单词 | re-spread |
释义 | re-spreadv. transitive. To spread again (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [verb (transitive)] > specific something immaterial > anew re-spread1641 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > coat or cover with a layer [verb (transitive)] > smear or spread with a substance > smear (a substance) > again re-spread1879 1641 Epitaph in T. Hayne tr. M. Adam Life & Death Dr. Martin Luther 112 He, by Gods Word and Spirits inspiration, The Gospels Light re-spred, for every Nation. a1711 T. Ken Psyche v, in Wks. (1721) IV. 293 Primeval Night and Chaos would re-spread Nature untun'd, should Love continue dead. 1844 C. Ponsonby Border Wardens II. i. 28 The supper was concluded, the dishes removed, the table respread with some platters of choice fruit and flasks of yet choicer wine. 1868 H. Law Beacons of Bible (1869) 129 The old temptation respreads its wily bait. 1879 Mrs. A. G. F. E. James Indian Househ. Managem. 67 We..had the floor respread with mud. 1904 G. M. Martin House of Fulfilment i. iv. 51 Charlotte Leroy sat back in the scarlet settee and respread her draperies. 1970 D. A. Hopwood in J. R. Norris & D. W. Ribbons Methods in Microbiol. III. a. vi. 404 Cells from these areas were re-spread on fresh plates. 2005 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 17 Dec. 5 Now allow to set and re-spread the icing, and more importantly enjoy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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