rough-dryadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfˌdrʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈrəfˌdraɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., dry adj.

Etymology: < rough adv. + dry adj. Compare earlier rough-dried adj. and later rough-dry v.

Of laundry: dried without smoothing or ironing.

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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > dried (up) > roughly

rough-dried1715

rough-dry1785

1785 Proc. Old Bailey 29 June 836/2 A rough-dry white apron, which was full of iron-moulds.

1856 H. B. Stowe Dred I. 181 Clothes look rough-dry, as if they had been pulled out of a bag.

1865 M. Eyre Lady's Walks South of France i. 8 The articles..are neither starched nor ironed, but simply sent home rough dry.

1890 Cent. Dict. Rough-dry, dry but not smoothed or ironed: as, rough-dry clothes.

1927 A. B. Young Stage Costuming v. 56 Stage materials of cotton are almost always better left rough dry.

1989 P. Palmer Domesticity & Dirt i. 10 The most common laundry service purchased was ‘rough dry’, thus leaving the ironing to the housewife.

2008 A. Perry Christmas Grace 148 ‘There's an airing rail,’ he pointed out... ‘Rough dry will have to do, if that's all we have time for.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rough-dryv.

Brit.

/ˈrʌfˌdrʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈrəfˌdraɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., dry v.

Etymology: < rough adv. + dry v., after rough-dried adj. Compare earlier rough-dry adj.

transitive. To dry (something) roughly or imperfectly; spec. (in early use) to dry (clothes or linen) without smoothing or ironing; (now esp.) to dry (hair) roughly, without formal styling.

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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > dry [verb (transitive)] > roughly

rough-dry1836

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xvii. 173 The process of being washed in the night air, and rough-dried in a close closet.

1887 Newcastle Weekly Courant 26 Aug. When laid away for any length of time, linen should be washed, rough dried without bluing, and laid in loose folds without much weight on it.

1900 R. Kipling in Daily Express 12 June 4/5 Sweating men rough-dried sweating horses with wisps of precious forage.

1978 P. Harcourt Agents of Infl. xii. 146 She..continued to rough-dry her hair on the towel.

1985 Hair Summer 27 (caption) For that up-to-the-minute look for guys, hair is rough dried.

2002 C. Worthington Compl. Bk. Hairstyling i. 58 Tip your head upside-down and rough-dry your hair with the dryer on medium heat until it is 70 percent dry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rough-dry
释义	rough-dryadj. Brit. /ˈrʌfˌdrʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌdraɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., dry adj. Etymology: < rough adv. + dry adj. Compare earlier rough-dried adj. and later rough-dry v. Of laundry: dried without smoothing or ironing. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > dried (up) > roughly rough-dried1715 rough-dry1785 1785 Proc. Old Bailey 29 June 836/2 A rough-dry white apron, which was full of iron-moulds. 1856 H. B. Stowe Dred I. 181 Clothes look rough-dry, as if they had been pulled out of a bag. 1865 M. Eyre Lady's Walks South of France i. 8 The articles..are neither starched nor ironed, but simply sent home rough dry. 1890 Cent. Dict. Rough-dry, dry but not smoothed or ironed: as, rough-dry clothes. 1927 A. B. Young Stage Costuming v. 56 Stage materials of cotton are almost always better left rough dry. 1989 P. Palmer Domesticity & Dirt i. 10 The most common laundry service purchased was ‘rough dry’, thus leaving the ironing to the housewife. 2008 A. Perry Christmas Grace 148 ‘There's an airing rail,’ he pointed out... ‘Rough dry will have to do, if that's all we have time for.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rough-dryv. Brit. /ˈrʌfˌdrʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈrəfˌdraɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rough adv., dry v. Etymology: < rough adv. + dry v., after rough-dried adj. Compare earlier rough-dry adj. transitive. To dry (something) roughly or imperfectly; spec. (in early use) to dry (clothes or linen) without smoothing or ironing; (now esp.) to dry (hair) roughly, without formal styling. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > dry [verb (transitive)] > roughly rough-dry1836 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xvii. 173 The process of being washed in the night air, and rough-dried in a close closet. 1887 Newcastle Weekly Courant 26 Aug. When laid away for any length of time, linen should be washed, rough dried without bluing, and laid in loose folds without much weight on it. 1900 R. Kipling in Daily Express 12 June 4/5 Sweating men rough-dried sweating horses with wisps of precious forage. 1978 P. Harcourt Agents of Infl. xii. 146 She..continued to rough-dry her hair on the towel. 1985 Hair Summer 27 (caption) For that up-to-the-minute look for guys, hair is rough dried. 2002 C. Worthington Compl. Bk. Hairstyling i. 58 Tip your head upside-down and rough-dry your hair with the dryer on medium heat until it is 70 percent dry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1785v.1836
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