单词 | warmer |
释义 | warmern. 1. A person who warms. poetic. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > one who warms warmera1595 a1595 R. Southwell St. Peter's Complaint 11 Coales were kindled to the warmers cost. 1658 A. Cokayne Small Poems 249 Tis Loves best musick, all ears charmer, All hearts enthraller, and blouds warmer. 1903 Bridges Ep. Socialist 413 Unashamed to have outliv'd Your breeders, feeders, warmers and toiling attendants. 2. A contrivance for warming.Chiefly with defining word prefixed, as foot-warmer, plate-warmer, vegetable-warmer. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming fire engine1735 house-warmer1812 warmer1812 water wall1853 waterfront1867 fire1895 heater- the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for warming the person > the feet foot stove1611 stove1716 chauffet1790 foot-warmer1812 foot pan1817 1812 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 7 60 He would certainly chuse an eyder-duck for his foot-warmer. 1843 W. M. Thackeray Ravenswing vii, in Fraser's Mag. Sept. 322/1 Under the sideboard stands..a..plate-warmer. 1844 T. Webster & F. Parkes Encycl. Domest. Econ. 845 The well-known japanned plate warmer for the parlour in small families. 1844 T. Webster & F. Parkes Encycl. Domest. Econ. 845 A lower kind sold in the shops under the name of vegetable warmers, for keeping those dishes of vegetables warm that are not put on the table. 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 6 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 4 A foot-warmer (a long, flat, tin-utensil, full of hot water) was put into the carriage. 1871 Daily News 13 Jan. Covered up till we were nearly suffocated, and with a warmer for our feet. 1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Plate-warmer, a small cupboard standing in front of a fire and holding plates to warm. 1883 Harper's Mag. Mar. 539/1 Charcoal to put in the little foot-warmers..used by all womenkind in Dutch churches. 1894 Times 16 Apr. 7/3 The whey is dipped out into large warmers and these placed in the boiler. 3. warmer-up, something that warms oneself or another up; spec. (a) a preliminary item designed to put an audience in a receptive mood; also, one who presents this; (b) a stimulating drink. Also warmer-upper, esp. in sense (b) above. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > types or qualities of beverage > [noun] > exhilarating drink cordialc1405 cheerer1790 quaffer1942 warmer-upper1960 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > fortifying or reviving hair of the dog that bit you1546 eye-opener1818 bracer1829 livener1870 corpse reviver1871 reviver1876 screw1877 fearnought1880 pickup1881 stiffener1928 warmer-upper1960 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer pantomimus1589 amateur1757 figure1767 feature1801 débutant1824 warhorse1836 moke1890 trouper1890 chair-warmer1909 act1919 single1923 single act1952 warm-up man1959 warmer-up1960 1960 House & Garden Aug. 70/1 A tipple that has been a warmer-upper for British sailors since before Nelson's day. 1962 Guardian 22 Dec. 5/2 As so often it is the warmers-up (in this case Gordon and Bunny Jay) who do the hard work. 1972 Jazz & Blues Nov. 28/1 Shaw nuff is a very fast warmer-up. 1976 Ulverston (Cumbria) News 3 Dec. 19/2 As a ‘warmer-up’ the concert began with a rather pedestrian rendering of the Hebrides overture. 1980 Times 9 Dec. 2/1 Stone's Ginger Wine. The original warmer-upper. On its own or as a Stone's Whisky Mac. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1595 |
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