单词 | extra-moralist |
释义 | > as lemmasextra-moralist a. With adjectives or adverbs: Beyond the ordinary degree, unusually. Sometimes hyphenated in combinations; upon the resulting adjective a parasynthetic noun is occasionally formed, as extra-moral, extra-moralist.‘In recent years, the latest edition of several London evening papers has been called the extra-special edition, the latest but one being called “special”’ ( N.E.D., 1894). extra sec (or extra dry), of champagne: very slightly sweetened; also elliptical as n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > in or to a greater degree or extent > beyond the ordinary degree extraordinary1686 extra1823 the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > French wines > [noun] > champagne > types or brands pink champagne1793 Moët1841 Heidsieck1853 Veuve Clicquot1854 Roederer1858 Mumm1861 oeil-de-perdrix champagne1872 Pommery1874 Krug1876 Perrier–Jouët1876 Pommery and Greno1881 Pol Roger1889 extra sec1891 Lanson1891 demi-sec1926 Taittinger1949 Dom Pérignon1956 1823 S. Smith Botany Bay in Wks. (1859) II. 15/2 Those extra-moralists..refuse to associate with a convict legally pardoned. 1863 C. Kingsley Water-babies i. 7 He must be an extra good boy that day. 1868 C. Darwin in F. Darwin Life & Lett. C. Darwin (1887) III. 80 Any such extra-sterile individuals..if they should here~after breed with other individuals. 1891 in C. Ray Compleat Imbiber (1967) IX. 122 Champagnes. Cuvée de Réserve. Extra Sec, Sec, and Brut 84/- per Doz. Bottles. 1894 N.E.D. at Extra Mod. Extra-superfine cloth. Extra fine tallow. Extra refined petroleum. Extra strong binding. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 98 Champagne…Ayala, extra quality, extra dry. 1916 A. Bennett Lion's Share xxxix. 303 He would always command a half-bottle of the extra dry for himself. 1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xxxvi. 247 Their mania for extra sec. 1951 R. Postgate Plain Man's Guide to Wine v. 95 ‘Brut’..should be really dry..‘Extra Sec’, ‘Extra Dry’..moderately dry. 1965 A. Sichel Penguin Bk. Wines iii. 151 The words ‘Brut’ or ‘Extra Dry’ or ‘Extra Sec’ represent the driest of all—a dosage of 1 per cent or 2 per cent of liqueur. < as lemmas |
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