单词 | oiling |
释义 | oilingn. The action of oil v. 1. a. The application of oil; covering, lubricating, anointing, etc., with oil. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > anointing, oiling, or greasing anointing1357 nointinga1400 oiling1440 unction1580 inungation1599 balming1616 inunction1621 illition1657 society > faith > worship > sacrament > (extreme) unction > [noun] chrisma1300 enoiling1340 anelingc1350 anointing1357 unctiona1387 ointinga1398 nointinga1400 ointmenta1400 smerlinga1400 anointmentc1440 greasingc1440 oiling1440 enunction?1483 inunction1483 chrismation1537 chrismatory1570 chrisom1725 the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > lubricity or oiliness and slipperiness > lubrication > with oil oiling1683 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 364 Oylyynge wythe oyle, oleacio. 1563 Burnynge Paules Church sig. Eviiv Theyr Sacramente of an oylinge. 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 48 So oft as the Nut and Spindle shall want Oyling. 1688 A. Behn Oroonoko 7 After a new Oiling, which they often use to themselves, they [sc. slaves] are of the colour of a new Brick, but smooth, soft and sleek. 1837 F. Marryat Snarleyyow (ed. 2) I. ix. 109 The cog-wheels of life have need of much oiling. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast iii. 22 All the tarring, greasing, oiling, varnishing,..and scrubbing which is required in the course of a long voyage. 1890 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 19 263 He did not think the skin was sensibly darkened by oiling in any of the cases observed. 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 51/2 (advt.) This oiling system is typical of the high class construction found throughout the Hupmobile. 1971 ‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Doctor Bird xi. 140 There was a pink patch, from the second rib down to the navel, where Paul's oiling yesterday had ameliorated the effect of the sun. 1988 Which? Apr. 204/1 Oiling of moving parts was the most neglected area. 1997 Church Times 5 Dec. 7/4 I cannot find oiling in scripture. I sometimes find myself as a bishop administering oil: I often wish I knew why. b. The deliberate covering of the surface of water with oil. ΚΠ 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 Aug. The sea had lost its power by reason of the oiling. 1927 P. Hehir Malaria in India 313 Anopheles larvæ succumb to oiling more readily than Culex larvæ. 1971 Dict. National Biogr. 1951–60 at Watson, Sir Malcolm Methods of mosquito control—subsoil and other types of drainage, larvicidal oiling, the clearing of jungle or the promotion of shade. c. The pollution of the sea or coastline with spilled or discharged oil; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > environmental pollution > [noun] > oil pollution oil slick1887 oil pollution1922 oil spill1934 oiling1937 slick1938 oilberg1966 1937 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 6 364 Finally it is necessary to mention the effect on the population [of gannets] of mortality by oiling. 1970 Nature 9 May 573/2 A recent ‘routine’ winter oiling along the east coast of Scotland exacted a known toll of about 8,000 seabirds. 1996 Eng. Nature May 7 In rockpools which did receive some oiling, no effects have been observed. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [noun] > oiliness > becoming oily oiling1727 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Flummery Beat with some Spoonfuls of Milk for Fear of Oiling. 1847 S. Rutledge Carolina Housewife ix. 62 Half a pound of blanched almonds, finely pounded with orange..water, to prevent their oiling. 3. Painting. oiling out n. the action of burnishing the surface of an oil painting with a drying oil as an alternative to varnishing or in preparation for retouching. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > [noun] > retouching > prior moistening with oil oiling out1859 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 201 This operation is termed ‘oiling out’. 1969 R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques (at cited word) Oiling out is now condemned as a substitute for varnishing because it has been found to cause yellowish brown streaks to appear. 4. The action of taking oil on board ship, esp. for fuel. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [noun] > bunkering coaling1840 bunkering1899 oiling1906 1906 Westm. Gaz. 27 Feb. 2/1 The difficulties in the way of ‘oiling’, to coin a word to correspond to ‘coaling’, at foreign ports. 1923 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) II. 79 (heading) Oiling from an oiler. 1988 D. A. Thomas Compan. Royal Navy iii. 277/1 This force..was supported by an oiling group. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1440 |
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