单词 | readying |
释义 | readyingn. The action of making or becoming ready; preparation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] yarkingc1000 forgraithinga1300 apparellingc1315 ordinancec1330 purveyancec1330 graithinga1340 purveying1340 providencea1382 making readyc1384 preparationa1393 paring1393 provisiona1398 parelc1425 apparelc1430 parelling?a1440 ablingc1450 munition1480 preparing1497 arraya1500 readyinga1500 repurveancea1500 ordaining1509 apparation1533 preparementa1538 apprest1539 preparaturea1540 preparance1543 order1545 apparance1546 prepare1548 fore-preparationa1586 ettlingc1600 apparelment1607 parationa1617 comparation1623 address1633 apparatus1638 prep1920 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [noun] > preparation of something for use afaitementc1400 dressing1419 readyinga1500 dressing up1526 adighting1567 fitmenta1616 fit1883 pretreatment1899 a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) ix. 41 The rediynge [L. preparacionem] of thaire hert..that is, thaire hert redy to serue the. 1543 J. Bale Yet Course at Romyshe Foxe sig. M.v There shall be no readynge..for the tyme of gods seruyce. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. ix. 398/2 An Horn Comb with single teeth..for the combing and readying of long thick and strong heads of hair. 1775 J. Anderson Ess. Agric. vi. 295 The qualities of almost every species of vegetable aliment are considerably altered by coction, or otherwise readying by means of fire. 1876 J. B. L. Warren Soldier of Fortune iii. ii. 256 Be these your courtly ways, to crave repast, And, on its readying, vanish? 1884 St. James's Gaz. 5 Dec. 5/2 Striking feats of dexterous ‘readying’ and ‘passing’ which his companion performed. 1960 Times 12 Mar. 9/7 One of the great criticisms of point-to-pointing is the ‘readying’ of some of the horses. 1999 A. Walker Encycl. Falconry 29/1 The readying of a hawk for hunting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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