单词 | pinta |
释义 | pintan.1 Medicine. A skin disease prevalent in tropical America, caused by the spirochaete Treponema carateum and characterized by the formation of pigmented papules and plaques which later become atrophic and white. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [noun] > pinta pinta1825 mal del pinto1882 1825 Amer. Med. Rev. 2 164 (heading) An account of the pinta, or blue-stain, a singular cutaneous disease prevailing in Mexico. 1898 P. Manson Trop. Dis. xxxvii. 586 Pinta is contagious and attacks both sexes and any age. 1942 Arch. Dermatol. & Syphilol. 45 858 The discovery of a spirochete in a Cuban case of pinta..on Aug. 3, 1938 definitely settled the discussions on the causation of pinta. 1971 Nature 5 Feb. 409/2 The oldest treponemal disease known at present is pinta..which dates back 15,000 years. 1991 A. Nikiforuk Fourth Horseman vi. 90 Two other treponemes (pinta and yaws, both tropical skin diseases) leave the same distinct marks [as syphilis]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pintan.2 colloquial. A pint of milk. Also occasionally: a pint of beer. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dairy produce > [noun] > milk > quantity of milk milch1603 milkiness1618 pinta1960 1959 Times 30 May 10/1 Referring in his opening speech to the ‘Drinka pinta milka-day’ campaign, Mr. Amory said:..‘I drink a pint and a half a day.’] 1960 Harper's Bazaar July 16 Your daily pinta is the best glamour food there is. 1965 Observer 18 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 29/3 The Lamb tavern..worth stopping at for a pinta. 1971 ‘H. Carmichael’ Quiet Woman x. 106 Some milkman's leaving a pinta on her doorstep every day. 1990 News of World 11 Feb. 21/7 (heading) Milkies are charging for ‘free’ pintas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11825n.21960 |
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