driftingn.

Etymology: < drift v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdrifting.

a. The action of drift v.; also concrete (plural) that which is drifted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > [noun]

drift1555

drifting1820

driftage1862

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > [noun] > that which moves with current

driftage1768

drifting1820

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > current > [noun] > fact or condition of being carried by

drift1555

drifting1820

1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 56 The rich-ored driftings of the flood.

1891 Echo 10 Mar. 3/3 The drifting has caused many roads to be impassable.

†b. Putting off; lapse (of time). Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > [noun] > course or passage of time

process1357

concoursec1400

coursec1460

successionc1485

passing-by1523

by-passing1526

slacka1533

continuancea1552

race1565

prolapse1585

current1587

decurse1593

passage1596

drifting1610

flux1612

effluxion1621

transcursion1622

decursion1629

devolution1629

progression1646

efflux1647

preterition1647

processus1648

decurrence1659

progress1664

fluxation1710

elapsing1720

currency1726

lapse1758

elapse1793

time-lapse1864

wearing1876

1610 J. Forbes Certaine Rec. (1846) II. x. 496 No drifting of time sould cause them to alter.

†c. Scheming, machination. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination

artc1300

enginec1300

compassc1320

governaila1382

subtletya1393

imaginement1543

machinationc1550

stratagem1561

designing1566

packing1587

Machiavellism1592

design1594

drifting1602

Machiavellianism1607

artifice1618

reach1641

contrivance1647

intrigue1668

designfulnessa1677

engineering1716

manoeuvring1786

scheme1790

intriguery1815

intriguing1841

footwork1902

game playing1916

1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxv. 313 Italian Driftings, and such Sinnes.

2. spec. in Mining (see drift v. 7). Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > excavating or sinking of shaft

sinking1613

raising-pair1747

stoping1778

sumping1824

drifting1853

shafting1872

1853 Harper's Mag. Mar. 447 The shafting and drifting gets only the copper which is in the immediate course of those operations.

1882 Rep. Prec. Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) i. 70 This mine has been worked by the drifting method.

1882 Rep. Prec. Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) iii. 635 A..portion of the gravels or ‘wash’..is removed by..drifting, from underneath worthless or comparatively barren ground.

1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 50/2 Drifting picks, adze eye, oil finish.

1927 R. Peele Mining Engineers' Handbk. (ed. 2) x. 500 All types of rock drill are used for drifting and crosscutting.

1952 M. H. Haddock Basis Mine Surveying vii. 259 Drifting in coal-mining has nearly always been between parallel strata with the frequently assured certainty of locating the deposit sought.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

driftingadj.

Etymology: < drift v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdrifting.

a. That drifts; see the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > [adjective]

driving1578

drifted1730

drifting1749

1749 Acct. Voy. for Discov. North-west Passage II. 43 Intensely cold, with excessive Frost and drifting Snow.

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 57 Drifting sand heaps.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 331 The gaunt, perishing seaman on the drifting raft.

†b. Designing, aiming, scheming. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > in contrivance or machination

politic1543

practical1563

fetching1570

driftyc1571

Machiavellian1572

stratagematical1583

stratagemical1585

stratagematic1589

drifting1596

enterprising1602

Machiavelline1602

practitional1602

engineering1631

polititious1638

Machiavellic1645

designing1661

intriguing1790

manoeuvring1801

systematizing1827

scheming1838

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. liii. 241 Ill-drifting Rome and Spayne.

Derivatives

ˈdriftingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > [adverb]

driftingly1859

1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 128 The fading clouds, all driftingly, Submerge.

1895 A. Austin in Blackwood's Mag. 639/2 To fish driftingly from one end of Lough Inagh to another.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	drifting
释义	driftingn. Etymology: < drift v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdrifting. 1. a. The action of drift v.; also concrete (plural) that which is drifted. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > [noun] drift1555 drifting1820 driftage1862 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > [noun] > that which moves with current driftage1768 drifting1820 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > current > [noun] > fact or condition of being carried by drift1555 drifting1820 1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 56 The rich-ored driftings of the flood. 1891 Echo 10 Mar. 3/3 The drifting has caused many roads to be impassable. †b. Putting off; lapse (of time). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > [noun] > course or passage of time process1357 concoursec1400 coursec1460 successionc1485 passing-by1523 by-passing1526 slacka1533 continuancea1552 race1565 prolapse1585 current1587 decurse1593 passage1596 drifting1610 flux1612 effluxion1621 transcursion1622 decursion1629 devolution1629 progression1646 efflux1647 preterition1647 processus1648 decurrence1659 progress1664 fluxation1710 elapsing1720 currency1726 lapse1758 elapse1793 time-lapse1864 wearing1876 1610 J. Forbes Certaine Rec. (1846) II. x. 496 No drifting of time sould cause them to alter. †c. Scheming, machination. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination artc1300 enginec1300 compassc1320 governaila1382 subtletya1393 imaginement1543 machinationc1550 stratagem1561 designing1566 packing1587 Machiavellism1592 design1594 drifting1602 Machiavellianism1607 artifice1618 reach1641 contrivance1647 intrigue1668 designfulnessa1677 engineering1716 manoeuvring1786 scheme1790 intriguery1815 intriguing1841 footwork1902 game playing1916 1602 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxv. 313 Italian Driftings, and such Sinnes. 2. spec. in Mining (see drift v. 7). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > excavating or sinking of shaft sinking1613 raising-pair1747 stoping1778 sumping1824 drifting1853 shafting1872 1853 Harper's Mag. Mar. 447 The shafting and drifting gets only the copper which is in the immediate course of those operations. 1882 Rep. Prec. Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) i. 70 This mine has been worked by the drifting method. 1882 Rep. Prec. Metals (U.S. Bureau of Mint) iii. 635 A..portion of the gravels or ‘wash’..is removed by..drifting, from underneath worthless or comparatively barren ground. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 50/2 Drifting picks, adze eye, oil finish. 1927 R. Peele Mining Engineers' Handbk. (ed. 2) x. 500 All types of rock drill are used for drifting and crosscutting. 1952 M. H. Haddock Basis Mine Surveying vii. 259 Drifting in coal-mining has nearly always been between parallel strata with the frequently assured certainty of locating the deposit sought. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2019). driftingadj. Etymology: < drift v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈdrifting. a. That drifts; see the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > [adjective] driving1578 drifted1730 drifting1749 1749 Acct. Voy. for Discov. North-west Passage II. 43 Intensely cold, with excessive Frost and drifting Snow. 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 57 Drifting sand heaps. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 331 The gaunt, perishing seaman on the drifting raft. †b. Designing, aiming, scheming. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > in contrivance or machination politic1543 practical1563 fetching1570 driftyc1571 Machiavellian1572 stratagematical1583 stratagemical1585 stratagematic1589 drifting1596 enterprising1602 Machiavelline1602 practitional1602 engineering1631 polititious1638 Machiavellic1645 designing1661 intriguing1790 manoeuvring1801 systematizing1827 scheming1838 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) ix. liii. 241 Ill-drifting Rome and Spayne. Derivatives ˈdriftingly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > [adverb] driftingly1859 1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 128 The fading clouds, all driftingly, Submerge. 1895 A. Austin in Blackwood's Mag. 639/2 To fish driftingly from one end of Lough Inagh to another. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1602adj.1596
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