Ambrosiann.adj.²

Brit.

/amˈbrəʊzɪən/,

/amˈbrəʊʒn/, U.S.

/æmˈbroʊʒən/

Forms: early Middle English Ambrosien, 1500s Ambrosyan, 1500s–1600s Ambrosiane, 1500s– Ambrosian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Ambrosianum; Latin Ambrosianus.

Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin Ambrosianum Ambrosian hymn (6th cent.), Ambrosianus Ambrosian hymn (8th cent. in a British source), follower of St Ambrose (11th cent.), uses as noun of the neuter and masculine of Ambrosianus , adjective (see below); as adjective < post-classical Latin Ambrosianus (adjective) of or relating to St Ambrose (4th cent.), designating a hymn in the style of St Ambrose (6th cent.), designating the library at Milan named in honour of St Ambrose (1610 or earlier in Bibliotheca Ambrosiana ) < Ambrosius , the name of St Ambrose (339–97), bishop of Milan (see note at sense A. 2) + classical Latin -ānus -an suffix.Compare Middle French ambrosiane (feminine adjective) designating the rite and liturgy of the Church of Milan (1570, in the passage translated in quot. 1577 at sense B. 1, or earlier in à l'ambrosiane ), designating Mass celebrated according to this rite (1587 or earlier), French ambrosien , noun, denoting a member of a religious order (1600 or earlier), adjective (1703 designating plainchant, 1704 designating the liturgical rite). Specific senses. With use as adjective in sense B. 1 compare earlier Ambrosianish , adjective (in an isolated attestation; < post-classical Latin Ambrosianus (see above) + -ish suffix¹) and Ambrosine , adjective (in an isolated attestation; < post-classical Latin Ambrosianus , with alteration of the ending after -ine suffix¹):a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) ix. 43 Heræfter scel beon ȝesed se þridde sealm..þonne Uenite exultemus domino mid antæfne odðo abuton antæfne is to singenne; fylyge þonne se ambrosianisce ymne [L. inde sequatur ambrosianus], þonne six sealmes mid heore antæfnen.a1425 Rule St. Benet (Lansd.) (1902) 17 First sal ye saie sexe salmis..wen þai ar said..te respun, and te ymne ambrosine [L. ambrosianum].With use as adjective in sense B. 2 compare French ambroisien (1627 in this sense, in the passage translated in quot. 1661), Italian ambrosiano (1656 or earlier as adjective in this sense in Biblioteca Ambrosiana ; already a1484 as noun, denoting a native or inhabitant of Milan). The name of St Ambrose. The personal name Ambrosius represents a specific use of classical Latin ambrosius belonging to the gods, divine (see ambrosian adj.¹).

A. n.

1. A hymn composed by or in the style of St Ambrose; an Ambrosian chant (see Ambrosian chant n. at Compounds). Now rare.Apparently unattested between the 13th and 19th centuries.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > church music > plainchant > [noun]

Ambrosiana1225

plainsong1445

plain singing1537

Gregorian chant1653

plainchant1740

Gregoriana1873

vesper music1888

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > [noun] > hymn or song of praise > types of hymn

Ambrosiana1225

walking hymn1605

antelucano1647

recessional1867

processional1868

office hymn1875

a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) xvii. 53 Sydðan sy anes capteles reding ȝecheden [read ȝecweden], & sydðan reps & se ambrosien, þæt is se ymne [L. ambrosianum].

1837 E. Strutt Bk. of Fathers 329 His [sc. Ambrose's] hymns became so celebrated, that in succeeding ages the name given to sacred songs of that description was ‘Ambrosians’.

1890 Trans. St. Paul's Ecclesiol. Soc. 2 280 For Evensong and Mattins of the Epiphany Illuminans Altissime; which appears to be a genuine Ambrosian.

1959 R. Myers tr. M. Pincherle Illustr. Hist. Music 20/3 Everything within a certain sphere of sacred music—the early hymns to begin with, and later on the Ambrosians and later still the sequences and the tropes—all show the influence of..secular music.

2. A follower of St Ambrose; a member of a religious order or group associated with St Ambrose. Now chiefly historical.Ambrose (340–97) became bishop of Milan in 374; he was one of the most prominent ecclesiastical figures of the 4th cent., and a fervent opponent of Arian doctrine (see Arian adj.¹).

ΚΠ

c1540 Image Ipocrysy iv, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 441 So be ther Sophrans,..Purgatorians, Chalomerians, And ambrosians.

1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus i. xi. 27 A Song of the seuenth and eight Tones is not transposed. Not vpward to Dlasolre, as the Ambrosians [L. Ambrosiani] are of opinion.

1688 W. Wake Missionarie's Arts Discovered v. 95 It was an old device of the Arians, to call themselves the onely true Catholicks, and all others Ambrosians, Athanasians, &c.

1742 T. Broughton Hist. Dict. All Relig. I. 577 These Ambrosians wear a tawny habit.

1836 A. Herbert Britannia after Romans I. iv. 130 The Ambrosians, with their festivals of nature at the seasons, kalends, etc., their love of music and poetry.

1967 New Catholic Encycl. I. 376/1 The first known ‘Ambrosians’, the Oblationaries of St. Ambrose, appeared in the 9th century in Milan.

2015 Tribune-Rev. (Greenburg, Pa.) (Nexis) 12 July Spokesman for a group that calls itself the Ambrosians, in honor of St. Ambrose.

B. adj.²

1. Of or relating to St Ambrose; esp. designating the rite and liturgy of the Church of Milan and its associated plainsong. See Ambrosian chant n. at Compounds.The Ambrosian rite was formerly thought to have been introduced by St Ambrose, as bishop of Milan, but there is no definite evidence for this. It differs from the Roman rite in a number of features, such as the holding of the Offertory before rather than after the Creed.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > particular saints > [adjective] > Ambrose

Ambrosian1577

1577 R. Smythe tr. M. Bandello Straunge, Lamentable, & Tragicall Hystories sig. C.iij Behold now the Chaplayne wyth his company, came and sung the Ambrosyan Vygils [Fr. les vigilles à l'Ambrosiane], before the doore of the dead.

1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus 27 A Song ending in D lasolre, or in C fa ut, is either an Ambrosian song [L. cantus..Ambrosianus], or corrupted with the ignorance of Cantors.

1711 R. Cox Inq. Relig. ix. 156 Some Administer'd Extream Unction after the Gregorian, and some after the Ambrosian manner.

1827 T. M'Crie Hist. Reformation in Italy i. 2 The Ambrosian church, according to the most ancient institutions, was free and independent.

2006 Tablet 14 Oct. 17/1 The prayer is widely attested..in sacramentaries of the Ambrosian rite.

2. Designating the library at Milan named in honour of St Ambrose, or a manuscript or other item preserved there.The Ambrosian Library (Biblioteca Ambrosiana) was founded by Cardinal Federico Borromeo (1564–1631) in the early years of the 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [adjective] > specific library

Vatican1638

Ambrosian1657

Bodleian1710

Laurentian1860

1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility iii. 208 Also he obtained both out of the Vatican and out of the Ambrosian Library at Millain [L. ex Ambrosiana Mediolanensi], certain Copies of Africanus and other Tactiks.

1724 D. Waterland Crit. Hist. Athanasian Creed x. 148 Some words are wanting in the Ambrosian manuscript.

1868 Westm. Rev. Oct. 244/2 Volkmar has edited the original Latin text verbatim from the Ambrosian palimpsest.

1893 J. G. Wilson Memorial Hist. City N.-Y. IV. iii. 90 The Lenox and Ambrosian copies [of the Spanish editions of the Columbus letter] are the only ones now believed to be genuine.

1968 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 14 Nov. 1/1 The pages of Da Vinci's ‘Atlantic Codex’ were taken from locked display cases in the 300-year-old Ambrosian Library in Milan.

2002 F. Clark ‘Gregorian’ Dialogues iv. 71 The scribe who penned the Ambrosian MS was more aware of due literary forms.

Compounds

Ambrosian chant n. A type of liturgical plainchant, distinct from Gregorian (Gregorian adj. 1), traditionally associated with St Ambrose; (also) a hymn or chant of this type.Ambrosian chant was used in the city and archdiocese of Milan until recent times. St Ambrose is no longer believed to have composed any of the chants of this type, which survive mainly in manuscripts of the 12th cent. and later (the same is true of the melodies associated with the hymns of his own composition). Much of the chant repertoire is more ornate than Gregorian settings of the same or similar texts, and it is held to be characterized by greater modal freedom. St Ambrose is also credited with having introduced antiphonal singing to the Western church.

[Compare post-classical Latin cantus Ambrosianus (12th cent.), French chant Ambrosien (1703 or earlier).]

ΚΠ

1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 4 Ambrosian Chant, thus called from St Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan, who composed it for the service of that church in the fourth century.

a1857 L. F. Renehan Hist. Music (1858) vii. 82 He repeatedly regrets that he never heard an Ambrosian Chant.

2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 53/4 I went in to talk about my biography of Saint Augustine and he played Ambrosian chant.

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

ambrosianadj.¹

Brit.

/amˈbrəʊzɪən/,

/amˈbrəʊʒn/, U.S.

/æmˈbroʊʒən/

Forms:

α. 1500s (Scottish) ambrosiane, 1500s– ambrosian.

β. 1600s ambrosean.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ambrosia n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < ambrosia n. + -an suffix, originally after classical Latin ambrosius (see ambrosial adj.).Compare Middle French, French †ambrosien like ambrosia (1504; now ambroisien , with alteration after ambroisie ambrosia n.). With the β. forms compare classical Latin ambroseus (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius), and -ean suffix.

Now somewhat rare.

1. Of or resembling ambrosia (ambrosia n. 1); exceptionally fragrant or delicious.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective]

sweetc888

sootc950

doucea1350

sweetlya1350

softa1398

lusciousc1420

dulcet1440

mellite?1440

sugarishc1450

dulce1508

ambrosiana1522

figgy?1549

nut-sweet1586

nectaredc1595

dulcid1596

marmalady1602

fat1610

unsharp1611

unsour1611

marmalade1617

dulcorous1676

dulceous1688

saccharaceous1689

sugar-candyish1852

saccharic1945

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective]

sweet900

sootc950

aromatic1366

merrya1398

well-smellinga1398

sweet-smellingc1400

lusciousc1420

savoury?a1425

redolingc1429

redolent?a1439

odorate?1440

flagrant1450

redolentc1450

well-savouringc1450

aromatous1483

softa1500

well-aired1505

balmy1508

ambrosiana1522

embalmeda1529

fragrantc1530

perfumed1538

scented?c1562

scented1567

balm-like1569

sweet1573

aromatizate1576

aromatical1578

Sabaeana1586

ambrosial1590

rich1590

perfumed1591

sweet-scented1591

reperfumed1593

balm-breathing1595

nectaredc1595

spiced1600

fuming1601

fumed1612

scentful1612

balsam1624

perfumy1625

odoraminous1656

aroma-olent1657

suaveolent1657

aromatized1661

essenced1675

balsamy1687

flavorous1697

balsamic1714

well-scented1726

scenty1738

breathing1757

spicy1765

flavouriferous1773

aromal1848

bescented1863

euodic1868

nosy1892

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. vii. l. 90 Strynkland all ourane The hailsum ius of herb ambrosian [L. ambrosiæ sucos].

1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 6 Nature disdaines all grosse encountring meat Fore-fed with Nectar, and Ambrosian sweetes.

1647 H. More Oracle 60 Ambrosian streams sprung from the Deitie.

1661 E. Hickeringill Jamaica Viewed (ed. 2) 25 A most ambrosian Dainty.

1715 C. Bullock Woman's Revenge i. 13 Oh! happy, happy Freeman, who uncontroll'd may range o'er such a Field of Love, suck from thy balmy Lips Ambrosian Sweets.

1823 C. Lamb Diss. Roast Pig in Elia 283 Fat and lean..that both together make but one ambrosian result.

1989 R. E. Cytowic Synesthesia iii. 69 One should expect a pleasant color to evoke not only a mellifluous sound but an ambrosian taste, a warm feeling, [etc.].

2. Chiefly Classical Mythology. Of or relating to the gods. Also in extended use: heavenly, celestial; divine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > immortal

ambrosian1591

ambrosial1605

circummortal1648

1591 R. Johnson Musarum Plangores sig. B3^v Ile set my breast to Lacus dulcis streame, And swim vnto Elisean lillie field, And in Ambrosian trees Ile write a Theame.

1624 B. Jonson Neptunes Triumph 502 Ambrosian hands, and siluer feete.

1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xxiv. 372 Ambrosian Shoes that over Sea and Land Bear him as swift and lightly as the Winds.

1772 Scots Mag. June 320/2 Her fairy Cupids hovering round..Now on her cheek or bosom playing, Now in her beamy eyes they meet, Ambrosian hands or silver feet.

1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xxxviii. 329 Unworthy..of the ambrosian blood of their parent Venus.

1995 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 18 Sept. a8 All others are infidels and to kill one ensures an ambrosian afterlife surrounded by a harem.

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

单词	ambrosian
释义	Ambrosiann.adj.² Brit. /amˈbrəʊzɪən/, /amˈbrəʊʒn/, U.S. /æmˈbroʊʒən/ Forms: early Middle English Ambrosien, 1500s Ambrosyan, 1500s–1600s Ambrosiane, 1500s– Ambrosian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Ambrosianum; Latin Ambrosianus. Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin Ambrosianum Ambrosian hymn (6th cent.), Ambrosianus Ambrosian hymn (8th cent. in a British source), follower of St Ambrose (11th cent.), uses as noun of the neuter and masculine of Ambrosianus , adjective (see below); as adjective < post-classical Latin Ambrosianus (adjective) of or relating to St Ambrose (4th cent.), designating a hymn in the style of St Ambrose (6th cent.), designating the library at Milan named in honour of St Ambrose (1610 or earlier in Bibliotheca Ambrosiana ) < Ambrosius , the name of St Ambrose (339–97), bishop of Milan (see note at sense A. 2) + classical Latin -ānus -an suffix.Compare Middle French ambrosiane (feminine adjective) designating the rite and liturgy of the Church of Milan (1570, in the passage translated in quot. 1577 at sense B. 1, or earlier in à l'ambrosiane ), designating Mass celebrated according to this rite (1587 or earlier), French ambrosien , noun, denoting a member of a religious order (1600 or earlier), adjective (1703 designating plainchant, 1704 designating the liturgical rite). Specific senses. With use as adjective in sense B. 1 compare earlier Ambrosianish , adjective (in an isolated attestation; < post-classical Latin Ambrosianus (see above) + -ish suffix¹) and Ambrosine , adjective (in an isolated attestation; < post-classical Latin Ambrosianus , with alteration of the ending after -ine suffix¹):a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) ix. 43 Heræfter scel beon ȝesed se þridde sealm..þonne Uenite exultemus domino mid antæfne odðo abuton antæfne is to singenne; fylyge þonne se ambrosianisce ymne [L. inde sequatur ambrosianus], þonne six sealmes mid heore antæfnen.a1425 Rule St. Benet (Lansd.) (1902) 17 First sal ye saie sexe salmis..wen þai ar said..te respun, and te ymne ambrosine [L. ambrosianum].With use as adjective in sense B. 2 compare French ambroisien (1627 in this sense, in the passage translated in quot. 1661), Italian ambrosiano (1656 or earlier as adjective in this sense in Biblioteca Ambrosiana ; already a1484 as noun, denoting a native or inhabitant of Milan). The name of St Ambrose. The personal name Ambrosius represents a specific use of classical Latin ambrosius belonging to the gods, divine (see ambrosian adj.¹). A. n. 1. A hymn composed by or in the style of St Ambrose; an Ambrosian chant (see Ambrosian chant n. at Compounds). Now rare.Apparently unattested between the 13th and 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > church music > plainchant > [noun] Ambrosiana1225 plainsong1445 plain singing1537 Gregorian chant1653 plainchant1740 Gregoriana1873 vesper music1888 society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > religious or devotional > [noun] > hymn or song of praise > types of hymn Ambrosiana1225 walking hymn1605 antelucano1647 recessional1867 processional1868 office hymn1875 a1225 ( Rule St. Benet (Winteney) (1888) xvii. 53 Sydðan sy anes capteles reding ȝecheden [read ȝecweden], & sydðan reps & se ambrosien, þæt is se ymne [L. ambrosianum]. 1837 E. Strutt Bk. of Fathers 329 His [sc. Ambrose's] hymns became so celebrated, that in succeeding ages the name given to sacred songs of that description was ‘Ambrosians’. 1890 Trans. St. Paul's Ecclesiol. Soc. 2 280 For Evensong and Mattins of the Epiphany Illuminans Altissime; which appears to be a genuine Ambrosian. 1959 R. Myers tr. M. Pincherle Illustr. Hist. Music 20/3 Everything within a certain sphere of sacred music—the early hymns to begin with, and later on the Ambrosians and later still the sequences and the tropes—all show the influence of..secular music. 2. A follower of St Ambrose; a member of a religious order or group associated with St Ambrose. Now chiefly historical.Ambrose (340–97) became bishop of Milan in 374; he was one of the most prominent ecclesiastical figures of the 4th cent., and a fervent opponent of Arian doctrine (see Arian adj.¹). ΚΠ c1540 Image Ipocrysy iv, in J. Skelton Poet. Wks. (1843) II. 441 So be ther Sophrans,..Purgatorians, Chalomerians, And ambrosians. 1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus i. xi. 27 A Song of the seuenth and eight Tones is not transposed. Not vpward to Dlasolre, as the Ambrosians [L. Ambrosiani] are of opinion. 1688 W. Wake Missionarie's Arts Discovered v. 95 It was an old device of the Arians, to call themselves the onely true Catholicks, and all others Ambrosians, Athanasians, &c. 1742 T. Broughton Hist. Dict. All Relig. I. 577 These Ambrosians wear a tawny habit. 1836 A. Herbert Britannia after Romans I. iv. 130 The Ambrosians, with their festivals of nature at the seasons, kalends, etc., their love of music and poetry. 1967 New Catholic Encycl. I. 376/1 The first known ‘Ambrosians’, the Oblationaries of St. Ambrose, appeared in the 9th century in Milan. 2015 Tribune-Rev. (Greenburg, Pa.) (Nexis) 12 July Spokesman for a group that calls itself the Ambrosians, in honor of St. Ambrose. B. adj.² 1. Of or relating to St Ambrose; esp. designating the rite and liturgy of the Church of Milan and its associated plainsong. See Ambrosian chant n. at Compounds.The Ambrosian rite was formerly thought to have been introduced by St Ambrose, as bishop of Milan, but there is no definite evidence for this. It differs from the Roman rite in a number of features, such as the holding of the Offertory before rather than after the Creed. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > particular saints > [adjective] > Ambrose Ambrosian1577 1577 R. Smythe tr. M. Bandello Straunge, Lamentable, & Tragicall Hystories sig. C.iij Behold now the Chaplayne wyth his company, came and sung the Ambrosyan Vygils [Fr. les vigilles à l'Ambrosiane], before the doore of the dead. 1609 J. Dowland tr. A. Ornithoparchus Micrologus 27 A Song ending in D lasolre, or in C fa ut, is either an Ambrosian song [L. cantus..Ambrosianus], or corrupted with the ignorance of Cantors. 1711 R. Cox Inq. Relig. ix. 156 Some Administer'd Extream Unction after the Gregorian, and some after the Ambrosian manner. 1827 T. M'Crie Hist. Reformation in Italy i. 2 The Ambrosian church, according to the most ancient institutions, was free and independent. 2006 Tablet 14 Oct. 17/1 The prayer is widely attested..in sacramentaries of the Ambrosian rite. 2. Designating the library at Milan named in honour of St Ambrose, or a manuscript or other item preserved there.The Ambrosian Library (Biblioteca Ambrosiana) was founded by Cardinal Federico Borromeo (1564–1631) in the early years of the 17th cent. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [adjective] > specific library Vatican1638 Ambrosian1657 Bodleian1710 Laurentian1860 1657 W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility iii. 208 Also he obtained both out of the Vatican and out of the Ambrosian Library at Millain [L. ex Ambrosiana Mediolanensi], certain Copies of Africanus and other Tactiks. 1724 D. Waterland Crit. Hist. Athanasian Creed x. 148 Some words are wanting in the Ambrosian manuscript. 1868 Westm. Rev. Oct. 244/2 Volkmar has edited the original Latin text verbatim from the Ambrosian palimpsest. 1893 J. G. Wilson Memorial Hist. City N.-Y. IV. iii. 90 The Lenox and Ambrosian copies [of the Spanish editions of the Columbus letter] are the only ones now believed to be genuine. 1968 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 14 Nov. 1/1 The pages of Da Vinci's ‘Atlantic Codex’ were taken from locked display cases in the 300-year-old Ambrosian Library in Milan. 2002 F. Clark ‘Gregorian’ Dialogues iv. 71 The scribe who penned the Ambrosian MS was more aware of due literary forms. Compounds Ambrosian chant n. A type of liturgical plainchant, distinct from Gregorian (Gregorian adj. 1), traditionally associated with St Ambrose; (also) a hymn or chant of this type.Ambrosian chant was used in the city and archdiocese of Milan until recent times. St Ambrose is no longer believed to have composed any of the chants of this type, which survive mainly in manuscripts of the 12th cent. and later (the same is true of the melodies associated with the hymns of his own composition). Much of the chant repertoire is more ornate than Gregorian settings of the same or similar texts, and it is held to be characterized by greater modal freedom. St Ambrose is also credited with having introduced antiphonal singing to the Western church. [Compare post-classical Latin cantus Ambrosianus (12th cent.), French chant Ambrosien (1703 or earlier).] ΚΠ 1740 J. Grassineau tr. S. De Brossard Musical Dict. 4 Ambrosian Chant, thus called from St Ambrose, Archbishop of Milan, who composed it for the service of that church in the fourth century. a1857 L. F. Renehan Hist. Music (1858) vii. 82 He repeatedly regrets that he never heard an Ambrosian Chant. 2008 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 18 Dec. 53/4 I went in to talk about my biography of Saint Augustine and he played Ambrosian chant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). ambrosianadj.¹ Brit. /amˈbrəʊzɪən/, /amˈbrəʊʒn/, U.S. /æmˈbroʊʒən/ Forms: α. 1500s (Scottish) ambrosiane, 1500s– ambrosian. β. 1600s ambrosean. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ambrosia n., -an suffix. Etymology: < ambrosia n. + -an suffix, originally after classical Latin ambrosius (see ambrosial adj.).Compare Middle French, French †ambrosien like ambrosia (1504; now ambroisien , with alteration after ambroisie ambrosia n.). With the β. forms compare classical Latin ambroseus (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius), and -ean suffix. Now somewhat rare. 1. Of or resembling ambrosia (ambrosia n. 1); exceptionally fragrant or delicious. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] sweetc888 sootc950 doucea1350 sweetlya1350 softa1398 lusciousc1420 dulcet1440 mellite?1440 sugarishc1450 dulce1508 ambrosiana1522 figgy?1549 nut-sweet1586 nectaredc1595 dulcid1596 marmalady1602 fat1610 unsharp1611 unsour1611 marmalade1617 dulcorous1676 dulceous1688 saccharaceous1689 sugar-candyish1852 saccharic1945 the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [adjective] sweet900 sootc950 aromatic1366 merrya1398 well-smellinga1398 sweet-smellingc1400 lusciousc1420 savoury?a1425 redolingc1429 redolent?a1439 odorate?1440 flagrant1450 redolentc1450 well-savouringc1450 aromatous1483 softa1500 well-aired1505 balmy1508 ambrosiana1522 embalmeda1529 fragrantc1530 perfumed1538 scented?c1562 scented1567 balm-like1569 sweet1573 aromatizate1576 aromatical1578 Sabaeana1586 ambrosial1590 rich1590 perfumed1591 sweet-scented1591 reperfumed1593 balm-breathing1595 nectaredc1595 spiced1600 fuming1601 fumed1612 scentful1612 balsam1624 perfumy1625 odoraminous1656 aroma-olent1657 suaveolent1657 aromatized1661 essenced1675 balsamy1687 flavorous1697 balsamic1714 well-scented1726 scenty1738 breathing1757 spicy1765 flavouriferous1773 aromal1848 bescented1863 euodic1868 nosy1892 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xii. vii. l. 90 Strynkland all ourane The hailsum ius of herb ambrosian [L. ambrosiæ sucos]. 1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune 6 Nature disdaines all grosse encountring meat Fore-fed with Nectar, and Ambrosian sweetes. 1647 H. More Oracle 60 Ambrosian streams sprung from the Deitie. 1661 E. Hickeringill Jamaica Viewed (ed. 2) 25 A most ambrosian Dainty. 1715 C. Bullock Woman's Revenge i. 13 Oh! happy, happy Freeman, who uncontroll'd may range o'er such a Field of Love, suck from thy balmy Lips Ambrosian Sweets. 1823 C. Lamb Diss. Roast Pig in Elia 283 Fat and lean..that both together make but one ambrosian result. 1989 R. E. Cytowic Synesthesia iii. 69 One should expect a pleasant color to evoke not only a mellifluous sound but an ambrosian taste, a warm feeling, [etc.]. 2. Chiefly Classical Mythology. Of or relating to the gods. Also in extended use: heavenly, celestial; divine. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > immortal ambrosian1591 ambrosial1605 circummortal1648 1591 R. Johnson Musarum Plangores sig. B3^v Ile set my breast to Lacus dulcis streame, And swim vnto Elisean lillie field, And in Ambrosian trees Ile write a Theame. 1624 B. Jonson Neptunes Triumph 502 Ambrosian hands, and siluer feete. 1676 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Iliads xxiv. 372 Ambrosian Shoes that over Sea and Land Bear him as swift and lightly as the Winds. 1772 Scots Mag. June 320/2 Her fairy Cupids hovering round..Now on her cheek or bosom playing, Now in her beamy eyes they meet, Ambrosian hands or silver feet. 1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xxxviii. 329 Unworthy..of the ambrosian blood of their parent Venus. 1995 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 18 Sept. a8 All others are infidels and to kill one ensures an ambrosian afterlife surrounded by a harem. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.²a1225adj.¹a1522
随便看	to stand in one's way to stand in print to stand in service to stand in state to stand in stead to stand in stead of a person to stand in store to stand in super to stand in terms to stand in the breach to stand in the gap to stand in the stead of a person to stand in the way to stand in the way of to stand in the way of a person to stand in the way of a thing to stand in this to stand in wax for to stand in witness to stand like piffy to stand like piffy on a rock bun to stand little chance to stand moses to stand much in stall to stand much stall

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