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▪ I. Philippine, a.1 and n.|ˈfɪlɪpiːn|
Also Filippine, and n. pl. in It. form Philippini.
[f. the name of St. Philip Neri (1515–95), founder of the Congregation of the Fathers of the Oratory at Rome + -ine1.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Oratorians or the Oratory of St. Philip Neri (oratory n.1 5). B. n. A father or priest of this Oratory; also, a female novice (see quot. 1773).
1773Encycl. Brit. III. 476/2 Philippines, a religious society of young women, at Rome; so called from their taking St. Philip de Neri for their protector: they consist of an hundred poor girls, who are brought up till they are of age to be married, or become nuns. 1848F. W. Faber Let. 17 Feb. in J. E. Bowden Life & Lett. F. W. Faber (1869) viii. 337 Father Superior has now left us, all in our Philippine habits with turndown collars, like so many good boys brought in after dinner. 1852― Let. 14 Jan. in M. Trevor Newman: Pillar of Cloud (1962) 578 F. Rossi..declares..that he has acted in a manner unworthy of a Filippine in re Achilli. 1856J. H. Newman Let. 2 Jan. in M. Trevor Newman: Light in Winter (1962) 99 The Philippine house is one large vault. Ibid. 7 Jan. 101 The brief half-hour we had for going to the Philippini. 1863― Let. 27 Dec. in W. Ward Life J. H. Newman (1912) I. xix. 612 Since 1846 or 1847,.. since I went to Propaganda and came back a Philippine. 1959J. C. Chapin tr. Giovannetti's We have Pope v. 111 Patriarch Roncalli thought it proper to cede to the Filippine Institutes (now run by the Brethren of the Christian Schools) the splendid Villa Fietta.
▪ II. Philippine, a.2|ˈfɪlɪpiːn|
[ad. Sp. Filipino: see Filipino n. and a.]
Of or pertaining to a Filipino, or to the Philippine islands (now the Republic of the Philippines). Also Comb.
1812W. Marsden Gram. Malayan Lang. p. xxi, The dictionaries of Tagala, Bisaya, Pampagna, and other Philippine languages are voluminous. 1815J. F. Stephens in G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IX. i. 190 Philippine Woodpecker... About eleven inches in length... It is said to make a great noise with its beak. 1832R. Baird View of Valley of Mississippi xxiv. 287 The Philippine or ribband cane is rapidly supplanting this species of cane. 1899W. James Talks to Teachers x. 98 What a help is our Philippine war at present in teaching geography! 1932W. L. Graff Language 423 The Philippine-Formosa group [of languages]. 1941Sun (Baltimore) 12 Aug. 17/2 A considerable quantity of Philippine mahogany also will be used in the construction of the hulls. 1945C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 115 Though not recognized by The American Kennel Club, Philippine Dogs are generally bred to a type. 1947J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpture x. 292 Philippine mahogany is not a true mahogany. The name is applied to at least a half⁓dozen species of the dipterocarp family. Most of the woods referred to as Philippine mahogany are fairly soft and carve well. 1948F. H. Titmuss Conc. Encycl. World Timbers 72 Lauan..is sometimes exported under the title of Philippine Mahogany, but is not a member of the true Mahogany family. 1964P. F. Anson Bishops at Large xi. 530 Only one Philippine-born priest, a mestico, was raised to the episcopate. 1976E. S. Gruson Checklist Birds of World 77 Picoides maculatus Philippine Pygmy Woodpecker. 1977Time 12 Dec. 27/1 Manila-born Emerson Coseteng, by contrast, is a 46-year-old naturalized Philippine citizen and a major stockholder in the Mariwasa group of companies. |