单词 | yeso |
释义 | yeson. rare before 19th cent. 1. A type of plaster composed of ground gypsum, typically used in sculpture or for whitewashing walls. Also in figurative contexts. Cf. gesso n. 1. Chiefly U.S. (south-western) in later use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > plaster > [noun] > plaster of Paris plastera1387 plaster of Parisa1425 yesoa1533 gesso1596 gypsum1646 Paris plaster1855 stucco1897 hemi-hydrate1909 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1535) ii. xiv. f. 149 Ye made my figure with fete of straw, my legges of ambre,..the heed of yesso [Fr. la teste de yesso, Sp. la cabeça de yesso]. 1615 J. Wadsworth Contrition of Protestant Preacher xi. 102 Thy charity is the best bitume morter, or cement, or playster of Paris, or spanish yesso, wherwith to combyne vs & bind vs together. 1844 J. Gregg Commerce of Prairies II. 205 The interior of each apartment..is then white washed with calcined yeso. 1897 Land of Sunshine Dec. 17 Facing the dwellings stood the church..with its inner walls whitened with yeso. 1931 R. L. Barker Caballeros xiii. 330 The head and waist were carved out of solid wood and the skirt flared out in burlap, coated with yeso and painted. 1979 News-Bull. (Valencia County, New Mexico) 14 June 19/2 Once a year, at fiesta time, they whitewashed the walls inside with yeso. 2005 R. L. García Coal Camp Justice xiii. 124 Swannie noticed markings on the wall over the doorway—screw holes evenly measured and slightly dimpled with yeso. 2. In sherry-making: a coarse powder made from gypsum (or occasionally from chalk-rich soil), traditionally added to grapes before crushing, mainly to acidify the must by the release of tartaric acid. Cf. plastering n. 1d. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > wine-making > [noun] > treatment or adulteration > substances parel1594 yeso1619 sweetsa1679 Harry1699 forcing?1734 geropiga1852 liqueur1872 gum1888 1619 Pasquils Palinodia sig. C3v With Yesso they him purge, with Lime they choake him [sc. ‘that true good-fellow Sherry Sack’]. 1805 R. Shannon Pract. Treat. Brewing 42 Yesso, as before observed, added during the fermentation, gives the wine that binding quality and sensation to the stomach. 1876 H. Vizetelly Facts about Sherry i. 17 The bottoms of these receptacles were already strewn with grapes lightly sprinkled over with yeso (gypsum). 1955 H. J. Grossman Guide to Wines, Spirits & Beers (rev. ed.) ix. 108 Yeso is the powdered albariza soil in which the grapes grow. This gives the wine an increased acidity and helps create a certain amount of cream of tartar which aids the development of the wine. 2015 J. Jeffs Sherry (ed. 6) ix. 129 It has now, however, been discovered that it is not necessary to use yeso at all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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