单词 | strata |
释义 | stratan. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1676 |
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