单词 | to give, get, have, take a warm |
释义 | > as lemmasto give, get, have, take a warm An act of warming or state of becoming warm. to give, get, have, take a warm.In the first quot.warmes is a mistake for walmes: see walm n. 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [noun] > a heating or warming heatc1430 warm1768 warm-up1878 1655 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 2) x. 239 Boil it [sc. the malt] in the kettle (one or two warmes is enough).] 1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess 70 This morning's raw, gin ye've a' night been out, That ye wad thole a warm, I mak na doubt. 1800 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1801) 4 6 The dark and dreary night, the dreadful storm Drove me unwillingly to get a warm. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. i. 4 The surgeon had been sitting with his face turned towards the fire, giving the palms of his hands a warm and a rub alternately. 1843 C. Dickens Christmas Carol ii. 89 Sit ye down before the fire, my dear, and have a warm. 1859 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing viii. 45 If, after washing a patient, you must put the same night-dress on him again, always give it a preliminary warm at the fire. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. ii. 24 When I..was taking a final warm in the chimney corner before being sent up to bed. 1891 C. Roberts Adrift in Amer. 120 I made a fire, and..had a good warm. < as lemmas |
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