单词 | metallary |
释义 | † metallaryn. Obsolete. A miner or worker in metals; an expert in the nature and kinds of metals. Cf. metallar n.1 ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > one who mines metals metallary1641 metal man1658 society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > workers with specific materials > metalworker > [noun] > metallographer metallary1641 metallographist1898 metallographer1902 1641 J. Trapp Theologia Theol. iii. 135 Do herein as the Wise Merchant or Metallary, who..digs deeper and deeper till he be owner of the whole treasure. 1657 J. Trapp Comm. Psalms xvii. 611 Thou hast tryed mee, as Metallaries do their gold and silver. 1686 A. Horneck Crucified Jesus xxiii. 793 Metallaries, and Lapidists,..that make a very strict examination, whether the precious stone be truly oriental or no. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1641 |
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