单词 | allaying |
释义 | allayingn.1 The action of allay v.1 (in various senses); an instance of this. ΚΠ c1443 R. Pecock Reule of Crysten Religioun (1927) 346 (MED) Þei..han not moche hote principal membris, for whos alaiyng þei muste ofte feede hem self. 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. L ij b To moche alayenge with water wolde distroye naturall heate. 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 16 The Hoppe..maketh the essentiall difference betweene Beere and Ale..by allaying of the exceeding lusciousness of the mault with his bitterness. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 174 The storms and showers which often happen upon the allaying of a winde. 1696 J. Cockburn Jacob's Vow Concl. sig. Ooo4v 'Twould be great folly in a Hungry or a Thirsty Man to desire the allaying of his Appetite without eating and Drinking. 1734 Present State Republick Lett. 14 441 To send Mr. Melvil..to enquire into the real Causes of the Disturbances there, that so proper Remedies might be applied for the allaying of them. 1794 W. Drummond Rev. Govt. Sparta & Athens 149 The attention of Solon ought to have been particularly directed to the quieting and allaying of that intractable spirit..in the character of his countrymen. 1802 C. Lamb John Woodvil iii. 616 These high and gusty relishes of life, sure Have no allayings of mortality in them. 1856 Lancet 28 June 722/2 The allaying of the morbid nervous irritation..does not always subside on removal of the cause. 1916 Outlook 22 Nov. 673/1 It frightened thirteen hundred miles of Northern border to an extent which required many a regiment for its allaying. 1961 R. Albrecht-Carrié France, Europe & Two World Wars ii. iv. 168 The Treaty of Versailles may be seen as a more authentic sacrifice, a genuine contribution to the allaying of French fears. 1992 A. Thorpe Ulverton ii. 32 In the extremest danger of death and no allaying of the storm in sight. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † allayingn.2 Obsolete. Admixture of a less valuable metal; = alloying n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > alloying allaying?1624 alloying1701 alloyage1789 ?1624 T. Scott Vox Dei To Rdr. sig. ⁂v The raysing and allaying of golde and silver, without curing our generall want..is a witnesse of this truth beyond contradiction. 1745 S. M. Leake Hist. Acct. Eng. Money (ed. 2) 172 Some Regulation was made in the Allaying of Gold and Silver. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018). allayingadj. That allays something (in various senses of allay v.1); diluting; tempering; assuaging.In quot. OE rendering post-classical Latin deponens deponent, lit. ‘that lays aside’ (see deponent adj.); compare etymological note.With quot. 1709 cf. allay v.3 ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dilution > [adjective] allayingOE dilutive1620 diluent1731 diluting1732 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > making less violent or severe allayingOE temperativec1430 moderativec1487 moderating1583 softening1600 tempering1612 appeasing1648 modulating1751 palliating1758 mitigatory1813 chastening1814 mildening1842 mitigating1903 OE Ælfric Gram. (St. John's Oxf.) 122 Þa ðriddan getacnunge hæfð deponens uerbum, þæt is, alecgende word, forðan ðe he legð him fram ða ane getacnunge and hylt ða oþre. 1597 T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon Paraphr. xi. sig. N3 The heate of ouermuch alarmes..Had..broyld their hearts, in wraths-allaying harmes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. i. 48 A cup of hot Wine, with not a drop of alaying Tiber in't. View more context for this quotation 1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 97 When flowing Cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames. 1709 Brit. Apollo: Supernumerary Paper Mar. We may consider those sowr Ingredients, those allaying Mixtures. 1799 Universalist's Misc. Jan. 23 A set of plausible falsities..I mean those allaying softening descriptions some of this age have made of hell. 1816 N. Amer. Rev. July 208 Its writers will be afraid to speak the language that God has given them, till they have mingled the rough torrent with the allaying streams of a softer region. 1883 E. Martin Leo's Poet. Wks. 156 The thirsty spots on Nature's dry expanses, That crave the allaying flow. 1914 W. A. Hickman Canad. Nights 193 His..tempered restraint carried him through and held each waiting ear on the fall of the next key, till the allaying harmonies let down the tension at last. 1955 E. Bowen World of Love vi. 113 The front door, kept open upon the allaying night. 2005 Screen Internat. (Nexis) 18 Jan. The..deeply wounded romantic over whose passion time has had no allaying effect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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