† myrrhiten.

Forms: Middle English merites, Middle English mirites, Middle English–1600s mirrite, 1600s myrrhite.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin myrrhītēs.

Etymology: < classical Latin myrrhītēs a kind of precious stone (Pliny) < ancient Greek μύρρα myrrh n.¹ + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄·rəit, mi·-) /ˈmɜːraɪt/ /ˈmɪ-/.

Obsolete.

A kind of precious stone said to resemble myrrh; (perhaps) = murra n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > other gems or precious stones > [noun]

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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 202^v De Merite. Merites is a precious stone and haþ þat name for it is yliche to mirra in coloure; and if it is y-wronge and y-þrested, it smelleþ swete as nardus.

c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) 1036 (MED) The good Mirrite, whyche hath an odour clene.

a1500 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 110 (MED) Merites is a preciose stone, & it haþe þat name for it is lyk to myrre color.

1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest i. f. 15 The Mirrite is a Gem, both in taste and colour like to Myrrhe.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ii. 40/2 The Mirrite is a Gem both in tast and colour like to Mirrhe, which..giveth a pleasant smell like Nardus.

1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Myrrhine, Myrrhite, a kind of precious stone.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	myrrhite
释义	† myrrhiten. Forms: Middle English merites, Middle English mirites, Middle English–1600s mirrite, 1600s myrrhite. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin myrrhītēs. Etymology: < classical Latin myrrhītēs a kind of precious stone (Pliny) < ancient Greek μύρρα myrrh n.¹ + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄·rəit, mi·-) /ˈmɜːraɪt/ /ˈmɪ-/. Obsolete. A kind of precious stone said to resemble myrrh; (perhaps) = murra n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > other gems or precious stones > [noun] hepatitec1305 ligurec1305 bdellium1382 chodchod1382 nevyn1393 asteritea1398 medusa1398 myrrhitea1398 astrion1398 emastycec14.. pinkardinec1400 iralc1420 oriel?a1425 serpentine1426 nakettec1450 pentestc1450 sun's gemc1475 sepulchre-stone1489 moonstonea1500 piantea1500 efestide1567 astroite1569 polyp stone1583 bedle1591 balanite1601 eshime1613 lyncury1638 asteria1646 pangony1658 palasin1678 palatine1678 rhombite1688 tree-stone1698 toad's eye1747 peacock stone1753 turquoise1796 odontolite1819 pagoda stone1860 tangiwai1863 fish-eye1882 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 202^v De Merite. Merites is a precious stone and haþ þat name for it is yliche to mirra in coloure; and if it is y-wronge and y-þrested, it smelleþ swete as nardus. c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) 1036 (MED) The good Mirrite, whyche hath an odour clene. a1500 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 110 (MED) Merites is a preciose stone, & it haþe þat name for it is lyk to myrre color. 1567 J. Maplet Greene Forest i. f. 15 The Mirrite is a Gem, both in taste and colour like to Myrrhe. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ii. 40/2 The Mirrite is a Gem both in tast and colour like to Mirrhe, which..giveth a pleasant smell like Nardus. 1855 J. Ogilvie Suppl. Imperial Dict. Myrrhine, Myrrhite, a kind of precious stone.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1398
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