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单词 cankerfret
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cankerfretn.

Brit. /ˈkaŋkəfrɛt/, U.S. /ˈkæŋkərˌfrɛt/
Forms: 1600s canckerfret, 1800s– cankerfret.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: canker n., fret n.2
Etymology: < canker n. + fret n.2 In sense 1 after cankerfret adj. 2, cankerfret v. With sense 2 compare cankerfret adj. 1.
In later use chiefly English regional (East Anglian). Now rare.
1. A corroded surface on metal; esp. verdigris on copper. Cf. canker n. 2. Also figurative.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > corrosion > rusty condition > rust or rusting
rusteOE
rustinga1398
ewre1597
cankerfret1619
aerugo1664
white rust1677
oxidegerence1831
1619 E. M. Bolton tr. Florus Rom. Hist. ii. iii. 129 That the armes of the Romans might not take dust, or cancker-fret.
1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 66 A copper saucepan requiring to be tinned is said to have got a Cankerfret.
1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I. 230/1 Cankerfret, copperas... East.
1891 Atlantic Monthly July 47/2 The right to live close to the grass, to miss the cankerfret of envy, the suffocation of merciless crowds.
1960 A. O. D. Claxton Suffolk Dial. 20th Cent. (ed. 2) 25 Cankerfret, verdigris on copper or brass.
2. A sore or ulcer in the mouth. Cf. canker n. 1b, canker sore n. Obsolete.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [noun] > a suppuration > abscess > ulcer > other ulcers
mouth canker?c1425
canker sore1798
cankerfret1823
perforating ulcer1853
cold ulcer1870
stercoral ulcer1898
1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 66 An internal sore or blister in the mouth, this is also called Canker fret.
1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I. 230/1 Cankerfret,... Also a sore or blister in the mouth. East.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

cankerfretadj.

Forms: late Middle English cancrefrete, 1600s 1800s cankerfret.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: canker n., English fret , fret v.1
Etymology: < canker n. + fret, past participle of fret v.1
Obsolete. rare.
1. Consumed by canker (canker n. 1a). Also figurative.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [adjective] > alteration of tissue > of nature of necrosis > affected with
cankerfretc1325
cankereda1398
mortified?a1425
gangrened1591
gangrenated1597
gangrenate1634
gangrenous1634
sphacelate1634
sphacelated1639
gangrenized1662
sphacelous1683
gangrenescent1759
mortifying1797
sphacelating1799
necrosed1821
necrotic1826
necrotizing1873
necrotized1929
c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 6064 (MED) Vor some bicome cancrefrete, & some blinde oþer wode.
1603 H. Clapham Three Partes Salomon Song of Songs Expounded 105 The canker-fret sonnes of Adam flocke about him.
1873 G. Egremont Poems & Songs 123 Off with this nagging, heart cankerfret, Shake up your ribands, put on a smile!
2. Corroded, as with rust.
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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > corroded > rusty
rustyeOE
rusted?c1225
cankered1530
cankerfret1603
rustful1709
rustyish1803
1603 H. Crosse Vertues Common-wealth sig. H2v These are like blades that haue painted sheathes, but canker-fret and rustie within.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

cankerfretv.

Brit. /ˈkaŋkəfrɛt/, U.S. /ˈkæŋkərˌfrɛt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: canker n., fret v.1
Etymology: < canker n. + fret v.1 Compare earlier cankerfret adj. and also cankerfret n.
In later use English regional (East Anglian). Now rare.
transitive. To corrode (metal), as with rust or verdigris. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. Also occasionally intransitive: to undergo corrosion.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > cause or effect (harm) [verb (transitive)] > do harm or injury to > gradually or secretly
undergoc1000
minec1422
undercreepa1440
cankera1450
undermine1565
cankerfret1585
sap1711
honeycomb1821
white-ant1905
submarine1917
sabotage1918
undercut1955
monkeywrench1986
the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > become corroded > rust
rust?c1225
cankera1460
rusty1567
cankerfret1585
oxidize1895
society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > corrupt
corrumpa1340
corrupt1382
perisha1400
cankera1450
gangrenate1532
putrefy?1548
cankerfret1585
debauch1603
fly-blow1605
bebauch1607
perjurea1616
ulcer1642
dross1648
deboise1654
gangrene1658
1585 G. Wither A.B.C. for Laye-men 59 Gold that lieth in the coffers till it be rusty and canker fretted.
1623 T. Scott Proiector 23 To scoure off the rust which canker-frets your noble profession, that so no spots may be seene to blemish your honors.
1632 J. Smith Expos. Creed xxxiv. 328 If gold bee rust and canker-fretted, it cannot bee helpt, but it must be cast into the fire.
1642 D. Rogers Naaman 36 Which else through ease and selfe-love would rust and cankerfret.
1895 W. Rye Gloss. Words E. Anglia 32 When the tinning is worn off from kitchen utensils, they are said to be canker-fretted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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