ladycown.

Brit.

/ˈleɪdɪkaʊ/, U.S.

/ˈleɪdiˌkaʊ/

Forms: see lady n. and cow n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lady n., cow n.¹

Etymology: < lady n. + cow n.¹ Probably originally reflecting a genitive compound with unmarked first element (see discussion at lady n.). The semantic motivation for the compound is unclear; however, compare German regional Frauenkühlein , Marienkuh , Marienkälbchen ; compare also Middle English Godyscow , lit. ‘God's cow’, (perhaps) a ladybird (a1333) and parallels for this in other European languages (see further H. E. Allen in Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 48 (1935) 191–3). Compare ladybird n. and discussion at that entry, and also ladybug n., cow-lady n. 1.

Now English regional.

= ladybird n. 3. Cf. cow-lady n. 1.In quots. 1583-4 and 1600: an ornamental representation of a ladybird.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Coccinellidae > member of (lady-bird)

ladycow1583

golden knop1592

cow-lady1656

ladybird1673

lady-clock1682

lady fly1714

ladybeetle1766

ladybug1787

bishy barnabee1789

coccinella1815

soldier1848

Judycow1855

bishop1875

coccinellid1887

1583–4 BL Egerton MS 3052 m. 3 By the Lady Walsingham a Shaddo of smale sede perles Leves and Ladycowes Enamyled.

1600 BL Stowe MS 557 f. 96, in J. Arnold Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd (1988) Item one Fearne braunche of golde having therin a Lyzarde a Lady Cowe and a Snaile.

1630 M. Drayton Muses Elizium viii. 70 The Lady-Cow: The dainty shell vpon her backe Of Crimson strew'd with spots of blacke.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. i. 8 Wasps, Bees,..and Lady-Cows.

1787 G. Adams Ess. Microscope x. 689 Coccinella, or lady-cow; of these there are great variety, both in size and colours, some red and black..and some yellow and black.

1837 Times 14 Sept. 1/6 We have frequently witnessed showers of lady-birds, or lady-cows, as we used to term them in days that are gone by.

1857 Baptist Children's Mag. 4 205 Creeping on a moss-rose-tree leaf, Emily saw one of her little favourites—a red-coated Ladycow.

1868 Daily News 15 Aug. The earth for several miles adjoining the river Severn..was thickly covered with insects commonly called ‘lady cows’.

1938 Folk-lore 49 32 Lady-cow, spotted lady, etc., are only local variants.

1995 Independent (Nexis) 4 June 75 The insect is called by a number of pet names in different parts of the country: ladycow, cushcow lady and burnie-bee, or Bishop Barnabee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ladycow
释义	ladycown. Brit. /ˈleɪdɪkaʊ/, U.S. /ˈleɪdiˌkaʊ/ Forms: see lady n. and cow n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lady n., cow n.¹ Etymology: < lady n. + cow n.¹ Probably originally reflecting a genitive compound with unmarked first element (see discussion at lady n.). The semantic motivation for the compound is unclear; however, compare German regional Frauenkühlein , Marienkuh , Marienkälbchen ; compare also Middle English Godyscow , lit. ‘God's cow’, (perhaps) a ladybird (a1333) and parallels for this in other European languages (see further H. E. Allen in Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 48 (1935) 191–3). Compare ladybird n. and discussion at that entry, and also ladybug n., cow-lady n. 1. Now English regional. = ladybird n. 3. Cf. cow-lady n. 1.In quots. 1583-4 and 1600: an ornamental representation of a ladybird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Coccinellidae > member of (lady-bird) ladycow1583 golden knop1592 cow-lady1656 ladybird1673 lady-clock1682 lady fly1714 ladybeetle1766 ladybug1787 bishy barnabee1789 coccinella1815 soldier1848 Judycow1855 bishop1875 coccinellid1887 1583–4 BL Egerton MS 3052 m. 3 By the Lady Walsingham a Shaddo of smale sede perles Leves and Ladycowes Enamyled. 1600 BL Stowe MS 557 f. 96, in J. Arnold Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd (1988) Item one Fearne braunche of golde having therin a Lyzarde a Lady Cowe and a Snaile. 1630 M. Drayton Muses Elizium viii. 70 The Lady-Cow: The dainty shell vpon her backe Of Crimson strew'd with spots of blacke. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. i. i. 8 Wasps, Bees,..and Lady-Cows. 1787 G. Adams Ess. Microscope x. 689 Coccinella, or lady-cow; of these there are great variety, both in size and colours, some red and black..and some yellow and black. 1837 Times 14 Sept. 1/6 We have frequently witnessed showers of lady-birds, or lady-cows, as we used to term them in days that are gone by. 1857 Baptist Children's Mag. 4 205 Creeping on a moss-rose-tree leaf, Emily saw one of her little favourites—a red-coated Ladycow. 1868 Daily News 15 Aug. The earth for several miles adjoining the river Severn..was thickly covered with insects commonly called ‘lady cows’. 1938 Folk-lore 49 32 Lady-cow, spotted lady, etc., are only local variants. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 4 June 75 The insect is called by a number of pet names in different parts of the country: ladycow, cushcow lady and burnie-bee, or Bishop Barnabee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1583
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