firebackn.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəbak/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbæk/

Forms: see fire n. and int. and back n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., back n.¹

Etymology: < fire n. + back n.¹With sense 2, compare earlier fire-backed adj.

1. The back of a fire or furnace; a wall or plate lining the back of a fireplace.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > parts of furnace > [noun] > walls or barriers in furnaces

fireback1566

spirit-plate1686

hem1693

fire bridge1821

bridge1823

water bridge1837

furnace-bridge1874

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > back

reredos1423

fireback1566

huda1642

sucker1755

chimney-back1764

1566 Horbling Churchwardens' Returns in Trans. Leics. Archit. & Archæol. Soc. (1874) 3 232 Lieth at Mr. Harr'gtns fier back.

1589 T. Lupton Dreame of Deuill & Diues sig. B7^v It were possible, to bee all that while as a Log at a fire backe, continually burning.

1708 Reply Impartial Acct. Prophets 11 What were they at the Swan Tavern, that threw one another on the Fire-back?

1847 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1846 249 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (29th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 52) III The fire-backs of fireplaces have been made separate.

1866 E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. 21 The altar-slabs thus used as fire-backs and bridges.

1921 Gas Manuf., Distribution & Use (Brit. Commerc. Gas Assoc.) ii. 74/2 A special shape of fireback and ‘radiant’ are respectively cast with mathematical accuracy.

1968 J. McPhee Woods from Hog Wallow in Pine Barrens 28 They made nails, firebacks, sugar-mill gudgeons, Dutch ovens, and kettles.

2008 New Yorker 17 Mar. 43/1 A woman had only to rattle the fireback with the poker to summon help from next door.

2. Also more fully fireback pheasant. Any of several South-East Asian pheasants of the genus Lophura, the males of which have reddish rumps; esp. (in full crested fireback) L. ignita, the male of which is predominantly dark blue.Cf. fire-backed pheasant n. at fire-backed adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Lophura > lophura ignitus (fire-back)

fire-backed pheasant1797

fireback1829

Macartney1834

1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 28 The male here described agrees with a bird brought by Capt. Hay, as the hen of the Fire-back Pheasant.

1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. Birds 613 The very handsome Fireback is an Asiatic bird, inhabiting Sumatra.

1965 P. Wayre Wind in Reeds xv. 215 A trio of Bornean Great Argus and several Greater Bornean Crested Fireback Pheasants.

2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures I. 15/2 The description resembles a female Crested fireback.., once common in Sumatra and Borneo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fireback
释义	firebackn. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəbak/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌbæk/ Forms: see fire n. and int. and back n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., back n.¹ Etymology: < fire n. + back n.¹With sense 2, compare earlier fire-backed adj. 1. The back of a fire or furnace; a wall or plate lining the back of a fireplace. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > parts of furnace > [noun] > walls or barriers in furnaces fireback1566 spirit-plate1686 hem1693 fire bridge1821 bridge1823 water bridge1837 furnace-bridge1874 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > devices for heating buildings, rooms, etc. > hearth or fireplace > back reredos1423 fireback1566 huda1642 sucker1755 chimney-back1764 1566 Horbling Churchwardens' Returns in Trans. Leics. Archit. & Archæol. Soc. (1874) 3 232 Lieth at Mr. Harr'gtns fier back. 1589 T. Lupton Dreame of Deuill & Diues sig. B7^v It were possible, to bee all that while as a Log at a fire backe, continually burning. 1708 Reply Impartial Acct. Prophets 11 What were they at the Swan Tavern, that threw one another on the Fire-back? 1847 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1846 249 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (29th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 52) III The fire-backs of fireplaces have been made separate. 1866 E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. 21 The altar-slabs thus used as fire-backs and bridges. 1921 Gas Manuf., Distribution & Use (Brit. Commerc. Gas Assoc.) ii. 74/2 A special shape of fireback and ‘radiant’ are respectively cast with mathematical accuracy. 1968 J. McPhee Woods from Hog Wallow in Pine Barrens 28 They made nails, firebacks, sugar-mill gudgeons, Dutch ovens, and kettles. 2008 New Yorker 17 Mar. 43/1 A woman had only to rattle the fireback with the poker to summon help from next door. 2. Also more fully fireback pheasant. Any of several South-East Asian pheasants of the genus Lophura, the males of which have reddish rumps; esp. (in full crested fireback) L. ignita, the male of which is predominantly dark blue.Cf. fire-backed pheasant n. at fire-backed adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Lophura > lophura ignitus (fire-back) fire-backed pheasant1797 fireback1829 Macartney1834 1829 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom VIII. 28 The male here described agrees with a bird brought by Capt. Hay, as the hen of the Fire-back Pheasant. 1862 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) II. Birds 613 The very handsome Fireback is an Asiatic bird, inhabiting Sumatra. 1965 P. Wayre Wind in Reeds xv. 215 A trio of Bornean Great Argus and several Greater Bornean Crested Fireback Pheasants. 2002 G. M. Eberhart Mysterious Creatures I. 15/2 The description resembles a female Crested fireback.., once common in Sumatra and Borneo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1566
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