单词 | reclaimed |
释义 | reclaimedadj. 1. That has been reclaimed (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [adjective] > tamed reclaimed1440 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [adjective] > tamed or trained tamec888 mildOE meekc1175 unwilda1400 chastisedc1440 reclaimed1440 made1474 familiar1483 gentle?1531 domestical1562 inward1575 inwards1575 housal1611 domestic1620 cicurated1646 domiciliated1782 domesticated1802 broken1805 hand-tamed1932 society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > reduced to obedience tamed1552 reclaimed1592 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] > reformed newOE corrected1557 reformed?1567 reclaimed1592 retrieved1638 reduced1697 new-leaf1899 the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > kept within bounds reclaimed1600 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 425 Recleymyd, as hawkys, redomitus. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 425 Recleymyd, or chalangyd, reclamatus. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde ii. xvi. 102 The goshawke and sperhawk..that ben tame and reclaymed brynge that they take to theyr lord. 1592 R. Greene Disput. Conny-catcher sig. F The gentleman..found her afterward a reclaimed woman. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. viii. 813 The chiefe and principall furtherance..that can be giuen to trees, either reclaimed or wilde. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. 36/2 He that hath once experienced a well Reclaimed Sparrow-Hawk will hardly be without one. 1769 G. White Let. 2 Jan. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 61 What you mention with respect to reclaimed toads raises my curiosity. ?1775 Hist. Ld. Stanton III. 139 Some women, who are vain, affect to tame a rake and a libertine, because a reclaimed rake, say they, makes the best husband. 1808 H. Leslie Hot Pressed Doctors Outwitted 325 I had taken a causeless malice against this repentent reclaimed sinner. 1841 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 10 i. 322 The man not even halting, turned his horse, and trotted back again to Subzawar with his reclaimed property. 1881 Macmillan's Mag. 45 40 Here is a ‘reclaimed’ hawk: he can be..recovered as soon as his owner pleases. 1907 G. B. Shaw Major Barbara Pref. in John Bull's Other Island 170 When you advertize a converted burglar or reclaimed drunkard as one of the attractions at an experience meeting, your burglar can hardly have been too burglarious or your drunkard too drunken. 1963 Times 5 Dec. 21/7 Nowadays the market value to a finance house of the reclaimed article may be much less than the unpaid instalments. 1987 M. Heseltine Where there's a Will 108 It would discredit the system if it were possible..to start a private portfolio on the back of reclaimed tax. 2006 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 Aug. d1 Lovelace, who subcontracts with other divers to help retrieve balls on about 250 courses across the Midwest, expects to sell about 4 million reclaimed balls this year. 2. a. Of wasteland, esp. land previously under water: made suitable for cultivation, habitation, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > reclaimed or reclaimable reclaimable1583 reclaimed1765 irreclaimed1814 1765 C. Varlo Treat. Agric. 149 A good and profitable crop of either turnips, rape, or coleseed, may be got from such reclaimed bog or mountain. 1796 W. Marshall Rural Econ. W. Eng. I. 313 It is at least an object of experiment, in this uncertain climature, to try the effects of early sowing, on clean reclaimed land. 1840 J. Buel Farmer's Compan. (ed. 2) 47 The crops best calculated for reclaimed swamps. 1860 Amer. Agriculturist 19 362/1 This crop was grown upon reclaimed salt marsh, under-drained about two feet deep with tiles. 1877 J. Peto tr. F. Narjoux Notes & Sketches Architect Journey Northwest Europe 75 Villages have been built on this reclaimed land. Instead of liquid plains, we see green meadows; trees, houses and churches now rise where formerly ships floated. 1908 E. J. Banfield Confessions of Beachcomber i. vi. 202 Another denizen of the partially reclaimed area of the mangrove swamp is the ‘milky mangrove’, or river poison tree. 1975 Countryman Autumn 99 Grubbing up small trees and shrubs exposes bare earth... To enclose this reclaimed area..we stuck in Lonicera twigs about a foot apart along three sides. 2006 Daily Tel. 4 July 22/3 New communities springing up on the coast of Dubai on freshly reclaimed land. b. Of waste materials: recovered for reuse; recycled. spec. reclaimed rubber rubber made by treating used vulcanized rubber to remove free sulphur and foreign substances, used chiefly in mixtures with crude rubber in low-grade rubber goods. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > rubber materials > [noun] > reclaimed recovered rubber1881 reclaimed rubber1883 shoddy1892 reclaim1922 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > re-used > made available for re-use reclaimed1883 recirculating1892 recirculated1910 salvagedc1920 recycle1926 1883 D. A. Campbell Fire Underwriter's Compan. 91 These should not be accepted on any terms unless the proposer agrees to the following warranty:—‘Warranted that no reclaimed rubber be stored,..and that no naphtha or other spirit be stored or used therein’. 1910 W. H. Dooley Textiles for Commerc., Industr., Evening & Domest. Arts Schools ii. 28 There is no need for the prejudice that is sometimes met regarding these reclaimed materials, for by their use millions of people are warmly and cheaply clothed. 1942 Time 2 Feb. 63/3 Reclaimed rubber, ordinarily bypassed by manufacturers because it wears out faster than natural rubber. 1958 Jrnl. Amer. Water Works Assoc. 50 1021 (heading) Emergency use of reclaimed water for potable supply at Chanute, Kan. 1976 Lancs. Evening Post 7 Dec. 13/5 (advt.) Demolition materials. Reclaimed timber (cut to your requirements)... Reclaimed stone. 1989 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 12 Mar. j5 Hoses made of reclaimed rubber are available for drip systems. 2005 Period Living & Trad. Homes Apr. 34/1 The dramatic, vaulted ceiling is..fashioned by Glyn from reclaimed floor joists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1440 |
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