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† ˈpory, a. Obs.
Also 6 powrie, 6–7 porie, poory, 7 poary.
[f. pore n.1 + -y.]
Full of or containing pores; porous.
1535Trevisa's Barth. De P.R. v. xliii. 59/2 They [the reins] ben fleshely and poory [ed. 1582 powrie]. 1578Banister Hist. Man i. 2 The bones of y⊇ nose, and Ossicles of hearyng, are inwardly Porie. 1615G. Sandys Trav. 278 The stones hereof are so light and pory, that they will not sinke. 1654R. Flecknoe Ten Years Trav. 71 The body growing Cane-wise, distinguisht by several knots, out of whose poory sides, the branches issue forth in round. 1656tr. Comenius' Gate Lat. Unl. §99. 33 The poary Spunge bred on the rocks under water. 1697Dryden Virg. Georg. iv. 536 Vaulted Roofs of Pory Stone. 1826Blackw. Mag. XIX. 401 They glide with ease through the pory earth. |