pored, a.
(pɔəd)
[f. pore n.1 + -ed2.]
In parasynthetic combs.: Having pores (of some kind).
| 1688 Clayton in Phil. Trans. XVII. 945 If a Gummous Plant or Tree, that grows low, and close pored, it abounds with acid Spirits,..if it grow tall, and be open pored, it abounds with a subtile volatile Spirit. 1930 Engineering 28 Nov. 670/2 A wall built with Fletton bricks and very finely pored mortar. 1963 Agra Univ. Jrnl. Res. (Sci.) XII. 63 (heading) A note on the double pored dilepidid tape worms of some of the Indian carnivores. 1973 B. Shelmire Art of Looking Younger (1974) iv. 45 This cellular buildup causes the whole layer to become thicker and, in turn, makes the skin look coarse, leathery, and large-pored. |