单词 | porphyrize |
释义 | porphyrizev. Now rare. 1. transitive. To grind to a fine powder, esp. on a slab of porphyry. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > grinding or pounding > grind or pound [verb (transitive)] grindc1000 i-ponec1000 britOE poundOE stampc1200 to-pounec1290 bruisea1382 minisha1382 bray1382 to-grind1393 beatc1420 gratec1430 mull1440 pestle1483 hatter1508 pounce1519 contuse1552 pounder1570 undergrind1605 dispulverate1609 peal1611 comminute1626 atom1648 comminuate1666 porphyrize1747 stub1765 kibble1790 smush1825 crack1833 pun1888 micronize1968 1747 tr. J. Astruc Academical Lect. Fevers 151 The iron is reduced to an impalpable powder, which must be porphyrized, and ordered as occasion requires. 1825 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 2 120 Five grammes of the mineral, reduced to small fragements in an iron mortar, were carefully porphyrised in one of agate. 1856 H. Beasley Med. Formulary 388 Porphyrize the sublimate, add the rest, and form the paste. 1984 Victorian Poetry 22 151 The vermilion dye of porphyry is obtained by pulverizing (‘porphyrizing’) a hard red shell. 2. transitive. To cause to resemble porphyry. ΚΠ 1771 tr. A.-J. Pernety Hist. Voy. Malouine Islands 223 I broke off a piece by striking a corner with another stone, and all the pieces that were broken off had the appearance of freestone porphyrized [Fr. porphirisé]. 1856 E. Emmons Geol. Rep. Midland Counties N. Carolina 47 I found..many beds among them which looked like sediments, were porphyrized and somewhat changed, though not strictly porphyries. 1879 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 168 298 The Olivine which often porphyrises the rock by its abundance and distinctness of crystallisation rises into an important ingredient of these dolerites. 1928 G. H. Wilkins Undiscovered Austral. 115 A fossil fish porphyrized and shining. Derivatives ˈporphyrized adj. ΚΠ 1788 Every Lady her own Physician 5 Then add of cinnamon powdered, three grains, and of steel filings porphyrized, half an ounce. 1856 E. Emmons Geol. Rep. Midland Counties N. Carolina 47 It is generally easy to distinguish the porphyritic greenstones from the porphyrized beds as they occur in the formations of North Carolina. 1929 Internat. Crit. Tables Numerical Data VI. 376/2 Heated to 1200°C for a day, surrounded by porphyrized iron. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1747 |
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