napiern.¹

Brit.

/ˈneɪpɪə/, U.S.

/ˈneɪˌpi(ə)r/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a proper name. Etymons: nape n.², -ier suffix 2.

Etymology: Probably < nape n.² + -ier suffix 2, perhaps after Middle French nappier (1374) or the occupational surname Napier (also Naper ; both widespread in England from the 12th cent.). Compare earlier naperer n.

historical.

= naperer n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > in charge of linen

naperer1225

napier1880

1855 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 356 Draper and Naper, or Napier, deserve explanation. The former word in its early use seems to have meant simply a cloth merchant; the latter's dealings were not with drapery, but with napery only.]

1880 J. H. Burton Hist. Reign Queen Anne I. i. 39 The office of napier being attached to a manor held in grand sergeantry by a noble house.

1988 Amer. Hist. Rev. 93 349 [In 1130] Torell the napier was excused thirty shillings.

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

Napiern.²

Brit.

/ˈneɪpɪə/, U.S.

/ˈneɪpiər/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Napier.

Etymology: < Napier, the name of a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

I. Compounds.

1. Napier grass n. (also Napier fodder, Napier's fodder) a very tall, robust grass with spikelike inflorescence, Pennisetum purpureum, native to tropical Africa and grown widely there and elsewhere as fodder. Also called elephant grass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > African

sour grass1801

tambouki grass1837

stickgrass1838

pypgrass1854

Bushman grass1857

twa-grass1857

tambotie grass1866

rooigras1875

steekgras1890

Napier grass1920

1920 S. & E. Afr. Year-bk. & Guide (ed. 26) 279 For perennial pasture, molasses grass and Kikuyu are favoured [in Rhodesia]. The latter, with Napier fodder, Indian and cow-cane, are utilized to improve winter feed.

1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) xvi. 464 Napier's Fodder, Elephant Grass. Pennisetum purpureum. A perennial, with creeping rhizomes.

1959 Agronomy Jrnl. 51 111/1 Napier or elephant grass..guinea grass..and pangola-grass..are among the most important of the forage grasses of the Tropics.

1974 F. N. Howes Dict. Useful & Everyday Plants 172 Napier fodder, Pennisetum purpureum, trop. Af., elephant grass, cult. for fodder trop. and subtrop.

1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 26 July 16/1 The commonly used mulches include napier grass.

II. Simple uses.

2. Napier grass.

ΚΠ

1988 Farmer's Weekly (Durban) 1 Jan. 7 Drought-resistant grass (said to be a cross of babala and Napier) is grown.

1996 Plant & Soil 179 189 The grass species were: Pennisetum purpureum (hybrid napier), Brachiaria ruziziensis (congo signal)..and Zea mexicana (teosinte).

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

单词	napier
释义	napiern.¹ Brit. /ˈneɪpɪə/, U.S. /ˈneɪˌpi(ə)r/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a proper name. Etymons: nape n.², -ier suffix 2. Etymology: Probably < nape n.² + -ier suffix 2, perhaps after Middle French nappier (1374) or the occupational surname Napier (also Naper ; both widespread in England from the 12th cent.). Compare earlier naperer n. historical. = naperer n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > in charge of linen naperer1225 napier1880 1855 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 356 Draper and Naper, or Napier, deserve explanation. The former word in its early use seems to have meant simply a cloth merchant; the latter's dealings were not with drapery, but with napery only.] 1880 J. H. Burton Hist. Reign Queen Anne I. i. 39 The office of napier being attached to a manor held in grand sergeantry by a noble house. 1988 Amer. Hist. Rev. 93 349 [In 1130] Torell the napier was excused thirty shillings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Napiern.² Brit. /ˈneɪpɪə/, U.S. /ˈneɪpiər/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Napier. Etymology: < Napier, the name of a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. I. Compounds. 1. Napier grass n. (also Napier fodder, Napier's fodder) a very tall, robust grass with spikelike inflorescence, Pennisetum purpureum, native to tropical Africa and grown widely there and elsewhere as fodder. Also called elephant grass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > African sour grass1801 tambouki grass1837 stickgrass1838 pypgrass1854 Bushman grass1857 twa-grass1857 tambotie grass1866 rooigras1875 steekgras1890 Napier grass1920 1920 S. & E. Afr. Year-bk. & Guide (ed. 26) 279 For perennial pasture, molasses grass and Kikuyu are favoured [in Rhodesia]. The latter, with Napier fodder, Indian and cow-cane, are utilized to improve winter feed. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) xvi. 464 Napier's Fodder, Elephant Grass. Pennisetum purpureum. A perennial, with creeping rhizomes. 1959 Agronomy Jrnl. 51 111/1 Napier or elephant grass..guinea grass..and pangola-grass..are among the most important of the forage grasses of the Tropics. 1974 F. N. Howes Dict. Useful & Everyday Plants 172 Napier fodder, Pennisetum purpureum, trop. Af., elephant grass, cult. for fodder trop. and subtrop. 1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 26 July 16/1 The commonly used mulches include napier grass. II. Simple uses. 2. Napier grass. ΚΠ 1988 Farmer's Weekly (Durban) 1 Jan. 7 Drought-resistant grass (said to be a cross of babala and Napier) is grown. 1996 Plant & Soil 179 189 The grass species were: Pennisetum purpureum (hybrid napier), Brachiaria ruziziensis (congo signal)..and Zea mexicana (teosinte). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1880n.²1920
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