alecostn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪlkɒst/, U.S.

/ˈeɪlˌkɑst/

Forms: late Middle English aloste (transmission error), 1500s–1700s alecoast, 1500s–1800s alecost.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ale n., cost n.¹

Etymology: < ale n. + cost n.¹ The plant was so called on account of its former widespread use to flavour ale. Compare earlier costmary n.

Costmary, Tanacetum balsamita, an aromatic herb that was formerly widely cultivated for medicinal use and for the flavouring and preservation of ale. Cf. alehoof n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > used to flavour beer > alecost or costmary

costmary?a1425

alecost?c1450

maudlina1475

balm-mint1562

balsam-mint1578

Bible-leaf1851

balsam-tansy1865

?c1450 in G. Müller Aus Mittelengl. Medizintexten (1929) 108 (MED) Take betayne, aloste [read alecoste], percile, horehow[n]e.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 524 Called..in English Costmarie, and Alecoast.

1676 J. Beal in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 587 Ale-cost..famous for dispatching the maturation of Ale and Beer.

1681 E. R. Experienced Farrier (ed. 2) 187 Costmary or Alecost, or Balsam-herb, is hot and dry in the second degree, & provoketh Urine as well as Maudlin.

1702 T. Tryon Way to get Wealth 12 Boil it in Fumitory, Alecost..and Agrimony, and drink of it often.

1778 A. Wilson Teisa 17 Alecost she gathers, with edge indented fine, Unerring plastic nature's fair design.

1866 W. Booth in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. 119 The common Costmary or Alecost is a native of Italy, whence it was introduced in 1568.

1887 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 25 326 I mention this species (‘Alecost’ or ‘Costmary’), as it is not often seen in Ireland.

1921 Garden Mag. Nov. 143/2 Another succulent perennial that is very rare—it is not listed in seed catalogues but grows freely around old houses—is Alecost, or Costmary.

1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 240 The ‘wort’ derived from the malt was often flavoured or given bitterness by other plants—Bog Myrtle, Yarrow, Ground Ivy.., Sage, Alecost (Chrysanthemum balsamita), etc.

2004 K. N. Sanecki Discovering Herbs (ed. 7) 26 The main distinguishing feature is that costmary or alecost has yellow button flowers in July and August.

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

单词	alecost
释义	alecostn. Brit. /ˈeɪlkɒst/, U.S. /ˈeɪlˌkɑst/ Forms: late Middle English aloste (transmission error), 1500s–1700s alecoast, 1500s–1800s alecost. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ale n., cost n.¹ Etymology: < ale n. + cost n.¹ The plant was so called on account of its former widespread use to flavour ale. Compare earlier costmary n. Costmary, Tanacetum balsamita, an aromatic herb that was formerly widely cultivated for medicinal use and for the flavouring and preservation of ale. Cf. alehoof n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > used to flavour beer > alecost or costmary costmary?a1425 alecost?c1450 maudlina1475 balm-mint1562 balsam-mint1578 Bible-leaf1851 balsam-tansy1865 ?c1450 in G. Müller Aus Mittelengl. Medizintexten (1929) 108 (MED) Take betayne, aloste [read alecoste], percile, horehow[n]e. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 524 Called..in English Costmarie, and Alecoast. 1676 J. Beal in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 11 587 Ale-cost..famous for dispatching the maturation of Ale and Beer. 1681 E. R. Experienced Farrier (ed. 2) 187 Costmary or Alecost, or Balsam-herb, is hot and dry in the second degree, & provoketh Urine as well as Maudlin. 1702 T. Tryon Way to get Wealth 12 Boil it in Fumitory, Alecost..and Agrimony, and drink of it often. 1778 A. Wilson Teisa 17 Alecost she gathers, with edge indented fine, Unerring plastic nature's fair design. 1866 W. Booth in J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. 119 The common Costmary or Alecost is a native of Italy, whence it was introduced in 1568. 1887 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 25 326 I mention this species (‘Alecost’ or ‘Costmary’), as it is not often seen in Ireland. 1921 Garden Mag. Nov. 143/2 Another succulent perennial that is very rare—it is not listed in seed catalogues but grows freely around old houses—is Alecost, or Costmary. 1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 240 The ‘wort’ derived from the malt was often flavoured or given bitterness by other plants—Bog Myrtle, Yarrow, Ground Ivy.., Sage, Alecost (Chrysanthemum balsamita), etc. 2004 K. N. Sanecki Discovering Herbs (ed. 7) 26 The main distinguishing feature is that costmary or alecost has yellow button flowers in July and August. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?c1450
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