steepern.¹

/ˈstiːpə/

Etymology: < steep v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

1. One who steeps; spec. one who carries out the operation of steeping flax, wool, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of soaking or steeping > [noun] > one who or that which

steeper1611

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > other processes > one who

steeper1611

preparer1753

carbonizer1851

classer1883

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Trempeur, a dipper;..soaker, steeper.

1838 W. L. Rham Outl. Flemish Husbandry ix. 45 in Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) (1840) III The best and most experienced steepers..prefer the clear soft water of the river Lys.

1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. Steeper, a wool-combing term: a man who steeps the wool before washing. w. Yks.

2. A vessel used in steeping or infusing; esp. a vat in which the indigo-plant is macerated.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vessels for other specific purposes > [noun] > for steeping

steep1614

steeper1737

1737 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 3) at Anil The first, largest, and highest of these [Indigo] Vats is called the Steeper or Rot.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 666 [article Indigo] The uppermost is called the fermenting vat, or the steeper.

1886 Cornhill Mag. July 51 The would-be drinker is then expected to seize the burning hot steeper [for tea].

3. dialect. A soaking rain; also, a soaking with rain.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > downpour

floodc1275

spate1513

spout1554

gourder1565

squata1640

downpouring1669

deluge1720

pash1722

plout1740

on-ding1776

pelt1785

soaker1789

pelter1791

teem1793

pour1794

oncome1808

downpour1811

plash1820

slashing1829

plungec1841

dispunging1876

steeper1878

splurge1879

soak1891

drencher1892

toad-strangler1938

1878 E. Waugh Hermit Cobbler vii It's a steeper, and nought else. It's th' weetest back-end we'n had this ten-year.

1898 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 7 May (E.D.D.) T'rain com dahn i' buckets an' it gae me a steeper an' reight, tu.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

steepern.²

/ˈstiːpə/

Etymology: < steep v.² + -er suffix¹.

dialect.

(See quot. 1837.)

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the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > planted, cultivated, or valued > hedge or hedgerow > branch in

plashoote1602

steeper1815

grower1829

1815 Sporting Mag. 45 110 One may be placed about nine inches above the steepers of a hedge.

1837 J. F. Palmer Gloss. in M. Palmer Dialogue Devonshire Dial. Steepers, in trimming hedges, the central branches, cut half through and laid lengthways.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	steeper
释义	steepern.¹ /ˈstiːpə/ Etymology: < steep v.¹ + -er suffix¹. 1. One who steeps; spec. one who carries out the operation of steeping flax, wool, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of soaking or steeping > [noun] > one who or that which steeper1611 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > treating or processing textile materials > [noun] > other processes > one who steeper1611 preparer1753 carbonizer1851 classer1883 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Trempeur, a dipper;..soaker, steeper. 1838 W. L. Rham Outl. Flemish Husbandry ix. 45 in Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) (1840) III The best and most experienced steepers..prefer the clear soft water of the river Lys. 1904 Eng. Dial. Dict. Steeper, a wool-combing term: a man who steeps the wool before washing. w. Yks. 2. A vessel used in steeping or infusing; esp. a vat in which the indigo-plant is macerated. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vessels for other specific purposes > [noun] > for steeping steep1614 steeper1737 1737 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 3) at Anil The first, largest, and highest of these [Indigo] Vats is called the Steeper or Rot. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 666 [article Indigo] The uppermost is called the fermenting vat, or the steeper. 1886 Cornhill Mag. July 51 The would-be drinker is then expected to seize the burning hot steeper [for tea]. 3. dialect. A soaking rain; also, a soaking with rain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [noun] > a or the fall of rain > downpour floodc1275 spate1513 spout1554 gourder1565 squata1640 downpouring1669 deluge1720 pash1722 plout1740 on-ding1776 pelt1785 soaker1789 pelter1791 teem1793 pour1794 oncome1808 downpour1811 plash1820 slashing1829 plungec1841 dispunging1876 steeper1878 splurge1879 soak1891 drencher1892 toad-strangler1938 1878 E. Waugh Hermit Cobbler vii It's a steeper, and nought else. It's th' weetest back-end we'n had this ten-year. 1898 Leeds Mercury Weekly Suppl. 7 May (E.D.D.) T'rain com dahn i' buckets an' it gae me a steeper an' reight, tu. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). steepern.² /ˈstiːpə/ Etymology: < steep v.² + -er suffix¹. dialect. (See quot. 1837.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > planted, cultivated, or valued > hedge or hedgerow > branch in plashoote1602 steeper1815 grower1829 1815 Sporting Mag. 45 110 One may be placed about nine inches above the steepers of a hedge. 1837 J. F. Palmer Gloss. in M. Palmer Dialogue Devonshire Dial. Steepers, in trimming hedges, the central branches, cut half through and laid lengthways. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹1611n.²1815
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