earthedadj.

Brit.

/əːθt/, U.S.

/ərθt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earth v., -ed suffix¹; earth n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: Partly < earth v. + -ed suffix¹, and partly (in sense 2) < earth n.¹ + -ed suffix² (compare later earth n.¹ 13c). With sense 3a compare grounded adj.¹ 7.

1. Dwelling or buried underground; spec. (of a hunted animal) concealed in or driven into an earth (cf. earth v. 2). Now rare.

ΚΠ

1648 J. Beaumont Psyche x. cccxxi. 179/1 Compar'd with Him, cleer-sighted was the Owle, So was the evening Batt, and earthed Moule.

1760 H. Lee Sophron (ed. 2) III. 627 Should you be so earthed, though in name alive.., as not once to cast an eye upon this bright signal of his truth displayed in heaven?

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 205 A ferret is also said to ‘lah up’ when it seize and stay by an earthed rabbit.

1855 A. Cary Poems 211 No flowers but poison ones will strike their roots In my earthed ashes.

1887 F. W. L. Adams Poet. Wks. 85 But many of these that were strange sights once Are now no more than earthed bone or dust.

1900 A. Cambridge Path & Goal xiii. 164 He..proceeded to dig out the enemy as he would an earthed fox.

†2. Of raw sugar during processing: covered with earth or clay in order to purify it. Cf. clayed adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Sugar Earth'd Sugar, is that which is whiten'd by means of Earth laid on the Top of the Forms 'tis put in, to purge itself.

1776 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies III. 188 The earthed sugar is commonly refined in Europe in the same manner as the raw sugar.

1811 E. A. Kendall Pocket Encycl. (ed. 2) IV. 294 Earthed sugar, is prepared, through the whole process from the cane, with peculiar nicety, and laded from the sixth boiler into conical earthen forms or moulds.

a. Having an electrical connection with the ground; = grounded adj.¹ 7. Cf. earth v. 5a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > conduction to earth > [adjective]

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1888 Science 13 July 18/1 In dry weather they [sc. conductors] are not earthed at all well.

1898 Daily News 3 May 5/3 The swaying to and fro of the earthed line in the field due to terrestrial magnetism.

1935 C. J. Smith Intermediate Physics (ed. 2) v. xxxviii. 644 It is advisable to surround the entire instrument with an earthed piece of gauze to protect the quadrants and needle from stray electric fields.

1966 Buying Secondhand (Consumers' Assoc.) 72 With earthed appliances the continuity of the earth wire ought to be checked.

2004 Tool & Machinery Catal. 2005 (Axminster Power Tool Centre Ltd.) i. 107/2 Always ensure that the system is earthed and that any plastic components in the system are bridged with an earth strap.

b. figurative. Connected to reality; grounded. Cf. earth v. 5b.

ΚΠ

1984 E. de Waal Seeking God iii. 44 The word itself (derived from the same root as humus, earth)..suggests that we should be profoundly earthed, that we should face up to the truth about our human condition.

1999 J. Naughton Brief Hist. Future (2001) 273 Engineers and computer scientists and programmers are supposed to be hard-nosed, firmly earthed folk.

2002 R. Webber Younger Evangelicals ii. vi. 95 It is the earthed reality of the presence of Jesus in and to the world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earthed
释义	earthedadj. Brit. /əːθt/, U.S. /ərθt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: earth v., -ed suffix¹; earth n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: Partly < earth v. + -ed suffix¹, and partly (in sense 2) < earth n.¹ + -ed suffix² (compare later earth n.¹ 13c). With sense 3a compare grounded adj.¹ 7. 1. Dwelling or buried underground; spec. (of a hunted animal) concealed in or driven into an earth (cf. earth v. 2). Now rare. ΚΠ 1648 J. Beaumont Psyche x. cccxxi. 179/1 Compar'd with Him, cleer-sighted was the Owle, So was the evening Batt, and earthed Moule. 1760 H. Lee Sophron (ed. 2) III. 627 Should you be so earthed, though in name alive.., as not once to cast an eye upon this bright signal of his truth displayed in heaven? 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 205 A ferret is also said to ‘lah up’ when it seize and stay by an earthed rabbit. 1855 A. Cary Poems 211 No flowers but poison ones will strike their roots In my earthed ashes. 1887 F. W. L. Adams Poet. Wks. 85 But many of these that were strange sights once Are now no more than earthed bone or dust. 1900 A. Cambridge Path & Goal xiii. 164 He..proceeded to dig out the enemy as he would an earthed fox. †2. Of raw sugar during processing: covered with earth or clay in order to purify it. Cf. clayed adj. 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Sugar Earth'd Sugar, is that which is whiten'd by means of Earth laid on the Top of the Forms 'tis put in, to purge itself. 1776 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies III. 188 The earthed sugar is commonly refined in Europe in the same manner as the raw sugar. 1811 E. A. Kendall Pocket Encycl. (ed. 2) IV. 294 Earthed sugar, is prepared, through the whole process from the cane, with peculiar nicety, and laded from the sixth boiler into conical earthen forms or moulds. 3. a. Having an electrical connection with the ground; = grounded adj.¹ 7. Cf. earth v. 5a. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > conduction to earth > [adjective] earthed1888 grounded1889 1888 Science 13 July 18/1 In dry weather they [sc. conductors] are not earthed at all well. 1898 Daily News 3 May 5/3 The swaying to and fro of the earthed line in the field due to terrestrial magnetism. 1935 C. J. Smith Intermediate Physics (ed. 2) v. xxxviii. 644 It is advisable to surround the entire instrument with an earthed piece of gauze to protect the quadrants and needle from stray electric fields. 1966 Buying Secondhand (Consumers' Assoc.) 72 With earthed appliances the continuity of the earth wire ought to be checked. 2004 Tool & Machinery Catal. 2005 (Axminster Power Tool Centre Ltd.) i. 107/2 Always ensure that the system is earthed and that any plastic components in the system are bridged with an earth strap. b. figurative. Connected to reality; grounded. Cf. earth v. 5b. ΚΠ 1984 E. de Waal Seeking God iii. 44 The word itself (derived from the same root as humus, earth)..suggests that we should be profoundly earthed, that we should face up to the truth about our human condition. 1999 J. Naughton Brief Hist. Future (2001) 273 Engineers and computer scientists and programmers are supposed to be hard-nosed, firmly earthed folk. 2002 R. Webber Younger Evangelicals ii. vi. 95 It is the earthed reality of the presence of Jesus in and to the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1648
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