meniladj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɛnᵻl/, U.S.

/ˈmɛn(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1600s menal'd, 1600s meneld, 1600s meneled, 1600s menelled, 1600s menild, 1800s– menald.

β. 1800s– mennal, 1900s– menil.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably related to meanel n., though the precise relationship between the words is unclear. Perhaps compare also mailed adj. 3a.Earliest in α. forms with final -d , apparently frequently apprehended as a formation in -ed suffix¹ or -ed suffix² (unless originally in fact a formation in -ed suffix² from the noun represented by the isolated attestation of meanel n.); in β. forms perhaps partly remodelled after adjectives in -al suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) enters this under menald and gives the pronunciation as (me·năld) /ˈmɛnəld/.

Now rare.

Formerly gen.: (of an animal) spotted, speckled, dappled. Now only: spec. (of a deer) having pale fawn fur with white spots (also in extended use). Also as n.: a deer with such colouring.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted

spotteda1325

flecked1377

dappledc1400

maculous?a1425

mailedc1425

variant1502

garled1506

sparked1552

menil1611

marbled1629

ticked1688

varied1715

maculose1727

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [adjective] > of particular colour

menil1693

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > body or parts of > (deer defined by) colour

blue coat1852

menil1902

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grivelé, peckled, speckled; meneld, mayled, (blacke, and white).

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Perdrix maillée, a Menild, or spotted Partridge.

1693 J. Ray Synopsis Animalium Quadrupedum 86 Sunt..albis maculis pariter variegatæ,..ut à D. Robinson habeo, Menal'd Deer vocant.

1902 Field Aug. 285/3 In 1863 the following colours and shades were to be seen in Garendon Park,..viz:—..black, fallow, dappled fallow,..mennal (Col. B.'s dappled chestnut), strawberry mennal (dappled roan) [etc.].

1902 Field Aug. 285/3 All the light colours..were not so hardy as the blacks, dark duns, fallows and mennals.

1969 V. Nabokov Ada ii. viii. 416 In a nulliverse, in Rattner's ‘menald world’ where the only principle is random variation.

1988 Times 8 Apr. 16/1 Deer are delightful creatures and of all the varieties the most beautiful are the English spotted menil branch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	menil
释义	meniladj.n. Brit. /ˈmɛnᵻl/, U.S. /ˈmɛn(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1600s menal'd, 1600s meneld, 1600s meneled, 1600s menelled, 1600s menild, 1800s– menald. β. 1800s– mennal, 1900s– menil. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; probably related to meanel n., though the precise relationship between the words is unclear. Perhaps compare also mailed adj. 3a.Earliest in α. forms with final -d , apparently frequently apprehended as a formation in -ed suffix¹ or -ed suffix² (unless originally in fact a formation in -ed suffix² from the noun represented by the isolated attestation of meanel n.); in β. forms perhaps partly remodelled after adjectives in -al suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) enters this under menald and gives the pronunciation as (me·năld) /ˈmɛnəld/. Now rare. Formerly gen.: (of an animal) spotted, speckled, dappled. Now only: spec. (of a deer) having pale fawn fur with white spots (also in extended use). Also as n.: a deer with such colouring. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted spotteda1325 flecked1377 dappledc1400 maculous?a1425 mailedc1425 variant1502 garled1506 sparked1552 menil1611 marbled1629 ticked1688 varied1715 maculose1727 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [adjective] > of particular colour menil1693 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > family Cervidae (deer) > [noun] > body or parts of > (deer defined by) colour blue coat1852 menil1902 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Grivelé, peckled, speckled; meneld, mayled, (blacke, and white). 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Perdrix maillée, a Menild, or spotted Partridge. 1693 J. Ray Synopsis Animalium Quadrupedum 86 Sunt..albis maculis pariter variegatæ,..ut à D. Robinson habeo, Menal'd Deer vocant. 1902 Field Aug. 285/3 In 1863 the following colours and shades were to be seen in Garendon Park,..viz:—..black, fallow, dappled fallow,..mennal (Col. B.'s dappled chestnut), strawberry mennal (dappled roan) [etc.]. 1902 Field Aug. 285/3 All the light colours..were not so hardy as the blacks, dark duns, fallows and mennals. 1969 V. Nabokov Ada ii. viii. 416 In a nulliverse, in Rattner's ‘menald world’ where the only principle is random variation. 1988 Times 8 Apr. 16/1 Deer are delightful creatures and of all the varieties the most beautiful are the English spotted menil branch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1611
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