单词 | quicking |
释义 | quicking1/ˈkwɪkɪŋ/Now rare noun = quickening. OriginLate Middle English. From quick + -ing. Compare Middle Low German quickinge reviving, refreshing. quicking2/ˈkwɪkɪŋ/noun The action or process of planting a quickset hedge (usually hawthorn). Also concrete : the plants used to make such a hedge collectively. Compare quick, quick. Now historical. OriginLate Middle English. Either from quick + -ing or from quick + -ing. In later use also partly from quick + -ing. quicking3/ˈkwɪkɪŋ/noun The action or process of coating metal with mercury or a solution containing mercury so as to facilitate the adherence of a layer of gold or silver to the metal surface. OriginLate 18th century; earliest use found in William Richardson (1743–1814), literary scholar. From quick + -ing. |
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