oysteryadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪst(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪst(ə)ri/

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

Etymology: < oyster n. + -y suffix¹. Compare oysterous adj., oysterish adj.

1. Characteristic or reminiscent of an oyster.

ΚΠ

1844 C. Dickens Let. 2 Jan. (1977) IV. 2 I..opened the despatch, with a moist and oystery twinkle in my eye.

1871 Appleton's Jrnl. 10 June 675/1 The oystery taste is good.

1927 C. Aiken Blue Voy. ii. 62 Mrs. Smith turned sharply her eager white chin and oystery blue eyes.

1999 Australian 23 July 11 Roberts's vertiginous, oystery walls suggest the ambiguities and incongruities that make Harold Pinter's plays so contentious.

2. Consisting of or abounding in oysters.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [adjective] > type of sea-bed

oystery1854

1854 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Apr. 386/2 My fancy sees [him] Noting choice shoals for oystery colonies.

1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems Fragm. ii A sea-shore Hellespontian, eminent most of oystery sea-shores.

1994 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 6 Aug. 1 b The Chesapeake, with its shallow, oystery bottom, provides abundant anchoring spots for the polyp stage of the nettle's life cycle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oystery
释义	oysteryadj. Brit. /ˈɔɪst(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈɔɪst(ə)ri/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oyster n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < oyster n. + -y suffix¹. Compare oysterous adj., oysterish adj. 1. Characteristic or reminiscent of an oyster. ΚΠ 1844 C. Dickens Let. 2 Jan. (1977) IV. 2 I..opened the despatch, with a moist and oystery twinkle in my eye. 1871 Appleton's Jrnl. 10 June 675/1 The oystery taste is good. 1927 C. Aiken Blue Voy. ii. 62 Mrs. Smith turned sharply her eager white chin and oystery blue eyes. 1999 Australian 23 July 11 Roberts's vertiginous, oystery walls suggest the ambiguities and incongruities that make Harold Pinter's plays so contentious. 2. Consisting of or abounding in oysters. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > region of sea or ocean > [adjective] > type of sea-bed oystery1854 1854 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Apr. 386/2 My fancy sees [him] Noting choice shoals for oystery colonies. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems Fragm. ii A sea-shore Hellespontian, eminent most of oystery sea-shores. 1994 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 6 Aug. 1 b The Chesapeake, with its shallow, oystery bottom, provides abundant anchoring spots for the polyp stage of the nettle's life cycle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1844
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