† copperousadj.

Forms: Also 1500s coperous.

Etymology: In sense 1 perhaps related to French couperose (Paré, 16th cent.) the disease copper-nose n.; in sense 2 apparently related to copperas n.French couperose ; though in both there was probably association with copper: sense 3 is perhaps immediately < copper n.¹ + -ous suffix for cuprous.

Obsolete.

1. Of the nature of, or affected with, the disease Acne rosacea or copper-nose n.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > acne or acne rosacea

copperous?1541

coppered?1543

copperosed?1543

copper-nosed1579

rosaceous1828

acneform1868

acneiform1870

acned1936

?1541 R. Copland Maner to Examyne Lazares in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Qiv^v Blacke coperous skal and scabbe in the face.

?1543 T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe ii. sig. Biii^v A generall diete for all copperous faced.

2. Of or belonging to copperas or vitriol.

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the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > sulphur > [adjective] > compounds > sulphates

copperose1646

copperous1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. xii. 336 A vitriolous or copperous quality; for vitrioll is the active..ingredient in Inke.

3. ? Coppery, cuprous.

1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 8 Funnels that exhale warm copperous vapours.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	copperous
释义	† copperousadj. Forms: Also 1500s coperous. Etymology: In sense 1 perhaps related to French couperose (Paré, 16th cent.) the disease copper-nose n.; in sense 2 apparently related to copperas n.French couperose ; though in both there was probably association with copper: sense 3 is perhaps immediately < copper n.¹ + -ous suffix for cuprous. Obsolete. 1. Of the nature of, or affected with, the disease Acne rosacea or copper-nose n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > acne or acne rosacea copperous?1541 coppered?1543 copperosed?1543 copper-nosed1579 rosaceous1828 acneform1868 acneiform1870 acned1936 ?1541 R. Copland Maner to Examyne Lazares in Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens sig. Qiv^v Blacke coperous skal and scabbe in the face. ?1543 T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe ii. sig. Biii^v A generall diete for all copperous faced. 2. Of or belonging to copperas or vitriol. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > sulphur > [adjective] > compounds > sulphates copperose1646 copperous1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. xii. 336 A vitriolous or copperous quality; for vitrioll is the active..ingredient in Inke. View more context for this quotation 3. ? Coppery, cuprous. Π 1834 W. Beckford Italy; with Sketches Spain & Portugal II. 8 Funnels that exhale warm copperous vapours. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?1541
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