“corn-powder”的英文意思

单词

corn-powder

释义

† ˈcorn-powder Obs.
Gunpowder that has been ‘corned’ or granulated.
1560Whitehorne Ord. Souldiours (1573) 41 a, Puting in the mouthes of the holes..a litle fine corne pouder.1581Styward Mart. Discipl. i. 12 Bullets, Chaineshot, Cros⁓barres, Corne-powder, Serpentine powder.1627Capt. Smith Seaman's Gram. xiv. 71 That [powder] for small Ordnance is called corne Powder fine.1711Mil. & Sea Dict. (ed. 4) s.v. Powder, There are two sorts of it; the one call'd Serpentine, which is in Dust without corning, the other Corn-Powder.1799G. Smith Labor. I. 10 Corn powder is whole gunpowder.

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