everdampadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɛvədamp/, U.S.

/ˈɛvərˌdæmp/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ever adv., damp adj.

Etymology: < ever adv. + damp adj.

A. adj. (attributive).

1. Continually damp.

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1857 Crayon 4 22/1 It rises from the ever damp earth.

1872 Belgravia Nov. 63 The Emerald Isle, with its ever-green pasturage and its ever-damp atmosphere.

1912 Recreation Feb. 69/1 The rich, ripe rankness of it all even filtered through the ever-damp floor boards.

1981 ‘Miss Read’ Gossip from Thrush Green x. 117 Its wintry bedrooms and the ever-damp cellars.

2008 T. Hughes Revenant iii. 72 Beneath the woods' evergreen canopies and ever-damp shades.

2. Originally: †designating a book made of paper specially prepared for making copies of pictures, documents, etc. (obsolete). Subsequently: designating a kind of transfer paper coated with a water-absorbent material, used in lithography.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > having specific surface or texture

look-through1730

antique1826

surfaced1869

fibre-faceda1884

everdamp1888

surface coated1888

boardy1893

shivey1937

1888 Standard 13 Aug. 8/6 (advt.) To country stationers and book-sellers.—Wanted, one agent for the EVER-DAMP COPYING BOOK in every town where unrepresented; the present large sale makes this novelty a splendid line.

1891 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 25 July 4/6 (advt.) Ever-damp Copying Books (Copy without Water or Brush).

1910 Penrose's Pictorial Ann. 1910–11 16 144 Excellent transfers can be obtained by first pulling upon a smooth hard paper, and then stripping upon a damp rolled Scotch paper, or ever-damp paper.

1917 Amer. Pressman Jan. 63/2 Glycerine is also used in making moist or everdamp transfer paper.

1933 N. Montague in W. Atkins Art & Pract. Printing III. vi. 43 ‘Everdamp’ Transfer Paper. This paper, which, in addition to the composition, contains hygroscopic compounds (these keeping the paper moist) and requires no damping book, may be run on a dry plate... ‘Everdamp’ is an extremely useful paper.

1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset xvii. 258 It is usual for a good conditioned everdamp paper to require no damping.

B. n.

Everdamp paper.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > coated papers

porcelain paper1829

wax-paper1844

silver paper1875

lead-paper1890

tar-paper1891

baryta paper1900

coated paper1902

flint paper1916

everdamp1922

silver-foil1944

1922 National Lithographer Mar. 46/2 There is made—or was before the war—in Germany a kind of transfer paper called ‘Ever Damp’... The starch is used to allow the transfer to pick up the impression and transfer it to the stone or plate, and the glycerine to hold the moisture.

1936 Amer. Ceramic Soc. Bull. Nov. 387/1 There are three kinds of transfer paper used: French transparent, India, and Everdamp.

1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset xvii. 258 Yellow everdamp can be purchased either smooth or slightly rough surfaced and embodies a thin non-dry coating.

1990 J. Ross et al. Compl. Printmaker (rev. ed.) 206/3 Some commercially available papers, such as Everdamp, are excellent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	everdamp
释义	everdampadj.n. Brit. /ˈɛvədamp/, U.S. /ˈɛvərˌdæmp/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ever adv., damp adj. Etymology: < ever adv. + damp adj. A. adj. (attributive). 1. Continually damp. ΚΠ 1857 Crayon 4 22/1 It rises from the ever damp earth. 1872 Belgravia Nov. 63 The Emerald Isle, with its ever-green pasturage and its ever-damp atmosphere. 1912 Recreation Feb. 69/1 The rich, ripe rankness of it all even filtered through the ever-damp floor boards. 1981 ‘Miss Read’ Gossip from Thrush Green x. 117 Its wintry bedrooms and the ever-damp cellars. 2008 T. Hughes Revenant iii. 72 Beneath the woods' evergreen canopies and ever-damp shades. 2. Originally: †designating a book made of paper specially prepared for making copies of pictures, documents, etc. (obsolete). Subsequently: designating a kind of transfer paper coated with a water-absorbent material, used in lithography. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > having specific surface or texture look-through1730 antique1826 surfaced1869 fibre-faceda1884 everdamp1888 surface coated1888 boardy1893 shivey1937 1888 Standard 13 Aug. 8/6 (advt.) To country stationers and book-sellers.—Wanted, one agent for the EVER-DAMP COPYING BOOK in every town where unrepresented; the present large sale makes this novelty a splendid line. 1891 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 25 July 4/6 (advt.) Ever-damp Copying Books (Copy without Water or Brush). 1910 Penrose's Pictorial Ann. 1910–11 16 144 Excellent transfers can be obtained by first pulling upon a smooth hard paper, and then stripping upon a damp rolled Scotch paper, or ever-damp paper. 1917 Amer. Pressman Jan. 63/2 Glycerine is also used in making moist or everdamp transfer paper. 1933 N. Montague in W. Atkins Art & Pract. Printing III. vi. 43 ‘Everdamp’ Transfer Paper. This paper, which, in addition to the composition, contains hygroscopic compounds (these keeping the paper moist) and requires no damping book, may be run on a dry plate... ‘Everdamp’ is an extremely useful paper. 1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset xvii. 258 It is usual for a good conditioned everdamp paper to require no damping. B. n. Everdamp paper. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > coated papers porcelain paper1829 wax-paper1844 silver paper1875 lead-paper1890 tar-paper1891 baryta paper1900 coated paper1902 flint paper1916 everdamp1922 silver-foil1944 1922 National Lithographer Mar. 46/2 There is made—or was before the war—in Germany a kind of transfer paper called ‘Ever Damp’... The starch is used to allow the transfer to pick up the impression and transfer it to the stone or plate, and the glycerine to hold the moisture. 1936 Amer. Ceramic Soc. Bull. Nov. 387/1 There are three kinds of transfer paper used: French transparent, India, and Everdamp. 1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset xvii. 258 Yellow everdamp can be purchased either smooth or slightly rough surfaced and embodies a thin non-dry coating. 1990 J. Ross et al. Compl. Printmaker (rev. ed.) 206/3 Some commercially available papers, such as Everdamp, are excellent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1857
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