† addlenessn.

Forms: see addle n. and adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: addle adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < addle adj. + -ness suffix.

Obsolete.

The condition or fact of being addle (in various senses).

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the world > food and drink > food > eggs > [noun] > putrefaction

addleness1766

1642 J. Taylor Answer against Writer of Tale in Tub 4 There are some that report, that wee are called Round-heads, and Ovall-heads, by reason of the similitude of an egg... The allusion was not to the Ovall for me of the Egg, but to the addlenesse of the braines in the head.

1654 T. Blount Acad. Eloquence 71 Cloathed one while in changeable Taffata, another while with different pieces, set together out of a singular fantastick addleness of wit.

1766 B. Martin Descr. & Use New Table Air-pump 14 It appears they [sc. eggs] are pervious to the Particles of Air, which by their constant Action on the Contents of the Egg, tend to produce Alteration, Separation, and, at length, Putrifaction (or Addleness) in the Egg.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	addleness
释义	† addlenessn. Forms: see addle n. and adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: addle adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < addle adj. + -ness suffix. Obsolete. The condition or fact of being addle (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > eggs > [noun] > putrefaction addleness1766 1642 J. Taylor Answer against Writer of Tale in Tub 4 There are some that report, that wee are called Round-heads, and Ovall-heads, by reason of the similitude of an egg... The allusion was not to the Ovall for me of the Egg, but to the addlenesse of the braines in the head. 1654 T. Blount Acad. Eloquence 71 Cloathed one while in changeable Taffata, another while with different pieces, set together out of a singular fantastick addleness of wit. 1766 B. Martin Descr. & Use New Table Air-pump 14 It appears they [sc. eggs] are pervious to the Particles of Air, which by their constant Action on the Contents of the Egg, tend to produce Alteration, Separation, and, at length, Putrifaction (or Addleness) in the Egg. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1642
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