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siroc|ˈsaɪrɒk, sɪˈrɒk|
Forms: α. 8– siroc (9 sirocc). β. 8–9 sciroc. γ. 8–9 siroch.
[a. earlier F. siroc, siroch (now siroco), or ad. It. sirocco.]
= sirocco n. 1.
Freq. written with a capital letter.
α1775in Ash. 1786European Mag. IX. 286 The fierce Siroc prevails! 1800Southey in C. C. Southey Life (1849) II. 93 A detestable burning blast, a bastard sort of siroc. 1827Montgomery Pelican Isl. iii. 25 Every wind From the hot Siroc to the wet Monsoon. 1867Emerson May-Day, etc. Wks. (Bohn) III. 438 These the siroc could not melt.
β1789[see b]. 1819W. S. Rose Lett. I. 289, I attribute..this strange influence of perfumes to the Sciroc. 1879M. D. Conway Demonol. I. ii. vii. 184 Here sciroc, there hurricane, and often tornado.
γ1800H. Wells Constantia Neville (ed. 2) I. 261 The grass looked as if it had endured the baleful effects of the blighting Siroch. 1825–9Mrs. Sherwood Lady of Manor V. xxix. 122 That woody vale,..where no burning siroch blows.
b. attrib. and Comb.
1789Mrs. Piozzi Journ. France I. 190 A sciroc wind, or a rainy day, or a hard frost. c1808R. K. Porter Russ. & Swed. (1813) II. xlii. 193 The Siroc sultriness and oppression..increases at every step. 1809Brydone Tour thro' Sicily xx. 207 Lest we should be caught by the Sirocc winds. 1829Poe Tamerlane Poems (1859) 215 Like rain Upon the Siroc-withered plain. |