† mulciberianadj.

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Mulciber , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Mulciber, an epithet of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking, considered by ancient etymologists to be a derivative of mulcēre to touch gently, soothe (see mulcify v.), on the grounds that Vulcan softened or worked the metal + -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒlsibī^ə·riăn) /mʌlsɪˈbɪərɪən/.

Obsolete.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Vulcan; resembling Vulcan.

ΚΠ

1793 H. Boyd Poems 489 His Mulciberian arts refin'd Forg'd the fetters of the mind.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Curates' Walk i What powerful Mulciberian fellows they must be, those Goldbeaters?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	mulciberian
释义	† mulciberianadj. Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Mulciber , -ian suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Mulciber, an epithet of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalworking, considered by ancient etymologists to be a derivative of mulcēre to touch gently, soothe (see mulcify v.), on the grounds that Vulcan softened or worked the metal + -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒlsibī^ə·riăn) /mʌlsɪˈbɪərɪən/. Obsolete. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Vulcan; resembling Vulcan. ΚΠ 1793 H. Boyd Poems 489 His Mulciberian arts refin'd Forg'd the fetters of the mind. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Curates' Walk i What powerful Mulciberian fellows they must be, those Goldbeaters? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1793
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