erin.¹

/ˈɪərɪ/

Forms: Also eria.

Etymology: < Assamese eriya, adjective < era the castor-oil plant. N.E.D. (1891) enters this under the headword eria and gives the pronunciation as (ī^ə·riă) /ˈɪərɪə/.

In eri silk: (see quot. 1881); eri worm: the silkworm that produces this silk, Attacus ricini. Also eri cocoon, eri moth.

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eri silk1837

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > silk > [noun] > other

ailantine1860

eri silk1868

gum silk1885

1837 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 6 i. 23 The eria worm and moth differ from the mulberry worm or moth in every respect.

1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 724/1 The ‘Eria’, or ‘Arrindy’ silkworm, native of India.

1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xiv. 282 The well known Eria silk of India is produced by an insect closely allied to the Atlas Moth.

1881 Hunter in Encycl. Brit. XII. 752 at India Eria silk is obtained from the cocoons of Phalæna Cynthia, and the worm is fed..upon the leaves of the castor-oil plant.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 60/2 The eria or arrindi moth of Bengal and Assam, Attacus ricini, which feeds on the castor-oil plant.

1909 H. Maxwell-Lefroy Indian Insect Life 479 Moths reared from true eri cocoons cultivated in Assam proved to be the latter [sc. Attacus ricini].

1923 Nature 24 Mar. 411/2 It appears that all the recognised diseases are prevalent, and those of the mulberry, muga, and eri worms are the same.

1944 Indian Farming 5 365/1 The rearing of eri is much easier than that of any other silk worm.

1944 Indian Farming 5 365/2 There is a large trade in silk and the eri cocoons.

1956 W. J. B. Crotch Silkmoth Rearer's Handbk. (ed. 2) x. 128 Philosamia Grote (Eri Silkmoth).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Erin.²

Brit.

/ˈɛri/, U.S.

/ˈɛri/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English Eridanus.

Etymology: Shortened < Eridanus, Eridani (see Eridanus n.), originally as a graphic abbreviation.

Astronomy.

The constellation Eridanus. Chiefly as postmodifier, designating a star of this constellation.

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the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Eridanus or Flavius

river1556

Eri1922

1922 Trans. Internat. Astron. Union 1 158 The following resolutions were adopted [at the first General Assembly of the IAU]: (1) The exclusive use of the Latin names of the constellations. (2) The adoption of the three-letter abbreviations proposed by Profs. Hertzsprung and Russell for the representation of the 88 principal constellations...Eri Eridanus.

1957 C. Payne-Gaposchkin Galactic Novae (1964) i. 3 (table) UV Eri... Long-period variable.

2010 Astron. & Astrophysics 518 1 The solar-type star q¹Eri is known to be surrounded by debris... The star is also known to host at least one planet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eri
释义	erin.¹ /ˈɪərɪ/ Forms: Also eria. Etymology: < Assamese eriya, adjective < era the castor-oil plant. N.E.D. (1891) enters this under the headword eria and gives the pronunciation as (ī^ə·riă) /ˈɪərɪə/. In eri silk: (see quot. 1881); eri worm: the silkworm that produces this silk, Attacus ricini. Also eri cocoon, eri moth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Bombycidae > genus Bombyx > silk moth > caterpillar of bombyx mori or silkworm > attacus ricini (eria) eri silk1837 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > silk > [noun] > other ailantine1860 eri silk1868 gum silk1885 1837 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 6 i. 23 The eria worm and moth differ from the mulberry worm or moth in every respect. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 724/1 The ‘Eria’, or ‘Arrindy’ silkworm, native of India. 1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xiv. 282 The well known Eria silk of India is produced by an insect closely allied to the Atlas Moth. 1881 Hunter in Encycl. Brit. XII. 752 at India Eria silk is obtained from the cocoons of Phalæna Cynthia, and the worm is fed..upon the leaves of the castor-oil plant. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 60/2 The eria or arrindi moth of Bengal and Assam, Attacus ricini, which feeds on the castor-oil plant. 1909 H. Maxwell-Lefroy Indian Insect Life 479 Moths reared from true eri cocoons cultivated in Assam proved to be the latter [sc. Attacus ricini]. 1923 Nature 24 Mar. 411/2 It appears that all the recognised diseases are prevalent, and those of the mulberry, muga, and eri worms are the same. 1944 Indian Farming 5 365/1 The rearing of eri is much easier than that of any other silk worm. 1944 Indian Farming 5 365/2 There is a large trade in silk and the eri cocoons. 1956 W. J. B. Crotch Silkmoth Rearer's Handbk. (ed. 2) x. 128 Philosamia Grote (Eri Silkmoth). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Erin.² Brit. /ˈɛri/, U.S. /ˈɛri/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: English Eridanus. Etymology: Shortened < Eridanus, Eridani (see Eridanus n.), originally as a graphic abbreviation. Astronomy. The constellation Eridanus. Chiefly as postmodifier, designating a star of this constellation. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Eridanus or Flavius river1556 Eri1922 1922 Trans. Internat. Astron. Union 1 158 The following resolutions were adopted [at the first General Assembly of the IAU]: (1) The exclusive use of the Latin names of the constellations. (2) The adoption of the three-letter abbreviations proposed by Profs. Hertzsprung and Russell for the representation of the 88 principal constellations...Eri Eridanus. 1957 C. Payne-Gaposchkin Galactic Novae (1964) i. 3 (table) UV Eri... Long-period variable. 2010 Astron. & Astrophysics 518 1 The solar-type star q¹Eri is known to be surrounded by debris... The star is also known to host at least one planet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1837n.²1922
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