| 释义 |
foxing, vbl. n.|ˈfɒksɪŋ|
[f. fox v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the vb., in various senses.
c1220Bestiary 435 And in ure skemting he doð raðe a foxing. 1742Lond. & Country Brew. i. (ed. 4) 43 Foxing is a Misfortune, or rather a Disease in Malt Drinks, occasioned by divers Means. 1868Chambers' Encycl. I. 809 The sugar in the worts will become partially converted into acetic acid, or, as it is termed, foxing occurs. 1873N. & Q. Ser. iv. XI. 216 Is there any known means to prevent foxing in books? 1877Hallock Sportsman's Gaz. 17 With us of the North, foxing is by some followed during..winter.
2. concr. (See quots. and fox v. 6.)
1865Mrs. Whitney Gayworthys II. 75 Say wore cloth boots, with patent foxings. 1874Knight Dict. Mech. I. 912 Foxing..an outer covering or upper leather over the usual upper. 2. Ornamental strips of a different material on the uppers of shoes.
Add:[1.] b. Discoloration of the leaves of a book, etc., by fox-marks. Cf. fox v. 4.
1873N. & Q. 15 Mar. 216 Is there any known means to prevent foxing in books? 1945Catal. Printed Bks. (Sotheby & Co.) 19 Feb. 13 Mummery (A. F.) My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus, plates, some foxing, half calf, 1895. 1960K. Amis Take Girl like You xix. 226 He felt like an old book: spine defective, covers dull, slight foxing, fly missing, rather shaken copy. 1979C. Hayes Compl. Guide Painting & Drawing Techniques & Materials x. 159 Pastels may be preserved against ‘foxing’—the growth of fungus—with..formalin. 1989Antique Collecting Mar. 63/1 One of six paintings in ink and watercolours and gouache on silk on paper..(some foxing and stains), mid-19th century. |