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单词 quicksilvered
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Definition of quicksilvered in English:

quicksilvered

adjective ˈkwɪkˌsɪlvəd
  • 1Figurative. Resembling quicksilver; bright, rapid, unpredictable, mercurial.

  • 2Treated or coated with quicksilver; especially (of glass) made reflective by coating with an amalgam of tin. Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Edwin Sandys. From quicksilver + -ed.

 
 

Definition of quicksilvered in US English:

quicksilvered

adjectiveˈkwɪkˌsɪlvəd
  • 1Figurative. Resembling quicksilver; bright, rapid, unpredictable, mercurial.

  • 2Treated or coated with quicksilver; especially (of glass) made reflective by coating with an amalgam of tin. Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Edwin Sandys. From quicksilver + -ed.

 
 
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