单词 | well-corked |
释义 | well-corkedadj. Of a bottle or similar container: firmly or properly sealed with a cork. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > [adjective] > closed or shut > closed (of a vessel) > with a cork well-corked1664 corked1836 popcorked1919 1664 J. Beale in J. Evelyn Pomona in Sylva 29 When Cider is setl'd, and altogether, or almost clarifi'd, then to make it spriteful and winy, it should be drawn into well cork'd and well bound bottles, and kept some time in sand or water. 1739 S. Hales Philos. Exper. 49 When I had set by..some good distilled Mediterranean Water, it became very well tasted, like other common Water, notwithstanding it was all that Time in a well corked Bottle. 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica III. 886 A scorpion, a house-spider, and a cockroach, were put all together for experiment into a well-corked phial. 1878 U.S. Med. Investigator 7 392 This you are to enclose in a well corked vial and mark..with the name of the substance. 1922 Boys' Life May 27/1 A cup of molasses in a well-corked bottle will be sufficient. 2003 Orange County Reg. (Nexis) 21 Jan. Stored in clean, well-corked wine bottles and refrigerated, this popular aperitif will keep several months. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1664 |
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