单词 | surfeiture |
释义 | surfeituren. Surfeiting; surfeit, excess; esp. excessive consumption of food or drink.Apparently rare in 17th and 18th centuries. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [noun] excessc1386 surfeita1387 surfeiturea1400 surfeity?a1450 replevishingc1450 surfeitnessa1500 surfeiting1519 ingurgitation1531 crapulosity?1538 gurgitation1542 guzzling1642 stuffing1713 crapulousness1850 a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 389 Sum men dremyn for surfeture [Fr. sorfet] Þat etyn or drynkyn ouer mesure. c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iii. 166 He [sc. Sardanapalus]..gave hymself vnto riottous surfetures of such metes and drynkes as be allective nutritives to kyndle his lust with such enormyties. 1579 U. Fulwell Art of Flattery iv. sig. Eiiiv Where as hee was wont to ingurgitace himselfe in your kitchin, by surfeiture, now hee is moderated, and may returne from thence with a good appetite. 1599 H. Buttes in Dyets Dry Dinner sig. Aa.3v With Spices loathsome surfiture. 1814 Port Folio May 484 Hunger blight thee, and thy Peers! Surfeiture thy dreams await! 1889 Decorator & Furnisher 13 119/1 The antique pattern of crochet lace has been ‘done to death’, and of crazy-quilts there is a surfeiture. 1912 Sunset Jan. 54/1 At last Madame Cheribimo, after eating tremendously, heaved a sigh of surfeiture. 1992 Jrnl. Arabic Lit. 23 203 The poet's..accumulation of minutiae to the point of surfeiture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1400 |
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