ambroidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈambrɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈæmˌbrɔɪd/

Forms:

α. 1800s– ambroid.

β. 1800s– amberoid.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Ambroid.

Etymology: < German Ambroid (1884 or earlier) < post-classical Latin ambra amber n.² + German -oid -oid suffix.The β. forms show remodelling after amber n.² In German, the substance is also called Preßbernstein (1892 or earlier; now Pressbernstein), literally ‘pressed amber’.

A. n.

A material formed by joining small pieces of amber and other resins together by means of pressure and heat.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > from minerals

rockwool1816

ambroid1887

alundum1903

1887 North-Eastern Daily Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 18 Aug. The ‘real amber’, so fondly loved by the smoker, consists partly of ‘ambroid’, which is made in Vienna, and partly of ‘celluloid’, which catches fire like sealing wax.

1904 Westm. Gaz. 9 Aug. 4/1 The sale of amberoid, however, declined.

2003 C. Oldershaw Firefly Guide Gems 203 The residues from cutting, as well as small pieces too small to cut or polish, are heat processed to create ambroid, or pressed amber.

B. adj.

Made from, consisting of, or including ambroid; (of jewellery or an ornament) set with one or more pieces of ambroid. rare.

ΚΠ

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. iv. [Calypso] 60 I gave her the amberoid necklace she broke.

1953 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 218 118 A flat surface was filed on an ambroid ball.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambroid
释义	ambroidn.adj. Brit. /ˈambrɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈæmˌbrɔɪd/ Forms: α. 1800s– ambroid. β. 1800s– amberoid. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Ambroid. Etymology: < German Ambroid (1884 or earlier) < post-classical Latin ambra amber n.² + German -oid -oid suffix.The β. forms show remodelling after amber n.² In German, the substance is also called Preßbernstein (1892 or earlier; now Pressbernstein), literally ‘pressed amber’. A. n. A material formed by joining small pieces of amber and other resins together by means of pressure and heat. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > from minerals rockwool1816 ambroid1887 alundum1903 1887 North-Eastern Daily Gaz. (Middlesbrough) 18 Aug. The ‘real amber’, so fondly loved by the smoker, consists partly of ‘ambroid’, which is made in Vienna, and partly of ‘celluloid’, which catches fire like sealing wax. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 9 Aug. 4/1 The sale of amberoid, however, declined. 2003 C. Oldershaw Firefly Guide Gems 203 The residues from cutting, as well as small pieces too small to cut or polish, are heat processed to create ambroid, or pressed amber. B. adj. Made from, consisting of, or including ambroid; (of jewellery or an ornament) set with one or more pieces of ambroid. rare. ΚΠ 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. iv. [Calypso] 60 I gave her the amberoid necklace she broke. 1953 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 218 118 A flat surface was filed on an ambroid ball. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1887
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