousness1666 stickiness1689 clam1694 viscidness1710 glairiness1866 treacliness1884 slabness1892 yuckiness1982 1662 Dr. Merret in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) I. 159 A lee of the ashes of vine branches, viz. a quart to a pipe, being beaten in the wine, cures the ropishness of it. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 27 The very saw dust is of use, as are the ashes and lie.., to cure the roapishness of wine. 1881 Amer. Bee Jrnl. 21 Dec. 406/1 The skin decays about the same time with the body, which causes the ropishness of substance. 1971 Shakespeare Q. 22 85 Aemilia is of course making a joke about the very literal ‘ropishness’ of Lodovico's imagery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662 |
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