| 释义 |
crystallized, ppl. a.|ˈkrɪstəlaɪzd|
[f. prec.]
†1. Made into crystal, made transparent like crystal. Obs.
1600Tourneur Transf. Metam. lxxxiv, The cristallized fount, That streames along the valley of Artes' mount.
2. Formed into crystals, existing in a definite crystalline form. Also fig.
1667Phil. Trans. II. 468 That kind of Vitriol..is affirmed to be found chrystallized in Transylvania. 1800tr. Lagrange's Chem. II. 339 Crystallized verdigrise or acetite of copper. 1871C. Davies Metr. Syst. ii. 47 Before the mind can grasp, as a crystallized idea, the fractional unit one-tenth.
3. Of fruit, ginger, etc.: preserved by impregnation with sugar, and usually coated with sugar crystals.
1875L. Troubridge Jrnl. 25 Dec. in J. Hope-Nicholson Life amongst Troubridges (1966) 133 Funny little presents they were—mostly boxes of choc. and crystallised fruits. 1882[see glacé a. 2]. 1900Lancet 6 Jan. 49/2 The greengages of crystallised fruit..and candied citron peel, all owed their brilliant colour to a salt of copper. 1908C. H. Senn Dict. Foods 109 Petit fours, F., is but the generic name for all kinds of very small fancy cakes usually highly decorated with fancy icing, crystallised fruits, and bon-bons. 1928F. Hurst President is Born xxxix. 392 Crystallized ginger. 1936Auden & Isherwood Ascent of F6 i. iii. 50 Drinks and eats little but is fond of crystallized apricots. 1965Hutton & Bode Simple Sweetmaking ix. 70 Crystallized Fruits. The aim in crystallizing fruits is to replace some of the water in the fruit with a strong sugar solution. 1970A. Parker Cooking for Christmas i. 56 Young stem ginger for dessert comes preserved in syrup..; or an alternative is good crystallized ginger, in boxes or tins. |