单词 | pruritation |
释义 | † pruritationn. Obsolete. rare. A continual or recurrent itching; figurative a compelling desire or craving. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [noun] itching1340 miscovetise1496 itch1532 tickling1553 impatiency1564 cacoethes1570 impatience1581 pruritation1653 pruriency1656 mangea1674 prurience1777 1653 Z. Coke Art of Logick i. 9 A pruritation and itch after knowledge (innate to every man). 1690 L. Plukenet in W. Derham Philos. Lett. (1718) 234 A Dementia..which runs the body into..Postures of the most lascivious, when..they are only the Effects of present Distemper, and not any lustful Pruritations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1653 |
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