单词 | porer |
释义 | porern. A person who pores or looks intently upon or over something, esp. a book, map, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > reader > [noun] > attentive porer1670 1670 H. Stubbe Plus Ultra 69 The Disputative followers of Hippocrates, Aristotle, Galen, those superstitious Porers upon the Writings of the Ancients. 1797 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 22 345 The multitudinous porers in black literature. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Aug. 2/1 The wielder of the spade has outrun the porer over manuscripts. a1907 F. Thompson Wks. (1913) II. 114 The day-long porer on a stream, Whose last look is his deepest. 1993 Observer (Nexis) 21 Feb. 26 Poring over the famous map.., I asked a fellow porer how he thought Prince Maximilian's expedition compared with modern pioneering feats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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