mithriln.

Brit.

/ˈmɪθrᵻl/, U.S.

/ˈmɪθrəl/

Origin: An arbitrary formation.

Etymology: An arbitrary formation, explained by J. R. R. Tolkien (see Tolkienian adj.) in relation to other words in his invented Elvish language.

In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien (subsequently adopted in other fantasy contexts with reference to Tolkien): a rare silver-coloured precious metal of great hardness and beauty. Frequently attributive.The word was coined during the composition of The Lord of the Rings (c1940: see C. Tolkien Treason of Isengard (1989) ix. 184). It did not appear in the first or second edition of The Hobbit.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > mythical

mithril1944

1944 J. R. R. Tolkien Let. 29 Nov. (1995) 104 Sauron shows various tokens (such as the mithril coat) to prove that he has captured Frodo.

1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring ii. iv. 331 Here alone in the world was found Moria-silver, or true-silver as some have called it: mithril is the Elvish name... The beauty of mithril did not tarnish or grow dim.

1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring ii. iv. 331 Bilbo had a corslet of mithril-rings.

1966 J. R. R. Tolkien Hobbit (ed. 3) xiii. 220 It was of silver-steel, which the elves call mithril, and with it went a belt of pearls and crystals.

1982 T. A. Shippey Road to Middle-Earth vi. 157 He will not kill Saruman even after his mithril-coat has turned a treacherous stab.

1993 Warhammer Armies: Empire (BNC) 35 The gold areas were..highlighted with Glistening Gold and Mithril Silver.

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

单词	mithril
释义	mithriln. Brit. /ˈmɪθrᵻl/, U.S. /ˈmɪθrəl/ Origin: An arbitrary formation. Etymology: An arbitrary formation, explained by J. R. R. Tolkien (see Tolkienian adj.) in relation to other words in his invented Elvish language. In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien (subsequently adopted in other fantasy contexts with reference to Tolkien): a rare silver-coloured precious metal of great hardness and beauty. Frequently attributive.The word was coined during the composition of The Lord of the Rings (c1940: see C. Tolkien Treason of Isengard (1989) ix. 184). It did not appear in the first or second edition of The Hobbit. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [noun] > mythical mithril1944 1944 J. R. R. Tolkien Let. 29 Nov. (1995) 104 Sauron shows various tokens (such as the mithril coat) to prove that he has captured Frodo. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring ii. iv. 331 Here alone in the world was found Moria-silver, or true-silver as some have called it: mithril is the Elvish name... The beauty of mithril did not tarnish or grow dim. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring ii. iv. 331 Bilbo had a corslet of mithril-rings. 1966 J. R. R. Tolkien Hobbit (ed. 3) xiii. 220 It was of silver-steel, which the elves call mithril, and with it went a belt of pearls and crystals. 1982 T. A. Shippey Road to Middle-Earth vi. 157 He will not kill Saruman even after his mithril-coat has turned a treacherous stab. 1993 Warhammer Armies: Empire (BNC) 35 The gold areas were..highlighted with Glistening Gold and Mithril Silver. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1944
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