testaceous

English

Etymology

From Latin testāceus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛˈsteɪʃəs/

Adjective

testaceous (comparative more testaceous, superlative most testaceous)

(obsolete) Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay.
- 1658, Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin 2005, p. 20:
  [T]hey were burnt, or only baked in Oven or Sunne: According to the ancient way, in many bricks, tiles, pots, and testaceous works […].
Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated.
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, XLIII:
  It has a very large head, in proportion to its body, all covered with a shell, like other testaceous Animals […].
- 1740, John Dyer, “The Ruins of Rome. A Poem.”, in Poems. [...] Viz. I. Grongar Hill. II. The Ruins of Rome. III. The Fleece, in Four Books, London: Printed by John Hughs, for Messrs. R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley, […], published 1759, OCLC 991281870, pages 42–43:
  Tyrian garbs, / Neptunian Albion's high teſtaceous food [i.e., oysters], / And flavour'd Chian wines with incenſe fum'd / To ſlake Patrician thirſt: for theſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom.
Of a dull orange or brownish colour, like brick.

单词	testaceous
释义	testaceous English Etymology From Latin testāceus. Pronunciation IPA^(key): /tɛˈsteɪʃəs/ Adjective testaceous (comparative more testaceous, superlative most testaceous) (obsolete) Pertaining to earthenware or baked clay. 1658, Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial, Penguin 2005, p. 20: [T]hey were burnt, or only baked in Oven or Sunne: According to the ancient way, in many bricks, tiles, pots, and testaceous works […]. Having a shell, especially one which is not articulated. 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, XLIII: It has a very large head, in proportion to its body, all covered with a shell, like other testaceous Animals […]. 1740, John Dyer, “The Ruins of Rome. A Poem.”, in Poems. [...] Viz. I. Grongar Hill. II. The Ruins of Rome. III. The Fleece, in Four Books, London: Printed by John Hughs, for Messrs. R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley, […], published 1759, OCLC 991281870, pages 42–43: Tyrian garbs, / Neptunian Albion's high teſtaceous food [i.e., oysters], / And flavour'd Chian wines with incenſe fum'd / To ſlake Patrician thirſt: for theſe, their rights / In the vile ſtreets they proſtitute to ſale; / Their ancient rights, their dignities, their laws, / Their native glorious freedom. Of a dull orange or brownish colour, like brick.
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