单词 | well-cured |
释义 | well-curedadj. Thoroughly or properly cured (in various senses). In early use chiefly with reference to wounds or illness. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] conditec1420 well-cured?a1425 confite1484 pickled1552 confect1558 soused1568 preserved1569 comfited1599 condited1626 confected1808 processed1876 tubbed1882 ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 149v, in Middle Eng. Dict. at Wel A Canker vlcerate..cummeþ also of..olde sores þe whiche be not wele cured. a1542 T. Wyatt Certayne Psalmes (1549) sig. C.ii Eche not well cured wounde That festered is. 1638 tr. F. Bacon Hist. Life & Death 38 Weakning sicknesses well cur'd, doe make many live the longer afterward. 1680 J. Collins Plea Irish Cattell 31 Such Company may also have a Trade to New England, for building of Vessels, and returning with Cod, Salmon, and Sturgeon, (if it prove good and well-cured). 1785 J. Rose Ess. Brit. Fisheries I. 17 What an agreeable relish would a well-cured herring make to this slop. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. xvii. 271 A side of streaky, well-cured bacon. 1875 ‘S. Beauchamp’ N. Hamilton II. 256 The kitchen..was well furnished, too, with well-cured hams and good thick sides of bacon. 1938 Pop. Mech. Nov. 735/3 Accelerators and vulcanization activators speed up the process and well-cured rubber is obtained in a few minutes. 1997 Classic Boat May 76/2 Here in Norway it would be unusual to use any other material than the well cured heartwood from clear, straight pine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?a1425 |
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