单词 | paynize |
释义 | † Paynizev. Obsolete. transitive. To impregnate (wood) with a solution of certain inorganic salts (see Paynizing n.), so as to harden and preserve it. Cf. Burnettize v., kyanize v. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > build or construct with wood [verb (transitive)] > season or preserve beek1483 beath1496 season1545 sap1725 kyanize1843 creosote1846 Paynize1850 Burnettize1867 Powellize1913 air-season1917 pressure-treat1922 recondition1931 seal1940 1850 G. Godwin in P. Cunningham Handbk. London 240/2 All the wood employed in the construction is Paynized. 1886 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 959/3 Paynize, to treat or preserve, as wood, by a process resembling kyanizing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.1850 |
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