单词 | perishableness |
释义 | perishablenessn. The quality or state of being perishable; perishability. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > decay or decaying > liability to frailty1615 corruptibleness1620 corruptibilitya1680 perishableness1690 caducity1793 perishability1806 1690 J. Locke Two Treat. Govt. ii. v. §48 Supposing..nothing in the island, either because of its commonness, or perishableness, [was] fit to supply the place of money. 1769 W. Lewis Exper. Hist. Materia Medica (Dublin ed. 3) I. 389 The perishableness of its [sc. the lemon peel's] flavour excludes it from spiritous tinctures designed for keeping. 1826 New Monthly Mag. 16 479 A deep and melancholy sense of the perishableness of the noblest qualities. 1852 G. C. Lewis Methods Observ. Politics I. 221 They [sc. written memorials] have a monumental character as opposed to the perishableness of mere speech. 1925 Times 16 Nov. 20/3 The high degree of perishableness of chilled meat. 1981 Newsweek 2 Feb. 51/1 Reagan..has an actor's sense of the perishableness of moods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1690 |
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