α. Middle English rustynes, 1500s rustines, 1500s–1600s rustinesse, 1600s– rustiness.
β. Middle English roustinesse.
单词 | rustiness |
释义 | rustinessn.1α. Middle English rustynes, 1500s rustines, 1500s–1600s rustinesse, 1600s– rustiness. β. Middle English roustinesse. The state, condition, or quality of being rusty (in various senses of rusty adj.1); rust. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > corrosion > rusty condition rustinessa1398 the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > type of disease > fungal > rust disease or condition of having rustOE rustinga1398 canker?c1425 black rust1785 red gum1794 red rust1806 rust disease1816 red robin1821 red rag1841 crown rust1868 rustiness1882 stem rust1899 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 195 Grauel..haþ vertue for to clense metall and to waste rustynes [Morgan roustinesse; L. rubiginis] of metalle by frotyng and scowryng þer of. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 42 (MED) Rustynes of Synne is cawse of þese wawys; Alas in þis fflood þis werd xal be lorn ffor offens to god, brekyng his lawys. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccv/1 Yf thou be harde as is the yron thou shalt lese thy Rustynes by fyre. 1567 T. Palfreyman Baldwin's Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) viii. iv. f. 186v Ydlenes..is a thinge..bothe to the bodye and to the soule, like to a cankeringe rustines. 1576 A. Fleming tr. Erasmus in Panoplie Epist. 357 Let us rub off the rustinesse of our tongues. 1601 J. Lyly Loves Metamorphosis ii. i Her teeth hollow and red with rustinesse. 1679 C. Ness Distinct Disc. Antichrist To Rdr. sig. A6 If the rustiness of Gold witness against men at the last day. 1708 W. King Art of Cookery 144 The whole Knife, and not only the Handle, was of Amber or Silver, lest the Rustiness of an ordinary Knife might prove infectious. 1797 F. Jacson Disobedience III. xi.150 From the rustiness of the iron, which nearly resembled the colour of the dark wood, her eye had been uncertain what it was. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables i. 25 The rustiness and infirmity of age gathered over the venerable house itself. 1882 Garden 3 June 389/1 This rustiness [in strawberries] is caused by the sun. 1907 J. Conrad Secret Agent ii. 14 There were red, coppery gleams..on the broad back of Mr. Verloc's overcoat, where they produced a dull effect of rustiness. 1959 A. Nin Ladders to Fire 118 Listening..to Sabina's voice, the way its hoarseness changed from rustiness to a whisper. 2002 Independent 24 Oct. 32/2 Henman showed no signs of rustiness as he powered past Cedric Pioline 6–1, 6–4. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). rustinessn.2 slang. Now rare. Irritability, bad temper; an instance of this. Also: restiveness. Cf. rusty adj.3 ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > [noun] impatiencec1230 eagernessa1400 unsufferancea1400 impatiency1526 testiness1526 impatientness1550 touchiness1603 tetchiness1623 irritability1791 twitchiness1834 rustiness1860 soreheadedness1860 shirtiness1868 chippiness1877 rattiness1898 cabin fever1918 snarkiness1960 edginess1963 1860 G. J. Whyte-Melville Market Harborough 104 Old Isaac,..subject to occasional ‘rustiness’, and imbued with a strong aversion to what he called being ‘put upon’. 1900 G. B. Shaw Let. 14 Mar. (1972) II. 156 In the old days I was always standing between Bland and the rustinesses that used to come from his Tory imperviousness to the Radical notions with which Socialism was adulterated. a1916 J. London Michael Brother of Jerry (1917) xxx. 277 Five minutes of hilarity delayed the turn which, when at last started, was marked by rustiness and erraticness on the part of the dogs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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