单词 | shrivelling |
释义 | shrivellingn. The action of shrivel v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waningc900 littlingOE lessingc1350 abating1370 diminutionc1374 minishinga1382 decrease1383 remissiona1398 shrinkinga1398 decreasing1398 adminishing?c1400 abbreviation?a1425 lessening?a1425 minoration?a1425 disincrease1430 abatement1433 restrictiona1450 batea1475 diminuation1477 limitation1483 abate1486 minute1495 minishment1533 mitigation1533 diminishinga1535 extenuation1542 slacking1542 reduce1549 diminishment1551 perditionc1555 debatementa1563 rebatement1573 obstriction1578 imminution1583 contracting1585 contraction1589 rabate1589 rebating1598 retrenchmentc1600 decession1606 ravalling1609 reducement1619 decrement1621 bating1629 shrivellinga1631 decretion1635 dejection1652 abater1653 rolling back1658 limiting1677 batement1679 reduction1695 depression1793 downdraw1813 descent1832 decess1854 lowering1868 shrinkage1873 dégringolade1883 minification1894 degrowth1920 downrating1950 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > contraction > into wrinkles rivellinga1398 wrinkling1528 puckering1611 shrivellinga1631 the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > corrugation > [noun] > wrinkled condition > fact or action of wrinkling rivellinga1398 plighting1400 rimpling1493 wrinkling1528 wrimpling1611 shrivellinga1631 rumpling1640 rucking1831 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1957) III. 130 A withering, a shriveling of my flesh with superstitious and meritorious fastings. 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 454 Some shriveling of the outward skin of the Bark. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 441 Ventilation by continual currents of air..acts in the same way as light, in producing shrivelling. 1883 Sunday Mag. July 435/2 The shrivelling of the Eastern Roman empire. 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 600 If the sclerotic shrivelling be well-marked. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). shrivellingadj. That shrivels; Botany = marcescent adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > permanent or discarded shedc1430 deciduous1657 marcescent1727 fugacious1750 permanent1776 shrivelling1776 persisting1777 persistent1785 sphacelate1785 shedding1796 sphacelated1806 caducous1808 restant1828 fugitive1830 horarious1866 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > into wrinkles > causing wrinkling1601 shrivelling1816 the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] shrinking?a1400 welkinga1400 moderativec1487 thinning1551 wanzing1571 decreasing1591 restricting1606 lessening1611 waning1632 assuaging1651 limiting1656 mitigating1749 diminishing1793 decrescent1811 shrivelling1849 dropping1894 scanting1916 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracting shrinking?a1400 contracting1765 shrivelling1849 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > into wrinkles rivelling1481 shrivelling1849 1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. 258 Stitchwort... Petals..flat; oblong; shrivelling. 1816 A. Boswell Skeldon Haughs (1830) 167 Stealin change o' shriv'lin time Had quench'd the vigour o' his prime. 1849 T. De Quincey Vision Sudden Death in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 751/1 Like a shrivelling scroll from before the wrath of fire. 1873 R. Broughton Nancy I. 33 Oh, spring! spring! with all your searching east winds, with your late shrivelling frost. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.a1631adj.1776 |
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