affinagen.

Brit.

/ˌafᵻˈnɑːʒ/, U.S.

/ˌæfnˈɑʒ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French affinage.

Etymology: < French affinage action of purifying or maturing something (1390 in Middle French, originally and frequently with reference to the refining of metals) < affiner affine v. + -age -age suffix. Compare French raffinage (see refinage n.).

†1. The action or process of refining metals. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > refining

fining1371

refining1584

affinage1656

finery1771

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Affinage, a fineing or refining of mettals.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Affinage, the act of refining metals by the cupel.

2. Cheese-making. The process of maturing cheese, usually in a cellar or climate-controlled room. Cf. affineur n.

ΚΠ

1963 N. Barry Paris Personal xviii. 241 Here the cheeses are ripened in a process called ‘affinage’. It is for their ‘affinage’ that Nortier has become celebrated.

1989 P. Rance French Cheese Bk. xiii. 383 Bresse bleu is not traditional, it must have been a case of factory cheese given..rustic affinage.

1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Sept. c1 They descend eight floors below ground and the temperature and humidity in them..important to the affinage, or finishing, of Roquefort—never varies.

2007 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 162/3 The cheeses I tasted in the awe-inspiring barn crystallized my thoughts on what makes cheese become great: constant communication between cheese-maker and cheesemonger, and very careful attention to affinage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affinage
释义	affinagen. Brit. /ˌafᵻˈnɑːʒ/, U.S. /ˌæfnˈɑʒ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French affinage. Etymology: < French affinage action of purifying or maturing something (1390 in Middle French, originally and frequently with reference to the refining of metals) < affiner affine v. + -age -age suffix. Compare French raffinage (see refinage n.). †1. The action or process of refining metals. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > refining fining1371 refining1584 affinage1656 finery1771 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Affinage, a fineing or refining of mettals. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Affinage, the act of refining metals by the cupel. 2. Cheese-making. The process of maturing cheese, usually in a cellar or climate-controlled room. Cf. affineur n. ΚΠ 1963 N. Barry Paris Personal xviii. 241 Here the cheeses are ripened in a process called ‘affinage’. It is for their ‘affinage’ that Nortier has become celebrated. 1989 P. Rance French Cheese Bk. xiii. 383 Bresse bleu is not traditional, it must have been a case of factory cheese given..rustic affinage. 1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 2 Sept. c1 They descend eight floors below ground and the temperature and humidity in them..important to the affinage, or finishing, of Roquefort—never varies. 2007 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 162/3 The cheeses I tasted in the awe-inspiring barn crystallized my thoughts on what makes cheese become great: constant communication between cheese-maker and cheesemonger, and very careful attention to affinage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1656
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