单词 | cankerfret |
释义 | cankerfretn. 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. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. Obsolete. rare. 1. Consumed by canker (canker n. 1a). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. 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. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1619adj.c1325v.1585 |
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