matteryadj.

Brit.

/ˈmat(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈmædəri/

Forms: late Middle English–1600s mattry, 1500s matery, 1500s mattrie, 1500s–1600s matterie, 1500s– mattery.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matter n.¹, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < matter n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

a. Full of, or discharging, matter or pus; purulent.

ΚΠ

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xvii. ci. 667 Oleum mirtum..clensyth mattry eerys.

1581 T. Nuce tr. Octavia (new ed.) ii. ii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 175^v The market stead with bloud from bodies spued, And lothsome mattrie streames, is all imbrued.

1615 J. Stephens Ess. & Characters (new ed.) 379 Necessity, and want of good Surgeons, make him a mattery sore.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Favus An Ulcer, mattery Sore or Scab.

1871 G. H. Napheys Prevention & Cure Dis. iii. xiii. 1070 A mattery sore.

1955 W. W. Denlinger Compl. Boston i. 152 Small mattery spots on the inside of the thigh..are often the first indication that a dog is suffering from distemper.

1961 S. Chaplin Day of Sardine i. 8 This was a sick kitten. Thin as a rake, mattery eyes, scabby eyes.

†b. Of the nature of or resembling pus. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [adjective]

fouleOE

festereda1398

quitterya1398

quittorousa1398

festrya1400

purulent?a1425

suppurate?a1425

matterativec1487

mattereda1500

mattery1527

attery1535

sanious1562

festering1563

matterish1566

infestered1570

ulcerated1580

suppurated1583

sordid1597

corsie1605

fistulating1607

rankling1631

suppurable1634

rancorous1635

undercotted1636

undercotting1637

suppuratory1659

puriform1668

quittorish1668

suppurating1671

scandalous1676

suppurative1746

suppurant1799

gleety1822

puruloid1846

pyoid1846

colloid substance1849

peptic1884

pussy1888

maturable1889

fretty1894

1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig Vertuose Boke Distyllacyon sig. Iva Impostumes whiche roune of mattery humours and moystoures.

1666 J. H. Treat. Great Antidote 11 It brought away much mattery substance.

†2. Full of sense or meaning. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > high significance, expressiveness > [adjective]

sententiousc1440

pregnant?a1475

significant1566

senseful1596

mattery1602

significative1639

expressive1690

meaning1726

voluminous1804

meaningful1852

eloquent1870

1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iv. v. sig. H^v Away with your Mattery Sentences..; they are to graue, and wise, for this meeting.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mattery
释义	matteryadj. Brit. /ˈmat(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈmædəri/ Forms: late Middle English–1600s mattry, 1500s matery, 1500s mattrie, 1500s–1600s matterie, 1500s– mattery. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: matter n.¹, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < matter n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. a. Full of, or discharging, matter or pus; purulent. ΚΠ 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xvii. ci. 667 Oleum mirtum..clensyth mattry eerys. 1581 T. Nuce tr. Octavia (new ed.) ii. ii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca 10 Trag. f. 175^v The market stead with bloud from bodies spued, And lothsome mattrie streames, is all imbrued. 1615 J. Stephens Ess. & Characters (new ed.) 379 Necessity, and want of good Surgeons, make him a mattery sore. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Favus An Ulcer, mattery Sore or Scab. 1871 G. H. Napheys Prevention & Cure Dis. iii. xiii. 1070 A mattery sore. 1955 W. W. Denlinger Compl. Boston i. 152 Small mattery spots on the inside of the thigh..are often the first indication that a dog is suffering from distemper. 1961 S. Chaplin Day of Sardine i. 8 This was a sick kitten. Thin as a rake, mattery eyes, scabby eyes. †b. Of the nature of or resembling pus. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > suppuration > [adjective] fouleOE festereda1398 quitterya1398 quittorousa1398 festrya1400 purulent?a1425 suppurate?a1425 matterativec1487 mattereda1500 mattery1527 attery1535 sanious1562 festering1563 matterish1566 infestered1570 ulcerated1580 suppurated1583 sordid1597 corsie1605 fistulating1607 rankling1631 suppurable1634 rancorous1635 undercotted1636 undercotting1637 suppuratory1659 puriform1668 quittorish1668 suppurating1671 scandalous1676 suppurative1746 suppurant1799 gleety1822 puruloid1846 pyoid1846 colloid substance1849 peptic1884 pussy1888 maturable1889 fretty1894 1527 L. Andrewe tr. H. Brunschwig Vertuose Boke Distyllacyon sig. Iva Impostumes whiche roune of mattery humours and moystoures. 1666 J. H. Treat. Great Antidote 11 It brought away much mattery substance. †2. Full of sense or meaning. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > high significance, expressiveness > [adjective] sententiousc1440 pregnant?a1475 significant1566 senseful1596 mattery1602 significative1639 expressive1690 meaning1726 voluminous1804 meaningful1852 eloquent1870 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iv. v. sig. H^v Away with your Mattery Sentences..; they are to graue, and wise, for this meeting. View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1495
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