单词 | kittisol |
释义 | † kittisoln. Obsolete. A sunshade, parasol, umbrella: almost always in reference to the East Indies or China; spec. a Chinese umbrella made of bamboo and oiled paper. ‘This word survived till lately in the Indian Tariff, but it is otherwise long obsolete’ (Yule). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > an umbrella or parasol kittisol1588 sombrero1599 umbril1610 umbrella1654 roundel1676 rundle1678 rib1716 brolly1874 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza in G. T. Staunton Hist. China (1854) II. 105 Two quitasoles of silke, and a horse. 1611 Hawkins in Purchas Pilgrims (1625) I. 217 Of Kittasoles of state, for to shaddow him, there bee twentie [in the treasury of Akbar]. 1615 R. Cocks Diary (1883) I. 28 The China Capt...brought me a present from his brother, viz., 1 faire kitesoll. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes I. iv. 559 Many Canopies, Quittusols and other strange ensignes of Maiesty. 1662 Bp. W. Nicholson David's Harp The Lord is thy shade—umbraculum—a quittasol upon thy right hand. 1687 Let. Court Directors in J. T. Wheeler Madras in Olden Time (1861) I. 200 They [Aldermen of Madras] may be allowed to have Kettysols over them. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 110 A great Attendance with Pageants, Mirxhals, and Kitsols. 1706 Wooden World Diss. (1708) 19 [He] believes a Kittisol a nobler Piece of Magnificence, than a good Table. 1813 W. Milburn Oriental Commerce II. 464 Kittisols, large, 2,000 to 3,000. 1875 Indian Tariff Umbrellas, Chinese, of paper, Kettysolls. 1875 Indian Tariff Chinese paper Kettisols..duty 5 per cent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1588 |
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