murexn.

Brit.

/ˈmjʊərɛks/,

/ˈmjɔːrɛks/, U.S.

/ˈmjʊˌrɛks/

Forms: Plural 1800s murices Brit.

/ˈmjʊərᵻsiːz/,

/ˈmjɔːrᵻsiːz/, U.S.

/ˈmjʊrəˌsiz/, 1800s– murexes.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin mūrex (plural mūricēs) a shellfish yielding a purple dye, the purple dye obtained from this shellfish, of uncertain origin (see note). Compare Old French murique (1265), Middle French, French murex (1505), both denoting the shellfish.A connection of classical Latin mūrex with Hellenistic Greek μύαξ sea-mussel, proposed by A. Ernout and A. Meillet Dict. Étym. de la Langue Latine (1959) at mūrex, and followed by Thes. Linguae Latinae and Oxf. Lat. Dict., is rejected by P. Chantraine Dict. Étym. de la Langue Grecque (1968) 717/2, on the grounds that the two molluscs are not at all similar.

1. Any of various predatory gastropod molluscs of the genus Murex or the family Muricidae, found in tropical and temperate seas, which are distinguished by spiny shells and from some of which the crimson dye called Tyrian purple was formerly obtained (also murex shell). Also (in form Murex): the genus itself. Cf. purple adj. 3.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 746.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Muricidae > member of

murrey1579

murex1589

dog whelk1823

dogwinkle1856

marine borer1874

oyster drill1877

drill1886

1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 23 A shelfishe, in Latine Murex.]

1589 R. Greene Ciceronis Amor 30 [Will] no colour content your eye but such as is stayned by the fish Murex.

1608 B. Jonson Masque of Blacknesse in Characters Two Royall Masques sig. A4 All hauing their lights burning out of whelks, or murex shells.

1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 74 There were but few Shells; but amongst them there was a Murex which dies purple.

1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. 77 He beheld The wounded murex strike a purple stain.

1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 106 The murices appear to form only one-third of a whirl annually.

1889 W. Westgarth Austral. Progress 316 Spinous murexes went in basketfuls for a shilling.

1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting ii. 135 Purpurium was prepared from jeweller's chalk dyed with Tyrian purple, obtained from the murex, a little shellfish.

1971 S. P. Dance Seashells 24 Shells of some species of Latiaxis and Murex are covered in sculpture.

1994 Trav. & Leisure Dec. 78 This..beach near St. Augustine is noted for its many intact shells, among them..giant Atlantic murexes.

2. Chiefly poetic and literary. The deep crimson dye obtained from shellfish of the family Muricidae and much valued as a symbol of royal or imperial rank; the colour of this dye. Also called Tyrian purple. Cf. purple adj. 1.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > red colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > crimson from murex

purple1519

sea-purple1855

murexa1897

a1897 T. E. Brown Coll. Poems (1900) ii. 735 But I am proud thou dost retain Some tinct of that imperial murex grain.

1898 ‘M. Field’ World at Auction ii. p. xliv Look! my robe! The finest wool of Po, the deepest purple Of Tyrian murex.

1908 M. J. Cawein Poems IV. 257 Thou..Mad'st India bow and the dun, flooding Nile Grow purple with the murex of the wine Cast from the fullness of Silenus' cup.

1932 H. D. in Poetry Dec. 139 A flower has grown, murex-red on the red gown, where my insatiate sword went home.

1975 S. Heaney North 61 My murex was the purple dye of lents On calendars all fast and abstinence.

1986 G. Bradley Terms to be Met 46 A livid And seemingly synthetic hue Of burgundy or murex or midnight blue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	murex
释义	murexn. Brit. /ˈmjʊərɛks/, /ˈmjɔːrɛks/, U.S. /ˈmjʊˌrɛks/ Forms: Plural 1800s murices Brit. /ˈmjʊərᵻsiːz/, /ˈmjɔːrᵻsiːz/, U.S. /ˈmjʊrəˌsiz/, 1800s– murexes. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin mūrex. Etymology: < classical Latin mūrex (plural mūricēs) a shellfish yielding a purple dye, the purple dye obtained from this shellfish, of uncertain origin (see note). Compare Old French murique (1265), Middle French, French murex (1505), both denoting the shellfish.A connection of classical Latin mūrex with Hellenistic Greek μύαξ sea-mussel, proposed by A. Ernout and A. Meillet Dict. Étym. de la Langue Latine (1959) at mūrex, and followed by Thes. Linguae Latinae and Oxf. Lat. Dict., is rejected by P. Chantraine Dict. Étym. de la Langue Grecque (1968) 717/2, on the grounds that the two molluscs are not at all similar. 1. Any of various predatory gastropod molluscs of the genus Murex or the family Muricidae, found in tropical and temperate seas, which are distinguished by spiny shells and from some of which the crimson dye called Tyrian purple was formerly obtained (also murex shell). Also (in form Murex): the genus itself. Cf. purple adj. 3.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 746. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Muricidae > member of murrey1579 murex1589 dog whelk1823 dogwinkle1856 marine borer1874 oyster drill1877 drill1886 1577 T. Kendall tr. Politianus et al. Flowers of Epigrammes f. 23 A shelfishe, in Latine Murex.] 1589 R. Greene Ciceronis Amor 30 [Will] no colour content your eye but such as is stayned by the fish Murex. 1608 B. Jonson Masque of Blacknesse in Characters Two Royall Masques sig. A4 All hauing their lights burning out of whelks, or murex shells. 1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 74 There were but few Shells; but amongst them there was a Murex which dies purple. 1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. 77 He beheld The wounded murex strike a purple stain. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 106 The murices appear to form only one-third of a whirl annually. 1889 W. Westgarth Austral. Progress 316 Spinous murexes went in basketfuls for a shilling. 1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting ii. 135 Purpurium was prepared from jeweller's chalk dyed with Tyrian purple, obtained from the murex, a little shellfish. 1971 S. P. Dance Seashells 24 Shells of some species of Latiaxis and Murex are covered in sculpture. 1994 Trav. & Leisure Dec. 78 This..beach near St. Augustine is noted for its many intact shells, among them..giant Atlantic murexes. 2. Chiefly poetic and literary. The deep crimson dye obtained from shellfish of the family Muricidae and much valued as a symbol of royal or imperial rank; the colour of this dye. Also called Tyrian purple. Cf. purple adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > red colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > crimson from murex purple1519 sea-purple1855 murexa1897 a1897 T. E. Brown Coll. Poems (1900) ii. 735 But I am proud thou dost retain Some tinct of that imperial murex grain. 1898 ‘M. Field’ World at Auction ii. p. xliv Look! my robe! The finest wool of Po, the deepest purple Of Tyrian murex. 1908 M. J. Cawein Poems IV. 257 Thou..Mad'st India bow and the dun, flooding Nile Grow purple with the murex of the wine Cast from the fullness of Silenus' cup. 1932 H. D. in Poetry Dec. 139 A flower has grown, murex-red on the red gown, where my insatiate sword went home. 1975 S. Heaney North 61 My murex was the purple dye of lents On calendars all fast and abstinence. 1986 G. Bradley Terms to be Met 46 A livid And seemingly synthetic hue Of burgundy or murex or midnight blue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1589
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