antlingn.

Brit.

/ˈantlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈæntlɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ant n.¹, -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < ant n.¹ + -ling suffix¹.

Now rare.

A young or small ant.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > little

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > young ant

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1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams vi. lxv. 309 Thy grasshopper-breast, on a spindle As fine as an antling's, can stand.

1855 S. B. Brittan Spiritual Tel. VII. 386 Who shapes the ant-hill of the heavens where dwell The full-fledged antlings who have left the shell.

1879 H. C. McCook Nat. Hist. Agric. Ant Texas 20 Within the formicaries antlings were found.

2012 R. J. Atkinson Animal Pursuits v. 247 I thought only the queen could have antlings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† antlingadj.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antler n., -ing suffix².

Etymology: Apparently irregularly < antl- (in antler n. ) + -ing suffix². Compare earlier antlered adj.

Obsolete.

Of a stag: that bears antlers (= antlered adj. 1a). Of tree branches: that resemble antlers (= antlered adj. 2).In quot. 1812 in figurative context.

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?1757 Bull-finch (new ed.) ii. lxxvii. 79 How sweet is the Sound of the echoing Horn; When the antling Stag is rouz'd with the Sound.

1812 J. Brown Bk. of Revelation 117 The Seven Heads and Ten Horns, as we before observed, may refer to the different Great Despotisms, or Destructive Empires, and their antling Branches, whether concurrent, or successive.

1846 W. G. Simms Life Capt. J. Smith ii. vi. 145 Wide spreading oaks stretched their gnarled and antling branches overhead.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	antling
释义	antlingn. Brit. /ˈantlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈæntlɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ant n.¹, -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < ant n.¹ + -ling suffix¹. Now rare. A young or small ant. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > little antling1782 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > young ant antling1782 1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams vi. lxv. 309 Thy grasshopper-breast, on a spindle As fine as an antling's, can stand. 1855 S. B. Brittan Spiritual Tel. VII. 386 Who shapes the ant-hill of the heavens where dwell The full-fledged antlings who have left the shell. 1879 H. C. McCook Nat. Hist. Agric. Ant Texas 20 Within the formicaries antlings were found. 2012 R. J. Atkinson Animal Pursuits v. 247 I thought only the queen could have antlings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † antlingadj. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: antler n., -ing suffix². Etymology: Apparently irregularly < antl- (in antler n. ) + -ing suffix². Compare earlier antlered adj. Obsolete. Of a stag: that bears antlers (= antlered adj. 1a). Of tree branches: that resemble antlers (= antlered adj. 2).In quot. 1812 in figurative context. ΚΠ ?1757 Bull-finch (new ed.) ii. lxxvii. 79 How sweet is the Sound of the echoing Horn; When the antling Stag is rouz'd with the Sound. 1812 J. Brown Bk. of Revelation 117 The Seven Heads and Ten Horns, as we before observed, may refer to the different Great Despotisms, or Destructive Empires, and their antling Branches, whether concurrent, or successive. 1846 W. G. Simms Life Capt. J. Smith ii. vi. 145 Wide spreading oaks stretched their gnarled and antling branches overhead. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1782adj.?1757
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