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graniform (iou) and second hand (iou)


graniform (iou)



graniform adjective. L18.
[formed as GRANIFEROUS + -I- + -FORM.]
Formed like a grain or as if made of grains.

second hand (iou)



second hand noun phr., adjective, & adverb. As adjective & adverb also second-hand, (now) secondhand. L15.
[from SECOND adjective + HAND noun.]
A. noun phr.
at second hand, at the second hand, not directly from the first source; from Other than the maker or original vendor (of goods) or the primary source (of information etc.); after previous use or wear by another. L15.
The second person to handle something; an intermediary. M17-E18.
A second-hand item, as a book. colloq. E20.
b. adjective.
Not original, not obtained from the original source; plagiarized, borrowed; imitative, derivative. M17.
R. J. Farrer Secondhand impressions are as worthless as secondhand morality.
Not new, having been previously used or worn by another. Also (attrib.), dealing in second-hand goods. M17.
A. Lurie He wore a second-hand Army overcoat he had bought for two dollars.
C. adverb. Not directly from the first source, at second hand. M19.
Which? If you're buying secondhand, a diesel-engined version is likely to save you money.
second-handed adjective now rare = SECOND HAND adjective L17.
second-handedness noun (now rare) = second-handness E20.
second-hander noun (colloq.) (a) a second-hand commodity; (b) a second-hand shop: L19.
second-handness noun the quality or condition of being second hand L19.
second-handiness noun (rare) second-handness M19.