| 释义 |
Texian, a. and n. Now rare.|ˈtɛksɪən|
[f. Texas + -ian.]
= Texan a. and n. (See also quot. 1943.)
1835Franklin Repository (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) 8 Dec. 1/6 Volunteers are moving from almost every section of the west to the assistance of the Texians. 1836D. B. Edward Hist. Texas 45 The Texian farmer of the Gulf coast. Ibid. 74 [It] adds to the variety of a Texian landscape. 1943Sat. Even. Post 11 Sept. 61 Texians are the old rock; Texans, a term which came into use only after the Civil War, are those out of the old rock; the people who live in Texas are those who are wearing the old rock away. 1955W. Foster-Harris Look of Old West v. 125 The value of the Texian dollar was then descending rapidly and reached an ultimate low of around 2 cents. 1973R. Symons Where Wagon Led i. vii. 114 All cow people like the Hesters and other Texas folk (or as they said, ‘Texians’). |