| 释义 |
curf local.|kɜːf|
Also carf, kerf.
[var. f. carf, kerf.]
A cherty limestone found in one of the strata of the Portland beds of stone.
1839Civil Engin. & Arch. Jrnl. II. 375/2 A middle or curf bed occurs only in the southernmost of the quarries. 1893Spon's Mechanic's Own Bk. (ed. 4) 564 Then..the Bastard-Roach, Kerf, or Curf is reached. 1936Discovery Mar. 76/2 Between the ‘Whit Bed’ and ‘Base Bed’ there is an irregular deposit of curf and flint, locally called ‘Pericott’. |