Colemann.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊlmən/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊlm(ə)n/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Coleman.

Etymology: < the name of William Coffin Coleman (1870–1957), U.S. businessman and inventor, who began selling lamps in 1900.

Originally North American.

1. attributive. A proprietary name for: any of various items of camping equipment and supplies; Coleman fuel n. any of several similar liquid fuels consisting of mainly naphtha and aliphatic hydrocarbons in approximately equal proportions, used for camping stoves and lanterns. Coleman lamp n. = Coleman lantern n. Coleman lantern n. a liquid- or gas-fuelled lamp. Coleman stove n. a liquid- or gas-fuelled stove.

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1922 N.Y. Times 16 Sept. 24/4 Coleman Lamp Co.]

1923 Trade Marks Jrnl. 12 Dec. 2610 Coleman Quick-Lite... Lamps, lanterns, and portable lighting devices.

1964 N.Y. Times 1 Mar. v. 19 (advt.) Uses naphtha, unleaded gas or Coleman fuel.

1965 Oxf. N.Z. Encycl. 196/2 A naturalist once burst into an underground cavern..carrying a Coleman Lantern, but had to beat a hasty retreat.

1977 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 June 35/1 Our guides had to take along Coleman stoves to prepare shore lunches.

1980 R. H. Wiebe Mad Trapper iii. iii. 84 Eames worked the mathematics of that out in his hammering tent, wrapped in his down sleeping bag and warming his fingers regularly around the Coleman lamp.

1992 Explore June 39/1 White gas (naphtha, Coleman fuel), kerosene, and unleaded gasoline are more prone to flaring than butane or propane.

1994 Fiddlehead Winter 10 ‘This isn't a vacation,’ she'd say to Clara, standing over a frying pan of bacon and eggs on the coleman stove.

2. = Coleman stove n. at sense 1.

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1945 Yank 2 Feb. 4/3 Guys with Colemans would rather move up without helmets than leave their stoves behind.

1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. 31 Well, the great backpack stove war is over. The winner is a homely two-pound Coleman called the Peak 1. The runner-up is another Coleman, the Sportster.

1987 M. Hughes Log Jam (1989) iv. 55 ‘Let's get those trout in the frying pan before they spoil.’ Harry busied himself over the Coleman.

1993 Newfoundland Sportsman Winter 9/1 In an exhausted state, I prime the Coleman and heat the kettle.

3. = Coleman lantern n. at sense 1.

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1968 R. L. Fish Bridge that went Nowhere i. 7 The shaft of light from the Coleman disappeared over the brow of the cliff.

1990 M. van Duyn Near Changes i. 7 The first and last time I tried a Coleman for reading in bed in Maine.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coleman
释义	Colemann. Brit. /ˈkəʊlmən/, U.S. /ˈkoʊlm(ə)n/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Coleman. Etymology: < the name of William Coffin Coleman (1870–1957), U.S. businessman and inventor, who began selling lamps in 1900. Originally North American. 1. attributive. A proprietary name for: any of various items of camping equipment and supplies; Coleman fuel n. any of several similar liquid fuels consisting of mainly naphtha and aliphatic hydrocarbons in approximately equal proportions, used for camping stoves and lanterns. Coleman lamp n. = Coleman lantern n. Coleman lantern n. a liquid- or gas-fuelled lamp. Coleman stove n. a liquid- or gas-fuelled stove. ΚΠ 1922 N.Y. Times 16 Sept. 24/4 Coleman Lamp Co.] 1923 Trade Marks Jrnl. 12 Dec. 2610 Coleman Quick-Lite... Lamps, lanterns, and portable lighting devices. 1964 N.Y. Times 1 Mar. v. 19 (advt.) Uses naphtha, unleaded gas or Coleman fuel. 1965 Oxf. N.Z. Encycl. 196/2 A naturalist once burst into an underground cavern..carrying a Coleman Lantern, but had to beat a hasty retreat. 1977 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 29 June 35/1 Our guides had to take along Coleman stoves to prepare shore lunches. 1980 R. H. Wiebe Mad Trapper iii. iii. 84 Eames worked the mathematics of that out in his hammering tent, wrapped in his down sleeping bag and warming his fingers regularly around the Coleman lamp. 1992 Explore June 39/1 White gas (naphtha, Coleman fuel), kerosene, and unleaded gasoline are more prone to flaring than butane or propane. 1994 Fiddlehead Winter 10 ‘This isn't a vacation,’ she'd say to Clara, standing over a frying pan of bacon and eggs on the coleman stove. 2. = Coleman stove n. at sense 1. ΚΠ 1945 Yank 2 Feb. 4/3 Guys with Colemans would rather move up without helmets than leave their stoves behind. 1978 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 Feb. 31 Well, the great backpack stove war is over. The winner is a homely two-pound Coleman called the Peak 1. The runner-up is another Coleman, the Sportster. 1987 M. Hughes Log Jam (1989) iv. 55 ‘Let's get those trout in the frying pan before they spoil.’ Harry busied himself over the Coleman. 1993 Newfoundland Sportsman Winter 9/1 In an exhausted state, I prime the Coleman and heat the kettle. 3. = Coleman lantern n. at sense 1. ΚΠ 1968 R. L. Fish Bridge that went Nowhere i. 7 The shaft of light from the Coleman disappeared over the brow of the cliff. 1990 M. van Duyn Near Changes i. 7 The first and last time I tried a Coleman for reading in bed in Maine. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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