单词 | poached |
释义 | poachedadj.1 a. Of an egg: cooked in simmering or gently boiling water, without the shell.Recorded earliest, and chiefly, in poached egg n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked (of specific food) > eggs rearlOE harda1425 poachedc1450 soft-boiled1577 hard-boiled1589 rare1655 rath egg1684 in the shell1692 dropped1824 rumpled1896 c1450 in T. Austin Two 15th-cent. Cookery-bks. (1888) 94 Pocched egges [c1450 Harl. 4016 Potage de egges..breke faire rawe egges and caste hem in þe water]. 1574 T. Newton tr. G. Gratarolo Direct. Health Magistrates & Studentes sig. J iv Beyng harde rosted, they be of ill nourishment,..but poched, they do asswage and lenifie it [sc. the lower part of the belly]. 1684 A. Littleton Linguæ Latinæ Liber Dictionarius (new ed.) Ovum sorbile, a rathe egg, a poached or rath-roasted egg. 1726 Way to Health & Long Life 31 The newest [eggs] are best, and afford good Nourishment; poached they are easiest of Digestion, but boiled or roasted they are agreeable Food. 1834 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 215 The Constitution of the United States..leaves the citizen entirely free to eat them [sc. eggs] from the shell,—a wine-glass,—in omelettes,—poached, or in any other way that he may think proper. 1965 H. Gold Man who was not with It (new ed.) xxx. 275 For a buck you could get what you wanted, how you wanted it, sunnyside up or poached. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 18 July c18/2 Jellied consomme, topped with miniature poached quail eggs, conceals a generous portion of foie gras. b. Of fish, fruit, etc.: that has been simmered in liquid. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > boiling or boiled > poached poached1922 1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 249 The same fillets might be served à la Dorothéa, on a round metal dish with a suspicion of tomato sauce about their moist and creamily poached folds. 1940 A. L. Simon Conc. Encycl. Gastron. II. 18/1 Fresh Cod..may be served..with any of the sauces which are suitable for boiled, steamed or poached Turbot. 1978 Chicago June 225/1 For dessert, orange-sparked chocolate mousse, poached pear with brandy and whipped-cream sauce. 2003 N.Y. Mag. 8 Sept. 72/2 He delves deeper into Japanese-French territory with dishes like poached hamachi with pickled melon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). poachedadj.2 1. That has been obtained by poaching (poaching n.2 1); illegally or unfairly acquired. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > [adjective] > poach (land or water) poaching1677 poached1786 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > stealing animals > [adjective] > poached poached1786 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > kidnapping or abduction > [adjective] > enticed by dishonest means poached1955 1786 County Mag. Sept. 138/3 Covertly and insidiously holding forth encouragement to qualified persons to purchase poached game. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 July 3/2 France..is made the market for English poached fish, and French poached fish find a market in England. 1949 E. Coxhead Wind in West vi. 162 Poached game is never sold, it goes into the pot. 1955 Times 6 June 4/3 The union should..attempt to reach a settlement..of the dispute over ‘poached’ members. 1991 Newsweek 18 Nov. 88/1 Scientists can determine..whether the tusk came from a legally culled animal in South Africa's Kruger National Park or a poached beast in Kenya's Tsavo National Park. 2. Of wet ground: that has been trodden or trampled into holes. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective] > mire mirya1398 mire?1440 fennish1577 spewing1610 mirish1630 poachy1707 poached1793 pugged1843 squoggy1950 1793 C. Smith Old Manor House IV. ix. 200 He picked his way over the rugged road, whose poached surface, now hardened by the frost, hardly allowed a footing to his horse. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 110 The cattle will soon render the whole bedding a poached mass. 1883 R. Jefferies Nature near London 166 This very pond..is muddy enough, and surrounded with poached mud. 1971 Farmer & Stockbreeder 16 Feb. 25/3 Poached land meant lost production. Use could be made on arable farms of stubble fields. 1995 Farmers Weekly 31 Mar. 25/1 Keeping the cows out longer last autumn has also meant that some of the grassland is very poached, and new seed will be broadcast with the spreader on the worst-affected areas. 3. Of eyes: swollen as if from a blow or from crying. ΚΠ 1794 M. Edgeworth Let. 20 Sept. in E. Lawless Maria Edgeworth (1904) 65 A few minutes after, when we thought that the painter and his brushes were at liberty, Samuel reentered with poached eyes. 1826 G. Gregory et al. Treat. Theory & Pract. Physic I. iii. v. 312 If pus is effused to any extent, the cornea is pushed forward, presenting the appearance called hypopion, or poached eye. 1904 Athenæum 24 Sept. 408/3 Samuel re-entered with poached eyes. 1923 A. Huxley Antic Hay xiii. 192 Great Sclopis himself receives his share of the plaudits with a weary condescension; weary are his poached eyes, weary his disillusioned smile. 1991 T. Barnes Midsummer Killing (BNC) 159 The mottled old man two beds away stared at them with poached eyes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1c1450adj.21786 |
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