释义 |
rowiness|ˈrəʊɪnɪs| [f. rowy a. + -ness. Cf. roe3 and roey.] The state of being rowy or streaked; streakiness.
1875T. Laslett Timber 178 That [mahogany] cut in the province of Tabasco has generally some rowiness or figure to recommend it. 1885W. L. Carpenter Soap & Candles 174 Lest any portions of lye should be accidentally entangled in the soap, producing want of homogeneity, called ‘rowiness’, seen when the soap is cut up. |