单词 | iron-mould |
释义 | iron-mouldiron-moldv. 1. transitive. To stain with iron mould (iron mould n. 1b). Also in figurative context. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > soil [verb (transitive)] > stain > stain with specific substances ink1562 menstruate1660 iron-mould1694 1694 N. H. Ladies Dict. 114/2 They soon contract the Rust of Idleness, which will certainly Iron mould the most curious Skin. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Clear Starching If your Muslins be Iron-moulded. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters iii. 197 It [sc. mineral water] must have dyed or iron-molded the linen, as our country folk express it. 1858 J. H. Walsh Eng. Cookery Bk. (1859) ii. 25 Galvanized iron boilers..are liable to ‘iron-mould’ linen boiled in them. 1873 J. W. Dawson Story Earth & Man vi. 112 The superabundant oxide of iron..so to speak ‘iron-moulds’ them. 1913 Chatterbox 130/2 The handkerchiefs were iron-moulded, and the collars like rags, the irons having been nearly cold when used. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > become soiled [verb (intransitive)] > become otherwise stained iron-mould1898 water-spot1909 1898 Jrnl. Soc. Dyers & Colourists 14 51/1 This department was one of the most unhealthy.., drops falling from the beams often causing the warps to iron mould. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1694 |
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