bottomwardn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈbɒtəmwəd/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdəmwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bottom n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < bottom n. + -ward suffix.

†A. n.

The part near the bottom; the direction of the bottom. Only in to the bottomward: = sense B. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1668 L. Coelson Philosophia Maturata 138 To the bottom-ward you see the transparent salt like Cristal.

1694 London Gaz. No. 3006/4 More towards the middle, to the bottom-ward.

B. adv.

To or towards the bottom; in the direction of the bottom; downward.

ΚΠ

1856 C. Nordhoff Whaling & Fishing 335 The balls..possibly much surprising the fish with whom they came in contact in their course bottomward.

1893 J. L. Hall tr. Beowulf 52 The sea-wolf bare then, when bottom ward [OE to botme] came she.

1915 Outlook 24 Mar. 672 Her shredded flag came down a few minutes before the Dresden plunged bottomward.

1994 J. Barth Once upon Time 299 The yeast settles bottomward.

2007 G. Haymes Go beyond Stress xi. 302 The elevator's..doors close and the elevator again begins descending bottomward.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bottomward
释义	bottomwardn.adv. Brit. /ˈbɒtəmwəd/, U.S. /ˈbɑdəmwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bottom n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < bottom n. + -ward suffix. †A. n. The part near the bottom; the direction of the bottom. Only in to the bottomward: = sense B. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1668 L. Coelson Philosophia Maturata 138 To the bottom-ward you see the transparent salt like Cristal. 1694 London Gaz. No. 3006/4 More towards the middle, to the bottom-ward. B. adv. To or towards the bottom; in the direction of the bottom; downward. ΚΠ 1856 C. Nordhoff Whaling & Fishing 335 The balls..possibly much surprising the fish with whom they came in contact in their course bottomward. 1893 J. L. Hall tr. Beowulf 52 The sea-wolf bare then, when bottom ward [OE to botme] came she. 1915 Outlook 24 Mar. 672 Her shredded flag came down a few minutes before the Dresden plunged bottomward. 1994 J. Barth Once upon Time 299 The yeast settles bottomward. 2007 G. Haymes Go beyond Stress xi. 302 The elevator's..doors close and the elevator again begins descending bottomward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adv.1668
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