† marmoressn.

Forms: 1700s marmoris, 1700s–1800s marmoress.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin marmor , -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: In quot. 1742 apparently an arbitrary formation < classical Latin marmor marmor n. (corresponding formally to the Latin genitive singular form); in later use re-formed < classical Latin marmor + -ess suffix¹. Compare slightly later marbled white n. at marbled adj. Compounds.

Obsolete.

The marbled white butterfly, Melanargia galathea.

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1742 B. Wilkes Twelve New Designs Eng. Butterflies Pl. 3 (caption) The Marmoris Butterfly.

1766 M. Harris Aurelian 24 (heading) The Marmoress, or Marbled White.

1829 J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects ii. 16 The Marbled White or Marmoress.

1841 J. O. Westwood Brit. Butterflies 64 Arge Galathea. The Marbled White, or Marmoress..called the ‘half-mourner’ by our early aurelians.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	marmoress
释义	† marmoressn. Forms: 1700s marmoris, 1700s–1800s marmoress. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin marmor , -ess suffix¹. Etymology: In quot. 1742 apparently an arbitrary formation < classical Latin marmor marmor n. (corresponding formally to the Latin genitive singular form); in later use re-formed < classical Latin marmor + -ess suffix¹. Compare slightly later marbled white n. at marbled adj. Compounds. Obsolete. The marbled white butterfly, Melanargia galathea. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > member of marmoress1742 nymphalid1897 1742 B. Wilkes Twelve New Designs Eng. Butterflies Pl. 3 (caption) The Marmoris Butterfly. 1766 M. Harris Aurelian 24 (heading) The Marmoress, or Marbled White. 1829 J. F. Stephens Systematic Catal. Brit. Insects ii. 16 The Marbled White or Marmoress. 1841 J. O. Westwood Brit. Butterflies 64 Arge Galathea. The Marbled White, or Marmoress..called the ‘half-mourner’ by our early aurelians. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1742
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