单词 | slacked |
释义 | slackedadj. 1. Retarded; rendered slower. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > [adjective] > decreased in speed slacked1628 retarded1656 slowed-down1890 slowed-up1893 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. lxxi. sig. V5 A graue Poem..wings the Soule vp higher, then the slacked Pace of Prose. 2. Of lime: Slaked. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > lime materials > [adjective] > slaked sleakedc1450 sleckeda1533 slaked1611 slacked1700 1700 H. Maundrell Let. in Journey to Jerusalem (1703) sig. T4 The body instantly dissolv'd and fell into dust, like slack'd Lime. 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farming 367 Slack'd powdered Stone Lime must be by degrees sifted on. 1813 H. Davy Elements Agric. Chem. vii. 277 Slacked lime is merely a combination of lime, with about one-third of its weight of water. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 645/2 It falls to powder, like slacked quicklime. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1628 |
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