Mortlaken.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɔːtleɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrtˌleɪk/

Forms: 1600s Mortclake, 1600s Mortelack, 1600s–1700s Moreclack, 1800s– Mortlake.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mortlake.

Etymology: < the name of Mortlake, a village in Surrey, England, where this kind of tapestry was woven.The form Moreclack (and hence Mortclake ) probably reflects a phonetic development (of /t/ to /k/ before /l/); compare Mooreclack for the place name in quot. 1639.

attributive. Designating a kind of tapestry woven at Mortlake under royal patronage in the reigns of James I and Charles I, originally to Flemish designs, later depicting the paintings of prominent European artists of the day (notably Raphael). Now historical.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > tapestry > woven

arrasc1400

Mortlake1672

Stevengraph1879

1639 J. Mayne Citye Match ii. iii Why Lady doe you think me Wrought in a Loome, some Dutch peece weavd at Mooreclack?]

1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood iii. i. 48 Her Moreclack-Hangings, great Glasses, Cabinets, China embroider'd Beds.

1683 J. Oldham Poems & Transl. 198 A rich Suit of Moreclack-Tapestry.

a1685 M. Evelyn Mundus Muliebris (1690) 8 With Moreclack Tapistry, Damask Bed.

1691 London Gaz. No. 2655/4 Two pieces of Mortelack Hangings of Boys and Landskips.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 213/1 Most of the Mortlake tapestry has distinct marks, such as the shield of St. George with F. C. (F. Crane).

1923 J. Buchan Midwinter (1924) ii. 50 In the great gallery, among..panels of Mortlake tapestry, the company sipped tea.

1999 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Sept. f1/2 He commandeers the vast Long Room, with its William Morris carpets and a magnificent 17-century [sic] Mortlake tapestry.

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

mortlaken.²

Brit.

/ˈmɔːtleɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrtˌleɪk/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Probably either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: mort n.¹, French mort , lake n.⁴

Etymology: Probably < mort n.¹ or its etymon French mort dead + lake n.⁴ (see quot. 1902), although perhaps influenced by the name of Mortlake in Surrey, England (see quot. 1957).

Physical Geography. Now rare.

An oxbow lake.

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the world > the earth > water > lake > [noun] > other types

pene-lake1668

salina1697

slough1714

salt lake1763

bayou1766

lagoon1769

cut-off1773

prairie1820

maar1826

boating lake1834

serpentine1837

soda lake1839

bitter lake1843

stream-lake1867

shott1878

crater-lake1879

playa1885

oxbow lake1887

kettle-hole lake1902

mortlake1902

oxbow1902

seepage lake1934

paternoster lake1942

soda pan1976

1902 Ld. Avebury Scenery of Eng. ix. 303 The loop often remains as a dead river-channel or ‘Mortlake’. Such loop-lakes are known in America by the special name of ‘Ox-bows’.

1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xii. 173 The abandoned loops form ‘cut-offs’, ‘ox-bows’ or ‘mortlakes’ which, in time, become silted up.

1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 123 The term mortlake, presumably derived from the place name, has been used in some English works as the equivalent of bras mort or Altwasser.

1962 H. H. Read & J. Watson Introd. Geol. iv. 172 When the loop of the meander becomes large it is liable to be cut-off across its neck, leaving an abandoned separated portion which may remain as an oxbow-lake or mort-lake.

1968 Geogr. Abstr. Ser. B. 112 The fish fauna of various rivers, peat hags and mortlakes was examined.

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

单词	mortlake
释义	Mortlaken.¹ Brit. /ˈmɔːtleɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɔrtˌleɪk/ Forms: 1600s Mortclake, 1600s Mortelack, 1600s–1700s Moreclack, 1800s– Mortlake. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mortlake. Etymology: < the name of Mortlake, a village in Surrey, England, where this kind of tapestry was woven.The form Moreclack (and hence Mortclake ) probably reflects a phonetic development (of /t/ to /k/ before /l/); compare Mooreclack for the place name in quot. 1639. attributive. Designating a kind of tapestry woven at Mortlake under royal patronage in the reigns of James I and Charles I, originally to Flemish designs, later depicting the paintings of prominent European artists of the day (notably Raphael). Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > ornamental textiles > [noun] > tapestry > woven arrasc1400 Mortlake1672 Stevengraph1879 1639 J. Mayne Citye Match ii. iii Why Lady doe you think me Wrought in a Loome, some Dutch peece weavd at Mooreclack?] 1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood iii. i. 48 Her Moreclack-Hangings, great Glasses, Cabinets, China embroider'd Beds. 1683 J. Oldham Poems & Transl. 198 A rich Suit of Moreclack-Tapestry. a1685 M. Evelyn Mundus Muliebris (1690) 8 With Moreclack Tapistry, Damask Bed. 1691 London Gaz. No. 2655/4 Two pieces of Mortelack Hangings of Boys and Landskips. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 213/1 Most of the Mortlake tapestry has distinct marks, such as the shield of St. George with F. C. (F. Crane). 1923 J. Buchan Midwinter (1924) ii. 50 In the great gallery, among..panels of Mortlake tapestry, the company sipped tea. 1999 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Sept. f1/2 He commandeers the vast Long Room, with its William Morris carpets and a magnificent 17-century [sic] Mortlake tapestry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mortlaken.² Brit. /ˈmɔːtleɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɔrtˌleɪk/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Probably either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: mort n.¹, French mort , lake n.⁴ Etymology: Probably < mort n.¹ or its etymon French mort dead + lake n.⁴ (see quot. 1902), although perhaps influenced by the name of Mortlake in Surrey, England (see quot. 1957). Physical Geography. Now rare. An oxbow lake. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > lake > [noun] > other types pene-lake1668 salina1697 slough1714 salt lake1763 bayou1766 lagoon1769 cut-off1773 prairie1820 maar1826 boating lake1834 serpentine1837 soda lake1839 bitter lake1843 stream-lake1867 shott1878 crater-lake1879 playa1885 oxbow lake1887 kettle-hole lake1902 mortlake1902 oxbow1902 seepage lake1934 paternoster lake1942 soda pan1976 1902 Ld. Avebury Scenery of Eng. ix. 303 The loop often remains as a dead river-channel or ‘Mortlake’. Such loop-lakes are known in America by the special name of ‘Ox-bows’. 1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. xii. 173 The abandoned loops form ‘cut-offs’, ‘ox-bows’ or ‘mortlakes’ which, in time, become silted up. 1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. i. 123 The term mortlake, presumably derived from the place name, has been used in some English works as the equivalent of bras mort or Altwasser. 1962 H. H. Read & J. Watson Introd. Geol. iv. 172 When the loop of the meander becomes large it is liable to be cut-off across its neck, leaving an abandoned separated portion which may remain as an oxbow-lake or mort-lake. 1968 Geogr. Abstr. Ser. B. 112 The fish fauna of various rivers, peat hags and mortlakes was examined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1672n.²1902
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