mitsumatan.

Brit.

/ˌmɪtsᵿˈmɑːtə/, U.S.

/ˌmɪtsʊˈmɑdə/

Forms: 1800s mitsoo-mata, 1800s mitsu-mata, 1800s mitzu-mata, 1800s– mitsumata.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese mitsumata.

Etymology: < Japanese mitsumata < mitsu-mata three-pronged fork, trident (with reference to its three-forked branches), trifurcation (9th cent.; 1604 as mitçumata in the supplement to Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam) < mitsu three (things) ( < mi three + -tsu, suffix forming numeral nouns) + mata fork.

A deciduous shrub, Edgeworthia papyrifera (family Thymelaeaceae) bearing clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, which is native to China but widely cultivated in Japan, where its bast fibre is used in the manufacture of paper.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in paper, glass, or pottery manufacture > [noun] > paper-plant or -tree > other paper plants

mitsumata1871

1863 R. Alcock Capital of Tycoon II. 444 It appeared three several trees were laid under contribution to furnish the materials, severally called in Japanese Ganpi, Mitsoo-mata and Tamo.]

1871 Athenæum 4 Nov. 596/1 ‘Mitsumata’, from the bark of which alone the paper currency of the country [sc. Japan] is manufactured.

1891 B. H. Chamberlain Things Japanese (ed. 2) 334 Several plants and trees contribute their bark to the manufacture of Japanese paper... The one most easily recognised by the unlearned is the Edgeworthia papyrifera, which has the peculiarity that its branches always divide into three at every articulation, whence the Japanese name of mitsu-mata, or ‘the three forks’.

1947 D. Hunter Papermaking (ed. 2) ii. 57 The origin of mitsumata..as a papermaking material is uncertain.

2003 Daily Yomiuri 17 May 16/2 Papermaking in Japan took on its own characteristics when people..looked for local materials to use instead of hemp, such as kozo mulberry and other fibrous plants such as gampi and mitsumata.

Compounds

General attributive.

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1889 tr. J. J. Rein Industries Japan (1995) iii. 402 Mitzu-mata (Edgeworthia) paper has also a distinctly marked yellow colour.

1936 D. Hunter Papermaking Pilgrimage Japan, Korea & China iii. 45 The so-called ‘vellum’—that smooth, long-fibred, natural-toned paper sometimes used in the printing of fine books and etchings..is made largely from the bark of the mitsumata shrub.

1947 D. Hunter Papermaking (ed. 2) ii. 57 There is a record stating that in the year 1597 a papermaking family was granted the privilege of gathering mitsumata bark in a certain locality of Japan.

1974 G. Usher Dict. Plants used by Man 223/2 E[dgeworthia] papyrifera... Cultivated for the bark fibres which are used, particularly in Japan to make a hand-made paper (Nepal Paper, Mitsumata Paper).

2005 T. Kunii & B. Godin Introd. Japanese Kanji Calligraphy 24/1 Washi paper is made in a process using the mitsumata tree, bamboo, hemp, mulberry, or a variety of other natural fibers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mitsumata
释义	mitsumatan. Brit. /ˌmɪtsᵿˈmɑːtə/, U.S. /ˌmɪtsʊˈmɑdə/ Forms: 1800s mitsoo-mata, 1800s mitsu-mata, 1800s mitzu-mata, 1800s– mitsumata. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese mitsumata. Etymology: < Japanese mitsumata < mitsu-mata three-pronged fork, trident (with reference to its three-forked branches), trifurcation (9th cent.; 1604 as mitçumata in the supplement to Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam) < mitsu three (things) ( < mi three + -tsu, suffix forming numeral nouns) + mata fork. A deciduous shrub, Edgeworthia papyrifera (family Thymelaeaceae) bearing clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, which is native to China but widely cultivated in Japan, where its bast fibre is used in the manufacture of paper. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in paper, glass, or pottery manufacture > [noun] > paper-plant or -tree > other paper plants mitsumata1871 1863 R. Alcock Capital of Tycoon II. 444 It appeared three several trees were laid under contribution to furnish the materials, severally called in Japanese Ganpi, Mitsoo-mata and Tamo.] 1871 Athenæum 4 Nov. 596/1 ‘Mitsumata’, from the bark of which alone the paper currency of the country [sc. Japan] is manufactured. 1891 B. H. Chamberlain Things Japanese (ed. 2) 334 Several plants and trees contribute their bark to the manufacture of Japanese paper... The one most easily recognised by the unlearned is the Edgeworthia papyrifera, which has the peculiarity that its branches always divide into three at every articulation, whence the Japanese name of mitsu-mata, or ‘the three forks’. 1947 D. Hunter Papermaking (ed. 2) ii. 57 The origin of mitsumata..as a papermaking material is uncertain. 2003 Daily Yomiuri 17 May 16/2 Papermaking in Japan took on its own characteristics when people..looked for local materials to use instead of hemp, such as kozo mulberry and other fibrous plants such as gampi and mitsumata. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1889 tr. J. J. Rein Industries Japan (1995) iii. 402 Mitzu-mata (Edgeworthia) paper has also a distinctly marked yellow colour. 1936 D. Hunter Papermaking Pilgrimage Japan, Korea & China iii. 45 The so-called ‘vellum’—that smooth, long-fibred, natural-toned paper sometimes used in the printing of fine books and etchings..is made largely from the bark of the mitsumata shrub. 1947 D. Hunter Papermaking (ed. 2) ii. 57 There is a record stating that in the year 1597 a papermaking family was granted the privilege of gathering mitsumata bark in a certain locality of Japan. 1974 G. Usher Dict. Plants used by Man 223/2 E[dgeworthia] papyrifera... Cultivated for the bark fibres which are used, particularly in Japan to make a hand-made paper (Nepal Paper, Mitsumata Paper). 2005 T. Kunii & B. Godin Introd. Japanese Kanji Calligraphy 24/1 Washi paper is made in a process using the mitsumata tree, bamboo, hemp, mulberry, or a variety of other natural fibers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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