massifn.

Brit.

/ˈmasiːf/,

/maˈsiːf/, U.S.

/mæˈsif/

Forms: 1500s massife, 1500s massyf, 1800s– massif.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French massif.

Etymology: < Middle French, French massif (although only recorded from 1546 of architecture; 1796 of high ground, 1832 of flowers), use as noun of massif massive adj.Continuity of use from the 16th cent. is unlikely.

1. A large building, or a range of buildings regarded as a single block. Also: a mass of masonry or rock. (In later use generally understood as a figurative use of sense 2.)

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [noun] > buildings > connected

massif1524

isle1670

squarea1684

block1796

insula1832

city block1843

island1897

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > stonework or masonry > mass of

solid1736

butment1805

massif1862

1524 R. Copland tr. J. de Bourbon Syege Cyte of Rodes in Begynnynge Ordre Knyghtes Hospytallers sig. Dj The sayd trauerses & repayres..began at the massyf [ Hakluyt's Voy. (1599): massife] of Spayne made by the reuerent lorde grete mayster Mery damboyse, & ended at y^e chyrche of saynt Saluador.

1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands ii. xi. 282 The massif of the north pier at St. Peter's Port.

1966 New Statesman 13 May 701/2 Martin proposes to remove everything in favour of his uniform massif of offices.

1979 T. Keneally Passenger xviii. 180 Her path took her over the sandstone under the cliffs, sizeable rubble, massifs taller than she.

2. A very large topographic or structural feature in the landscape; esp. a prominent mountain mass or compact group of mountains (usually composed of older, more resistant rock than its surroundings), which dominates an upland area.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > range > central mass of

massif1873

1873 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 29 389 These two lakes..are separated by a prolongation of the parallel ridges of the Schaffberg massif.

1885 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 2) 40 A large block of mountain ground, rising into one or more dominant summits, and more or less distinctly defined by longitudinal and traverse valleys, is termed in French a massif—a word for which there is no good English equivalent.

1899 Nature 2 Nov. 20/2 The formation of a dune tract or dune massif appears to be chiefly determined by the presence of ground moisture.

1927 M. M. Bennett Christison of Lammermoor iv. 51 He surmised an ancient sea that had washed the granite massifs of the Main Dividing Range.

1947 R. A. de Rosayro New View Point Origin Montane Grasslands Ceylon (Brit. Empire Forestry Conf.) 1 The montane grasslands or patanas..are confined..within the central massif of the Island.

1990 Country Walking Jan. 38/2 The peaks of the central massif..and the fells and crags of Borrowdale—are of volcanic origin.

3. Horticulture. A mass or clump of plants. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > plants collectively > [noun] > tuft, clump, or cluster of plants

hassockc1450

tuft?1523

tusk1530

tush1570

hill1572

dollop1573

clumpa1586

rush1593

trail1597

tussock1607

wreath1610

stool1712

tump1802

sheaf1845

massif1888

1888 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 219 Those monsters of horticulture known as massifs.

1938 H. Nicolson Let. 5 Aug. (1966) 351 It [sc. the swimming-pool] is surrounded by great massifs of red and white oleanders.

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

单词	massif
释义	massifn. Brit. /ˈmasiːf/, /maˈsiːf/, U.S. /mæˈsif/ Forms: 1500s massife, 1500s massyf, 1800s– massif. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French massif. Etymology: < Middle French, French massif (although only recorded from 1546 of architecture; 1796 of high ground, 1832 of flowers), use as noun of massif massive adj.Continuity of use from the 16th cent. is unlikely. 1. A large building, or a range of buildings regarded as a single block. Also: a mass of masonry or rock. (In later use generally understood as a figurative use of sense 2.) ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > [noun] > buildings > connected massif1524 isle1670 squarea1684 block1796 insula1832 city block1843 island1897 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun] > stonework or masonry > mass of solid1736 butment1805 massif1862 1524 R. Copland tr. J. de Bourbon Syege Cyte of Rodes in Begynnynge Ordre Knyghtes Hospytallers sig. Dj The sayd trauerses & repayres..began at the massyf [ Hakluyt's Voy. (1599): massife] of Spayne made by the reuerent lorde grete mayster Mery damboyse, & ended at y^e chyrche of saynt Saluador. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands ii. xi. 282 The massif of the north pier at St. Peter's Port. 1966 New Statesman 13 May 701/2 Martin proposes to remove everything in favour of his uniform massif of offices. 1979 T. Keneally Passenger xviii. 180 Her path took her over the sandstone under the cliffs, sizeable rubble, massifs taller than she. 2. A very large topographic or structural feature in the landscape; esp. a prominent mountain mass or compact group of mountains (usually composed of older, more resistant rock than its surroundings), which dominates an upland area. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > range > central mass of massif1873 1873 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 29 389 These two lakes..are separated by a prolongation of the parallel ridges of the Schaffberg massif. 1885 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 2) 40 A large block of mountain ground, rising into one or more dominant summits, and more or less distinctly defined by longitudinal and traverse valleys, is termed in French a massif—a word for which there is no good English equivalent. 1899 Nature 2 Nov. 20/2 The formation of a dune tract or dune massif appears to be chiefly determined by the presence of ground moisture. 1927 M. M. Bennett Christison of Lammermoor iv. 51 He surmised an ancient sea that had washed the granite massifs of the Main Dividing Range. 1947 R. A. de Rosayro New View Point Origin Montane Grasslands Ceylon (Brit. Empire Forestry Conf.) 1 The montane grasslands or patanas..are confined..within the central massif of the Island. 1990 Country Walking Jan. 38/2 The peaks of the central massif..and the fells and crags of Borrowdale—are of volcanic origin. 3. Horticulture. A mass or clump of plants. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > plants collectively > [noun] > tuft, clump, or cluster of plants hassockc1450 tuft?1523 tusk1530 tush1570 hill1572 dollop1573 clumpa1586 rush1593 trail1597 tussock1607 wreath1610 stool1712 tump1802 sheaf1845 massif1888 1888 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 219 Those monsters of horticulture known as massifs. 1938 H. Nicolson Let. 5 Aug. (1966) 351 It [sc. the swimming-pool] is surrounded by great massifs of red and white oleanders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1524
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