† chessomadj.

Etymology: Of uncertain etymology: a suggestion is that it = cheese-some ‘of the nature of cheese’, which suits the phonology, though the sense may be questioned, since cheese is of many kinds.

Obsolete.

Of soil: Loose, friable, and free from stones or grit.Curiously mistaken by Johnson for a noun; the error is retained in later dictionaries.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > friable

lightc1400

resolute?1440

mouldery1600

murly1600

murling1610

chessom1626

open1647

putrid1656

overlight1707

shattery1728

well-broke1796

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §665 The Tender, Chessome, and Mellow Earth, is the best; Being meere Mould, between the two Extreames of Clay, and Sand.

1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 16 Mould of..more delicate grain, tender, chessum and mellow; clear of stones and grittiness, with an eye of Lome and Sand.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	chessom
释义	† chessomadj. Etymology: Of uncertain etymology: a suggestion is that it = cheese-some ‘of the nature of cheese’, which suits the phonology, though the sense may be questioned, since cheese is of many kinds. Obsolete. Of soil: Loose, friable, and free from stones or grit.Curiously mistaken by Johnson for a noun; the error is retained in later dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > friable lightc1400 resolute?1440 mouldery1600 murly1600 murling1610 chessom1626 open1647 putrid1656 overlight1707 shattery1728 well-broke1796 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §665 The Tender, Chessome, and Mellow Earth, is the best; Being meere Mould, between the two Extreames of Clay, and Sand. 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 16 Mould of..more delicate grain, tender, chessum and mellow; clear of stones and grittiness, with an eye of Lome and Sand. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1626
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