单词 | terebrate |
释义 | terebrateadj. Entomology. Furnished with, or formed as, a terebra (terebra n. 2). ΚΠ c1904 in Encycl. Dict. Suppl. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). terebratev. Now rare. transitive. To bore, pierce, perforate; to penetrate by boring. Also absol. In quot. 1774, to form by boring. In quots. 1855, 1869 humorously for bore v.2 ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > make (an opening or hole) [verb (transitive)] > make an opening or hole in or into > bore, pierce, or perforate through-shooteOE borec1000 thirlc1000 through-boreOE piercec1330 wimblec1440 entera1500 perforate1538 foraminate1599 terebrate1623 drilla1657 forate1657 pertund1657 perviate1657 drill1674 transforate1727 tirl1825 the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > be or become wearied or bored with [verb (transitive)] > affect with weariness or tedium sadeOE weary1340 tire?a1513 accloy1530 irka1535 attediate1603 tedify1614 bore1768 vapour1774 ennui1804 terebrate1855 bind1929 feed1933 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Terebrate, to pierce with a Wimble. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. vi. 100 If wee consider the threefold effect of Jupiters Trisulke, to burne, discusse and terebrate . View more context for this quotation 1717 T. Robinson in Philos. Trans. 1714–16 (Royal Soc.) 29 475 The Insects suck and terebrate the Tree. 1758 J. Clubbe Misc. Tracts (1770) 100 An incrustated surface..too hard for my finer sort of gimblets to terebrate. 1774 G. White Let. 26 Feb. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 176 The bank-martin terebrates a round and regular hole in the sand or earth. 1855 O. W. Holmes Poems 250 O for a world where..blunted dulness terebrates in vain! 1869 Sat. Rev. 14 May 582 They [women] succeed by dint of perseverance; their terebrating powers are, in the long run, irresistible. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.c1904v.1623 |
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