单词 | water source |
释义 | water sourcen.ΚΠ 1647 J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Clavis 22 in tr. XL. Questions conc. Soule It is the Effluence of the Inward Motion, which..consisteth in a fiery Nature, like a drie kind of water source [Ger. Wasser-Quelle], which is understood to be the ground of all Metall and stones, for they were created of that. 1691 E. Taylor J. Böhme's Theosophick Philos. 381 When the Light springeth up in the water source, Mars springeth up for great Joy in the Sulphur, so came Grass and Trees. 2. A place from which water issues; a spring, a fountain, etc.; cf. source n. 3. Also more generally: a place from which water can be obtained. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > system > [noun] > head or source headeOE wellspringOE springOE uptaking1241 head wella1325 wellheadc1330 sourcec1386 headspringa1398 headstreama1398 risinga1398 surge1523 springhead?a1560 head fountain1563 water head1567 fountainhead1585 headwater1612 fill1622 water source1651 urn1726 vomica1838 sponge-swamp1901 1651 J. Reading Guide to Holy City xviii. 183 Over ranck water sources, becomming muddy and troubled with that which they fetch in from without. 1797 A. Geddes tr. Bible II. 2 Chron. xxxii. 3 He deliberated with his chiefs and valiant men, about stopping up the water-sources, that were without the city. 1880 Fraser's Mag. Aug. 192 The water sources of the valley of the Thames are now drawn upon by the water companies to the extent of upwards of 120 millions of gallons per diem. 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 1 Feb. 245/1 These two species..were frequently isolated..from water sources—that is, from stagnating as well as from streaming surface water, from wells and even tap water. 2012 Green Parent Apr. 38/3 Be sure to..use a self-contained fire-bucket, and always have a water source nearby just in case. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1647 |
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