单词 | powellize |
释义 | Powellizev. Now rare. transitive. To treat (timber) by boiling in a solution of sugar so as to preserve it and reduce shrinkage. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > build or construct with wood [verb (transitive)] > season or preserve beek1483 beath1496 season1545 sap1725 kyanize1843 creosote1846 Paynize1850 Burnettize1867 Powellize1913 air-season1917 pressure-treat1922 recondition1931 seal1940 1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 621/1 After being Powellised it becomes a very handsome and hard wood. 1914 Times 11 Feb. 37/2 It is anticipated that Karri sleepers Powellized will last nearly 30 years. Derivatives ˈPowellizing n. rare ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [noun] > seasoning or preserving beathing1591 seasoninga1642 natural seasoning1856 impregnation1872 Burnettizing1885 fuming1893 haskinization1899 Rueping1904 full-cell1909 Powellizing1913 pressure treatment1914 pressure-treating1924 fixation1968 boucherizing- 1913 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 621/1 Seeing that elm is plentiful and extremely low in price, Powellising should result in its more extended application. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1913 |
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