单词 | sandpaper |
释义 | sandpapern.adj. a. Paper upon which a layer of sand has been fixed by means of an adhesive, used chiefly for smoothing or polishing woodwork by abrasion. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > [noun] > smoothing > glasspaper, sandpaper, or cloth shaving-cloth1427 shaving-linen1512 scouring papera1756 emery-paper1772 glass-paper1815 sandpaper1825 glass-cloth1873 sander1895 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 641 The surface of the work [must] be carefully rubbed down with sand-paper. 1850 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. III. 1091 Sand Paper is made with the common house sand, and only of one degree of coarseness, but in other respects exactly like glass paper. 1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography ix. 134 The sand and finer particles..scour the walls..as effectually as though they were well rubbed with fine sand-paper. b. figurative. Chiefly attributive or as adj. , rough, abrasive, aggressive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > harsh or discordant quality > [adjective] hardOE rudea1375 stern1390 rougha1400 discordanta1425 stoutc1440 hoarse1513 harsh1530 raughtish1567 rugged1567 dissonant1573 harshy1582 jarry1582 immelodious1601 cragged1605 raggeda1616 unmusicala1616 absonousa1620 unharmoniousa1634 inharmonical1683 unharmonic1694 inharmonious1715 craggy1774 pebbly1793 reedy1795 iron1807 dry1819 inharmonic1828 asperated1835 sawing1851 shrewd1876 coarse1879 callithumpian1886 dissonantal1946 ear-bending1946 sandpaper1953 the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > irritability > irritable [adjective] sharpc1000 impatient1377 out-sharpinga1382 teethya1500 fumish1523 testy1526 crabbed1535 tettish1567 peevish1577 kickish1589 splenetic1593 spleenful1594 tetchy1596 wasp-stung1598 touchy1602 spleeny1604 pruriginous1609 teety1621 splenitive1633 peltish1648 irritable1662 splenatic1663 splenetive1678 unheer1691 rusty1694 nettlesome1766 stingy1781 snarly1798 tutty1809 spleenical1818 rileya1824 nettly1825 edgy1837 porcupinal1846 shirty1846 raspish1854 peckish1857 streaky1860 owly1864 teasy1866 fussy1869 raspy1869 spiky1881 chippyc1885 tetchous1890 narky1895 snarky1906 ringy1907 snarkish1912 Scot1916 crooked1945 niggly1952 snooty1959 kvetchy1965 to be on the rag1967 sandpaper1976 gribble1984 splenous- 1953 ‘N. Blake’ Dreadful Hollow ii. xi. 145 The voice which had that sandpaper timbre of the overdriven. 1976 Time 20 Dec. 22/1 With his sandpaper style and naked drive for power, Burton had quite a few enemies. Compounds C1. General attributive. sandpaper maker n. ΚΠ 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 917 Examples of which [sc. dermatitis] are seen in the case of stone-cutters, sand-paper makers [etc.]. C2. sandpaper stick n. a shoemaker's tool for finishing the soles of boots. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making footwear > [noun] > equipment or materials for > equipment > for smoothing St Hugh's bones1600 bump-stick1670 sandpaper stick1882 seat-file1891 1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 30 The Shoemaker's ‘buff knife and sandpaper stick’. sandpaper tree n. a name for several tropical trees, the rough leaves of which are used by indigenous people for polishing (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used to scrub or scour > [noun] > other plants used to scrub or scour broom-weed1756 sandpaper tree1863 toothbrush tree1891 1863 J. H. Speke Jrnl. Discov. Source Nile 567 The sand-paper tree [Kigelia pinnata], whose leaves resemble a cat's tongue in roughness. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Sandpaper-tree, Curatella americana. 1882 J. Smith Dict. Pop. Names Plants 367 Sandpaper Trees—Dillenia scabrella and D. sarmentosa,..natives of India. Derivatives ˈsandpapery adj. resembling sandpaper, rough. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > [adjective] > rough unsmeetheOE sharpc893 rowOE reofOE roughOE unplaina1393 harsha1400 scrofc1400 stourc1400 ruggyc1405 asperous1547 harshy1582 shagged1589 horrid1590 unsmooth1598 gross1606 asperate1623 brute1627 scabbed1630 sleazy1644 rasping1656 scaber1657 asper1681 shaggy1693 gruff1697 grating1766 hackly1794 ruvid1837 scrubby1856 unkind1866 raspy1882 ruckly1923 sandpapery1957 1957 V. Nabokov Pnin 22 The sandpapery side of his head. 1970 ‘E. McGirr’ Death pays Wages iii. 53 He..massaged a sand-papery jaw. 1975 T. Allbeury Special Coll. xi. 77 His hand was dry and sandpapery. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online September 2021). sandpaperv. transitive. To smooth with or as with sandpaper; also with down. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with tools or equipment > work with tools or equipment [verb (transitive)] > filing, polishing, or smoothing tool planea1398 pumicea1425 roll?1523 plain1535 pounce1580 file1616 smooth-file1683 plane1726 sandpaper1846 pumice-stone1851 paper1875 lap1881 sand1928 1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. (1852) 122 The body-coachman..caused himself to be..sandpapered and scrubbed into presentability. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad xii. 105 Surely the..smooth..turnpikes are jack-planed and sandpapered every day. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 221 The whole is then sand-papered down thoroughly. Derivatives ˈsandpaperer n. ΚΠ ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 60 Tobacco Pipe Making:..Sand Paperer or Scourer. ˈsandpapering n. ΚΠ 1885 J. B. Leno Art of Boot- & Shoe-making xxiv. 199 Sand-papering Machine. Draft additions 1993 b. figurative. To bring to perfection, to refine. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [verb (transitive)] > purify or refine slick1340 filec1400 polishc1400 burnish1526 polite1535 extirpate1548 purify1548 soften1579 purgea1582 refine1592 mellow1593 civilize1596 rarefy1600 incivilize1603 sublimate1624 alembicate1627 chastise1627 sublime1631 calcine1635 gentilize1635 ennoble1636 subtilize1638 deconcoct1655 sublimizea1729 smooth1762 absterge1817 decrassify1855 sandpaper1890 1890 in Cent. Dict. 1927 Daily Tel. 21 June 13/7 Borotra was wisely sand-papering his ground strokes; there was much rust on them. 1947 P. Larkin Girl in Winter ii. i. 91 And therefore this reserve, this sandpapering of every word and gesture until it exactly fitted its place in the conversation..—this was not natural. 1956 O. Welles Mr. Arkadin ii. i. 96 I started on a series of interviews which I conducted conscientiously, and which, sandpapered by an impoverished young writer, were published with some success. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.adj.1825v.1846 |
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