muskmelonn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/, U.S.

/ˈməskˌmɛl(ə)n/

Forms:

α. 1500s–1600s muskemelon, 1500s–1600s muskmillion, 1600s muskemillen, 1600s muskemillion, 1600s muskmillian, 1600s muskmillion, 1600s muskmillon, 1600s muskmyllion, 1700s– muskmelon.

β. Now U.S. regional (chiefly southern) 1500s mushmillian, 1700s– mushmelon Brit. /ˈmʌʃˌmɛlən/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌmɛlən/, 1800s– mushmillion, 1800s– mushmillon Brit. /ˈmʌʃˌmɪlən/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌmɪlən/, 1900s– mushmellon, 1900s– mushmilon.

γ. 1600s musmellon, 1600s musmilion, 1600s–1800s musmillion, 1700s musmelion, 1800s– musmelon (U.S. regional).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: musk n., melon n.¹

Etymology: < musk n. + melon n.¹, apparently so called to distinguish it from other kinds of gourd (in early use all designated melon). Compare early modern Dutch muscus-meloen (1608).The β. forms are unexplained. Perhaps compare mushrat n.

1. The edible fruit of the melon ( Cucumis melo subsp. melo); (later) spec. that of the Reticulatus group of cultivars, which have netted rinds and aromatic, usually orange, flesh. Also: the plant producing this fruit. Also called nutmeg melon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > gourd > [noun] > melon > musk melons

muskmelon1573

sugar-melon1600

cantaloupe1739

rock melon1789

mango1866

sweet melon1883

spanspek1886

honeydew1916

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > gourd > melon > other types of melon

melopepon1555

muskmelon1573

macock1588

sugar-melon1600

cantaloupe1739

rock cantaloupe1776

rock melon1789

nutmeg melon1811

citron1826

pie melon1857

sweet melon1883

spanspek1886

honeydew1916

pepino1922

Ogen melon1967

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 39^v Musk myllions, in Aprill and May.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. xxxi. 590 In Frenche, Melon..in Englishe, Melons and muske Melons.

a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 253 My water to dress my meat withall was poisoned, my drincke and herbs and mush-millians sent poisoned.

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 61 Bigger then our biggest Muskmillians in England.

1649 Surv. Manor of Wymbledon in Archaeologia (1792) 10 432 There is a muskmilion ground trenched, manured, and very well ordered for the groweth of musmilions.

1694 in Academy (1896) 11 Jan. 36/3 Water and mus mellons.

1708 E. Cook Sot-weed Factor 15 Musmelion Vines.

1766 W. Stork Acct. E.-Florida 48 The vines,..water and musk-melons, are indigenous plants of East-Florida.

1789 W. Maclay Jrnl. 27 Aug. (1890) iv. 138 The dessert was, first apple-pies, pudding, etc.; then iced creams, jellies, etc.; then water-melons, musk-melons, apples, peaches, nuts.

1840 C. Dewey Massachusetts Flowering Plants 113 One variety of the Muskmelon is commonly called canteleup.., a very delicious fruit.

1865–6 G. W. Bagby Old Virginia Gentleman (1910) ii.48 A true Virginian..must have..battercakes, mushmelons, hickory nuts..all the time.

1884 J. G. Bourke Snake Dance Moquis xxxi. 354 We feasted heartily on mush-melons and clabber.

1884 J. W. Riley in Indianapolis Jrnl. 2 Nov. 6/6 Talkin' 'bout good things to eat, Ripe mushmillon's hard to beat!

1890 Cent. Dict. at Melon¹ In the United States this fruit [sc. the melon], in all its forms, is known as muskmelon—melon being applied indifferently to it and the water melon, or even by preference to the latter.

1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1282/1 Melon (Cucumis melo)... The Musk Melon types are probably the most popular but some prefer the Cantaloups with their somewhat stronger flavour.

1999 Waitrose Food Illustr. July 19/1 Musk or ‘netted’ melons, such as Galia, vary in colour but all have a raised pattern. Their flesh ranges from pale green to orange.

†2. In extended use. Used punningly after million n. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1662 M. W. Marriage Broaker i. ii. 10 Musk-millions of rich gallants will besiege Her Fort; and my cake's dowe.

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

单词	muskmelon
释义	muskmelonn. Brit. /ˈmʌskˌmɛlən/, U.S. /ˈməskˌmɛl(ə)n/ Forms: α. 1500s–1600s muskemelon, 1500s–1600s muskmillion, 1600s muskemillen, 1600s muskemillion, 1600s muskmillian, 1600s muskmillion, 1600s muskmillon, 1600s muskmyllion, 1700s– muskmelon. β. Now U.S. regional (chiefly southern) 1500s mushmillian, 1700s– mushmelon Brit. /ˈmʌʃˌmɛlən/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌmɛlən/, 1800s– mushmillion, 1800s– mushmillon Brit. /ˈmʌʃˌmɪlən/, U.S. /ˈməʃˌmɪlən/, 1900s– mushmellon, 1900s– mushmilon. γ. 1600s musmellon, 1600s musmilion, 1600s–1800s musmillion, 1700s musmelion, 1800s– musmelon (U.S. regional). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: musk n., melon n.¹ Etymology: < musk n. + melon n.¹, apparently so called to distinguish it from other kinds of gourd (in early use all designated melon). Compare early modern Dutch muscus-meloen (1608).The β. forms are unexplained. Perhaps compare mushrat n. 1. The edible fruit of the melon ( Cucumis melo subsp. melo); (later) spec. that of the Reticulatus group of cultivars, which have netted rinds and aromatic, usually orange, flesh. Also: the plant producing this fruit. Also called nutmeg melon. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > gourd > [noun] > melon > musk melons muskmelon1573 sugar-melon1600 cantaloupe1739 rock melon1789 mango1866 sweet melon1883 spanspek1886 honeydew1916 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > gourd > melon > other types of melon melopepon1555 muskmelon1573 macock1588 sugar-melon1600 cantaloupe1739 rock cantaloupe1776 rock melon1789 nutmeg melon1811 citron1826 pie melon1857 sweet melon1883 spanspek1886 honeydew1916 pepino1922 Ogen melon1967 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry (new ed.) f. 39^v Musk myllions, in Aprill and May. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. xxxi. 590 In Frenche, Melon..in Englishe, Melons and muske Melons. a1626 J. Horsey Relacion Trav. in E. A. Bond Russia at Close of 16th Cent. (1856) 253 My water to dress my meat withall was poisoned, my drincke and herbs and mush-millians sent poisoned. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 61 Bigger then our biggest Muskmillians in England. 1649 Surv. Manor of Wymbledon in Archaeologia (1792) 10 432 There is a muskmilion ground trenched, manured, and very well ordered for the groweth of musmilions. 1694 in Academy (1896) 11 Jan. 36/3 Water and mus mellons. 1708 E. Cook Sot-weed Factor 15 Musmelion Vines. 1766 W. Stork Acct. E.-Florida 48 The vines,..water and musk-melons, are indigenous plants of East-Florida. 1789 W. Maclay Jrnl. 27 Aug. (1890) iv. 138 The dessert was, first apple-pies, pudding, etc.; then iced creams, jellies, etc.; then water-melons, musk-melons, apples, peaches, nuts. 1840 C. Dewey Massachusetts Flowering Plants 113 One variety of the Muskmelon is commonly called canteleup.., a very delicious fruit. 1865–6 G. W. Bagby Old Virginia Gentleman (1910) ii.48 A true Virginian..must have..battercakes, mushmelons, hickory nuts..all the time. 1884 J. G. Bourke Snake Dance Moquis xxxi. 354 We feasted heartily on mush-melons and clabber. 1884 J. W. Riley in Indianapolis Jrnl. 2 Nov. 6/6 Talkin' 'bout good things to eat, Ripe mushmillon's hard to beat! 1890 Cent. Dict. at Melon¹ In the United States this fruit [sc. the melon], in all its forms, is known as muskmelon—melon being applied indifferently to it and the water melon, or even by preference to the latter. 1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 1282/1 Melon (Cucumis melo)... The Musk Melon types are probably the most popular but some prefer the Cantaloups with their somewhat stronger flavour. 1999 Waitrose Food Illustr. July 19/1 Musk or ‘netted’ melons, such as Galia, vary in colour but all have a raised pattern. Their flesh ranges from pale green to orange. †2. In extended use. Used punningly after million n. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1662 M. W. Marriage Broaker i. ii. 10 Musk-millions of rich gallants will besiege Her Fort; and my cake's dowe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1573
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