单词 | teased out |
释义 | > as lemmasteased out a. Having the fibres pulled asunder: see tease v.1 1. In quot. 1620 figurative. Also teased out. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > tearing or tearing apart > [adjective] > torn or torn apart > of cloth or clothing teasedc1430 seam-rent1548 seamrept1625 c1430 Two Cookery-bks. 22 Caste þer-to tesyd brawn. 1620 J. Brinsley tr. Virgil Eclogues vi. 58 To sing a teased verse (Margin) A pastorall song.., drawne out small like wooll in spinning. 1851 Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. p. iv**/1 This cylinder is cleaned of the teazed cotton by means of brushes. 1875 T. H. Huxley & H. N. Martin Course Elem. Biol. (1877) 258 Treat a fresh bit of teased-out nerve with chloroform. < as lemmas |
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