agilan.

Brit.

/ˈaɡɪlə/, U.S.

/ˈæɡɪlə/

Forms:

α. 1500s 1800s– aguila, 1800s– agila, 1800s– agilla.

β. 1600s aguala, 1700s–1800s agala, 1700s– agal, 1800s– agla.

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese águila.

Etymology: < Portuguese águila (1515; 1620 or earlier in †pao d'águila aguila wood; now pau d'águila ) < a Dravidian language (compare Malayalam akil , Kannada agil ,Tulu agilu̥ ). Compare ( < a Dravidian language) Pali agaḷu , agaru , Sanskrit agaru (compare agar n.¹). Compare also agalloch n. and eagle-wood n.In quot. 1588 after Spanish palo de águila (1583 or earlier; < Portuguese). With agila wood compare Dutch agelhout , †aguilhout , †agulhout (1642). In β. forms apparently influenced by agalloch n.

The aromatic resin or (more fully agila wood) resinous wood from any of several South-East Asian trees of the genera Aquilaria and Gyrinops; = agar n.¹Cf. aloe n. 1, agalloch n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > resinous wood

agila1555

pitchwood1662

tar-wood1856

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > other plant resins

aloesOE

elemi1543

agila1555

copal1577

lycium1597

aloe wood1599

lignum vitae1611

caraña1616

sticklac1659

guaiacum1663

copaiba1712

copahu1736

hackiac1790

guaiac1811

agar1813

ulmin1817

acouchi1818

helleborin1840

piney resin1851

gurjun1858

icican1865

sumbul balsam1868

amyrin1876

jojoba oil1975

jojoba1989

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 238 Aguila is woorth the farazuola: Fanan .ccc. to .cccc.

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias f. 34^v When they die, they be caried out from their pallaice into a plain field, wher they be burned with great quantitie of wood of sanders & a sweet wood called Aguila [Pg. aguila; It. aquila].

1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 41 Euerie morning and euening they do offer vnto their Idolles frankensence, beniamin, wood of aguila [Sp. palo de águila], and cayolaque.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. i. 8 Pepper, Lignum Aloes, and Aguala Wood.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. 193 It [sc. the Siam Coast] produces much Agala and Sapan-woods.

1826 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: Birmah, Siam & Anam 306 The agila-wood of Chantibond is equalled only by that of Cochin China. The odoriferous principle..resides in a black, thick, concrete oil, resembling tar or resin.

1871 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) I. C-13/1 Calambac, Calambao, Calambeg, also called Aloes wood, is the Agallochum of the ancients, and the Agilla or Eaglewood of the moderns. It is produced in Siam and Silhet by Aquilaria agallocha.

1907 H. W. Smyth in H. R. Mill Internat. Geogr. xxvii. 511 Edible birds' nests, sapan, rosewood and ironwood, agilla and gum Benjamin are the other principle exports.

1920 E. Westermarck in Acta Academiae Aboensis Humaniora 1 i. 58 In Tangier also the smoke of agal-wood is supposed to put the jnūn to flight.

1941 Far Eastern Q. 1 28 The more valuable exports, among them cardamoms, ivory, gamboge, agila and sapan woods, were the king's monopoly.

2009 N. Kruspe in M. Haspelmath & U. Tadmor Loanwords xxvi. 663 Rattan, agila wood, wild fruits, resin, and small game are sold to traders for cash.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agila
释义	agilan. Brit. /ˈaɡɪlə/, U.S. /ˈæɡɪlə/ Forms: α. 1500s 1800s– aguila, 1800s– agila, 1800s– agilla. β. 1600s aguala, 1700s–1800s agala, 1700s– agal, 1800s– agla. Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymon: Portuguese águila. Etymology: < Portuguese águila (1515; 1620 or earlier in †pao d'águila aguila wood; now pau d'águila ) < a Dravidian language (compare Malayalam akil , Kannada agil ,Tulu agilu̥ ). Compare ( < a Dravidian language) Pali agaḷu , agaru , Sanskrit agaru (compare agar n.¹). Compare also agalloch n. and eagle-wood n.In quot. 1588 after Spanish palo de águila (1583 or earlier; < Portuguese). With agila wood compare Dutch agelhout , †aguilhout , †agulhout (1642). In β. forms apparently influenced by agalloch n. The aromatic resin or (more fully agila wood) resinous wood from any of several South-East Asian trees of the genera Aquilaria and Gyrinops; = agar n.¹Cf. aloe n. 1, agalloch n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > resinous wood agila1555 pitchwood1662 tar-wood1856 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > other plant resins aloesOE elemi1543 agila1555 copal1577 lycium1597 aloe wood1599 lignum vitae1611 caraña1616 sticklac1659 guaiacum1663 copaiba1712 copahu1736 hackiac1790 guaiac1811 agar1813 ulmin1817 acouchi1818 helleborin1840 piney resin1851 gurjun1858 icican1865 sumbul balsam1868 amyrin1876 jojoba oil1975 jojoba1989 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 238 Aguila is woorth the farazuola: Fanan .ccc. to .cccc. 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias f. 34^v When they die, they be caried out from their pallaice into a plain field, wher they be burned with great quantitie of wood of sanders & a sweet wood called Aguila [Pg. aguila; It. aquila]. 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 41 Euerie morning and euening they do offer vnto their Idolles frankensence, beniamin, wood of aguila [Sp. palo de águila], and cayolaque. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. i. 8 Pepper, Lignum Aloes, and Aguala Wood. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. 193 It [sc. the Siam Coast] produces much Agala and Sapan-woods. 1826 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: Birmah, Siam & Anam 306 The agila-wood of Chantibond is equalled only by that of Cochin China. The odoriferous principle..resides in a black, thick, concrete oil, resembling tar or resin. 1871 E. Balfour Cycl. India (ed. 2) I. C-13/1 Calambac, Calambao, Calambeg, also called Aloes wood, is the Agallochum of the ancients, and the Agilla or Eaglewood of the moderns. It is produced in Siam and Silhet by Aquilaria agallocha. 1907 H. W. Smyth in H. R. Mill Internat. Geogr. xxvii. 511 Edible birds' nests, sapan, rosewood and ironwood, agilla and gum Benjamin are the other principle exports. 1920 E. Westermarck in Acta Academiae Aboensis Humaniora 1 i. 58 In Tangier also the smoke of agal-wood is supposed to put the jnūn to flight. 1941 Far Eastern Q. 1 28 The more valuable exports, among them cardamoms, ivory, gamboge, agila and sapan woods, were the king's monopoly. 2009 N. Kruspe in M. Haspelmath & U. Tadmor Loanwords xxvi. 663 Rattan, agila wood, wild fruits, resin, and small game are sold to traders for cash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1555
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