单词 | firepot |
释义 | firepotn. 1. An earthenware pot containing combustibles or explosives, used as a missile. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > [noun] > incendiary missile fireballc1485 stopsel1489 firework1528 ball?a1549 firepot?a1549 bomb1588 powder pot1611 fire-trunk1639 ?a1549 Inventory Henry VIII (1998) I. 125/2 Firepottes xiiij. 1589 P. Ive tr. R. Beccarie de Pavie Instr. Warres ii. x. 120 Which Target men should bee furnished with fire pots, balles, and other such like fire workes, which they might throwe amongst their enemies. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xii. 57 You must be carefull to cleare the decks with..fire-pots. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. 86 Fire-Pots..may be made of Potters-Clay, with Ears baked, and to it hang lighted Matches. 1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery v. 312 Under the head of Missiles, by which is meant Projectiles, we will range Fire-Darts, Arrows and Javelins, Fire-Pots and Flasks. 1789 Capt. Thomson tr. A. V. Papacino d'Antoni Treat. Service Artillery ii. ii, in tr. A. V. Papacino d'Antoni Treat. Gun-powder 313 The musquet cartridges are made up; light-balls, pitched faggots, and fire-pots prepared. 1899 E. S. Maclay Hist. Amer. Privateers vii. 101 It was the colonel's design, in real action, to station one hundred men in a convenient part of his ship with one of these fire pots in each hand. 1986 Classical Q. New Ser. 80 181 Another device to prevent boarding was the suspended fire-pot: as an enemy vessel approached the pot could be dropped on its deck. 2004 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 16 Dec. 16/1 One of the family symbols was a firepot, the fifteenth-century equivalent of a hand grenade. 2. A small vessel in which something can be burnt or heated with fire, as a crucible or alembic. ΚΠ 1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Ioyfull Newes i. f. 2v The Priestes went out to receiue them, with little firepottes [Sp. brasericos], burnyng in them this Copall. 1651 G. Gardyner Descr. New World iii. 42 That part that is found to contein the quick-silver, they break to pieces, and putting it into earthen fire-pots well luted, they set it on a violent fire. 1796 T. Beddoes Considerations Medicinal Use Factitious Airs (ed. 3) ii. 204 Alembic, or Fire-pot. When you have put into this vessel the proper quantity of materials [etc.]. 1829 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Feb. 311 The king looked again, and saw a man dressed in a woollen garment, and in his hand a fire-pot, in which he was burning incense. 1891 H. Jennings Masculine Cross v. 65 It may equally signify any other similarly-shaped receptacle or vessel, such as a conical fire-pot or crucible. 1918 U.S. Patent 1,285,883 2/1 Refractory material, such as fire brick or fire clay, upon which is adapted to rest the fire pot or crucible. 1935 Pop. Sci. Feb. 44/2 With a small fire pot of about fifty cubic centimeters capacity, the process should continue vigorously for fully a minute. When it cools, the chromium..will be embedded as a lump in the ash at the bottom of the crucible. 2004 O. Zell-Ravenheart Grimoire for Apprentice Wizard ii. iii. 73/1 A very impressive fire-pot can be made with a cauldron-shaped ceramic bowl. 3. A pot or pot-shaped receptacle in which fuel is burnt, spec. one in a stove or furnace. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > equipment or apparatus > [noun] > general vessels > others aludela1400 sublimatoryc1405 rotumbea1475 capel1527 firepot1595 digestory1676 digester1681 capsule1727 pneumatic trough1800 receiver1808 collector1860 cartridge1920 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > stove > receptacle for fuel or fire firepot1595 stove-pot1769 stove-grate1875 1595 Brechin Test. I. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Fire Ane fyre pot of bras and ane pan. 1673 J. Ogilby Asia 66/2 It is a sure sign that the King, or at least his Haram, is near the place where three such Fire-pots are set out. 1752 tr. E. F. Gersaint Catal. Etchings Rembrandt 20 A Fire-pot in which Fuel is burning..sends up much Smoke. 1871 J. R. Nichols Fireside Sci. 229 Around the ash-chamber and fire-pot [of a furnace]. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 242/2 One having a magazine to hold a supply of fuel, which falls out at the bottom as that in the fire-pot becomes consumed. 1935 M. R. Anand Untouchable 159 He had half-filled the firepot with coal. 1936 O. Faber & J. R. Kell Heating & Air-conditioning of Buildings v. 134 The worm is enclosed in a tube beyond the hopper, and serves to convey the fuel into the firepot. 1990 Indian Express (Cochin) 24 Jan. 1/1 A miscreant hurled a kangri (firepot) at the vehicle. 2011 Jrnl. Courier (Jacksonville, Illinois) 16 June 3 Lisa Madigan is warning consumers to avoid using fuel gels in outdoor firepots because of their potential to cause burns. 4. Cookery. In East Asian cookery: a metal cooking pot consisting of a bowl surrounding a central chimney beneath which a source of heat is placed, used for cooking or warming broth-based dishes at the table; a dish cooked or served in such a pot. Frequently in Mongolian firepot. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > food by way of preparation > [adjective] > cooked in metal stove firepot1959 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > food by way of preparation > [noun] > cooked food > food cooked in metal stove firepot1959 the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > cooking vessel or pot > [noun] > other types of pot or pan olla1535 pipkin1554 marmite1581 diet-pot1617 pipkinet1647 chocolate pot1676 gotch1691 lead1741 puchero1791 steamer1814 bake pot1822 kedgeree-pot1824 braising-pan1825 handi1847 craggan1880 yabba1889 sufuria1891 dixie1900 Revere1901 pressure cooker1914 pressure saucepan1940 li1945 wok1952 li ting1958 firepot1959 fondue pot1959 tian1978 1959 W. Stevenson Yellow Wind xxv. 278 A black cave which became warm and cheerful when a large and very round Moslem could be persuaded to light up his ancient firepot for a Mongolian supper. 1966 Esquire Oct. 74/3 The firepot, on the table, is a shallow bowl with a charcoal-burning chimney through its axis. 1982 Canberra Times 27 May 16 A traditional Mongolian firepot for delicious winter meals with your friends. 1989 News (Frederick, Maryland) 4 Oct. c5 If you're not making the firepot, you can still use garnishes to decorate holiday meals. 1992 Daily Herald (Chicago) 13 Mar. vi. 9 Tom Ka Gai, a magical mysterious mix of sweet coconut milk, lemon grass, ginger, chicken broth and crushed red pepper, served, of course, in a firepot. Compounds Cookery. General attributive (in sense 4). ΚΠ 1966 Esquire Oct. 74/3 This establishment is known as a ‘firepot house’, and its only dish is shuan yang chou, or ‘instant-boiled mutton’. 1967 Valley News (Van Nuys, Calif.) 1 Sept. (East Valley ed.) a18 A sit-down firepot dinner. 1984 N.Y. Times 2 Feb. c12 They were served as part of a ginseng firepot soup. 2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald 27 May c12 Plenty of countries enjoy fondues. Variations—such as Greek lamb fondues and Mongolian firepot dishes—are found around the world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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