| 释义 |
† shrank, a. Obs.
[Related to shrink v.]
Of seed: Parched, shrivelled. Hence † ˈshrankness.
1651in Hartlib's Legacy (1658) 93 Then the Grain is purest and the perfectest, without Smut, Mildew, Shrankness, or other imperfections. 1686Plot Staffordsh. ix. 347 That [seed] which is thin and shrank (as they [Staffordshire people] call it). |