mulierastn.

Brit.

/ˈmjuːlɪərast/, U.S.

/ˈmjuliəˌræst/

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: Latin mulier , pederast n.

Etymology: Humorous blend of classical Latin mulier woman (see mulier n.²) and -erast (in pederast n.), apparently coined by the writer Robert Ross (1869–1918): see quots. 1894 at main sense and 1897 at main sense.

humorous. Now historical.

In the language of Oscar Wilde and his circle: a heterosexual man.

ΚΠ

1894 M. Beerbohm Let. 14 Nov. (1988) 6 Mrs Leverson is delighted at your saying that she almost persuadeth you [sc. Robert Ross] to be a ‘mulierast’.

1897 O. Wilde Let. ?7 June (1962) 601 I had better say candidly that he is not ‘a beautiful boy’... He is simply a manly simple fellow, with the nicest smile..and I have no doubt a confirmed ‘mulierast’, to use Robbie's [sc. Robert Ross's] immortal phrase.

1965 D. Cecil Max iii. 109 They [sc. Oscar Wilde and his circle]..spoke..of heterosexuals as ‘mulierasts’.

1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Apr. 402/2 Crosland.., drunkard and mulierast (as Ross's friends would have called him in the jargon of the day) was a more dangerous adversary.

Derivatives

mulieˈrastic adj.

ΚΠ

1898 O. Wilde Let. 11 May (1962) 738 A kind friend took me to the Folies-Bergère last night... The acrobats were more wonderful than ever, but the audience was dreadfully mulierastic.

1898 M. Beerbohm Lett. to R. Turner (1964) 131 How is Bobbie? Please give him some mulierastic equivalent for my love.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mulierast
释义	mulierastn. Brit. /ˈmjuːlɪərast/, U.S. /ˈmjuliəˌræst/ Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: Latin mulier , pederast n. Etymology: Humorous blend of classical Latin mulier woman (see mulier n.²) and -erast (in pederast n.), apparently coined by the writer Robert Ross (1869–1918): see quots. 1894 at main sense and 1897 at main sense. humorous. Now historical. In the language of Oscar Wilde and his circle: a heterosexual man. ΚΠ 1894 M. Beerbohm Let. 14 Nov. (1988) 6 Mrs Leverson is delighted at your saying that she almost persuadeth you [sc. Robert Ross] to be a ‘mulierast’. 1897 O. Wilde Let. ?7 June (1962) 601 I had better say candidly that he is not ‘a beautiful boy’... He is simply a manly simple fellow, with the nicest smile..and I have no doubt a confirmed ‘mulierast’, to use Robbie's [sc. Robert Ross's] immortal phrase. 1965 D. Cecil Max iii. 109 They [sc. Oscar Wilde and his circle]..spoke..of heterosexuals as ‘mulierasts’. 1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Apr. 402/2 Crosland.., drunkard and mulierast (as Ross's friends would have called him in the jargon of the day) was a more dangerous adversary. Derivatives mulieˈrastic adj. ΚΠ 1898 O. Wilde Let. 11 May (1962) 738 A kind friend took me to the Folies-Bergère last night... The acrobats were more wonderful than ever, but the audience was dreadfully mulierastic. 1898 M. Beerbohm Lett. to R. Turner (1964) 131 How is Bobbie? Please give him some mulierastic equivalent for my love. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1894
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