shiveryadj.¹

/ˈʃɪvəri/

Etymology: < shiver n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

Apt to split into flakes, brittle, flaky. shivery salt: ? a salt exhibiting a laminal texture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] > brittle or fragile > flaky or splintery

splinty1611

flaky1672

shivery1683

esquillous1853

1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker i. 87 in Fleta Minor i Cause a small Ballance to be forged out of the blade of an old Sword, that it may have..nothing ruff or shivery [Ger. schifferig]..on it.

1748 W. Brownrigg Art of making Common Salt 72 In making a kind of salt called shivery salt they use yet more gentle fires.

1794 J. G. Schmeisser Syst. Mineral. I. 145 Its texture is rather shivery or fibrous.

1797 Robison in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 280/2 Shivery angular stones of the size of an egg.

1858 A. Geikie Story of Boulder x. 198 This rock is worthless as a source of lime, nor from its irregular laminations and shivery structure has it much value in any other way.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

shiveryadj.²

/ˈʃɪvəri/

Etymology: < shiver v.² + -y suffix¹.

1. Characterized by a shaking, quivering motion, or appearance of motion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering

tremblinga1400

aspen?c1412

quavering?a1439

didderingc1440

wavering1488

quavery1519

quiveringa1547

warbling1549

tremble1568

quiverish1582

tremefacting1599

aguisha1602

tremulous1611

twittering1648

brandishing1658

micant1661

shivery1747

shivering1762

tremulating1813

dithing1818

dithering1821

quivery1833

tremulant1837

trembly1846

thrilling1850

trepidatory1881

shuddering1893

doddery1919

1747 D. Mallet Amyntor & Theodora iii. 532 His frame with shivery horror shook.

1817 M. Keating Trav. I. 59 The shivery appearance his engravings convey, totally misrepresents the features of this extraordinary mass.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xiv. 208 The shivery canes, and the tall, dark cypress, hung with wreaths of dark, funereal moss, glow in the golden ray.

2. Inclined to shiver. Also shivery-shaky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > affected with or having sensation of cold > shivering with cold > inclined to shiver

shivery1837

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering > from cold, infirmity, or emotion

quakingOE

shaking?c1225

shivering1577

shrugginga1586

shivery1837

shaky1850

trepidant1891

1837 F. Marryat Snarleyyow III. viii. 125 I'm all wet and shivery.

1864 Derby Day iv. 50 He's all shivery shakey as if he'd got the staggers or the cold shivers.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 826 She turns a little shivery and pale, at times even ashy.

1934 J. Joyce Let. 13 Aug. (1966) III. 317 I have a fit of ague for the past 24 hours... O Lord, the one day I feel so shivery~shaky!

3. Causing a shivering feeling, chilly.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > making cold or cool > causing sensation of coldness > causing shivering, etc.

shiveringc1200

shrugging1598

thrillinga1616

teeth-chattering1796

shivery1839

tooth-chattering1887

shiversome1930

1839 T. Hood Ode for 9th Nov. in Hood's Own 449 Was there no better day To fix on, than November Ninth so shivery?

1905 J. B. Firth Highways & Byways in Derbyshire iii. 44 It was a shivery place and gave her headaches.

Draft additions 1993

shivery grass n. Australian and New Zealand the little quaking grass, Briza minor. Cf. shivering-grass at shivering adj.² 2c.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass

Quakers1597

quaking grass1597

shakers1597

dodder-grass1617

brant-barley1633

cow-quakes1633

pearl grass1633

maidenhair grass1640

amourette1702

Lady's hair1732

quiver grass1759

quake1812

rattlesnake grass1814

totter-grass1821

silver shacklea1824

lady's tresses1842

fairy grass1846

earthquakes1851

trembling-grass1853

dadder grass1859

dithering-grass1878

totty-grass1901

shivery grass1926

1926 F. W. Hilgendorf Weeds N.Z. Index 249/1 Shivery grass.

1930 A. J. Ewart Flora of Victoria 158 B[riza] Minor L., Shivery Grass.

1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xiii. 114 He has a marvellous collection of native grasses, nardoo, Mitchell, neverfail, and a dozen others, including shivery.

1967 M. Morris in Coast to Coast 1965–6 126 She sat..watching the wind take shape in the patch of shivery-grass.

1986 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 22 June 15/1 Shivery grass can be grown among annuals and is a pleasant addition to a mixed bed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	shivery
释义	shiveryadj.¹ /ˈʃɪvəri/ Etymology: < shiver n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Apt to split into flakes, brittle, flaky. shivery salt: ? a salt exhibiting a laminal texture. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [adjective] > brittle or fragile > flaky or splintery splinty1611 flaky1672 shivery1683 esquillous1853 1683 J. Pettus tr. L. Ercker i. 87 in Fleta Minor i Cause a small Ballance to be forged out of the blade of an old Sword, that it may have..nothing ruff or shivery [Ger. schifferig]..on it. 1748 W. Brownrigg Art of making Common Salt 72 In making a kind of salt called shivery salt they use yet more gentle fires. 1794 J. G. Schmeisser Syst. Mineral. I. 145 Its texture is rather shivery or fibrous. 1797 Robison in Encycl. Brit. XVI. 280/2 Shivery angular stones of the size of an egg. 1858 A. Geikie Story of Boulder x. 198 This rock is worthless as a source of lime, nor from its irregular laminations and shivery structure has it much value in any other way. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020). shiveryadj.² /ˈʃɪvəri/ Etymology: < shiver v.² + -y suffix¹. 1. Characterized by a shaking, quivering motion, or appearance of motion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering tremblinga1400 aspen?c1412 quavering?a1439 didderingc1440 wavering1488 quavery1519 quiveringa1547 warbling1549 tremble1568 quiverish1582 tremefacting1599 aguisha1602 tremulous1611 twittering1648 brandishing1658 micant1661 shivery1747 shivering1762 tremulating1813 dithing1818 dithering1821 quivery1833 tremulant1837 trembly1846 thrilling1850 trepidatory1881 shuddering1893 doddery1919 1747 D. Mallet Amyntor & Theodora iii. 532 His frame with shivery horror shook. 1817 M. Keating Trav. I. 59 The shivery appearance his engravings convey, totally misrepresents the features of this extraordinary mass. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xiv. 208 The shivery canes, and the tall, dark cypress, hung with wreaths of dark, funereal moss, glow in the golden ray. 2. Inclined to shiver. Also shivery-shaky. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > affected with or having sensation of cold > shivering with cold > inclined to shiver shivery1837 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > trembling or quivering > from cold, infirmity, or emotion quakingOE shaking?c1225 shivering1577 shrugginga1586 shivery1837 shaky1850 trepidant1891 1837 F. Marryat Snarleyyow III. viii. 125 I'm all wet and shivery. 1864 Derby Day iv. 50 He's all shivery shakey as if he'd got the staggers or the cold shivers. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 826 She turns a little shivery and pale, at times even ashy. 1934 J. Joyce Let. 13 Aug. (1966) III. 317 I have a fit of ague for the past 24 hours... O Lord, the one day I feel so shivery~shaky! 3. Causing a shivering feeling, chilly. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > making cold or cool > causing sensation of coldness > causing shivering, etc. shiveringc1200 shrugging1598 thrillinga1616 teeth-chattering1796 shivery1839 tooth-chattering1887 shiversome1930 1839 T. Hood Ode for 9th Nov. in Hood's Own 449 Was there no better day To fix on, than November Ninth so shivery? 1905 J. B. Firth Highways & Byways in Derbyshire iii. 44 It was a shivery place and gave her headaches. Draft additions 1993 shivery grass n. Australian and New Zealand the little quaking grass, Briza minor. Cf. shivering-grass at shivering adj.² 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass Quakers1597 quaking grass1597 shakers1597 dodder-grass1617 brant-barley1633 cow-quakes1633 pearl grass1633 maidenhair grass1640 amourette1702 Lady's hair1732 quiver grass1759 quake1812 rattlesnake grass1814 totter-grass1821 silver shacklea1824 lady's tresses1842 fairy grass1846 earthquakes1851 trembling-grass1853 dadder grass1859 dithering-grass1878 totty-grass1901 shivery grass1926 1926 F. W. Hilgendorf Weeds N.Z. Index 249/1 Shivery grass. 1930 A. J. Ewart Flora of Victoria 158 B[riza] Minor L., Shivery Grass. 1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xiii. 114 He has a marvellous collection of native grasses, nardoo, Mitchell, neverfail, and a dozen others, including shivery. 1967 M. Morris in Coast to Coast 1965–6 126 She sat..watching the wind take shape in the patch of shivery-grass. 1986 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 22 June 15/1 Shivery grass can be grown among annuals and is a pleasant addition to a mixed bed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.¹1683adj.²1747
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