† ailantinen.adj.

Forms: 1800s ailanthine, 1800s ailantine.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ailanthus n., -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < ailant- (in ailanthus n.) + -ine suffix¹. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (eⁱlæ·ntin) /eɪˈlæntɪn/.

Obsolete.

Silk from the ailanthus silk moth, Samia cynthia (family Saturniidae), a very large Asian moth whose cocoon-spinning larvae feed on the leaves of the ailanthus. Also attributive or as adj.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > silk > [noun] > other

ailantine1860

eri silk1868

gum silk1885

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or breeding other animals > [adjective] > keeping silkworms

sericultural1853

ailantine1860

1860 All Year Round 15 Dec. 236/1 The new silk (to be called ailanthine) promises to become an important article of commerce.

1861 All Year Round 9 Feb. 423 Ailanthine, or the silk of the bombyx which feeds on the leaves of the Ailantus glandulosus.

1862 P. T. Tyson Second Rep. State Agric. Chemist 88 There is no doubt whatever of the great industrial value of the Ailantine silk.

1863 All Year Round 11 July 467/1 Ailanthine sericulture would remain in great measure unproductive.

1882 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 29 June 539/2 Silk for the market that has been obtained from the cocoons of the Ailanthus worm, an article which has been styled Ailantine.

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

单词	ailantine
释义	† ailantinen.adj. Forms: 1800s ailanthine, 1800s ailantine. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ailanthus n., -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < ailant- (in ailanthus n.) + -ine suffix¹. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (eⁱlæ·ntin) /eɪˈlæntɪn/. Obsolete. Silk from the ailanthus silk moth, Samia cynthia (family Saturniidae), a very large Asian moth whose cocoon-spinning larvae feed on the leaves of the ailanthus. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > silk > [noun] > other ailantine1860 eri silk1868 gum silk1885 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or breeding other animals > [adjective] > keeping silkworms sericultural1853 ailantine1860 1860 All Year Round 15 Dec. 236/1 The new silk (to be called ailanthine) promises to become an important article of commerce. 1861 All Year Round 9 Feb. 423 Ailanthine, or the silk of the bombyx which feeds on the leaves of the Ailantus glandulosus. 1862 P. T. Tyson Second Rep. State Agric. Chemist 88 There is no doubt whatever of the great industrial value of the Ailantine silk. 1863 All Year Round 11 July 467/1 Ailanthine sericulture would remain in great measure unproductive. 1882 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 29 June 539/2 Silk for the market that has been obtained from the cocoons of the Ailanthus worm, an article which has been styled Ailantine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1860
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