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单词 disgross
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disgrossv.

/dɪsˈɡrəʊs/
Etymology: < 16th cent. French desgrossir , desgrosser ‘to lessen, make small, fine, or less grosse, to polish, refine’ (Cotgrave 1611), modern French dégrossir , < des- , dis- prefix 1d + gros thick, big, gross adj.
Obsolete.
a. transitive. To make finer or less gross; spec. applied to the initial reduction in thickness of metal bars that are to be made into wire.
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society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > processes in wire-making
disgross1611
wire-draw1657
patent1922
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Disgrossamento, a refining, a disgrossing.
1636 Patent Roll, 12 Charles I 7 May (P.R.O.: C 66/2738) m. 1 Fyninge, refyninge, disgrossinge..of all gould and silver.
1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 85 If bullion be wrought into plate and utensils, or disgrost into wire or lace.
1687 M. Taubman London's Triumph 6 In another apartment is..Disgrossing, Flatting and Drawing of Gold..Wyre.
1823 W. Hone Anc. Myst. Described 250.
b. figurative (unless misread for disqwss, discuss v.).
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1546 in State Papers Henry VIII (1852) XI. 330 The matters..beyng not before disgrossed and brought to a conclusion.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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