单词 | sidereous |
释义 | † sidereousadj.1 Obsolete. Of or relating to the stars, constellations, and planets or their motions; of the nature of a star (or planet). Cf. sidereal adj.In quot. 1657 alluding to astrological influence; compare quot. 1590 at sideration n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > [adjective] starry1543 sideral1545 astral1605 siderean1613 stellary1623 sidereal1639 astrean1650 asteristic1652 stellar1656 sidereous1657 siderous1658 stellate1694 asteriala1708 1657 R. Turner tr. A. Tentzel 2nd Pt. Mumial Treat. in tr. Paracelsus Of Chymical Transmutation 92 As the Load-stone, which hath in it the Spirit of Iron, strongly attracts Iron; so this Diazenech, having in it the active Spirit of the Plague, is by sydereous composition [L. syderea..compositio] and formation into certain Figures under the Dragons head or Scorpion, (when either the Sun or Moon possess either of these Signs) made a most excellent deletery against the Plague. 1670 S. Gott Divine Hist. Genesis World viii. 206 No Colorable Caus be offered to make such Partitions in Aether, except the Various Motions of the Sydereous Bodys, which Move in the Aether, and are Moved with the Aether. 1690 E. Warren Geologia iv. 88 An Earth of a Planetary Origin, sunk down from its lucid or Sidereous state. 1819 R. Surtees Let. in J. Raine Taylor's Mem. R. Surtees (1852) 389 I have also a book or two about the Starry Heavens, with Sidereous Observations and Diagrams. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). † sidereousadj.2 Obsolete. rare. Composed of iron. Cf. siderous adj.2 ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > iron > [adjective] > made of iron ironeOE ironenc1175 ironeda1400 ironishc1429 sidereous1830 1830 Fraser's Mag. May 503 Did the God of Hell, therefore, weep only from one eye, which rained the sidereous torrent of woe—the iron sleet of teary shower? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.11657adj.21830 |
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