steepingn.¹

/ˈstiːpɪŋ/

Etymology: < steep v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action or process of steep v.¹; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of soaking or steeping > [noun]

steepc1430

soakingc1440

steepingc1440

imbibing1584

imbution1657

insuccation1664

soakage1855

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 474/2 Stepynge, yn lycure, infusio, illiqueacio.

14.. MS. Sloane 73 lf. 201 Whanne it haþ leye þerynne a nyȝt on steping.

1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 10 §2 That the same [barly malt] shall have in makinge thereof, that ys to saye, in the fatt flower stepinge..of the same Malte, thre wekes at the leste.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §500 The third [means of making plants medicinable] is, the Steeping of the Seed or Kernell in some Liquour, wherein the Medicine is Infused.

1790 Act 30 Geo. III c. 3 §12 The Produce of Two or more Steepings of Corn or Grain.

1888 Daily News 7 July 2/7 The rains which have recently fallen should provide in all parts of Ireland ample water for steeping.

2. A liquor in which grain, etc. is steeped.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of soaking or steeping > [noun] > substance in which to soak or steep

steeping1585

soak1850

1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 465/2 Infusio,..a steeping or any liquor wherein graine or such like is layde to steepe.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §402 It may be some Steeping will agree best with some Seeds.

1842 E. J. Lance Cottage Farmer 9 Salt~petre is the best steeping that corn can have.

3. A liquor obtained by steeping; an infusion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > infused leaves, flowers, or fruit > [noun]

tea1666

citronelle1861

steeping1898

kombucha1902

leaf tea1932

1898 Westm. Gaz. 27 Jan. 2/1 His drink for the day is restricted to the milk of eighty cows and the steeping of seventy-five parcels of tea.

Compounds

General attributive.

C1.

steeping place n.

ΚΠ

1766 Compl. Farmer at Hemp To make a small stream of water pass through the steeping places, thereby to change the water.

steeping pool n.

ΚΠ

a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 76 Like flax thrown into the steeping pool.

C2. Esp. in the names of utensils (cf. steep v.¹ Compounds 1).

steeping back n. back n.²

ΚΠ

1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 400 Steeping~backs.

steeping barrel n.

ΚΠ

1481 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 97 Lardar. piscium. Quinque Stepyngtubbez,..ij stepyngbarellez.

† steeping fat n. Obsolete fat n.¹

ΚΠ

1459–60 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 89 Item in le fleshlardar..v stepyngfattez.

1574 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 253 In the kylne..one steaping fatt of stone.

steeping lead n. lead n.¹ 5.

ΚΠ

1395–6 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 136 In empcione j Stepynglede.

steeping tub n.

ΚΠ

1481Stepyngtubbez [see steeping barrel n.].

1633 T. James Strange Voy. 93 They would steale our meate out of the steeping tubs.

steeping vat n.

ΚΠ

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Anil N/2 The first [fraud] is the Beating the Plant too much in the Steeping-Vat.

1861 Chamb. Encycl. II. 149/2 The cloth is immersed for about four hours in a steeping vat.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

steepingn.²

/ˈstiːpɪŋ/

Etymology: < steep v.² + -ing suffix¹.

The action or process of tilting or giving an (upward) inclination to the plough in ploughing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > tilting plough upwards

steeping1844

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 400 The remedy for this error is..to press harder upon the stilts..and..bring the sock nearer the surface of the ground, and this is called ‘steeping’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

steepingadj.¹

/ˈstiːpɪŋ/

Etymology: < steep v.¹ + -ing suffix².

That steeps. Of rain: Soaking. dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > heavy

steepc1330

pissingc1475

thightc1480

pouring1577

pashing1581

sad1590

steep-down1601

solid1621

even down1622

sluicy1697

pelting1710

buck1732

steeping1774

peppering1827

sluicing1847

torrential1849

peltering1858

plumping1879

teeming1880

lashing1885

monsoonish1886

sheeting1940

1774 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 27 July (1778) The hay is not much worse for the steeping rain of last night.

1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (at cited word) Well, this hes been a steepin' rain.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

steepingadj.²

/ˈstiːpɪŋ/

Etymology: < steep v.² + -ing suffix².

†1. That slopes precipitously, steep. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > slope > [adjective] > steep

stickleOE

steepc1175

shore14..

steyc1480

proclive1524

steeping1530

brant1545

steepy1565

abrupt1591

dreich1597

downsteepy1603

acclive1616

arduous1711

sharp1725

acclivous1730

rapid1785

declivitous1799

acclivitous1803

scarped1823

proclivitous1860

stoss1878

resequent1906

1530 tr. Caesar Commentaryes v. 8 Theyr horses ronne in placys slope steepyng.

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1018/2 The citie..is set vpon a little hill, and lieth verie steeping towards two of the gates.

2. Nautical. Of the surface of the sea: Sloping to the horizon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > sloping towards the horizon

steeping1890

1890 W. C. Russell Ocean Trag. II. xv. 45 Never in all my time did so profound a sense of desolation..possess me as I stood bringing my eyes from the huge steeping plain of the sea [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

n.¹1395

n.²1844

adj.¹1774

adj.²1530

单词	steeping
释义	steepingn.¹ /ˈstiːpɪŋ/ Etymology: < steep v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action or process of steep v.¹; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of soaking or steeping > [noun] steepc1430 soakingc1440 steepingc1440 imbibing1584 imbution1657 insuccation1664 soakage1855 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 474/2 Stepynge, yn lycure, infusio, illiqueacio. 14.. MS. Sloane 73 lf. 201 Whanne it haþ leye þerynne a nyȝt on steping. 1548 Act 2 & 3 Edw. VI c. 10 §2 That the same [barly malt] shall have in makinge thereof, that ys to saye, in the fatt flower stepinge..of the same Malte, thre wekes at the leste. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §500 The third [means of making plants medicinable] is, the Steeping of the Seed or Kernell in some Liquour, wherein the Medicine is Infused. 1790 Act 30 Geo. III c. 3 §12 The Produce of Two or more Steepings of Corn or Grain. 1888 Daily News 7 July 2/7 The rains which have recently fallen should provide in all parts of Ireland ample water for steeping. 2. A liquor in which grain, etc. is steeped. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > condition of being or making wet > action or process of soaking or steeping > [noun] > substance in which to soak or steep steeping1585 soak1850 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 465/2 Infusio,..a steeping or any liquor wherein graine or such like is layde to steepe. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §402 It may be some Steeping will agree best with some Seeds. 1842 E. J. Lance Cottage Farmer 9 Salt~petre is the best steeping that corn can have. 3. A liquor obtained by steeping; an infusion. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > infused leaves, flowers, or fruit > [noun] tea1666 citronelle1861 steeping1898 kombucha1902 leaf tea1932 1898 Westm. Gaz. 27 Jan. 2/1 His drink for the day is restricted to the milk of eighty cows and the steeping of seventy-five parcels of tea. Compounds General attributive. C1. steeping place n. ΚΠ 1766 Compl. Farmer at Hemp To make a small stream of water pass through the steeping places, thereby to change the water. steeping pool n. ΚΠ a1871 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle Lett. & Memorials (1883) I. 76 Like flax thrown into the steeping pool. C2. Esp. in the names of utensils (cf. steep v.¹ Compounds 1). steeping back n. back n.² ΚΠ 1820 W. Scoresby Acct. Arctic Regions II. 400 Steeping~backs. steeping barrel n. ΚΠ 1481 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 97 Lardar. piscium. Quinque Stepyngtubbez,..ij stepyngbarellez. † steeping fat n. Obsolete fat n.¹ ΚΠ 1459–60 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 89 Item in le fleshlardar..v stepyngfattez. 1574 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 253 In the kylne..one steaping fatt of stone. steeping lead n. lead n.¹ 5. ΚΠ 1395–6 in J. T. Fowler Extracts Acct. Rolls Abbey of Durham (1898) I. 136 In empcione j Stepynglede. steeping tub n. ΚΠ 1481Stepyngtubbez [see steeping barrel n.]. 1633 T. James Strange Voy. 93 They would steale our meate out of the steeping tubs. steeping vat n. ΚΠ 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Anil N/2 The first [fraud] is the Beating the Plant too much in the Steeping-Vat. 1861 Chamb. Encycl. II. 149/2 The cloth is immersed for about four hours in a steeping vat. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022). steepingn.² /ˈstiːpɪŋ/ Etymology: < steep v.² + -ing suffix¹. The action or process of tilting or giving an (upward) inclination to the plough in ploughing. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > ploughing > [noun] > tilting plough upwards steeping1844 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 400 The remedy for this error is..to press harder upon the stilts..and..bring the sock nearer the surface of the ground, and this is called ‘steeping’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2018). steepingadj.¹ /ˈstiːpɪŋ/ Etymology: < steep v.¹ + -ing suffix². That steeps. Of rain: Soaking. dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > heavy steepc1330 pissingc1475 thightc1480 pouring1577 pashing1581 sad1590 steep-down1601 solid1621 even down1622 sluicy1697 pelting1710 buck1732 steeping1774 peppering1827 sluicing1847 torrential1849 peltering1858 plumping1879 teeming1880 lashing1885 monsoonish1886 sheeting1940 1774 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. 27 July (1778) The hay is not much worse for the steeping rain of last night. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. (at cited word) Well, this hes been a steepin' rain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018). steepingadj.² /ˈstiːpɪŋ/ Etymology: < steep v.² + -ing suffix². †1. That slopes precipitously, steep. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > slope > [adjective] > steep stickleOE steepc1175 shore14.. steyc1480 proclive1524 steeping1530 brant1545 steepy1565 abrupt1591 dreich1597 downsteepy1603 acclive1616 arduous1711 sharp1725 acclivous1730 rapid1785 declivitous1799 acclivitous1803 scarped1823 proclivitous1860 stoss1878 resequent1906 1530 tr. Caesar Commentaryes v. 8 Theyr horses ronne in placys slope steepyng. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1018/2 The citie..is set vpon a little hill, and lieth verie steeping towards two of the gates. 2. Nautical. Of the surface of the sea: Sloping to the horizon. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > [adjective] > sloping towards the horizon steeping1890 1890 W. C. Russell Ocean Trag. II. xv. 45 Never in all my time did so profound a sense of desolation..possess me as I stood bringing my eyes from the huge steeping plain of the sea [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹1395n.²1844adj.¹1774adj.²1530
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