moistenedadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɔɪs(ə)nd/, U.S.

/ˈmɔɪsnd/

Forms: 1500s moystened, 1500s–1600s moystned, 1500s–1700s moistned, 1500s– moistened.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: moisten v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < moisten v. + -ed suffix¹. In Compounds after French poule mouillée (lit. ‘moistened chicken’) a cowardly and fearful person, a person who frequently complains (1648).

1. Made moist.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > made wet

intincta1400

humectate?a1475

moisted1549

moistened1580

madefied1598

wetted?1615

irriguous1651

1580 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David vi. v My moistned bed proofes of my sorrow showeth: My bed..With my teares floweth.

1594 T. Lodge Wovnds of Ciuill War iv. i Let humors streaming from thy moystned braines With clouds of dymnes choake thy fretfull eyes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. i. 49 When at their Mothers moistned eyes, Babes shall suck, Our Ile be made a Nourish of salt Teares.

1642 in J. W. Draper Cent. Broadside Elegies 19/1 With browes contracted and with moistned eyes 'Tis lawfull to lament his Obsequ[i]es.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 115 The Southern Air And dropping Heav'ns, the moisten'd Earth repair.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. i. 6 All those strong Energies of a good Mind, which fill the moistened Eyes with Tears.

1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 247 Any dirt or dust [should be] carefully wiped off with a moistened sponge.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. xxiii. 351 When two pieces of ice, with moistened surfaces, were placed in contact, they became cemented together.

1902 Daily Chron. 8 Jan. 5/1 A moistened finger..may be recommended in an emergency.

1993 Garbage July 16/1 In rammed-earth construction, walls are built by pouring moistened soil into a removable wood mold.

†2. Softened; made tender. Cf. moisten v. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adjective] > made sensitive or tender

softened1579

moistened1582

edulcorate1819

1582 T. Watson Ἑκατομπαθία: Passionate Cent. Loue xxi. sig. C3 Theire beames drawe forth by great attractiue power My moistned hart.

a1811 R. T. Paine Wks. (1812) ii. 217 Blest be the bard..Who draws from brightest eyes the moistened soul.

Compounds

† moistened chicken n. Obsolete a person excessively afraid of incurring any discomfort.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. xvii. 139 The story about the French is, that their governor, the Duke of Aiguillon, was rather what you call a moistened chicken.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moistened
释义	moistenedadj. Brit. /ˈmɔɪs(ə)nd/, U.S. /ˈmɔɪsnd/ Forms: 1500s moystened, 1500s–1600s moystned, 1500s–1700s moistned, 1500s– moistened. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: moisten v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < moisten v. + -ed suffix¹. In Compounds after French poule mouillée (lit. ‘moistened chicken’) a cowardly and fearful person, a person who frequently complains (1648). 1. Made moist. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > [adjective] > made wet intincta1400 humectate?a1475 moisted1549 moistened1580 madefied1598 wetted?1615 irriguous1651 1580 Sir P. Sidney tr. Psalmes David vi. v My moistned bed proofes of my sorrow showeth: My bed..With my teares floweth. 1594 T. Lodge Wovnds of Ciuill War iv. i Let humors streaming from thy moystned braines With clouds of dymnes choake thy fretfull eyes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. i. 49 When at their Mothers moistned eyes, Babes shall suck, Our Ile be made a Nourish of salt Teares. 1642 in J. W. Draper Cent. Broadside Elegies 19/1 With browes contracted and with moistned eyes 'Tis lawfull to lament his Obsequ[i]es. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 115 The Southern Air And dropping Heav'ns, the moisten'd Earth repair. View more context for this quotation 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones V. xiii. i. 6 All those strong Energies of a good Mind, which fill the moistened Eyes with Tears. View more context for this quotation 1824 J. C. Loudon Green-house Compan. i. 247 Any dirt or dust [should be] carefully wiped off with a moistened sponge. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps ii. xxiii. 351 When two pieces of ice, with moistened surfaces, were placed in contact, they became cemented together. 1902 Daily Chron. 8 Jan. 5/1 A moistened finger..may be recommended in an emergency. 1993 Garbage July 16/1 In rammed-earth construction, walls are built by pouring moistened soil into a removable wood mold. †2. Softened; made tender. Cf. moisten v. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > capacity for emotion > sensitiveness or tenderness > [adjective] > made sensitive or tender softened1579 moistened1582 edulcorate1819 1582 T. Watson Ἑκατομπαθία: Passionate Cent. Loue xxi. sig. C3 Theire beames drawe forth by great attractiue power My moistned hart. a1811 R. T. Paine Wks. (1812) ii. 217 Blest be the bard..Who draws from brightest eyes the moistened soul. Compounds † moistened chicken n. Obsolete a person excessively afraid of incurring any discomfort.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians II. xvii. 139 The story about the French is, that their governor, the Duke of Aiguillon, was rather what you call a moistened chicken. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1580
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