appearance (iou) and poison(2) (iou)

appearance (iou)

appearance noun. LME.
[Old French aparance, -ence (mod. apparence) from late Latin apparentia, from Latin apparent- pres. ppl stem of apparere: see APPEAR (to which assim. in form). Cf. APPARENCY.]
The action of coming into view or becoming visible or evident. LME.
E. A. Freeman The appearance of the fleet was unlooked for. J. Buchan I had not seen him approach, and the sudden appearance made me start.
The action of appearing formally at any proceedings, e.g. in court. LME.
B. England His appearance before this court will in no way affect his official knowledge of these proceedings.
The action or state of seeming or appearing to be (to the eyes or mind); semblance. LME.
Bible (AV): 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstaine from all appearance of euill. P. H. Johnson They gave every appearance of happiness, of a problem solved, but I felt sure that another problem lay behind it.
b. Likelihood, probability. LME-L18.
c. Viewpoint, opinion. LME-E17.
State or form as perceived; look, aspect; in pl., circumstances as they appear, the look of things in General. LME.
Southey All appearances Denote alarm and vigilance. A. Wilson Isobel was deeply distressed at her brother's tired, grey appearance. J. le Carre He took less care of his appearance and less notice of his surroundings.
Outward show or aspect (opp. reality). LME.
G. Orwell We bring him over to our side, not in appearance, but genuinely, heart and soul. S. Hill Alida appears to be a new woman, but is it only an appearance?
Something which appears; a phenomenon; an apparition. L15.
Shakespeare 2 Henry IV Whose well-labouring sword Had three times slain th' appearance of the King. W. Cowper I am..a great observer of natural appearances.
A gathering of people; an attendance. L16-L18.
Evelyn An innumerable appearance of gallants.
A conspicuous display; show. L16.
Steele I gratify the vanity of all who pretend to make an Appearance.
The action or an instance of coming before the world or the public in any way; being present, participating. L17.
James Sullivan 'The first great event in history,' says Berosus, 'was the appearance of Oannes.' B. James The match featured the first appearance of..Bobby Charlton. G. Abraham Increasing deafness..inhibited Beethoven's appearances as a virtuoso.
b. Publication, issue, being made available. L19.
F. Palgrave The appearance of his first book.
Visible occurrence; a manifestation. M19.
E. A. Freeman The single appearance of the word in Domesday is the earliest instance.
Phrases: keep up appearances maintain artificially an outward show of normality etc. so as to conceal the true state of affairs. make an appearance, put in an appearance be present, esp. briefly; turn up. save appearances = keep up appearances above. to all appearance(s) so far as can be seen.
Comb.: appearance money: paid to a performer merely for taking part in a particular event.

poison(2) (iou)

poison verb trans. ME.
[Old French poisonner give to drink, from poison: see the noun.]
Administer poison to; introduce poison into the system of; kill or injure by means of poison. ME.
Dryden The Water-Snake..lyes poyson'd in his Bed. V. S. Pritchett Mashenka had poisoned her husband.
b. Produce deleterious changes in (the blood, a wound, a limb, etc.) by impregnation or infusion of a harmful natural agent, as bacteria, a toxin, etc. E17.
blood-poisoning: see BLOOD noun.
Impregnate, taint, or infect (air, water, etc.) with poison so as to make it harmful to life; charge or smear (a weapon) with poison. LME.
poisoned chalice [Shakes. Macb.] fig. an assignment, award, honour, etc., which is likely to prove a disadvantage or source of problems to the recipient.
B. Malamud You're poisoning my Food to kill me off.
fig.
a. Corrupt, pervert morally; turn to error or evil. LME.
P. Toynbee Their suppressed guilt poisons their minds.
b. Prove harmful or destructive to (an action, state, etc.); spoil (one's pleasure etc.). E17.
A. Koestler Venality and corruption were poisoning public life. Rugby World & Post The game was poisoned by a stamping incident.
Make unfit for its purpose by some deleterious addition or application. E16.
C. G. W. Lock Their furnaces were..'poisoned', and rendered unfit for refining.
b. Chemistry. Of a substance: reduce or destroy the activity of (a catalyst). E20.
c. Act as a poison in (a nuclear reactor or fuel). M20.
poisonable adjective (a) poisonous; (b) able to be poisoned; subject to poison: L15.
poisoner noun (a) a person who or (less usu.) a thing which poisons someone or something; (b) Austral. & NZ slang a cook, esp. for large numbers: LME.

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