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Bermuda|bəˈmuːdə, -ˈmjuːdə|
The name of a group of islands in the N. Atlantic; hence a variety of cigar, or rolled tobacco. Bermuda(s cedar, a species of juniper, Juniperus bermudiana; Bermuda grass, name in U.S. of Cynodon Dactylon, a kind of grass growing on a sandy seashore; Bermuda lily, a lily of the variety Lilium longiflorum eximium, also known as Lilium harrisii, originally obtained from Bermuda; Bermuda rig = Bermudian rig; Bermuda shorts, knee-length shorts; also ellipt. as Bermudas; Bermuda Triangle: see triangle n. 2 a.
c1640[Shirley] Capt. Underwit iv. ii. in O. Pl. (1883) II. 381 Will you take Tobacco in the Roll? here is a whole shiplading of Bermudas.
1808H. Muhlenberg Let. 5 July in Rowland Life W. Dunbar (1930) 199 The Bermuda grass is..the same with Cumberland grass. 1879New Orleans Paper, An inquiry comes to us about Bermuda-grass. Ibid. Bermuda is emphatically a Southern grass..adapted to a hot climate. 1906F. Lynde Quickening 11 The dooryard with its thick turf of uncut Bermuda grass.
1899G. Jekyll Wood & Garden ix. 106 The Bermuda Lilies (Harrisi) are intergrouped with L. speciosum. 1911Sutton's Amateur's Guide in Hort. 195 Lilium Harrisii (Bermuda Lily). A large and elegant pure white Lily, adapted for forcing or growing in pots.
1853R. Kipping Mast-making & Rigging ii. 5 Brig Forward, Common, and Bermuda Rig. 1928Daily Mail 9 Aug. 19/7 Most sailing men agree that the Bermuda rig is preferable for smaller boats.
1756P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica (1789) ii. 362 Juniperus 1... The Bermudas Cedar. 1794[see cedar 3]. 1829Loudon Encycl. Plants 848 Juniperus bermudiana, Bermudas Cedar. 1876Encycl. Brit. V. 286 The Bermuda cedar..used in joinery and in the manufacture of pencils.
1953R. Chandler Long Good-Bye iii. 17 Loafing around one of the swimming pools in Bermuda shorts. 1961Times 11 July 12/6 No right-thinking suburbanite would be seen on his lawn without wearing Bermudas. |