transferred and figurative. The substance or ‘material’ (whether corporeal or incorporeal) of which a thing is formed or consists, or out of which…
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释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > [noun] > structural material (4) stuff1587 transferred and figurative. The substance or ‘material’ (whether corporeal or incorporeal) of which a thing is formed or consists, or out of which… subject1590 The substance of which a thing consists or from which it is made. Cf. matter, n.1 18a, subject matter, n. 1. Now historical and rare. material1624 Facts, information, evidence, etc., on which a conclusion is based, or from which an idea is developed, esp. in creating a work of literature or… fabric1849 concrete. Occasionally used for: Structural material. Now spec. the basic structure (walls, floor, roof) of a building. |
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