单词 | succulency |
释义 | succulencyn. = succulence n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and juiciness juiciness1611 succulencya1620 succulence1787 a1620 J. Dyke Divers Select Serm. (1640) 271 The..chewing of the meate..expresses.. the juyce and succulency of it. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) I. 192 Pith and marrow to give a succulencie, and nourishment, even to the bones, to the strength and obduration of sin. 1664 J. Beale in J. Evelyn Pomona in Sylva 25 [Quinces] will bear with some degrees of hungry land, if they be supplied with a due measure of succulency, and neighbouring moisture. 1737 D. Kinneir New Ess. Nerves 55 The succulency of the Nerves in a healthy man, depends upon the goodness and due quantity of the blood, that enters the vessels of the brain. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1816) I. 321 These branches..are..exposed to the open air under a shed, where from their succulency they [sc. cochineal insects] continue to live for several months. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 437 The nature of the changes intended to be made on them by cultivation, such as blanching, succulency, magnitude, &c. 1890 H. M. Stanley In Darkest Afr. II. xxx. 297 The grass was void of succulency and nutriment. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.a1620 |
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