gazellen.

Brit.

/ɡəˈzɛl/, U.S.

/ɡəˈzɛl/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s ? gugelle, 1700s ghazel, 1800s gazel (irregular gazhal).

Etymology: < French gazelle (Old French gazel, recorded in 14th cent.) = Spanish gacela, gacele, gacel, Portuguese gazella, Italian gazzella, < Arabic ghazāl, which probably passed first into Spanish and thence to the other Romance tongues.

a. A small delicately-formed antelope, of which the typical species ( Gazella dorcas) is a native of Northern Africa; other varieties are found in various parts of Africa and Asia. The gazelle is especially noted for the grace of its movements and the softness of its eyes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Antilopinae > genus Gazella (gazelle)

gazelle1600

bush deer1897

1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias ii. 6 b Also they doe eate of beastes, which they call Gazelas.]

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. i. 39 Heere also, besides goates, sheepe, deere, Gugelle, conies..and ostriches.

1669 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 4 995 The Gazelle, or wild African Shee~goat (the same with the Dorcas or Strepsiceros).

1745 tr. F. Bernier in Harl. Misc. II. 184 Likewise leopards, or panthers tamed, which they use in the hunting of Gazelles.

1808 Salmagundi 25 Jan. 342 The turtle-dove, the timid fawn, the soft-eyed gazel..resorted to its vicinity.

1813 Ld. Byron Giaour 11 Her eye's dark charm 'twere vain to tell, But gaze on that of a Gazelle, It will assist thy fancy well.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 277 They [sc. Bezoars] are white, yellow, or brownish; that of the gazhal is greenish blue.

1849 A. H. Layard Nineveh & Remains II. i. xiv. 147 Plenty of..gazelles, wild boars, and lions for the chase.

b. attributive as gazelle-antelope; gazelle-eyed adj.

ΚΠ

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 72 A gazelle-eyed beauty is considered as the highest compliment that a lover can pay.

1850 W. Swainson Nat. Hist. Quadrupeds §265. 256 The gazelle antelopes may, then, be said to have their horns lyre-shaped.

Derivatives

gaˈzelline adj. ‘akin to the gazelle’ (Cassell).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	gazelle
释义	gazellen. Brit. /ɡəˈzɛl/, U.S. /ɡəˈzɛl/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s ? gugelle, 1700s ghazel, 1800s gazel (irregular gazhal). Etymology: < French gazelle (Old French gazel, recorded in 14th cent.) = Spanish gacela, gacele, gacel, Portuguese gazella, Italian gazzella, < Arabic ghazāl, which probably passed first into Spanish and thence to the other Romance tongues. a. A small delicately-formed antelope, of which the typical species ( Gazella dorcas) is a native of Northern Africa; other varieties are found in various parts of Africa and Asia. The gazelle is especially noted for the grace of its movements and the softness of its eyes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > antelope > [noun] > subfamily Antilopinae > genus Gazella (gazelle) gazelle1600 bush deer1897 1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias ii. 6 b Also they doe eate of beastes, which they call Gazelas.] 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. i. 39 Heere also, besides goates, sheepe, deere, Gugelle, conies..and ostriches. 1669 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 4 995 The Gazelle, or wild African Shee~goat (the same with the Dorcas or Strepsiceros). 1745 tr. F. Bernier in Harl. Misc. II. 184 Likewise leopards, or panthers tamed, which they use in the hunting of Gazelles. 1808 Salmagundi 25 Jan. 342 The turtle-dove, the timid fawn, the soft-eyed gazel..resorted to its vicinity. 1813 Ld. Byron Giaour 11 Her eye's dark charm 'twere vain to tell, But gaze on that of a Gazelle, It will assist thy fancy well. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 277 They [sc. Bezoars] are white, yellow, or brownish; that of the gazhal is greenish blue. 1849 A. H. Layard Nineveh & Remains II. i. xiv. 147 Plenty of..gazelles, wild boars, and lions for the chase. b. attributive as gazelle-antelope; gazelle-eyed adj. ΚΠ 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 72 A gazelle-eyed beauty is considered as the highest compliment that a lover can pay. 1850 W. Swainson Nat. Hist. Quadrupeds §265. 256 The gazelle antelopes may, then, be said to have their horns lyre-shaped. Derivatives gaˈzelline adj. ‘akin to the gazelle’ (Cassell). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1600
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