Cretanadj.n.

/ˈkriːtən/

Etymology: < Latin Crētānus. The forms used in the various translations of the Bible are, in Acts ii. 11 Cretes (Middle English (a1400, ed. A. C. Paues), Geneva and King James Bible), in Titus i. 12 Cretayns (Tyndale and Coverdale), Cretyans (Cranmer), Cretians (Geneva and King James version); Reims and Douay have Cretensians, and Revised Version Cretans in both places.

A. adj.

Of or belonging to the island of Crete in the Mediterranean. Cretan bull, the bull beloved by Pasiphæ. Cretan carrot, the plant Athamanta cretensis, used in medicine. Cretan hemp, bastard hemp. Cretan maple, A. creticum.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > Greek islands

Ionic1483

Rhodiana1533

Candian1559

lesbian1559

Cretan1579

Ionian1579

Ortygian1582

Parianc1602

Lemnian1611

Carpathian1637

lesbic1659

Eubœan1660

Melian1684

Sciote1718

Minoan1830

Naxiote1859

Corfiote1877

Knossian1894

Siphnian1895

Cycladic1915

Leucadian1952

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 276 This was but a fraude and a Cretan lye, to deceaue the Cretans with.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 168 When with his knees he kist the Cretan strond.

1654 J. Ogilby tr. Virgil Bucolics v. 24 (note) That excellent Cretan Archer.

1797 Encycl. Brit. at Acer.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III iii, in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 240/2 Lunches and snacks so aldermanic..Where reigns a Cretan-tongued panic.

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 506 Oríganum Dictámnus, Dittany of Crete.]

1841 T. De Quincey Homer & Homeridæ in Wks. (1863) V. 325 A Cretan mountaineer.

1868 S. Hereman Paxton's Bot. Dict. 164/2 Cretan carrot.

1880 E. Glaister Needlework viii. 94 Another good style of pattern for tidies is to be found in the Cretan work..which..was brought to London three or four years ago.

1881 C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork Mod. Homes iii. 157 Cutting Cretan embroidery into strips.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 273/1 In the palace at Knossós..have been found a large number of clay tablets..inscribed with the indigenous Cretan character.

1915 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 127 Compare the Cretan and Dionysiac Oreibasiai or Mountain-Rites.

1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 97 Celsia..cretica, ‘Cretan Mullein’, yellow, 3 to 5 ft., Medit. Region.

1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 344 Origanum..Dictamnus, ‘Cretan Dittany’, pink, summer, 1 ft., Crete.

1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 502 Valeriana..Phu, ‘Cretan Spikenard’, white, Aug., 2 ft., Caucasus.

1955 Times 6 Aug. 3/5 An important inscribed baked clay tablet..carries three lines of Cypro-Minoan script to which the date 1300 b.c. is attributed. It shows an affinity with the Cretan linear script found by Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos.

B. n.

A native of Crete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece > Greek islands

Rhodianc1450

Naxianc1487

Candian1549

Melian1550

Parian1550

Sciote1553

Cretan1579

Samian1579

Leucadian1615

Sciana1641

Siphnian1709

Septinsular1807

Ionian1816

Corfiote1835

Naxiote1859

c893 tr. Orosius Hist. 1 Hu Cretense & Atheniense, Creca leode, him betweonum wunnon.]

1579 [see sense A.].

1797 Encycl. Brit. V. 532/2 In order to distinguish the true Cretans from strangers, they were named Eteocretes.

1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus ii. 38 What though Cretans old called thee City-crested Cybele?

1821 T. Campbell in New Monthly Mag. 2 438 (title) Song of Hybrias the Cretan.

1841 T. De Quincey Homer & Homeridæ in Wks. (1863) V. 327 Identifying Homer himself as in some measure a Cretan by his habits of life.

1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxv. 279 He was perfectly truthful towards men, but to women lied like a Cretan.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	cretan
释义	Cretanadj.n. /ˈkriːtən/ Etymology: < Latin Crētānus. The forms used in the various translations of the Bible are, in Acts ii. 11 Cretes (Middle English (a1400, ed. A. C. Paues), Geneva and King James Bible), in Titus i. 12 Cretayns (Tyndale and Coverdale), Cretyans (Cranmer), Cretians (Geneva and King James version); Reims and Douay have Cretensians, and Revised Version Cretans in both places. A. adj. Of or belonging to the island of Crete in the Mediterranean. Cretan bull, the bull beloved by Pasiphæ. Cretan carrot, the plant Athamanta cretensis, used in medicine. Cretan hemp, bastard hemp. Cretan maple, A. creticum. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Greece > [adjective] > Greek islands Ionic1483 Rhodiana1533 Candian1559 lesbian1559 Cretan1579 Ionian1579 Ortygian1582 Parianc1602 Lemnian1611 Carpathian1637 lesbic1659 Eubœan1660 Melian1684 Sciote1718 Minoan1830 Naxiote1859 Corfiote1877 Knossian1894 Siphnian1895 Cycladic1915 Leucadian1952 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 276 This was but a fraude and a Cretan lye, to deceaue the Cretans with. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) i. i. 168 When with his knees he kist the Cretan strond. View more context for this quotation 1654 J. Ogilby tr. Virgil Bucolics v. 24 (note) That excellent Cretan Archer. 1797 Encycl. Brit. at Acer. a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III iii, in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 240/2 Lunches and snacks so aldermanic..Where reigns a Cretan-tongued panic. 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 506 Oríganum Dictámnus, Dittany of Crete.] 1841 T. De Quincey Homer & Homeridæ in Wks. (1863) V. 325 A Cretan mountaineer. 1868 S. Hereman Paxton's Bot. Dict. 164/2 Cretan carrot. 1880 E. Glaister Needlework viii. 94 Another good style of pattern for tidies is to be found in the Cretan work..which..was brought to London three or four years ago. 1881 C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork Mod. Homes iii. 157 Cutting Cretan embroidery into strips. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 273/1 In the palace at Knossós..have been found a large number of clay tablets..inscribed with the indigenous Cretan character. 1915 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 127 Compare the Cretan and Dionysiac Oreibasiai or Mountain-Rites. 1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 97 Celsia..cretica, ‘Cretan Mullein’, yellow, 3 to 5 ft., Medit. Region. 1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 344 Origanum..Dictamnus, ‘Cretan Dittany’, pink, summer, 1 ft., Crete. 1952 A. G. L. Hellyer Sanders' Encycl. Gardening (ed. 22) 502 Valeriana..Phu, ‘Cretan Spikenard’, white, Aug., 2 ft., Caucasus. 1955 Times 6 Aug. 3/5 An important inscribed baked clay tablet..carries three lines of Cypro-Minoan script to which the date 1300 b.c. is attributed. It shows an affinity with the Cretan linear script found by Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos. B. n. A native of Crete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > the Greeks > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Greece > Greek islands Rhodianc1450 Naxianc1487 Candian1549 Melian1550 Parian1550 Sciote1553 Cretan1579 Samian1579 Leucadian1615 Sciana1641 Siphnian1709 Septinsular1807 Ionian1816 Corfiote1835 Naxiote1859 c893 tr. Orosius Hist. 1 Hu Cretense & Atheniense, Creca leode, him betweonum wunnon.] 1579 [see sense A.]. 1797 Encycl. Brit. V. 532/2 In order to distinguish the true Cretans from strangers, they were named Eteocretes. 1820 P. B. Shelley Œdipus Tyrannus ii. 38 What though Cretans old called thee City-crested Cybele? 1821 T. Campbell in New Monthly Mag. 2 438 (title) Song of Hybrias the Cretan. 1841 T. De Quincey Homer & Homeridæ in Wks. (1863) V. 327 Identifying Homer himself as in some measure a Cretan by his habits of life. 1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd I. xxv. 279 He was perfectly truthful towards men, but to women lied like a Cretan. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < adj.n.1579
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