| 释义 |
† imˈpostumed, -thumed, ppl. a. Obs.
[f. impostume + -ed.]
= impostumated. lit. and fig.
c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. i. iii. §6 heading, Off woundes Impostemede. Ibid. 58 Þenke nouȝt to heele þe wounde as longe as it is enpostemed [MS. B. apostomyde]. a1586Sidney Arcadia iii. (1622) 384 How can an impostumed hart but yeld forth euill matter by his mouth? 1628Sir W. Mure Fancies Farew. iii. 3 Impostumde soares the patient most torment. 1651Cleveland Poems 10 Th' impostum'd bubble of a wave. 1663Aron-bimn. 65 To launce our impostum'd Ulcers. |