单词 | murly |
释义 | murlyadj. Now Scottish. Of earth or (later) an item of food, esp. cheese: crumbly, friable. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > friable lightc1400 resolute?1440 mouldery1600 murly1600 murling1610 chessom1626 open1647 putrid1656 overlight1707 shattery1728 well-broke1796 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique iii. xx. 470 And as concerning the earth..that it be such as is verie murly, temperate [etc.]. 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. xi. 36 Onyons..thriue well in a red short, murly and moistish earth. 1917 Banffshire Jrnl. 26 June 3 A kneevelock o' a murlie kebbuck rossen at the fire. 1928 J. G. Horne Lan'wart Loon 13 Sweet as hinny to the moo The murly morsel [sc. a scone] tasted noo. 1954 Banffshire Jrnl. 24 Aug. 5/5 A kebbuck o' fine aul' fashiont, murly, green cheese. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1600 |
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