mussaln.

Brit.

/mʌˈsɑːl/, U.S.

/ˌməˈsɑl/, Caribbean English

/mʌˈsaːl/

Forms: 1600s– mussal, 1700s–1800s mussaul, 1800s mosaul, 1800s musaul, 1800s mushal, 1900s– massal.

Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu mašʿal.

Etymology: < Urdu mašʿal (also with colloquial pronunciation mašāl) < Persian mašʿal < Arabic mašʿal < šaʿala to light (a fire).

Anglo-Indian and (now rare) Caribbean.

A torch. Also: †a torch-bearer (cf. mussalchee n.). Also mussal torch.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun]

blazec1000

torchc1290

lampa1382

flambec1430

shaft?c1450

cresset1578

brandon?1614

mussal1698

ruffy1793

torch-brand1825

bug1924

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] > one who carries

torch-bearer1538

mussalchee1610

torchera1616

torch-mana1618

mussal1852

flambeau-bearer1859

torch-carrier1864

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 34 The Duties march like Furies, with their lighted Mussals in their hands.

1751 Acct. in W. Hedges Diary (1888) II. p. xi. (note) Oil 2 rs. Mussaul 1,,8.

1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 219 The mosaul, or flambeau, consists of old rags, wrapped very closely around a small stick.

1852 Life in Bombay 23 The Musaul, or lamp-lighter.

1872 E. Braddon Life in India v. 161 The mussal is invariably carried so that we get the full benefit of the glare and smell.

1965 ‘Lauchmonen’ Old Thom's Harvest iv. 54 Joe-Joe was there and he was holding up a massal torch flaming bright.

1965 ‘Lauchmonen’ Old Thom's Harvest iv. 55 Their rain-wet faces were glistening and black in the light of the massal.

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

单词	mussal
释义	mussaln. Brit. /mʌˈsɑːl/, U.S. /ˌməˈsɑl/, Caribbean English /mʌˈsaːl/ Forms: 1600s– mussal, 1700s–1800s mussaul, 1800s mosaul, 1800s musaul, 1800s mushal, 1900s– massal. Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu mašʿal. Etymology: < Urdu mašʿal (also with colloquial pronunciation mašāl) < Persian mašʿal < Arabic mašʿal < šaʿala to light (a fire). Anglo-Indian and (now rare) Caribbean. A torch. Also: †a torch-bearer (cf. mussalchee n.). Also mussal torch. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] blazec1000 torchc1290 lampa1382 flambec1430 shaft?c1450 cresset1578 brandon?1614 mussal1698 ruffy1793 torch-brand1825 bug1924 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] > one who carries torch-bearer1538 mussalchee1610 torchera1616 torch-mana1618 mussal1852 flambeau-bearer1859 torch-carrier1864 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 34 The Duties march like Furies, with their lighted Mussals in their hands. 1751 Acct. in W. Hedges Diary (1888) II. p. xi. (note) Oil 2 rs. Mussaul 1,,8. 1810 T. Williamson E. India Vade-mecum I. 219 The mosaul, or flambeau, consists of old rags, wrapped very closely around a small stick. 1852 Life in Bombay 23 The Musaul, or lamp-lighter. 1872 E. Braddon Life in India v. 161 The mussal is invariably carried so that we get the full benefit of the glare and smell. 1965 ‘Lauchmonen’ Old Thom's Harvest iv. 54 Joe-Joe was there and he was holding up a massal torch flaming bright. 1965 ‘Lauchmonen’ Old Thom's Harvest iv. 55 Their rain-wet faces were glistening and black in the light of the massal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1698
随便看	to fall in staves to drum out to drum out of to drum up to dry down to dry straight to dry up to dub a knight to dub a knight to a knight to dub in to dub one a knight to dub one a knight to a knight to duck under to duel it to dull the edge of to dull, blunt the edge of to dumb down to dummy one's way to dummy up to dump on to dump on occasionally all over to dung out to dust a person's coat to dust a person's jacket to dust it