magnumn.¹

Brit.

/ˈmaɡnəm/, U.S.

/ˈmæɡnəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: magnum bonum n.

Etymology: Short for magnum bonum n.

a. A bottle for wine, spirits, etc., twice the standard size and now usually containing 1½ litres (formerly two quarts); the quantity of liquor held by such a bottle: = magnum bonum n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > bottle > for liquor

bombard1598

ingestar1611

flask1693

champagne bottle1772

magnum bonum1785

magnum1788

jeroboam1816

rehoboam1841

imperial1858

hock-bottle1892

Nebuchadnezzar1913

nip bottle1915

Balthazar1935

Methuselah1935

Salmanazar1935

miniature1939

1788 R. Burns Prose Wks. 40 If you add a tankard of brown stout, and superadd a magnum of right Oporto.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. ii. 35 Bearing in his hand an immense double quart bottle, or magnum, as it is called in Scotland.

1855 Ld. Houghton Let. Jan. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) I. xi. 505 Tell my father we had four magnums of 1841 claret on the table.

1895 Strand Mag. 10 556/2 The party broached a magnum of whisky.

1904 A. Morrison Green Diamond ii. ii Lot 87 star, one magnum real old Imperial Tokay.

1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak xi. 86 An enormous ice-bucket..contained what could only be a magnum of champagne if not a jeroboam.

1975 P. V. Price Taste of Wine v. 102/2 The magnum is often considered to be the ideal wine container.

1980 D. Burroughs & N. Bezzant New Wine Compan. (ed. 2) 190/1 Bottle sizes, One bottle contains 75 cl (Champagne 80 cl);..The magnum equals two bottles.

†b. A large glass of spirits. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xix. 198 They..ordered a glass of brandy and water all round, with a magnum of extra strength, for Mr. Samuel Weller.

2. A variety of potato: = magnum bonum n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > potato > types of

baker1651

Irish potato1664

sprout1771

London lady1780

ox-noble1794

pink-eye1795

kidney1796

Suriname1796

round1800

yam potato1801

bluenose1803

yam1805

bead-potato1808

Murphy1811

lumper1840

blue1845

salmon1845

merino1846

regent1846

pink1850

redskin potato1851

fluke1868

snowflake1882

magnum1889

ware1894

snowdrop1900

King Edward1902

Majestic1917

red1926

fingerling1930

Pentland1959

chipper1961

Maris Peer1963

Maris Piper1963

1889 Daily News 25 Nov. 7/6 Potatoes at wholesale Prices—112 lb. Floury Magnums, 3s. 6d.

3. Zoology. The section of a bird's oviduct which secretes albumen.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > oviduct > section that secretes albumen

magnum1935

1935 D. C. Warren & H. M. Scott in Poultry Sci. 14 196/2 Five major divisions have been recognized, the infundibulum (funnel), albumin-secreting section, isthmus, uterus and vagina. The second region ‘albumin-secreting section’ is apparently one portion which has remained unnamed except for the cumbersome descriptive phrase. We, therefore, propose the term ‘magnum’ which is somewhat descriptive of the region and much more concise.

1959 New Biol. 30 16 Within about 15 minutes the yolk has entered the more solid-looking albumen secreting region or magnum.

1970 Sci. Amer. Mar. 89/3 As the yolk passes along the oviduct, layers of albumen are laid down in the magnum.

1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 4004/1 Chicken oviduct nuclei were isolated from the magnum portion of the oviducts of laying hens killed by cervical dislocation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

magnumn.²adj.

Brit.

/ˈmaɡnəm/, U.S.

/ˈmæɡnəm/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin magnum, magnus.

Etymology: < classical Latin magnum, neuter singular of magnus great (see magni- comb. form), perhaps with some allusion to magnum n.¹

A. n.²

In form Magnum. A gun of a type designed to fire cartridges more powerful than its calibre suggests. Frequently attributive.A proprietary name in the United States.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of cartridge

central fire1841

centre-fire1855

Greener1856

pin-fire1867

rimfire1867

rim ignition1867

Flobert1890

belted1916

magnum1935

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > other small arms

long gun1530

currier1558

crabut1626

long arm1675

bullet-guna1701

hand cannon1752

wall-gun1812

walking-stick gun1823

shoulder gun1824

safety gun1825

gas gun1856

self-cocker1857

bolt action1871

snap action gun1875

saddle gun1886

multibarrel1899

dane gun1900

clip-loader1901

pump-action1923

sleeve gun1944

laser gun1961

phaser1966

magnum1970

1935 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Mar. 718/2 Magnum for revolvers.

1937 P. B. Sharpe Compl. Guide Handloading xxx. 286/1 A Magnum load..is anything which is ‘stepped up’ in power and should be so treated by the handloader.

1962 Amer. Speech 37 267 A ·357 Magnum bullet.

1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? v. 80 Gun #3 is Winslow Regimental Grade 7 mm. Remington Magnum.

1970 N.Y. Mag. 16 Nov. 50/1 A picture of Huggins and his Magnum on the floor of UCLA.

1973 G. C. Nonte Firearms Encycl. 157 While magnum cartridges are legion in the rifle field, there are currently only three used in handguns.

1979 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 20 It consists of a 300-foot rope and a magnum revolver with a large quantity of ammunition.

1990 Sunday Express Mag. 11 Feb. 70/4 Polar bears are another hazard and they have room for only one Magnum 44.

B. adj.

North American. [Apparently developing from magnum force n. at Compounds] Unusually large or powerful; huge.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [adjective]

magnum1987

1987 Random House Dict. 1158/1 Magnum, unusually great in power or size: a magnum spotlight; a magnum dosage.

1990 People 14 May 133/2 Beneath that Dresden china exterior..is an ardent feminist with a magnum intellect.

1994 Ontario Out of Doors Sept. 57/1 When you open the box, you can head directly into the field with a dozen magnum decoys (six drakes, six hens) in a handy totebag.

Compounds

magnum force n. [popularized by the 1973 film Magnum Force: see quot. 1973] originally U.S. (a) (attributive) designating a weapon having magnum capacity; (b) exceptional force, strength, size, etc.; the maximum.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [noun]

i-waldeOE

armOE

craftOE

mightOE

poustiea1275

mound?a1300

powerc1300

force1303

mighta1325

wielda1325

mightiheada1382

mightinessc1390

mightheada1400

mightinga1400

puissance1420

mightfulnessa1425

vallente1475

potence1483

state1488

potencya1500

potestation?c1500

potent1512

puissantness1552

sinew1560

puissancy1562

potentness1581

powerableness1591

powerfulnessc1595

potestatea1600

pollency1623

potentiality1627

potentialness1668

poust1827

mana1843

magnum force1977

1973 J. Milius & M. Cimino (title of screenplay) Magnum force.]

1977 U.S. News & World Rep. 18 July 19/2 Other officials across the nation tell to [sic] youngsters shopping for magnum-force pistols and high-powered rifles. Often, such weapons are brought to school to be passed around and admired.

1982 N.Y. Times 21 Nov. xxiii. 31/1 On our third visit, every dish that promised fire-and-spice delivered in magnum force.

1989 Chatelaine Apr. 16 Bette Midler is the movie's magnum force: all else shrivels in the blast of her powerful personality.

1996 Total Sport July 43 In his first defence of the crown it took just three magnum-force shots from the lethal weapon—and 35 seconds—to blow away sorely outclassed Nigerian Said Lawal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	magnum
释义	magnumn.¹ Brit. /ˈmaɡnəm/, U.S. /ˈmæɡnəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: magnum bonum n. Etymology: Short for magnum bonum n. 1. a. A bottle for wine, spirits, etc., twice the standard size and now usually containing 1½ litres (formerly two quarts); the quantity of liquor held by such a bottle: = magnum bonum n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > bottle > for liquor bombard1598 ingestar1611 flask1693 champagne bottle1772 magnum bonum1785 magnum1788 jeroboam1816 rehoboam1841 imperial1858 hock-bottle1892 Nebuchadnezzar1913 nip bottle1915 Balthazar1935 Methuselah1935 Salmanazar1935 miniature1939 1788 R. Burns Prose Wks. 40 If you add a tankard of brown stout, and superadd a magnum of right Oporto. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. ii. 35 Bearing in his hand an immense double quart bottle, or magnum, as it is called in Scotland. 1855 Ld. Houghton Let. Jan. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) I. xi. 505 Tell my father we had four magnums of 1841 claret on the table. 1895 Strand Mag. 10 556/2 The party broached a magnum of whisky. 1904 A. Morrison Green Diamond ii. ii Lot 87 star, one magnum real old Imperial Tokay. 1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak xi. 86 An enormous ice-bucket..contained what could only be a magnum of champagne if not a jeroboam. 1975 P. V. Price Taste of Wine v. 102/2 The magnum is often considered to be the ideal wine container. 1980 D. Burroughs & N. Bezzant New Wine Compan. (ed. 2) 190/1 Bottle sizes, One bottle contains 75 cl (Champagne 80 cl);..The magnum equals two bottles. †b. A large glass of spirits. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xix. 198 They..ordered a glass of brandy and water all round, with a magnum of extra strength, for Mr. Samuel Weller. 2. A variety of potato: = magnum bonum n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > potato > types of baker1651 Irish potato1664 sprout1771 London lady1780 ox-noble1794 pink-eye1795 kidney1796 Suriname1796 round1800 yam potato1801 bluenose1803 yam1805 bead-potato1808 Murphy1811 lumper1840 blue1845 salmon1845 merino1846 regent1846 pink1850 redskin potato1851 fluke1868 snowflake1882 magnum1889 ware1894 snowdrop1900 King Edward1902 Majestic1917 red1926 fingerling1930 Pentland1959 chipper1961 Maris Peer1963 Maris Piper1963 1889 Daily News 25 Nov. 7/6 Potatoes at wholesale Prices—112 lb. Floury Magnums, 3s. 6d. 3. Zoology. The section of a bird's oviduct which secretes albumen. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > oviduct > section that secretes albumen magnum1935 1935 D. C. Warren & H. M. Scott in Poultry Sci. 14 196/2 Five major divisions have been recognized, the infundibulum (funnel), albumin-secreting section, isthmus, uterus and vagina. The second region ‘albumin-secreting section’ is apparently one portion which has remained unnamed except for the cumbersome descriptive phrase. We, therefore, propose the term ‘magnum’ which is somewhat descriptive of the region and much more concise. 1959 New Biol. 30 16 Within about 15 minutes the yolk has entered the more solid-looking albumen secreting region or magnum. 1970 Sci. Amer. Mar. 89/3 As the yolk passes along the oviduct, layers of albumen are laid down in the magnum. 1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 4004/1 Chicken oviduct nuclei were isolated from the magnum portion of the oviducts of laying hens killed by cervical dislocation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). magnumn.²adj. Brit. /ˈmaɡnəm/, U.S. /ˈmæɡnəm/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin magnum, magnus. Etymology: < classical Latin magnum, neuter singular of magnus great (see magni- comb. form), perhaps with some allusion to magnum n.¹ A. n.² In form Magnum. A gun of a type designed to fire cartridges more powerful than its calibre suggests. Frequently attributive.A proprietary name in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > missile > ammunition for firearms > [adjective] > types of cartridge central fire1841 centre-fire1855 Greener1856 pin-fire1867 rimfire1867 rim ignition1867 Flobert1890 belted1916 magnum1935 society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > other small arms long gun1530 currier1558 crabut1626 long arm1675 bullet-guna1701 hand cannon1752 wall-gun1812 walking-stick gun1823 shoulder gun1824 safety gun1825 gas gun1856 self-cocker1857 bolt action1871 snap action gun1875 saddle gun1886 multibarrel1899 dane gun1900 clip-loader1901 pump-action1923 sleeve gun1944 laser gun1961 phaser1966 magnum1970 1935 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 26 Mar. 718/2 Magnum for revolvers. 1937 P. B. Sharpe Compl. Guide Handloading xxx. 286/1 A Magnum load..is anything which is ‘stepped up’ in power and should be so treated by the handloader. 1962 Amer. Speech 37 267 A ·357 Magnum bullet. 1967 N. Mailer Why are we in Vietnam? v. 80 Gun #3 is Winslow Regimental Grade 7 mm. Remington Magnum. 1970 N.Y. Mag. 16 Nov. 50/1 A picture of Huggins and his Magnum on the floor of UCLA. 1973 G. C. Nonte Firearms Encycl. 157 While magnum cartridges are legion in the rifle field, there are currently only three used in handguns. 1979 Daily Tel. 27 Oct. 20 It consists of a 300-foot rope and a magnum revolver with a large quantity of ammunition. 1990 Sunday Express Mag. 11 Feb. 70/4 Polar bears are another hazard and they have room for only one Magnum 44. B. adj. North American. [Apparently developing from magnum force n. at Compounds] Unusually large or powerful; huge. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [adjective] magnum1987 1987 Random House Dict. 1158/1 Magnum, unusually great in power or size: a magnum spotlight; a magnum dosage. 1990 People 14 May 133/2 Beneath that Dresden china exterior..is an ardent feminist with a magnum intellect. 1994 Ontario Out of Doors Sept. 57/1 When you open the box, you can head directly into the field with a dozen magnum decoys (six drakes, six hens) in a handy totebag. Compounds magnum force n. [popularized by the 1973 film Magnum Force: see quot. 1973] originally U.S. (a) (attributive) designating a weapon having magnum capacity; (b) exceptional force, strength, size, etc.; the maximum. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [noun] i-waldeOE armOE craftOE mightOE poustiea1275 mound?a1300 powerc1300 force1303 mighta1325 wielda1325 mightiheada1382 mightinessc1390 mightheada1400 mightinga1400 puissance1420 mightfulnessa1425 vallente1475 potence1483 state1488 potencya1500 potestation?c1500 potent1512 puissantness1552 sinew1560 puissancy1562 potentness1581 powerableness1591 powerfulnessc1595 potestatea1600 pollency1623 potentiality1627 potentialness1668 poust1827 mana1843 magnum force1977 1973 J. Milius & M. Cimino (title of screenplay) Magnum force.] 1977 U.S. News & World Rep. 18 July 19/2 Other officials across the nation tell to [sic] youngsters shopping for magnum-force pistols and high-powered rifles. Often, such weapons are brought to school to be passed around and admired. 1982 N.Y. Times 21 Nov. xxiii. 31/1 On our third visit, every dish that promised fire-and-spice delivered in magnum force. 1989 Chatelaine Apr. 16 Bette Midler is the movie's magnum force: all else shrivels in the blast of her powerful personality. 1996 Total Sport July 43 In his first defence of the crown it took just three magnum-force shots from the lethal weapon—and 35 seconds—to blow away sorely outclassed Nigerian Said Lawal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1788n.²adj.1935
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magnumn.1

magnumn.2adj.

Compounds

magnumn.¹

magnumn.²adj.