amber-weepingadj.

Brit.

/ˈambəˌwiːpɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæmbərˌwipɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: amber n.², weeping adj.

Etymology: < amber n.² + weeping adj. Compare electrum n. 1b.

poetic.

1. That exudes resin; (usually) spec. (Greek Mythology) that weeps tears of amber (amber n.² 2; see note).Chiefly with reference to the Greek myth of the Heliades, sisters of Phaeton, who were turned into poplar trees by the gods, and whose tears became amber.

ΚΠ

1589 T. Lodge Scillaes Metamorphosis sig. A4 Teares distill from amber weeping tree.

1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 2 The soft Gold which Steales from the Amber-weeping Tree.

1903 Westm. Rev. Nov. 556 Pliny..refers to the story of Phaëthon and his amber-weeping sisters.

2009 N. Tosches Where Dead Voices Gather 137 This is the natural..world that is glimpsed throughout the Aeneid, as when echoes of mourning, the amber-weeping pines, and their sea-like billowing..are brought together by the poet's magic of black and gold.

†2. That produces liquid likened to amber (amber n.² 1a). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. F6^v Th' amber-weeping Pegase-hoofe-made fount.

1824 ‘R. Fitz-Eustace’ Brides of Florence ii. ii. 48 So the wretch Pursuing meteor ambition, is led on, Whose radiance at near approach doth fade, Even as the amber-weeping rainbow!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amber-weeping
释义	amber-weepingadj. Brit. /ˈambəˌwiːpɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæmbərˌwipɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: amber n.², weeping adj. Etymology: < amber n.² + weeping adj. Compare electrum n. 1b. poetic. 1. That exudes resin; (usually) spec. (Greek Mythology) that weeps tears of amber (amber n.² 2; see note).Chiefly with reference to the Greek myth of the Heliades, sisters of Phaeton, who were turned into poplar trees by the gods, and whose tears became amber. ΚΠ 1589 T. Lodge Scillaes Metamorphosis sig. A4 Teares distill from amber weeping tree. 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 2 The soft Gold which Steales from the Amber-weeping Tree. 1903 Westm. Rev. Nov. 556 Pliny..refers to the story of Phaëthon and his amber-weeping sisters. 2009 N. Tosches Where Dead Voices Gather 137 This is the natural..world that is glimpsed throughout the Aeneid, as when echoes of mourning, the amber-weeping pines, and their sea-like billowing..are brought together by the poet's magic of black and gold. †2. That produces liquid likened to amber (amber n.² 1a). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. F6^v Th' amber-weeping Pegase-hoofe-made fount. 1824 ‘R. Fitz-Eustace’ Brides of Florence ii. ii. 48 So the wretch Pursuing meteor ambition, is led on, Whose radiance at near approach doth fade, Even as the amber-weeping rainbow! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1589
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