单词 | iron-burnt |
释义 | > as lemmasiron-burnt iron-burnt adj. †(a) branded with a branding iron (also figurative) (obsolete); (b) scorched with an iron (sense 12). ΚΠ 1585 R. Parsons Christian Directorie Pref. f. 9v The holie Apostle S. Paul, wel prophetied of them to his scholer Timothie, that they should haue, cauteriatam conscientiam, a seared and yron-burned conscience. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 84 Those yron-brent markes in Picts now seene, all bloodlesse as they die. 1852 J. Lees Ess. on Pleuropneumonia 8 The withered and scorched herbage presents the appearance of an iron-burnt blanket. 2005 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 24 Jan. 4 Their iron-burnt shirts. < as lemmas |
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