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单词 figgy
释义 figgy, a.|ˈfɪgɪ|
[f. fig n.1 + -y1.]
1. Resembling figs, sweet as figs; in quot. fig.
1548Hooper Declar. 10 Commandm. iv. 39 A gentle, swete, and fyggie god that..will not see thabhomination.
2. Made with figs, i.e. raisins; see fig n.1 5.
1846Spec. Cornish Dial. 53 A thoomping figgy pudden.1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Figgie-dowdie, a west⁓country pudding, made with raisins, and much in vogue at sea among the Cornish and Devon men.
3. In Soap-making: Containing white granulations, like the seeds of figs, of stearate of potash.
1862O'Neill Dyeing & Calico Print. 185/1 The quality of soft soap is thought to depend in some measure upon the existence of white particles diffused through the mass, producing the appearance called ‘figgy’.
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