单词 | conserving |
释义 | conservingn. The action or process of conserve v. (in various senses); (in early use) preservation, maintenance; (now frequently) conservation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [noun] > preservation from decay, loss, or destruction conservationa1398 conserving1413 reservationa1555 conservancy1613 the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > lengthening in duration or prolonging continuancec1374 prorogationc1400 prolongation?a1425 training1440 lengthingc1480 enlonging1509 prolonging1528 protraction1535 protract of time1536 productionc1540 trait1545 lengthening1574 continuation1587 prolongment1593 conserving1610 extensiona1631 wire-drawing1640 continuing1643 spinning1644 permansion1646 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [noun] > preserving with sugar comfiting1580 candying1598 confecting1626 reconditure1657 conserving1671 conditing1681 1413 T. Hoccleve Balade Henry V l. 32 in Minor Poems (1970) i. 40 Vn-to his [sc. Christ's] peple..cheerly see, In conseruyng of your estat real! c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 373 (MED) To her conseruyng..and her encresing. c1503 R. Arnold Chron. sig. Fiv That for the conseruyng of our pease in ye forsayd cite..we wyll graunt to hem the sayde towne. 1557 in Brieff Disc. Troubles Franckford (1574) p. cxxx We thinke..for the conseruinge off the good reporte of oure nation, that all matters and controuersies..be brought before the Seniors. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. vii. 105 A diuers manner of conseruing of the seuerall kindes of Herbes and Trees by propagation. 1671 (title) A queens delight; or, the art of preserving, conserving, and candying. 1700 H. Layton Search after Souls ii. 95 The Spirit is a Vapor drawn by Heat..out of the purest Parts of the Blood, and then inkindled..for Conserving of Life. 1869 Sci. Amer. 27 Feb. 138/2 The putting up and conserving of fruit has got to be a business of very large proportions throughout the civilized world. 1896 Century Jan. 461 All the ceremonies which pertain to the conserving of life and the government of the tribe. 1965 Times 25 Aug. 9 The conserving of fine buildings and of nature where appropriate. 1989 Guardian (Nexis) 14 Apr. The receiving, documenting, moving, storing and conserving of works of art. 1999 Canberra Times (Nexis) 25 July 29 The notion of saving is comfortable. It implies conserving of resources for a good purpose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). conservingadj. That conserves; (in early use) that preserves from injury, loss, change, or decay; (now also) that conserves resources, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] conserving1584 conservating1663 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserving from decay, loss, or destruction conservative?a1425 conservatory1576 conserving1584 salvative1653 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserving in being or maintaining > specific institutions or conditions conserving1584 conservant1588 conservating1663 1584 D. Fenner Artes of Logike & Rethorike Ep. Ded. sig. A3 The begetting cause is referred to procreation,..and the conseruing or preseruing cause, as to..preseruation. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §83 A conserving pit of Snow. 1665 T. Mall Offer of Farther Help 65 Not onely the procreant, but also the conserving cause of faith. 1702 J. Kimberley Serm. preach'd before Lower House Convocation 7 A Postulate from which is drawn the Necessity of a conserving Providence. 1765 T. Letchworth Misc. Reflect. 11 Offspring of Deity, by him upheld; Th'efficient and conserving cause of all. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. III. xxi. 521 A conserving and uniting element. 1897 Times 12 Oct. 14 To spread amongst the people the conserving influence of peasant proprietorship. 1968 R. H. Pulley Old Virginia Restored Pref. p. viii Nowhere are the conserving tendencies of progressivism more vividly seen than in Virginia. 1988 N. Postman Conscientious Objections 4 The conserving impulse in scholarship is quite important, since it serves to protect an intellectual community from expending energy on trivial..knowledge. 2006 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 15 Nov. b4 Improving the lives of others by providing for their energy requirements through prudent, efficient and conserving means. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1413adj.1584 |
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