单词 | expressure |
释义 | † expressuren. Obsolete. The action of expressing; = expression n. in various senses. a. = expression n. 1: also the operation of a force pressing outwards; outward pressure. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > [noun] > pressing to extract something expression1594 pressing1600 expressure1656 expressing1889 1656 tr. T. Hobbes Elements Philos. iii. xxii. 248 And this expressure, when the forces are equal, is in a line perpendicular to the Bodies pressing. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. viii. 163 A good Contrivance..to afford a due expressure of it [mucilage] at all times. 1850 H. H. Wilson tr. Rig-veda I. 6 (note) The acid Asclipias..yields to expressure a copious milky juice. b. Expression by words or signs; manifestation, description. ΘΚΠ society > communication > expression > [noun] expressiona1464 expressmenta1513 expressing1530 vent1603 expressure1609 express1644 venting1653 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. iii. 197 There is a mysterie..in the soule of state, Which hath an operation more diuine, Then breath or pen can giue expressure to. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 151 By ..the expressure of his eye..he shall finde himselfe most feelingly personated. View more context for this quotation 1673 J. Flavell Fountain of Life v. 60 These high expressures, of the love..of the Father. 1681 Right. Man's Ref. 246 The..more comprehensive Promises are found in the general expressures of the Covenant. c. An image, picture; cf. express n.2 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [noun] > an artistic representation ylikenesseOE likenessOE anlikenessOE ylikeOE imagec1300 acornc1388 portraiturea1393 resemblancea1393 semblanta1400 counterfeitc1400 shapec1400 statuec1405 representation1477 presentationa1513 presentment1535 effigy1539 porture1542 express1553 effigium1564 representance1565 designment1570 icon1572 mimesisa1586 effigies1615 expressurea1616 represent1615 signature1618 proportion1678 representative1766 rendering1825 buggerlugs1839 effigiation1876 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 66 Th' expressure that it beares: Greene let it be. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1609 |
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