单词 | well-cleansed |
释义 | well-cleansedadj. Made thoroughly clean (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > [adjective] > cleaned mundifiedc1425 well-cleansed?c1425 cleansedc1440 cleanlied1606 cleaned1797 ?c1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (Paris) (1971) 194 (MED) Þay ben made of wel-clensed towhe or of gobettes of þe forsaide cloþe. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke iii. f. xlvv The well clensed corne shall he laye vp into the barne of the heauenly lyfe. 1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades vii. 135 Which when he had infusde Into the greene wel-clensed wound,..the wound did bleede no more. 1606 E. Forset Compar. Disc. Bodies Nat. & Politique 80 The in-dwelling (as it were) of so great a guest, deserueth a well clensed puritie and soundnes. 1670 G. Harvey Little Venus Unmask'd (ed. 2) 160 A score of well cleansed Vineyard Snails added to the broath aforesaid, did very much contribute to its nutritive faculty. 1757 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller iii. 146 The Artist must always be careful to use a well cleansed Spirit, or one freed from its own essential Oil. 1847 J. H. Ingraham Edward Manning i. 4 Around the sign of the African broker were suspended..sundry well-cleansed trowsers, coat and waistcoats looking far more shining than when they were new. 1860 H. Gouger Two Years' Imprisonm. Burmah xxiii. 255 I..again luxuriated in a well-cleansed exterior, and pores unchoked with grime. 1958 Agric. Hist. Rev. 6 6 Buyers not only knew in most cases exactly what they were purchasing but could expect well cleansed fleeces. 2005 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. (Nexis) 25 Dec. 5 f A good self-executed search and seizure will turn up plenty of valuable items. Restored, well-cleansed jewelry or antique dining sets work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.?c1425 |
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