rowyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈrəʊi/, U.S.

/ˈroʊi/

Forms: see row n.¹ and -y suffix¹.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rewey adj.

Etymology: Alteration of rewey adj., after row n.¹ Compare rowed adj.¹ Compare later (in slightly different sense) roey adj.

1. Of cloth: uneven in texture; having some rows of the weave thicker than others. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > with uneven texture

rowy1552

slub1928

slubbed1961

1552 Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI c. 6 §40 If any Searcher..find any of the Clothes..cockely, pursy, bandy, squally or rowy.

1724 R. Hall Obs. Methods used in Holland xii. 54, in L. Slator Instr. cultivating & raising Flax & Hemp They shake and divide each Thread from the other, so as no Part of it may cling together, for otherwise some of it would be rowy.

1736 Reasons Humbly offered for Yarn-market 9 The Webs come out uneven, rowey, knotty, gouty, ill coloured and unserviceable.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Rowy, of uneven texture, having some threads stouter than others.

1883 Boston Evening Transcript 4 June 6/1 Frequently..a piece of cloth will be thinner in some places than others;..for which reason it is styled ‘rowey’, as the thin places extend across the piece similar to the lines on writing paper.

1912 in C. Hutton Kinks on Wool Carding & Spinning (ed. 2) 61 We have seen rowy goods caused by the fibers of the nubs being carded out, producing irregular effects.

2. Striped, streaked; streaky. Now rare (British regional in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > pork > [adjective] > types of bacon

Westphalia1636

riny1682

rowy1742

Smithfield1809

streaky1838

roded1841

rody1864

lardy1879

stout1905

the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > streaked

brinded1430

straked1537

branded1561

flaked1577

pencilled1592

streaked1600

brandy1608

striated1646

straky1650

bestreakeda1658

tabby1665

whipped1673

brindle1676

brindled1678

striate1678

rowy1742

streaky1747

virgated1803

roded1841

fibrilloso-striate1846

roey1850

tabbied1861

rody1864

1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman July xiii. 78 If Butter is made of Clover..it is apt to be rowy.

1878 F. S. Potter Cringlewood Court v. 94 Gilbert was..so suitably equipped for the sport in a pair of hob-nailed boots as to be invaluable for striking out new slides, and for cutting ‘rowy bacon’ upon the ice.

1895 T. Pinnock Black Country Ann. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 169/1 Hauf a pound o' bacon in rashers, an'..it must be rowy.

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

rowyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈraʊi/, U.S.

/ˈraʊi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: row n.⁵, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < row n.⁵ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier rowing adj.²

Now rare.

Noisy; (also) characterized by quarrelling. Cf. rowdy adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > noisy or angry

wrangling1576

camping1642

wording1682

altercative1702

rowy1870

campling1881

1870 J. R. Green Let. June (1901) iii. 254 Hot and crowded and rowy places are just the places in which I have no business.

1877 Catholic World Dec. 324/2 ‘I could pray more fervently in a church like that than in the Madeleine,’ she replied... ‘The Madeleine, is too rowy, too many chairs creaking.’

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xviii. [Penelope] 728 Running wild now out at night away from his books and studies and not living at home on account of the usual rowy house.

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

单词	rowy
释义	rowyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈrəʊi/, U.S. /ˈroʊi/ Forms: see row n.¹ and -y suffix¹. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rewey adj. Etymology: Alteration of rewey adj., after row n.¹ Compare rowed adj.¹ Compare later (in slightly different sense) roey adj. 1. Of cloth: uneven in texture; having some rows of the weave thicker than others. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > with uneven texture rowy1552 slub1928 slubbed1961 1552 Act 5 & 6 Edw. VI c. 6 §40 If any Searcher..find any of the Clothes..cockely, pursy, bandy, squally or rowy. 1724 R. Hall Obs. Methods used in Holland xii. 54, in L. Slator Instr. cultivating & raising Flax & Hemp They shake and divide each Thread from the other, so as no Part of it may cling together, for otherwise some of it would be rowy. 1736 Reasons Humbly offered for Yarn-market 9 The Webs come out uneven, rowey, knotty, gouty, ill coloured and unserviceable. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Rowy, of uneven texture, having some threads stouter than others. 1883 Boston Evening Transcript 4 June 6/1 Frequently..a piece of cloth will be thinner in some places than others;..for which reason it is styled ‘rowey’, as the thin places extend across the piece similar to the lines on writing paper. 1912 in C. Hutton Kinks on Wool Carding & Spinning (ed. 2) 61 We have seen rowy goods caused by the fibers of the nubs being carded out, producing irregular effects. 2. Striped, streaked; streaky. Now rare (British regional in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > pork > [adjective] > types of bacon Westphalia1636 riny1682 rowy1742 Smithfield1809 streaky1838 roded1841 rody1864 lardy1879 stout1905 the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > streaked brinded1430 straked1537 branded1561 flaked1577 pencilled1592 streaked1600 brandy1608 striated1646 straky1650 bestreakeda1658 tabby1665 whipped1673 brindle1676 brindled1678 striate1678 rowy1742 streaky1747 virgated1803 roded1841 fibrilloso-striate1846 roey1850 tabbied1861 rody1864 1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman July xiii. 78 If Butter is made of Clover..it is apt to be rowy. 1878 F. S. Potter Cringlewood Court v. 94 Gilbert was..so suitably equipped for the sport in a pair of hob-nailed boots as to be invaluable for striking out new slides, and for cutting ‘rowy bacon’ upon the ice. 1895 T. Pinnock Black Country Ann. in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 169/1 Hauf a pound o' bacon in rashers, an'..it must be rowy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rowyadj.² Brit. /ˈraʊi/, U.S. /ˈraʊi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: row n.⁵, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < row n.⁵ + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier rowing adj.² Now rare. Noisy; (also) characterized by quarrelling. Cf. rowdy adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > noisy or angry wrangling1576 camping1642 wording1682 altercative1702 rowy1870 campling1881 1870 J. R. Green Let. June (1901) iii. 254 Hot and crowded and rowy places are just the places in which I have no business. 1877 Catholic World Dec. 324/2 ‘I could pray more fervently in a church like that than in the Madeleine,’ she replied... ‘The Madeleine, is too rowy, too many chairs creaking.’ 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xviii. [Penelope] 728 Running wild now out at night away from his books and studies and not living at home on account of the usual rowy house. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1552adj.²1870
随便看	anaxagorize anaximandrian anay anbelghe anblow anburies anburst anbury anc ancap ance ancestor ancestor being ancestor cult ancestor language ancestor spirit ancestor worship ancestored ancestorial ancestorially ancestoring ancestors ancestorship ancestory ancestral

rowyadj.1

rowyadj.2

rowyadj.¹

rowyadj.²