单词 | candify |
释义 | † candifyn. Obsolete. Herbalism. Name of a plant: apparently = Fuller's Herb or Soapwort, Saponaria officinalis. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > soapwort boritha1382 crowsoapa1400 saponera1400 foam-dockc1500 fuller's grass1526 saponary1526 scour-wort1548 soapwort1548 mock gillyflower1578 soapwort gentian1578 struthion1587 soap-weed1607 gill-run-by-the-street1640 candify1727 saponaria1865 bouncing-Bet1884 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) (at cited word) Fly, Put some Candify or Fuller's Herb, and some Opium or Poppy Tears, amongst the Lime with which you whiten the House. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2019). candifyv. rare. transitive. = candy v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > action of making pleasant > make pleasant [verb (transitive)] sugar1412 saucec1530 gratify1577 sweetena1586 candy1592 rose-water1655 candify1777 genialize1821 sugar-coat1870 treacle1873 the world > matter > chemistry > crystallography (general) > crystallization > [verb (intransitive)] crystallize1646 roche1673 candify1777 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > coat or cover with a layer [verb (transitive)] lay?a1366 overlaya1400 coverc1400 sheeta1616 glidder1631 candy1639 face1648 to do over1700 coat1753 candify1777 bed1839 to lay down1839 overcoat1861 1777 C. Clarke True Theory & Pract. Husbandry i. 140 As much quick lime dridged on the seeds to candify every grain, they will sow the better for it. 1869 Newark (Ohio) Advocate 30 July I claim that my Rollers and Roller Composition are made from the very best material, and is so prepared that the Composition when remelted will not liver or candify. 1917 Fine Arts Jrnl. 35 28/1 ‘Les Vendanges’ lacks character; he has candified it with sweet colors. 2014 Washington Post (Nexis) 26 Oct. (Mag.) a15 ‘The issue is that all of our food has been candified,’ he says. The issue is ‘when you make everything into candy, and you load and layer fat, sugar and salt into everything, and then you eat that constantly.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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