oreyadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːri/, U.S.

/ˈɔri/

Forms: 1500s 1800s ory, 1600s oarie, 1600s orie, 1600s– orey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ore n.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < ore n.² + -y suffix¹.

Now rare.

Of the nature of or resembling ore, metallic; (also) containing ore, rich in ore.

ΚΠ

1549 in Acts Privy Council (1890) II. 349/1 Trowes of ory powder, ij dousen.

1628 H. Burton Israels Fast 32 Out of whose Oarie Bowels the King of England may dig richer Mettals.

1756 Gentleman's Mag. 26 430 Nor does its orey substance at all penetrate the ground.

a1820 J. Woodhouse Poet. Wks. (1896) i. 25 Crude Iron rests within its orey bed.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xxix. 19 The spoil from out Iberia, known to Tagus' amber ory stream.

1903 G. W. Lamplugh Econ. Geol. Isle of Man 515 In 1877 the various drivings are described, including the 90 east, in which an exceptional body of rich orey ground had been found.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orey
释义	oreyadj. Brit. /ˈɔːri/, U.S. /ˈɔri/ Forms: 1500s 1800s ory, 1600s oarie, 1600s orie, 1600s– orey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ore n.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < ore n.² + -y suffix¹. Now rare. Of the nature of or resembling ore, metallic; (also) containing ore, rich in ore. ΚΠ 1549 in Acts Privy Council (1890) II. 349/1 Trowes of ory powder, ij dousen. 1628 H. Burton Israels Fast 32 Out of whose Oarie Bowels the King of England may dig richer Mettals. 1756 Gentleman's Mag. 26 430 Nor does its orey substance at all penetrate the ground. a1820 J. Woodhouse Poet. Wks. (1896) i. 25 Crude Iron rests within its orey bed. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xxix. 19 The spoil from out Iberia, known to Tagus' amber ory stream. 1903 G. W. Lamplugh Econ. Geol. Isle of Man 515 In 1877 the various drivings are described, including the 90 east, in which an exceptional body of rich orey ground had been found. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1549
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