porcelain-likeadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːsl̩ᵻnˌlʌɪk/,

/ˈpɔːsl̩eɪnˌlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrs(ə)lənˌlaɪk/; see also porcelain n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porcelain n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < porcelain n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier porcelain adj. 2.

Resembling porcelain.

ΚΠ

1752 tr. L. Heister Compend. Anat. ii. ii. 34 We are to observe their base, which is composed of a double substance, a stoney or porcelain-like matter [L. lapideam sive vitream], and a medullary one.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 79/2 A smooth porcelain-like deposit.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 29 June 2/4 Made of white, porcelain-like glass.

1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxvi. 378 In less severe cases a dense leucoma forms, porcelain-like in lime burns, and sight is lost.

1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xliv. 550/2 Creamware, a cream-colored earthenware with a porcelainlike appearance, first developed during the eighteenth century.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	porcelain-like
释义	porcelain-likeadj. Brit. /ˈpɔːsl̩ᵻnˌlʌɪk/, /ˈpɔːsl̩eɪnˌlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈpɔrs(ə)lənˌlaɪk/; see also porcelain n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: porcelain n., -like suffix. Etymology: < porcelain n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier porcelain adj. 2. Resembling porcelain. ΚΠ 1752 tr. L. Heister Compend. Anat. ii. ii. 34 We are to observe their base, which is composed of a double substance, a stoney or porcelain-like matter [L. lapideam sive vitream], and a medullary one. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 79/2 A smooth porcelain-like deposit. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 29 June 2/4 Made of white, porcelain-like glass. 1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxvi. 378 In less severe cases a dense leucoma forms, porcelain-like in lime burns, and sight is lost. 1999 C. Mendelson Home Comforts xliv. 550/2 Creamware, a cream-colored earthenware with a porcelainlike appearance, first developed during the eighteenth century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1752
随便看	pantellerite pantener panter panterer pantermaker panteutonic panteutonism panthalassa panthean pantheic pantheism pantheisms pantheist pantheister pantheistest pantheistic pantheistical pantheistically pantheists pantheize panthelematism panthelism panthenol pantheologist pantheologists