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单词 water-galled
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Definition of water-galled in English:

water-galled

adjective ˈwɔːtəɡɔːld
  • Of paper: having a localized defect owing to the retention in places of too much water. In later use chiefly figurative and poetic: showing the effect of large amounts of water; (of the eyes) reddened with weeping.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The London Journal of Arts and Science. From water + galled.

 
 

Definition of water-galled in US English:

water-galled

adjectiveˈwɔːtəɡɔːld
  • Of paper: having a localized defect owing to the retention in places of too much water. In later use chiefly figurative and poetic: showing the effect of large amounts of water; (of the eyes) reddened with weeping.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The London Journal of Arts and Science. From water + galled.

 
 
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