kapokn.

Brit.

/ˈkeɪpɒk/, U.S.

/ˈkeɪˌpɑk/

Forms: Also kapoc, capoc

Etymology: < Malay kāpoq.

A large tropical tree, Ceiba casearia; silk cotton, the fibre produced from the soft covering of the seeds within its fruit, used to stuff mattresses, cushions, etc. Also attributive.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [adjective] > of or relating to other fibre or thatch-yielding plants

kapok1735

sea-island1834

kie-kie1847

yedda1918

sweet-grass1926

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > silk-cotton trees

gossipine1589

gossampine1601

cotton tree1670

god tree1681

silk-cotton tree1712

kapok1735

semul1809

ceiba1810

wool-tree1831

bombax1834

munguba1863

cabbage wood1885

1735 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. XXVII. vi. 186 There is also [in Guinea] the Capot Tree, that bears a sort of Cotton.

1750 W. Beawes Lex Mercatoria (1752) 817 Capoc (a sort of very fine Cotton).

1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. (ed. 2) II. 284 The cotton which encloses the seed in the capsule, is called Kapock, and is not used for spinning, but for making mattrasses, bolsters, and pillows.

1858 in P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products

1881 H. Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 1144 The kapok-tree..of Java and the Indian Archipelago bears a seed resembling..that of the cotton plant.

1881 H. Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 1144 Kapok cake.

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 184.

1888 Hatter's Gaz. 1 Mar. 143/2 In Java, where it is met with abundantly, kapok has attracted considerable attention... It was first imported into Europe in 1851.

1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 692/2 Life belts. ‘Kapok’ pillow belt.

1940 E. J. H. Corner Wayside Trees Malaya I. 436 The Kapok is grown mainly for the wool obtained from the fruits.

1958 J. Slimming Temiar Jungle v. 77 Chabok..raised his blow-pipe, quickly inserting a dart into the mouthpiece and packing the end with a small twist of raw kapok.

1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 33 It had a good firm mattress stuffed with locally-grown fresh kapok.

1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 127 The kapok tree's gaunt appearance with its thin branches stuck out at right-angles to the dead-straight trunk, has earned it the nickname of P.W.D. tree. (Because people think it resembles a telegraph pole erected by the Public Works Department.)

1966 D. Forbes Heart of Malaya vi. 66 The kapok tree, called the midnight horror, with its long seed pods hanging down like drooping fingers, and the fan palm were common enough.

1974 L. Deighton Spy Story xx. 209 We stood around..wearing kapok-lined white snow-suits.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	kapok
释义	kapokn. Brit. /ˈkeɪpɒk/, U.S. /ˈkeɪˌpɑk/ Forms: Also kapoc, capoc Etymology: < Malay kāpoq. A large tropical tree, Ceiba casearia; silk cotton, the fibre produced from the soft covering of the seeds within its fruit, used to stuff mattresses, cushions, etc. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [adjective] > of or relating to other fibre or thatch-yielding plants kapok1735 sea-island1834 kie-kie1847 yedda1918 sweet-grass1926 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > silk-cotton trees gossipine1589 gossampine1601 cotton tree1670 god tree1681 silk-cotton tree1712 kapok1735 semul1809 ceiba1810 wool-tree1831 bombax1834 munguba1863 cabbage wood1885 1735 T. Salmon Mod. Hist. XXVII. vi. 186 There is also [in Guinea] the Capot Tree, that bears a sort of Cotton. 1750 W. Beawes Lex Mercatoria (1752) 817 Capoc (a sort of very fine Cotton). 1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. (ed. 2) II. 284 The cotton which encloses the seed in the capsule, is called Kapock, and is not used for spinning, but for making mattrasses, bolsters, and pillows. 1858 in P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 1881 H. Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 1144 The kapok-tree..of Java and the Indian Archipelago bears a seed resembling..that of the cotton plant. 1881 H. Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 1144 Kapok cake. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 184. 1888 Hatter's Gaz. 1 Mar. 143/2 In Java, where it is met with abundantly, kapok has attracted considerable attention... It was first imported into Europe in 1851. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 692/2 Life belts. ‘Kapok’ pillow belt. 1940 E. J. H. Corner Wayside Trees Malaya I. 436 The Kapok is grown mainly for the wool obtained from the fruits. 1958 J. Slimming Temiar Jungle v. 77 Chabok..raised his blow-pipe, quickly inserting a dart into the mouthpiece and packing the end with a small twist of raw kapok. 1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 33 It had a good firm mattress stuffed with locally-grown fresh kapok. 1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 127 The kapok tree's gaunt appearance with its thin branches stuck out at right-angles to the dead-straight trunk, has earned it the nickname of P.W.D. tree. (Because people think it resembles a telegraph pole erected by the Public Works Department.) 1966 D. Forbes Heart of Malaya vi. 66 The kapok tree, called the midnight horror, with its long seed pods hanging down like drooping fingers, and the fan palm were common enough. 1974 L. Deighton Spy Story xx. 209 We stood around..wearing kapok-lined white snow-suits. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1735
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