† malaxv.

Forms: late Middle English–1600s malaxe, late Middle English–1800s malax.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin malaxāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin malaxāre < ancient Greek μαλάσσειν soften (aorist infinitive μαλάξαι : see malactic adj.). Compare Middle French malaxer , first attested 15th cent. in a pharmaceutical context, but glossed by Cotgrave (1611) as ‘to blend, and beat together, as egges’. In sense ‘to massage’ probably after French malaxer (1845 in this sense). See also malasade n.

Obsolete.

a. transitive. To make or soften (a plaster, poultice, etc.), usually by kneading or by moistening with oil or liquid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > soften [verb (transitive)] > by kneading

malaxa1400

malaxate1657

a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 132 (MED) Aboue al-togidere leie an entreet maad of..whiȝt rosyn &..wex moltun togidere..malaxe it [sc. a plaster] longe tyme togidere.

?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 101 Lanfraunke vsed ane emplaister..made of two parties of rosyne..with one partie of wexe..malaxed vppe wiþ good oile of rose to it be as touȝ as it owe to ben.

c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 88 Legge to þat place Emplastrum diaquilon medlid wiþ saffron and malaxid or temperid wiþ summe mollificatiuis oynementis.

1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. iii. f. 93^v/1 Strayn them, and make a cerote wyth whyte waxe, and malaxe it in cowes mylke.

1597 P. Lowe Whole Course Chirurg. vi. xi. sig. Y Vsing on the wound the emplaster Diacalciteos malaxed in wine.

1639 I. W. tr. P. Guybert Charitable Apothecarie iii. xii, in tr. P. Guybert Charitable Physitian 117 Powder all the medicaments severally, then mixe..and beate and malaxe them into a mass.

1693 N. Staphorst tr. L. Rauwolf Trav. Eastern Countries ii. ii, in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. I. 28 He..toucheth and stretcheth your joints again in such a manner, as if he did malax a Plaister.

1752 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 37 A pultice of barley-meal malaxed with oil, must be applied.

b. transitive. In extended use: to soften (body tissues); to blend (culinary ingredients).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > soften [verb (transitive)]

neshOE

supplea1398

mollify?a1425

softa1425

soften?a1425

unharden1552

intenerate1595

malax1634

tender1725

untemper1758

leath1796

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxvi. xiii. 1041 A mollifying medicine..malaxeth or softeneth hardned bodies.

1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom II. xl. 37 The major, who complained that his appetite had forsaken him, amused himself with some forty hard eggs, malaxed with salt butter.

2. transitive. To perform the massage technique of malaxation upon (a part of the body). rare.

ΚΠ

1887 D. Maguire Art of Massage (ed. 4) iv. 58 From time to time he [sc. the Masseur] malaxes the articulation of the hand in every way.

Derivatives

malaxing n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > becoming or making soft

softinga1398

softeninga1400

malaxing?a1425

mollifying?c1425

suppliant1631

malacissant1638

inteneratinga1711

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 167 Signe forsoþ of decoccioun of emplastrez is þat a drop of þam kesten in cold water or in a marbel be coagulate &, in malaxing,..it cleue not to þe fyngerez.

1638 A. Read Treat. 1st Pt. Chirurg. ii. 12 Unlesse fomentation with some moystning and malaxing liquor be used.

1770 L. Carter Diary 19 July (1965) I. 447 There is..a certainty of pain in the muscles... I have tried everything I know of for it..even malaxing plaisters impregnated with Chymical oils.

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

单词	malax
释义	† malaxv. Forms: late Middle English–1600s malaxe, late Middle English–1800s malax. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin malaxāre. Etymology: < classical Latin malaxāre < ancient Greek μαλάσσειν soften (aorist infinitive μαλάξαι : see malactic adj.). Compare Middle French malaxer , first attested 15th cent. in a pharmaceutical context, but glossed by Cotgrave (1611) as ‘to blend, and beat together, as egges’. In sense ‘to massage’ probably after French malaxer (1845 in this sense). See also malasade n. Obsolete. 1. a. transitive. To make or soften (a plaster, poultice, etc.), usually by kneading or by moistening with oil or liquid. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > soften [verb (transitive)] > by kneading malaxa1400 malaxate1657 a1400 tr. Lanfranc Sci. Cirurgie (Ashm.) (1894) 132 (MED) Aboue al-togidere leie an entreet maad of..whiȝt rosyn &..wex moltun togidere..malaxe it [sc. a plaster] longe tyme togidere. ?a1425 MS Hunterian 95 f. 101 Lanfraunke vsed ane emplaister..made of two parties of rosyne..with one partie of wexe..malaxed vppe wiþ good oile of rose to it be as touȝ as it owe to ben. c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 88 Legge to þat place Emplastrum diaquilon medlid wiþ saffron and malaxid or temperid wiþ summe mollificatiuis oynementis. 1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. iii. f. 93^v/1 Strayn them, and make a cerote wyth whyte waxe, and malaxe it in cowes mylke. 1597 P. Lowe Whole Course Chirurg. vi. xi. sig. Y Vsing on the wound the emplaster Diacalciteos malaxed in wine. 1639 I. W. tr. P. Guybert Charitable Apothecarie iii. xii, in tr. P. Guybert Charitable Physitian 117 Powder all the medicaments severally, then mixe..and beate and malaxe them into a mass. 1693 N. Staphorst tr. L. Rauwolf Trav. Eastern Countries ii. ii, in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. I. 28 He..toucheth and stretcheth your joints again in such a manner, as if he did malax a Plaister. 1752 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 37 A pultice of barley-meal malaxed with oil, must be applied. b. transitive. In extended use: to soften (body tissues); to blend (culinary ingredients). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > soften [verb (transitive)] neshOE supplea1398 mollify?a1425 softa1425 soften?a1425 unharden1552 intenerate1595 malax1634 tender1725 untemper1758 leath1796 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxvi. xiii. 1041 A mollifying medicine..malaxeth or softeneth hardned bodies. 1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom II. xl. 37 The major, who complained that his appetite had forsaken him, amused himself with some forty hard eggs, malaxed with salt butter. 2. transitive. To perform the massage technique of malaxation upon (a part of the body). rare. ΚΠ 1887 D. Maguire Art of Massage (ed. 4) iv. 58 From time to time he [sc. the Masseur] malaxes the articulation of the hand in every way. Derivatives malaxing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > becoming or making soft softinga1398 softeninga1400 malaxing?a1425 mollifying?c1425 suppliant1631 malacissant1638 inteneratinga1711 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 167 Signe forsoþ of decoccioun of emplastrez is þat a drop of þam kesten in cold water or in a marbel be coagulate &, in malaxing,..it cleue not to þe fyngerez. 1638 A. Read Treat. 1st Pt. Chirurg. ii. 12 Unlesse fomentation with some moystning and malaxing liquor be used. 1770 L. Carter Diary 19 July (1965) I. 447 There is..a certainty of pain in the muscles... I have tried everything I know of for it..even malaxing plaisters impregnated with Chymical oils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1400
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