ablutionaryadj.

Brit.

/əˈbluːʃn̩(ə)ri/, U.S.

/əˈbluʃəˌnɛri/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ablution n., -ary suffix¹.

Etymology: < ablution n. + -ary suffix¹. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ̆blⁱū·ʃənări) /æˈbl(j)uːʃənərɪ/.

Of or relating to ablution or washing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [adjective]

ablutionary1761

1761 C. Hervey Let. 16 Mar. in Lett. from Portugal, Spain, Italy & Germany (1785) III. v. 55 There are iron pipes and channels cut in the stone, that look as if they once conducted water; but whether for the ablutionary purpose he says, is, I believe, very uncertain.

1847 J. W. Francis Anniv. Disc. N.Y. Acad. Med. 236 The Croton aqueduct winds beneath lofty hills..to gush at last..in the very heart of the city, and yield ablutionary privileges to her meanest denizen.

1864 N. Hawthorne Pansie in Reader Those tonsorial, ablutionary, and personally decorative labours.

1887 Macmillan's Mag. June 117 The ablutionary rites to which it had been subjected.

1926 Condor 28 171 It had done its duty in the ablutionary line.

1961 G. Reitlinger Econ. Taste i. vi. 167 In 1909 Mr. Barratt failed to get the ablutionary subject as a soap advertisement, even at £3,000.

2000 Daily Tel. 4 Jan. 13/1 No other nation seems to have such a bizarre relationship with its ablutionary facilities as the British.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ablutionary
释义	ablutionaryadj. Brit. /əˈbluːʃn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /əˈbluʃəˌnɛri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ablution n., -ary suffix¹. Etymology: < ablution n. + -ary suffix¹. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ̆blⁱū·ʃənări) /æˈbl(j)uːʃənərɪ/. Of or relating to ablution or washing. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [adjective] ablutionary1761 1761 C. Hervey Let. 16 Mar. in Lett. from Portugal, Spain, Italy & Germany (1785) III. v. 55 There are iron pipes and channels cut in the stone, that look as if they once conducted water; but whether for the ablutionary purpose he says, is, I believe, very uncertain. 1847 J. W. Francis Anniv. Disc. N.Y. Acad. Med. 236 The Croton aqueduct winds beneath lofty hills..to gush at last..in the very heart of the city, and yield ablutionary privileges to her meanest denizen. 1864 N. Hawthorne Pansie in Reader Those tonsorial, ablutionary, and personally decorative labours. 1887 Macmillan's Mag. June 117 The ablutionary rites to which it had been subjected. 1926 Condor 28 171 It had done its duty in the ablutionary line. 1961 G. Reitlinger Econ. Taste i. vi. 167 In 1909 Mr. Barratt failed to get the ablutionary subject as a soap advertisement, even at £3,000. 2000 Daily Tel. 4 Jan. 13/1 No other nation seems to have such a bizarre relationship with its ablutionary facilities as the British. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1761
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