单词 | fireproof |
释义 | fireproofadj. Able to withstand fire or great heat; incombustible. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable > specific pistol-proof1590 sword-proofa1593 fireproof1610 plot proofa1616 shot-free1616 stick-free1632 armour-proof1635 water-free1642 sting-free1644 iron-free1670 bomb-proof1702 ball-proof1759 bear-proof1840 bullet-proof1856 dingo-proof1873 aseismic1884 tamperproof1886 radioresistant1922 tamper-resistant1978 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > quality of being incombustible > [adjective] > fire-proof fire-free1606 fireproof1610 flame-proof1886 flame-proofed1962 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > other types of paper unsized1794 wire-woven1799 wood-free1904 fireproof1922 pre-impregnated1933 carbonless1935 1610 J. Mason Turke v. iii. sig. Kv I..like Thetis sonne, When he was oynted with Ambrosia, Am more then fire-proofe. a1638 J. Mede Paraphr. 2 Peter iii. in Wks. (1672) iii. 618 That such as had departed out of this life not fully purged..should not be found fire-proof at that day. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. iv. 159 The one of brick, fire-proof. 1751 T. Crowley Life & Adventures of Mademoiselle de la Sarre iv. 48 Of those Sperms there are..some more or less fixed, others more or less subtile, and all Fire-proof. 1827 T. Moore Case of Libel in Poet. Wks. 381/2 A grim old Dandy, seen about, With a fire-proof wig. 1830 T. Carlyle tr. in Foreign Rev. Jan. 35 Perennial, fire-proof Joys, named Employments. 1922 Pulp & Paper Mag. Canada 15 June 494/3 Paper and board may be rendered partially fireproof by treatment with magnesium-sulphate solution. 1974 A. Fugard Statements 6 I was given a new asbestos apron and fire-proof gloves. 2005 Independent 12 Oct. (Property section) 23/5 One is a fire-proof safe for valuables and documents, and the other is a gun cabinet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fireproofv. transitive. To render fireproof. ΚΠ 1841 Rep. Ventilation Houses Parl. 27 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 51) I. 155 That will be fire-proofed under the original estimate? 1854 Norton's Lit. Gaz. 1 Feb. 55 On the arrangements for lighting, ventilating, and fire-proofing a library. 1915 Amer. Cookery Aug. 159 (advt.) Pyrex is a new-process glass, fire-proofed to withstand the heat of the hottest oven. 1961 Guardian 24 Mar. 13/3 She started to fireproof all the curtains..in borax. 2009 Mich. Law Rev. 107 896 Homes have all been fire proofed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1610v.1841 |
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