单词 | liming |
释义 | limingn.1 a. That which glues things together; mortar, cement. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > [noun] > close, intimate, or permanent joining > cohesion > causing cohesion limingeOE glutination1676 cementing1700 eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in J. J. Quinn Minor Lat.-Old Eng. Glossaries in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1956) 152 Liture, liming. [L. turrem..forti liturae compage constructam..erexit.] b. The action or fact of gluing or cementing things together. In quot. figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > [noun] > fastening with adhesives liming?c1225 gluing1395 pasting1596 ?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 112 Þet..monnes saule..schal beon sefeste ifeiȝet toflesch þet nis bute fen & fuleorðe. & þurch þet ilke limung luueð hit swa swiðe þet [etc.]. 2. The action or process of applying or treating with lime. a. The action or process of whitewashing something with lime; the application of lime as a paint. See also white-liming n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > whitening > [noun] > by covering or coating whiting1431 liming1552 hearthstoning1836 1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Albarium opus, pargettyng, white limyng. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Encaladura The liming, the plaistering of an house. 1626 in J. Barmby Churchwardens' Accts. Pittington (1888) 181 For lymeinge the windowes about that were glased, and other that neaded lymeinge aboute xij d. 1845 I. Orchard in J. H. Griscom Sanitary Condition of Laboring Population N.Y. 38 He may, indeed, be clothed with legal authority to..enforce the scrubbing of the floor, the liming of the walls. 1945 W. O. Howarth & L. G. G. Warne Lowson's Textbk. Bot. (ed. 9) xxi. 518 Playing fields provide a means of studying the effect of liming (when lime is applied to mark out the field). 2001 Guardian 8 Sept. (Weekend Suppl.) 91/3 Liming has become a popular way of toning down the sometimes strident orange tones of pine. b. The action or process of dressing land or crops with lime to improve growth. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [noun] > use of other natural fertilizers marlingc1450 liming1620 chalking1626 sanding1670 shelling1780 straw-burning1799 ashing1842 vermiculture1976 1620 G. Markham Farewell to Husbandry (1668) ii. ii. 7 The Liming of your ground will take at least half so much time as the sanding. 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver xvii. 100 And in thy Tillage are these speciall Opportunities to Improve it,..by Liming, Marling,..Mudding, Snayle-codding. 1708 S. Molyneux in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 26 59 Liming..doth not so much Depauperate the Ground. 1798 Trans. Soc. Arts 16 122 We have never found that a second liming has produced any good effect. c1842 E. J. Lance Cottage Farmer 11 Two and a half bushels of Wheat to the acre, after brining and liming. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey Slave States 13 Deep plowing and limeing, and the judicious use of manures. 1875 Act 38 & 39 Vict. c. 92 §5 Claying of land, liming of land, marling of land. 1903 A. D. Hall Soil ix. 237 On all such land liming produces very pronounced effects. 1967 Boston Sunday Globe 28 Apr. b. 67/4 Whenever the garden has to be in a new housing development, liming is particularly needed. 1998 A. Sturgeon Planted 149/1 Soil may need liming to raise the ph to above 6.5 but avoid sandy and shallow soils. c. The action or process of steeping skins in lime and water in order to remove hair, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > other preparation processes whittawing1566 liming1688 staking1852 grainering1857 bate1875 buffinga1884 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 86/2 Lyming, piting the skins with Lime and Water. 1742 S. Lane Jrnl. 24 Feb. in C. L. Hanson Jrnl. for Years 1739–1803 (1937) 29 I dare not put my hides in Soak Early, lest I should not get my Pitts ready timely for liming. 1779 Ann. Reg. 1778 Projects 118/1 Steeping the hides for a short time in a mixture of lime and water, which is termed liming. 1852 Working Man's Friend 27 Nov. 134/2 The cuticle and hair should be, if possible, removed without the process of liming; for lime, if retained in the skin, renders the leather liable to crack. 1876 Ladies' Repository Apr. 372/2 Vellum is made from the skins of very young calves..by a process of liming to remove the hair and fatty substances. 1920 Leather Manufacturer June 189/1 The selection of a process of liming should naturally depend upon the leather to be made. 1997 J. B. Lambert Traces of Past vi. 148 To make parchment, skin is unhaired by liming but is not tanned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † limingn.2 Obsolete. Copulation, esp. of an animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > copulation liming1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 139 Somtime she bringeth forth but one, which is a good argument to proue that she is filled at the first lyming. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 130 Why Slugs or Dodmans ingender in the neck, and are so many hours, if not days, in the limeing. 1727 W. Sewel Large Dict. Eng. & Dutch (ed. 3) I. 50/1 The liming of a bitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2018). limingn.3 Caribbean (chiefly Trinidad). Participation in an informal gathering of two or more people, characterized by semi-ritualized talking, eating, or drinking. Cf. limer n.3 ΚΠ 1972 Express (Trinidad & Tobago) 4 Feb. 21 One ride in a route taxi and a little liming in Frederick Street..would uncover whatever the wooding group may have forgotten. 1989 J. O. Stewart Drinkers, Drummers, & Decent Folk 111 Liming is an unchallenged male activity. 1998 O. Kempadoo Buxton Spice (1999) 15 Wasn't a tree for liming or climbing, just one to pick from. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 31 Oct. v. 7/4 There's also some funky night life, with lots of reggae, liming and wining (or hanging out and grind-dancing), especially during Carnival. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1eOEn.21607n.31972 |
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