iron sandn.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪən sand/, U.S.

/ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌsænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, sand n.¹

Etymology: < iron n.¹ + sand n.¹ In sense 2 after French sable de fer (1757 or earlier; 1778 in the passage translated in quot. 1803), itself after Chinese tiěshā ( < tiě iron + shā sand, grit).

1. Geology. Sand containing particles of iron ore, typically magnetite.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > stony material > [noun] > sand > types of

sea-sandc1220

black sand1536

gold sand1578

quicksand1641

iron sand1681

crag1735

Bude sand1808

musical sand1858

sounding sand1884

singing sand1897

squeaking sand1966

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. ii. 332 Iron balls..Made by the rowling of Iron-Sand off the Banks among the Iron-Mines near Senneck, especially after rain.

1762 J. Bartram Let. 1 Dec. in Corr. (1992) 577 Ye iron sand..had larger particles of Iron oar as big as Radish seed that adheared freely to ye Magnet.

1862 W. K. Hulke Let. 9 Aug. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. 781 Yesterday the battle about the iron-sand leases came off.

1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xvii. 329 The nodules and pisiform ironsands of the Wealden.

1963 Times 6 Feb. (N.Z. Suppl.) p. iv/5 New methods have been developed to process the ironsands of the North Island beaches.

2007 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 27 Jan. 6 Mr Yu's company supplied 1.7 million tonnes of iron sand to the company for refinement, but the latter failed to deliver quality pig iron as agreed.

2. Iron or steel filings used as an ingredient in (esp. Chinese) gunpowder. Now historical.

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the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery > dust > metal filings

lemelc1386

filing1398

limaturec1400

swarf1566

iron sand1803

1803 C. Hutton tr. J. Ozanam & J. E. Montucla Recreations in Math. & Nat. Philos. III. 463 Cast iron reduced to a powder more or less fine; the Chinese give it a name, which is equivalent to that of iron sand [Fr. sable de fer].

1815 E. Polehampton Gallery Nature & Art VI. ii. 242 The iron sand is besprinkled with sulphur, after being moistened with a little brandy.

1915 H. B. Faber Mil. Pyrotechnics I. 95 This material, which Father d' Incarville names iron sand, is made out of old iron pots.

2007 P. H. Smith & B. Schmidt Making Knowl. Early Mod. Europe iii. 84 D'Incarville now communicated the recipe of Chinese Fire (a composition of powdered iron sand).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	iron sand
释义	iron sandn. Brit. /ˈʌɪən sand/, U.S. /ˈaɪ(ə)rn ˌsænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: iron n.¹, sand n.¹ Etymology: < iron n.¹ + sand n.¹ In sense 2 after French sable de fer (1757 or earlier; 1778 in the passage translated in quot. 1803), itself after Chinese tiěshā ( < tiě iron + shā sand, grit). 1. Geology. Sand containing particles of iron ore, typically magnetite. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > stony material > [noun] > sand > types of sea-sandc1220 black sand1536 gold sand1578 quicksand1641 iron sand1681 crag1735 Bude sand1808 musical sand1858 sounding sand1884 singing sand1897 squeaking sand1966 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis iii. ii. 332 Iron balls..Made by the rowling of Iron-Sand off the Banks among the Iron-Mines near Senneck, especially after rain. 1762 J. Bartram Let. 1 Dec. in Corr. (1992) 577 Ye iron sand..had larger particles of Iron oar as big as Radish seed that adheared freely to ye Magnet. 1862 W. K. Hulke Let. 9 Aug. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. 781 Yesterday the battle about the iron-sand leases came off. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) xvii. 329 The nodules and pisiform ironsands of the Wealden. 1963 Times 6 Feb. (N.Z. Suppl.) p. iv/5 New methods have been developed to process the ironsands of the North Island beaches. 2007 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) (Nexis) 27 Jan. 6 Mr Yu's company supplied 1.7 million tonnes of iron sand to the company for refinement, but the latter failed to deliver quality pig iron as agreed. 2. Iron or steel filings used as an ingredient in (esp. Chinese) gunpowder. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [noun] > state of being powdery > dust > metal filings lemelc1386 filing1398 limaturec1400 swarf1566 iron sand1803 1803 C. Hutton tr. J. Ozanam & J. E. Montucla Recreations in Math. & Nat. Philos. III. 463 Cast iron reduced to a powder more or less fine; the Chinese give it a name, which is equivalent to that of iron sand [Fr. sable de fer]. 1815 E. Polehampton Gallery Nature & Art VI. ii. 242 The iron sand is besprinkled with sulphur, after being moistened with a little brandy. 1915 H. B. Faber Mil. Pyrotechnics I. 95 This material, which Father d' Incarville names iron sand, is made out of old iron pots. 2007 P. H. Smith & B. Schmidt Making Knowl. Early Mod. Europe iii. 84 D'Incarville now communicated the recipe of Chinese Fire (a composition of powdered iron sand). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1681
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