figurative. A union or alliance of one thing or person to another, likened to a marriage or betrothal, esp. with reference to the idea of…
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释义 | the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > [noun] > close, intimate, or permanent joining (48) spousal1340 figurative. A union or alliance of one thing or person to another, likened to a marriage or betrothal, esp. with reference to the idea of… weddingc1380 Occasionally found in other senses of the verb: Close union or association; the action of pledging or wagering. Obsolete. solding1398 marriagec1400 figurative and in extended use. An intimate union; a merging or blending of two things. espousal?c1450 figurative. A union or alliance of one thing or person to another, likened to a marriage or betrothal, esp. with reference to the idea of… soldering?1550 The action of uniting or joining closely; an instance of this. marryinga1566 Marriage; the action of entering into matrimony. Also (in extended use): the action of joining or blending two things together. twist1580 In other figurative applications: e.g. a slight or weak support upon which something depends; a means of tracing one's way in a labyrinth; an… suture1600 gen. Sewing, stitching; also, a stitch or seam; †transferred adhesion; figurative union, now chiefly the union of the parts or sections of a… welding1603 transferred and figurative. The action of uniting, or the fact of being united, closely or indissolubly. ferrumination1606 The action of joining together two things; soldering, cementation. Also figurative. Cf. ferruminate, v. cementation1836 The action or process of cementing or producing cohesion; the state of cohesion thus produced. Also figurative. cementing1868 The action of uniting with or as with cement. Subcategories:— one who or that which (2) — principle of (1) — condition of being inseparable (4) — cohesion (18) — close fitting together of parts (10) |
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