gerben.

/dʒəːb/

Forms: Also 1800s gerb, jerb.

Etymology: < French gerbe (in the same senses): see garb n.¹

†1. A wheat-sheaf. (Cf. garb n.¹ 3) Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > corn in sheaves > sheaf

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1807 J. Barlow Columbiad vii. 279 As when the toiling swains Heap their whole harvest on the stubbly plains, Gerb after gerb the bearded shock expands.

2. Something resembling a sheaf of wheat.

†a. A combination of jets in an ornamental fountain. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > fountain > [noun] > jet or spout

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1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 208 Here are some Gerbes of a singular fashion, with a Circle of a great number of large Pipes.

b. A kind of firework (see quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > Roman candle or gerbe

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1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks iii. 101 The cases for gerbes are made very strong, on account of the strength of the composition.

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iv. iii. 332 Exhibitions..consisting chiefly in fire-trees, jerbs, and rockets.

1833 Philos. in Sport xix. 401 Gerbes, a species of firework, which throws up a luminous and sparkling jet of fire.

1886 O. Masson in Encycl. Brit. XX. 136/1 Gerbes are choked cases, not unlike Roman candles, but often of much larger size. Their fire spreads like a sheaf of wheat.

c. transferred.

ΚΠ

1802 T. Beddoes Hygëia II. vi. 53 When once kindled, it [sc. the fire of malignant fever] may justly be regarded as rising in a gerbe.

1862 G. P. Scrope Volcanos (ed. 2) 33 By a sudden vehement boiling up, it [the lava] almost reaches the upper rim, and then discharges a gerb of red-hot stones.

1869 tr. E. Renan Apostles iv. 82 The atmosphere is furrowed as it were..with gerbes of flame.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	gerbe
释义	gerben. /dʒəːb/ Forms: Also 1800s gerb, jerb. Etymology: < French gerbe (in the same senses): see garb n.¹ †1. A wheat-sheaf. (Cf. garb n.¹ 3) Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [noun] > corn in sheaves > sheaf sheafc725 reapeOE yelmc1000 garbc1460 wheat-sheafc1530 gerbe1807 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad vii. 279 As when the toiling swains Heap their whole harvest on the stubbly plains, Gerb after gerb the bearded shock expands. 2. Something resembling a sheaf of wheat. †a. A combination of jets in an ornamental fountain. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > fountain > [noun] > jet or spout waterspout1607 jettoa1660 girandolac1660 jet d'eau1669 gerbe1699 jetteau1710 grille1712 spirt1716 water jet1727 spurt1775 girandole1813 spring1818 water-bow1855 sea-spout1867 1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 208 Here are some Gerbes of a singular fashion, with a Circle of a great number of large Pipes. b. A kind of firework (see quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > Roman candle or gerbe gerbe1765 Roman candle1769 1765 R. Jones New Treat. Artific. Fireworks iii. 101 The cases for gerbes are made very strong, on account of the strength of the composition. 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iv. iii. 332 Exhibitions..consisting chiefly in fire-trees, jerbs, and rockets. 1833 Philos. in Sport xix. 401 Gerbes, a species of firework, which throws up a luminous and sparkling jet of fire. 1886 O. Masson in Encycl. Brit. XX. 136/1 Gerbes are choked cases, not unlike Roman candles, but often of much larger size. Their fire spreads like a sheaf of wheat. c. transferred. ΚΠ 1802 T. Beddoes Hygëia II. vi. 53 When once kindled, it [sc. the fire of malignant fever] may justly be regarded as rising in a gerbe. 1862 G. P. Scrope Volcanos (ed. 2) 33 By a sudden vehement boiling up, it [the lava] almost reaches the upper rim, and then discharges a gerb of red-hot stones. 1869 tr. E. Renan Apostles iv. 82 The atmosphere is furrowed as it were..with gerbes of flame. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1699
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