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单词 ambering
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amberingn.

Brit. /ˈamb(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæmb(ə)rɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amber v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < amber v. + -ing suffix1.
1. The action or process of flavouring or perfuming something with ambergris. Obsolete.
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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > action of perfuming
gumming1419
perfuming1567
sweetening1591
aromatization1603
aromatizing1606
ambering1682
scenting1855
1682 Philos. Coll. (Royal Soc.) No. 4. 105 A way of Ambering and perfuming in infinitum, ex gratiȃ, buying for a Ducat or more Amber and other requisites, and Enambering therewith one hundred or a thousand pound Sugar.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ambering is used by some writers to denote the giving a scent or perfume of amber to anything.
2. The action or process of making something amber in colour. Also: the result of this; amber colouring.
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1950 D. G. Sorber Use of Ethylene in Harvesting Persian Walnut (U.S. Dept. Agric. Technical Bull. No. 996) 33 To prevent the chemical changes causing ambering at this point, a cool temperature is required.
1961 Times 1 Dec. 14/6 There are of course other portents [of the coming of autumn]: the crimsoning of vines, the ambering of almonds, [etc.].
2000 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 15 June fn3 If your pan has a highly polished outer surface, some ambering may occur.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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