单词 | rubbed |
释义 | rubbedadj. 1. Subjected to rubbing; smoothed or polished by rubbing. Also: characterized by rubbing or the effects of this. Also with out.In quot. ?c1425: (perhaps) wrung, pressed.In quot. ?a1513: (of wheat) pressed with friction between the hands so as to extract the grain (compare rub v.1 6). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > smoothed or polished polisheda1382 politea1398 burnishedc1400 rubbed?c1425 levigated1578 expolite1592 smoothened1818 the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > smooth and polished or glossy > made smooth and polished or glossy polisheda1382 rubbed?c1425 levigated1578 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 194 Tentes and lychynies..ben made of a spounge wel rubbede [?a1425 N.Y. Acad. Med. wele writhen; L. bene torta]. a1513 W. Dunbar Flyting in Poems (1998) I. 207 Now vpaland thow leivis on rubbit quheit. 1586 S. Bredwell Detection E. Glouers Hereticall Confection ii. 40 A rubbed forehead, that can not chaunge colour, maketh a bold tongue to vtter anie falshood. 1683 J. Collinges Intercourses Divine Love (new ed.) li. 761 It is the rubbed Pomander that is sweet. 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 336 He keeps the Rubb'd out Inck on the Inck-block of an equal Fatness. 1704 Dict. Rusticum at Hop The Root being dress'd, then the rub'd Mould is to be applied. 1774 M. Mackenzie Treat. Maritim Surv. 101 Rub the Back of the Draught..with Charcoal; lay the rubbed Side on clean Paper. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 555 Rubbed and gauged work is set in putty or mortar. 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. ii. iii. 519 When the surface of stone is required to be perfectly smooth, it is accomplished by rubbing with sand or gritstone, and it is called rubbed work. 1875 Telegr. Jrnl. & Electr. Rev. 1 Mar. 54/2 A rubbed ebonite comb,..properly suspended or supported, is repelled by a second piece of ebonite similarly rubbed. 1929 Pop. Mech. Mar. 508/1 Full directions for producing a rubbed effect, by dipping a pad of rubbing felt or soft cloth first in rubbing oil. 1987 A. Theroux Adultery ii. vi. 173 I picked up the sheets of cockled Fabiano, frayed from rubbed-out elbows and hands, and took a few minutes to look over Farol's drawings. 1998 N. Lawson How to Eat (1999) 359 Grind the whole, toasted and the rubbed nuts along with the sugar in the processor. 2. Irritated, annoyed. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irritation > [adjective] annoyedc1330 crabbedc1480 provoked1538 chafing1539 nettledc1576 chafed1582 irritated1595 as mad as Ajax1598 aggravated1611 enchafeda1616 irritate1626 on or upon the fret1679 as mad as a wet hen1823 as mad as a meat axe1855 scotty1867 hacked1892 raggy1900 ratty1909 pipped1914 fucked-off1923 rubbed1927 eggy1935 broigus1937 salty1938 pissed1943 peed off1948 1927 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 40/1 He could never be sure of not saying hasty things when he was in a ‘rubbed’ temper. Compounds rubbed brick n. a soft clay brick with a smooth polished surface, chiefly used for ornamental and high-quality brickwork (= rubber n.1 7); brickwork consisting of these; frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 56 Good London Brick-layers will work the Rod for forty shillings, rubed Bricks. 1766 London Mag. Apr. 175/2 Very handsomely and neatly built, the front all of rubbed brick. 1892 C. R. B. Barrett Essex Highways 64 The rubbed-brick mouldings would seem to be of the same date as the brick tower. 1938 Mississippi: Guide to Magnolia State (Federal Writers' Project) i. 145 The Delta..has many imported homes.., distinguishable by rubbed brick forms. 2004 R. Harman & J. Minnis Sheffield 114 The blank fanlight over the doorway is matched by the blank arches framing the windows either side, each with a fine rubbed brick head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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