单词 | powderiness |
释义 | powderinessn. The quality or condition of being powdery. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery finesse1551 powderiness1820 1820 L. Hunt Indicator No. 35. 275 The melting powderiness of peppermint. 1892 Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening News 28 Sept. 6/2 Middlings—wheat finely broken, but still far short of the powderiness of flour. a1944 G. F. Stout God & Nature (1952) iii. vi. 117 It is only on critical reflexion that I recognise the softness, coldness and powderiness [of snow] as original data of touch. 1975 Country Life 18 Dec. 1764/1 Leaf mould..rotted to flakey powderiness. 1992 Pract. Fishkeeping (BNC) Nov. 85 This German-manufactured salt is phosphate and nitrate free, mixes easily, and retains its powderiness in storage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820 |
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