| 单词 | to work short |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto work short 21. gen. Wanting in tenacity; friable, brittle. Phrase, to work short: to break or crumble when being worked. Of metals: cf. cold-short adj., red-short n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > loose texture > lacking cohesion > friable or crumbly crumbly?1523 friable1563 crummy1567 mouldery1600 short1607 bruisable1611 powdery1657 brashya1722 pulverulent1794 powderous1863 the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > become less dense [verb (intransitive)] > become loose in texture > be or become friable to work short1725 shorten1733 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 57 Least..it burne and drie vp their hoofes, making them short and brittle. 1673 N. Grew Idea Phytol. Hist. iii. 115 All Piths and more simple Parenchyma's break short. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Corn-land Some mix it [dung] with Sand, which causes it to work short. 1766 Compl. Farmer at Mould And this will be the better yet, if it..does not stick obstinately, but is short, tolerably light, breaking into small clods. 1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. II. 139 Bismuth..renders gold short and brittle. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 300 Pure clay..affords a very short paste. 1859 Stationers' Hand-bk. (ed. 2) 105 Short, the technical term for the absence of strength in paper. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 218 Coal is ‘short’ when of a very friable or tender nature. < as lemmas |
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