drier 音标拼音: [dr'ɑɪɚ]
n . 干燥工,干燥剂
乾燥工,乾燥剂
drier n 1 :
a substance that promotes drying (
e .
g .,
calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture ) [
synonym :
{
desiccant }, {
drying agent }, {
drier }, {
siccative }]
2 :
an appliance that removes moisture [
synonym : {
dryer }, {
drier }]
Drier \
Dri "
er \,
n .
1 .
One who ,
or that which ,
dries ;
that which may expel or absorb moisture ;
a desiccative ;
as ,
the sun and a northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Paint .)
Drying oil ;
a substance mingled with the oil used in oil painting to make it dry quickly .
Drier
Drier \
Dri "
er \,
compar .,
Driest \
Dri "
est \,
superl .,
of {
Dry },
a .
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Dry \
Dry \ (
dr [
imac ]),
a . [
Compar . {
Drier };
superl . {
Driest }.]
[
OE .
dru [
yogh ]
e ,
druye ,
drie ,
AS .
dryge ;
akin to LG .
dr ["
o ]
ge ,
D .
droog ,
OHG .
trucchan ,
G .
trocken ,
Icel .
draugr a dry log .
Cf . {
Drought }, {
Drouth },
3d {
Drug }.]
1 .
Free from moisture ;
having little humidity or none ;
arid ;
not wet or moist ;
deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture ,
as rain or fluid of any kind ; --
said especially :
(
a )
Of the weather :
Free from rain or mist .
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The weather ,
we agreed ,
was too dry for the season . --
Addison .
(
b )
Of vegetable matter :
Free from juices or sap ;
not succulent ;
not green ;
as ,
dry wood or hay .
(
c )
Of animals :
Not giving milk ;
as ,
the cow is dry .
(
d )
Of persons :
Thirsty ;
needing drink .
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Give the dry fool drink . --
Shak (
e )
Of the eyes :
Not shedding tears .
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Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly . --
Prescott .
(
f ) (
Med .)
Of certain morbid conditions ,
in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture ;
as ,
dry gangrene ;
dry catarrh .
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2 .
Destitute of that which interests or amuses ;
barren ;
unembellished ;
jejune ;
plain .
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These epistles will become less dry ,
more susceptible of ornament . --
Pope .
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3 .
Characterized by a quality somewhat severe ,
grave ,
or hard ;
hence ,
sharp ;
keen ;
shrewd ;
quaint ;
as ,
a dry tone or manner ;
dry wit .
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He was rather a dry ,
shrewd kind of body . --
W .
Irving .
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4 . (
Fine Arts )
Exhibiting a sharp ,
frigid preciseness of execution ,
or the want of a delicate contour in form ,
and of easy transition in coloring .
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{
Dry area } (
Arch .),
a small open space reserved outside the foundation of a building to guard it from damp .
{
Dry blow }.
(
a ) (
Med .)
A blow which inflicts no wound ,
and causes no effusion of blood .
(
b )
A quick ,
sharp blow .
{
Dry bone } (
Min .),
Smithsonite ,
or carbonate of zinc ; --
a miner '
s term .
{
Dry castor } (
Zool .)
a kind of beaver ; --
called also {
parchment beaver }.
{
Dry cupping }. (
Med .)
See under {
Cupping }.
{
Dry dock }.
See under {
Dock }.
{
Dry fat }.
See {
Dry vat } (
below ).
{
Dry light },
pure unobstructed light ;
hence ,
a clear ,
impartial view . --
Bacon .
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The scientific man must keep his feelings under stern control ,
lest they obtrude into his researches ,
and color the dry light in which alone science desires to see its objects . --
J .
C .
Shairp .
{
Dry masonry }.
See {
Masonry }.
{
Dry measure },
a system of measures of volume for dry or coarse articles ,
by the bushel ,
peck ,
etc .
{
Dry pile } (
Physics ),
a form of the Voltaic pile ,
constructed without the use of a liquid ,
affording a feeble current ,
and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of great delicacy ; --
called also {
Zamboni '
s },
from the names of the two earliest constructors of it .
{
Dry pipe } (
Steam Engine ),
a pipe which conducts dry steam from a boiler .
{
Dry plate } (
Photog .),
a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light ,
upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made ,
without moistening .
{
Dry -
plate process },
the process of photographing with dry plates .
{
Dry point }. (
Fine Arts )
(
a )
An engraving made with the needle instead of the burin ,
in which the work is done nearly as in etching ,
but is finished without the use acid .
(
b )
A print from such an engraving ,
usually upon paper .
(
c )
Hence :
The needle with which such an engraving is made .
{
Dry rent } (
Eng .
Law ),
a rent reserved by deed ,
without a clause of distress . --
Bouvier .
{
Dry rot },
a decay of timber ,
reducing its fibers to the condition of a dry powdery dust ,
often accompanied by the presence of a peculiar fungus ({
Merulius lacrymans }),
which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay ;
but it is more probable that the real cause is the decomposition of the wood itself . --
D .
C .
Eaton .
Called also {
sap rot },
and ,
in the United States , {
powder post }.
--
Hebert .
{
Dry stove },
a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of arid climates . --
Brande &
C .
{
Dry vat },
a vat ,
basket ,
or other receptacle for dry articles .
{
Dry wine },
that in which the saccharine matter and fermentation were so exactly balanced ,
that they have wholly neutralized each other ,
and no sweetness is perceptible ; --
opposed to {
sweet wine },
in which the saccharine matter is in excess .
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77 Moby Thesaurus words for "
drier ":
air brush ,
art paper ,
brush ,
camera lucida ,
camera obscura ,
canvas ,
chalk ,
charcoal ,
chromogen ,
clothes -
drier ,
coat ,
coat of paint ,
coating ,
color ,
color filter ,
color gelatin ,
colorant ,
coloring ,
crayon ,
dead -
color ,
dehumidifier ,
dehydrant ,
dehydrator ,
desiccative ,
desiccator ,
distemper ,
drawing paper ,
drawing pencil ,
dye ,
dyestuff ,
easel ,
evaporator ,
exsiccative ,
exsiccator ,
exterior paint ,
fixative ,
flat coat ,
flat wash ,
floor enamel ,
ground ,
interior paint ,
lay figure ,
maulstick ,
medium ,
opaque color ,
paint ,
paintbrush ,
palette ,
palette knife ,
pastel ,
pencil ,
pigment ,
pigments ,
prime coat ,
primer ,
priming ,
scratchboard ,
siccative ,
sketchbook ,
sketchpad ,
spatula ,
spray gun ,
stain ,
stump ,
tempera ,
thinner ,
tinction ,
tincture ,
transparent color ,
turpentine ,
turps ,
undercoat ,
undercoating ,
varnish ,
vehicle ,
wash ,
wash coat
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