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单词 moly
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molyn.1

Brit. /ˈməʊli/, /ˈmɒli/, U.S. /ˈmoʊli/, /ˈmɑli/
Forms: 1500s molie, 1500s moti (transmission error), 1500s–1600s moli, 1500s– moly, 1900s– molu, 1900s– molü.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mōly.
Etymology: < classical Latin mōly < ancient Greek μῶλυ, of unknown origin, probably a loanword. Compare Italian moli (a1498), Middle French, French moly (1550).
1. Classical Mythology. A fabulous herb with magic powers, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Odysseus as a charm against the enchantments of Circe, and described as having a white flower and a black root. Also figurative. Now chiefly poetic.The Homeric moly is by some modern writers identified with the mandrake, but Theophrastus and Dioscorides apply the name to a kind of garlic, perhaps Allium nigrum.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > white or natural magic > plant with magical virtue
moly1546
springwort1862
1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke i. xvii. 32 b Mercurie founde the vse of Moly, Achilles Yarowe, Esculapius, Panace.
1567 A. Golding in tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. aivv And what is else herbe Moly than the gift of stayednesse And temperance?
1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 25 It shall preuaile as much against these abuses, as Homers Moly against Witchcraft.
1593 T. Lodge Complaynt Elstred (1875) 68 He had Loues Moly growing on my pappes, To charme a hell of sorrow and mishappes.
1637 J. Milton Comus 22 And yet more med'cinall is it then that Moly That Hermes once to wise Vlysses gave.
1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World I. vi. 26 The Fields were not like Tempe bright, Where Amaranthus grows, And heavenly Moly, Jove's delight And Cure of mortal woes.
1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey III. x. 365 Black was the root, but milky white the flow'r; Moly the name, to mortals hard to find.
1763 F. Hoyland Poems & Translations 33 There hot Eringoes rise; whose mystic Root (Like Moly, tasted by th' enchanted Brute) To wither'd Looks..Restores a youthful Grace.
1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 80 That heart-soothing herb, not less renowned Than lote, nepenthes, moly, or tolu.
1884 A. Lang Custom & Myth 154 Homer's moly, whatever plant he meant by that name.
1918 D. H. Lawrence New Poems 37 Theatre people pass, Holding aloft their umbrellas that flash and are bright Like flowers of infernal moly Over nocturnal grass.
a1963 C. S. Lewis Christian Reflections (1967) 159 I think I should be convinced by it myself, but that I carry about me a charm—the herb moly—against it.
1971 T. Gunn Moly 15 Direct me gods..To where it flickers deep in grass, the moly.
1990 P. Allardice Myths, Gods & Fantasy (BNC) 55 Odysseus was able to escape her wiles by virtue of a magic herb, moly, given him by Hermes.
2. Any of various plants that have been identified with the moly of Homer.
a. A coastal plant with grasslike leaves (perhaps Armeria vulgaris or sea thrift). Obsolete. rare.
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1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. l. 508 You may also reckon amongst the kindes of Moly, a sort of grasse growing alongst the sea coast..and..bearing flowers..tuft fashion, of a white purple, or skie colour.
b. Formerly (usually with distinguishing word): any of various kinds of garlic ( Allium species), grown for ornament. Now: spec. (more fully yellow moly) a garlic with bright yellow flowers, Allium moly, native to southern Europe.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > onion, leek, or garlic > garlic > wild garlic
ramseOE
ramsonsOE
affodilla1400
ramps?a1425
ramsey1499
wild leek1551
bear's garlic1578
buckrams1578
lily leek1597
moly1597
vine-leek1597
wild chive1784
ramp1826
1597 J. Gerard Herball 183 Indian Moly hath very thicke fat short leaues, and sharpe pointed; in the bosome whereof commeth forth a thicke knobby bulbe like that of Homers Moly.
1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 141 Moly. Wilde Garlicke.
1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 105 The late Pine-apple Moly, the Civet Moly of Monspelier..are well preserved many yeares.
1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 67 in Sylva May..Flowers in Prime... Hony-suckles, Buglosse, Homers Moly.
1666 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense (ed. 2) 89 Flowers in Prime, or yet lasting... Moly Monspeliens [etc.].
1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 7 I should have taken it for a Moly, but that it had no smell.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 55/2 Serpents Moly..the small green leaves twine and crawl, from whence it took its name.
1721 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (ed. 5) II. 231 Moly, or Wild Garlick, is of several Sorts or Kinds, as the Great Moly of Homer, the Indian Moly, the Moly of Hungary, Serpents Moly, the Yellow Moly, Spanish Purple Moly, Spanish Silver-capped Moly, Dioscorides's Moly, the Sweet Moly of Montpelier, &c.
1789 W. Aiton Hortus Kewensis I. 423 Allium magicum..Homer's Garlick, or Moly.
1789 W. Aiton Hortus Kewensis I. 428 Allium Moly..Yellow Garlick, or Moly.
1856 J. H. Newman Callista 99 The stately lily, the royal carnation, the golden moly.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 4 Oct. 2/1 Moly, however, can be identified. It is a common bulb of Southern Europe,..covering the ground with sheets of brilliant yellow.
1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 410 Moly (Allium ursinum was at one time Moly Hippocraticum), Dev, Som.
1991 A. Grossman in Best Amer. Poetry 1990 79 There was an odor in the air like moly crushed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

molyn.2

Brit. /ˈmɒli/, U.S. /ˈmɑli/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: molybdenum n.
Etymology: Shortened < molybdenum n.
1. Engineering. = molybdenum n. Frequently as the second element in the names of molybdenum alloys, as chrome-moly.
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the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > molybdenum > [noun]
molybdenum1794
moly1936
1936 Fortune Oct. 192/3 In a single enormous blast it has shaken down as much as 1,250,000 tons of ore from which it recovered 7,500,000 pounds of moly, well over half a year's supply.
1939 World Petroleum Mar. 109/1 To meet corrosion, chrome-moly alloy has been used liberally throughout the plant.
1970 Financial Times 13 Apr. 27/8 Not that Amax is remaining dormant on the moly front. The bringing in of the Henderson mine..will nigh on double production capacity.
1993 Cycling Weekly 16 Jan. 21 The Dyna-Tech frame is more conventional than the metal matrix frame and it uses mang-moly main tubes.
1996 High Country News 1 Apr. 2/1 Tobias also fought the moly mine.
2. colloquial. = molybdenum disulphide n. at molybdenum n. Compounds.
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1963 R. F. Webb Motorists' Dict. 155 The [lubricating] action of ‘moly’ has been likened to a pack of cards resting on a table.
1983 Truck & Bus Transportation Sept. 84/1 Extreme temperatures are covered by the inclusion of the bentone base non-melt coupled with solid lubricants MoS2 (moly) and graphite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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