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单词 roral
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roraladj.

Brit. /ˈrɔːrəl/, /ˈrɔːrl̩/, U.S. /ˈrɔrəl/
Forms: 1600s rorall, 1600s– roral.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin roralis.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin roralis dewy (15th cent. or earlier), former reading at Ovid Fasti 4. 728 (where modern editions have rōrātās , feminine accusative plural past participle of rōrāre to fall in drops, to shower down: see rorant adj.) < classical Latin rōr- , rōs dew (see rore n.) + -ālis -al suffix1. Compare earlier rorid adj. and rore n.
rare (chiefly poetic).
Consisting of dew; dewy.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > dew > [adjective]
dewyc1000
rorid?a1425
dewish1589
rory1596
roral1601
bedewy1607
roscid1626
1601 T. Powell Passionate Poet sig. C4v O but yet It withers, if the Sunne be opposit. For wisely say our ancient herborists, It is affected to the rorall mists.
1653 in S. Fairclough Suffolks Tears 55 Oft have I seen (in veiwing Monuments) Of Roral Drops from Marble strange descents.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Roral, of or belonging to dew, dewy, that may be sprinkled like dew.
1737 M. Green Spleen 77 These see her..With roral wash redeem her face, And prove herself of Titan's race.
1822 G. Darley Errors of Ecstasie 71 These weepers, these weepers of the roral tear! How can they weep for the Sun?
1888 A. S. Wilson Lyric of Hopeless Love xcvi The round dewdrop on the flower Absorbeth by its roral power The treasures of the air.
1904 A. M. Dole in Overland Monthly July 23 To-day a sombrous gray-spun roral veil..Screens all familiar scenes afar and near.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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