单词 | green oak |
释义 | green oakn. 1. Any of several evergreen oaks, esp. the holm oak, Quercus ilex. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [noun] > oak-tree oakeOE oak treeOE green oak1660 1660 tr. R. Arnauld d'Andilly Manner of ordering Fruit-trees iii. 53 The green Oaks [Fr. chesnes verds] must also, for the same cause, be graffed in a Cleft upon the common Oak, but somewhat late, because their sap is more lateward. 1722 Mem. of Lit. (ed. 2) VII. xxi. 118 Those that keep their Leaves in the Winter, such as Laurels, Cypress-trees, and green Oaks..died in greater Quantity. 1773 Art of tanning & currying Leather 27 This Rusque costs more than the common Bark; it burns the Hide more than Bark of Green Oak. 1793 Monthly Rev. Nov. 307 The northern hills are enriched with trees of different species, though not less useful, viz. the beech, the ash, green oak, (Ilex) and common oak. 1810 Philos. Mag. 35 188 I shall keep account of them in language, distinguishing by the name of common oak the individuals of the first species, and by the name of green oak those of the second. 1907 Spatula Feb. 325/1 An evergreen oak [sc. the cork oak]..is more beautiful than the common green oak (ilex). 2. The wood of oak branches stained green by a parasitic fungus, used in decorative marquetry, esp. in the manufacture of Tunbridge ware. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > oak > type of bog oak1813 green oak1867 limb-wood1901 1867 L. Valentine Home Bk. Pleasure & Instr. 257 I dare say you know what is called ‘green oak’, in Tunbridge ware. 1916 A. D. Webster Tree Wounds & Dis. vii. 109 Owing to the scarcity and high price of green oak timber, experiments have been undertaken to produce the desirable green colour by artificial means. 1965 Times 21 Jan. 14/6 It is said that the green oak used in Tunbridge Ware always had to be boiled. 2000 J. M. Dinwoodie Timber (ed. 2) 41 Such brown and green oak, produced by different fungi, have always been prized for decorative work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660 |
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