单词 Presbyteer 释义 † Presbyteer Obs. rare—1.Derisive abbreviation of Presbyterian n., after pulpiteer, etc. Hence † Presbyteering vbl. n., acting the Presbyterian; p......
单词 press-yard 释义 press-yard Obs. exc. Hist.[f. press v.1 1 b + yard.]Name of a yard or court of old Newgate Prison, in which the torture of peine forte et dure (peine......
单词 presbyopic 释义 presbyopic, a. (n.)|-pk|[f. as prec. + -ic.]Pertaining to or affected with presbyopia. (In the same sense ‖ presbyops has been used).1801Home in Phi......
单词 pressurize 释义 pressurize, v.|prraz|[f. pressure n. + -ize.]1. trans. To produce or maintain pressure artificially in (a container, closed space, etc., esp. an airc......
单词 press-warrant 释义 press-warrant Now Hist.[f. press n.2 + warrant n.]A warrant giving authority to impress men for the service of the navy or army.a1688Villiers (Dk.......
单词 pressurization 释义 pressurization|prrazen|[f. as next + -ation.]The action or result of pressurizing (lit. or fig.).1937Jrnl. Aeronaut. Sci. IV. 99/1 The problems o......
单词 pressurized 释义 pressurized, ppl. a.|prrazd|[f. as prec. + -ed1.]1. Containing, or made to contain, fluid under pressure. a. Of an aircraft cabin, spacesuit, etc.: ......
单词 presbyopia 释义 ‖ presbyopia|prs-, przbp|Rarely in anglicized form presbyopy.[mod.L., f. Gr. an old man + - (as in ἀ amblyopia), f. ὤ, ὠ- eye.]An affection of t......
单词 presbyope 释义 presbyope|prsbp, prz-|[f. as next + Gr. - seeing.]A person affected with presbyopia.1857in Dunglison.1880L. Owen tr. Giraud-Teulon's Elem. Treat. Func......
单词 pre-sartorial 释义 pre-sartorial, a. nonce-wd.[pre- B. 1.]Anterior to the rise of the ‘sartorial art’ or tailoring.1871Lowell Study Wind., Thoreau 145 Bran had its......