单词 | rorulent |
释义 | rorulentadj. rare. Of or relating to dew; covered with dew or a dew-like substance. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > dew > [adjective] > covered or wet with dew dewyOE fordewed1430 bedewed1530 dewed1552 rorulent1656 dew-dropped1744 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Rorulent, covered with, or full of dew. 1702 E. Sherburne in tr. Seneca Tragedies Index Anaurus, only a Name given to any Current raised by Rain, and not sending up rorulent Steams or Vapours. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 275 Rorulent, covered like a plum with a bloom which may be rubbed off. 1940 Notulae Naturae 12 Dec. 4 First five tergites clothed with a silvery rorulent pubescence, the caudal margins with short, very fine silvery fimbriae. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656 |
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