单词 | vehiculary |
释义 | vehicularyadj. rare. = vehicular adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > [adjective] > of the nature of or serving as vehicle vehicular?1624 vehiculary1663 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus i. 21 Laws [are] like the Veins and Arteries vehiculary of the blood, and succulency into all the parts, by a right orderly circulation, and distribution. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Litter A kind of vehiculary bed. 1794 W. Peckitt Wonderful Love God to Men 106 The vehiculary fluid is vented away by the absorbent vessels. 1838 J. W. Semple tr. I. Kant Relig. within Boundary Pure Reason 149 The kernel of pure religion, gradually forth-forming itself, and bursting from the vehiculary husk. 1889 N. Amer. Rev. Nov. 555 It is matter of surprise that the inhabitants of all the countries and the islands of the sea do not appreciate the taste and brilliancy of all..[America's] vehiculary miracles. 1927 Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 16 Feb. 10/3 He thinks the tone [of First avenue]..can be improved, even if it is the eastern boundary for vehiculary traffic on the island. 2016 www.stillruns.com 30 June (O.E.D. Archive) One of the Mad Bohemian's vehiculary transportation devices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1663 |
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