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单词 strata
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stratan.

Brit. /ˈstrɑːtə/, /ˈstreɪtə/, U.S. /ˈstreɪdə/, /ˈstrɑdə/, /ˈstrædə/
Inflections: Plural stratas, (rare) stratae.
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English strata , stratum n.
Etymology: < strata, plural of stratum n., apprehended as a singular noun. Compare data n.In plural form stratae (compare quot. 1951 at sense 1a) by analogy with Latin nouns of the first declension.
1.
a. = stratum n. 1, 2a.Usually regarded as erroneous by usage writers.Some attributive uses of strata may be this singular use rather than a plural use of stratum; cf. stratum n. Compounds 1a(a).
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [noun] > stratum
coursec1430
couch1661
stratum1671
dess1673
strata1676
bed1684
floor1692
flooring1697
stratificationa1703
rock1712
liea1728
lay-bed1728
post1794
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [noun]
leyne?c1390
flake1577
lain1577
lay1588
stratum1599
bed1600
layer1615
strata1676
floor1692
laying1703
1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 12 The most beneficial sort of Mould or Earth, appearing on the surface..is the natural (as I beg leave to call it) under-turf-Earth, and the rest which commonly succeeds it, in strata's, or layers, 'till we arrive to the barren, and impenetrable Rock.
1735 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. Strata, a Layer or Bed of different Soil or Matter.
1767 Bartram's Jrnl. 29 in W. Stork Acct. E. Florida (ed. 2) A high bluff of sand..under which was a strata four foot thick, of a brownish soft sand stone.
1805 M. Lewis Jrnl. 9 Apr. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1987) IV. 15 These stratas are of unequal thicknesses.
1851 Sacramento (Calif.) Transcript 1 May He noticed one coyote hole where the miners had sunk the shaft through a strata..of ashes.
1904 L. G. Meushaw Plea of Toiler i. 13 The earthdin is but a seismal shock of a rheumatic condition of the diversified stratas.
1951 World Politics 3 158 A greater variety of soils, climates, and plants as well as of geological stratae will be found in a country with both mountains and plains.
2004 Jrnl. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 36 115/1 Soil variability from stratas of different textured soils.
b. figurative. = stratum n. 3.Usually regarded as erroneous by usage writers.
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society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > distinction of class > level or grade
mannishOE
placec1330
state1340
gree1382
conditionc1384
sectc1384
sortc1386
ordera1400
raff?a1400
degreea1425
countenancec1477
faction?1529
estate1530
race1563
calibre1567
being1579
coat1579
rang1580
rank1585
tier1590
classis1597
strain1600
consequence1602
regiment1602
sept1610
standinga1616
class1629
species1629
nome1633
quality1636
sort1671
size1679
situation1710
distinction1721
walk of life1733
walk1737
stage1801
strata1805
grade1808
caste1816
social stratum1838
station1842
stratum1863
echelon1950
1805 ‘Diogenes’ Let. to Noble & Learned Lord 14 A strata of selfishness is so very closely interwoven in their compositions.
1860 W. G. Allen Short Personal Narr. 27 What these good people would have been pleased to term a lower strata of society.
1946 M. Peake Titus Groan 159 The mixture of cunning and honesty which he did not yet perceive to be a still deeper strata of Steerpike's cleverness.
2008 Daily Tel. 17 Sept. 23/3 Companies like Lehman employ every strata of employee.
2. Chiefly U.S. A dish consisting of layers of bread and butter baked with a variety of savoury fillings such as cheese, meat, and vegetables.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > bread dish > [noun] > other bread dishes
bread pudding1623
mushroom loaf1769
dough ball1836
strata1902
calzone1933
panzanella1937
bruschetta1954
bread bowl1955
falafel1971
bunny chow1972
1902 J. L. Shepperd Hand-bk. Househ. Sci. xix. 241 Cheese strata.
1971 Colorado Springs (Colorado) Gaz. Tel. 23 June 1 f/5 Stratas are really sort of fool-proof so it doesn't matter how you assemble them.
2010 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 31 Dec. b1/1 Bread pudding..has a savory side too. It's called a strata, and you can even serve it for breakfast.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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