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单词 pageful
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pagefuln.

Brit. /ˈpeɪdʒfʊl/, U.S. /ˈpeɪdʒˌfʊl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: page n.2, -ful suffix.
Etymology: < page n.2 + -ful suffix.
As much writing or text as fills a page or computer screen, esp. conceived of as a large quantity. Also in extended use: any copious quantity of spoken or written language.
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society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > piece or quantity of
i-writeOE
writlOE
hand-writc1175
scritec1325
scripta1350
writingc1384
letterc1390
write1428
briefa1450
titlec1450
scroll1534
escript1550
passagec1550
hand write1567
side1579
scrieve1581
manuscript1600
sheetful1711
page1743
slateful1836
chirograph1844
pageful1859
M1899
1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede II. ii. xxi. 119 He was a little more severe than usual on Jacob Storey's Z's, of which poor Jacob had written a pageful, all with their tops turned the wrong way.
1879 Q. Rev. Apr. 415 Virtuous indignation by the pageful.
1949 Amer. Q. 1 287/1 A whole pageful of writers can dovetail their collaboration about as easily as three.
1993 S. Sallis Daughters of Moon (BNC) 293 She wrote to ‘Miss Amy Smithers’ and asked a pageful of questions.
1999 Newsweek (Nexis) 3 May 5 Russian hackers' biggest victories so far: crashing the official NATO Web site and replacing the Albanian government site with a pageful of anti-NATO slogans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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