almagren.

Brit.

/alˈmaɡrə/, U.S.

/ælˈmæɡrə/

Forms:

α. 1500s almagro, 1600s allenagra (probably transmission error), 1600s– almagre, 1700s– almagra.

β. 1600s almagrium, 1600s almagrum, 1700s almegram.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Partly also a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Spanish almagre, almagra; Dutch almagro.

Etymology: < Spanish almagre, †almagra (both 1250) < Arabic al-maġra < al the + maġra, variant of muġra red ochre. Compare post-classical Latin almagra (c1140, 1652 in British sources), Portuguese almagre (late 17th cent.; 1344 as †almagra).In form almagro via Dutch †almagro (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598; this form is not paralleled in Spanish). In β. forms with remodelling of the ending after Latin neuter nouns in -um.

Esp. in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: red ochre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > red colouring matter > [noun] > earths as colouring matter

red stoneeOE

red eartheOE

redding1292

raddlea1350

ruddle1353

rubric?1440

red ochre1481

sinoper1501

red1538

red chalk1538

sinople1548

terra sigillata1563

almagre1598

majolica1598

minium1613

orell1614

reddle1648

India red1668

Indian red1672

riddle1681

smit1728

Persian earth1735

red marl1748

abraum1753

Terra Sienna1760

tivera1825

kokowai1836

sinopia1844

sinopis1857

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies xcv. 175 It hath many hilles of a reddish colour, which shew like a certaine Earth in Spaine called Almagro [Du. almagro].

1650 E. Williams Virgo Triumphans 46 Red earth Allenagra [sic], 3s. the hundred.

1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 45 If you would have it of the Colour of the Brick, put into it either some very fine Brick-Dust, or Almegram.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Almagra, in the cant of chemists, denotes red bole, or ruddle.

1806 Communic. to Board of Agric. 5 351 It is said that, after shearing, they formerly used to rub the body of the sheep all over with an ochreous earth called almagra.

1897 C. F. Lummis King of Broncos 144 His clothing was old, but carefully brushed; and he had put fresh almagre on the Indian moccasins he wore.

1917 Commerce Rep. (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 16 Oct. 218 Almagra, lampblack, green zinc, oxide of iron,..etc., are some of the coloring powders used.

1985 C. McCarthy Blood Meridian v. 69 The women..with their breasts exposed, their faces stained red with almagre, smoking small cigars.

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

单词	almagre
释义	almagren. Brit. /alˈmaɡrə/, U.S. /ælˈmæɡrə/ Forms: α. 1500s almagro, 1600s allenagra (probably transmission error), 1600s– almagre, 1700s– almagra. β. 1600s almagrium, 1600s almagrum, 1700s almegram. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Partly also a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: Spanish almagre, almagra; Dutch almagro. Etymology: < Spanish almagre, †almagra (both 1250) < Arabic al-maġra < al the + maġra, variant of muġra red ochre. Compare post-classical Latin almagra (c1140, 1652 in British sources), Portuguese almagre (late 17th cent.; 1344 as †almagra).In form almagro via Dutch †almagro (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598; this form is not paralleled in Spanish). In β. forms with remodelling of the ending after Latin neuter nouns in -um. Esp. in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: red ochre. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > red colouring matter > [noun] > earths as colouring matter red stoneeOE red eartheOE redding1292 raddlea1350 ruddle1353 rubric?1440 red ochre1481 sinoper1501 red1538 red chalk1538 sinople1548 terra sigillata1563 almagre1598 majolica1598 minium1613 orell1614 reddle1648 India red1668 Indian red1672 riddle1681 smit1728 Persian earth1735 red marl1748 abraum1753 Terra Sienna1760 tivera1825 kokowai1836 sinopia1844 sinopis1857 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies xcv. 175 It hath many hilles of a reddish colour, which shew like a certaine Earth in Spaine called Almagro [Du. almagro]. 1650 E. Williams Virgo Triumphans 46 Red earth Allenagra [sic], 3s. the hundred. 1700 Moxon's Mech. Exercises: Bricklayers-wks. 45 If you would have it of the Colour of the Brick, put into it either some very fine Brick-Dust, or Almegram. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Almagra, in the cant of chemists, denotes red bole, or ruddle. 1806 Communic. to Board of Agric. 5 351 It is said that, after shearing, they formerly used to rub the body of the sheep all over with an ochreous earth called almagra. 1897 C. F. Lummis King of Broncos 144 His clothing was old, but carefully brushed; and he had put fresh almagre on the Indian moccasins he wore. 1917 Commerce Rep. (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 16 Oct. 218 Almagra, lampblack, green zinc, oxide of iron,..etc., are some of the coloring powders used. 1985 C. McCarthy Blood Meridian v. 69 The women..with their breasts exposed, their faces stained red with almagre, smoking small cigars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1598
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