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单词 niger
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nigern.1

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin niger.
Etymology: < classical Latin niger (adjective) black, of unknown origin.Compare post-classical Latin nigrogemmeus (adjective) that shines with black or dark gloss (used of jet; from c730 in British sources).
Obsolete. rare.
A kind of black stone (not identified: perhaps jet).
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > jet
jeta1398
nigera1500
jet stone1598
society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > jet > [noun]
gagatec900
jeta1398
nigera1500
jet stone?1545
a1500 in J. Evans & M. S. Serjeantson Eng. Mediaeval Lapidaries (1933) 113 (MED) Niger is a stone, & men clepen it galanticen.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

Nigern.2

Brit. /ˈnʌɪdʒə/, U.S. /ˈnaɪdʒər/
Forms: 1800s– Niger; also (in senses 1, 2, and 5) 2000s– Nyger, 2000s– Nyjer; also with lower-case initial.
Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Niger.
Etymology: < the name of the River Niger, the largest river of West Africa < post-classical Latin Niger (late 5th cent.), classical Latin Nigris , probably denoting the same river, apparently < niger black (see niger n.1).Niger occurs as the name of the river in English contexts from c1600 onwards.
I. Compounds. In senses 1 and 2 now frequently in form nyjer (a proprietary name in the United States).
1.
a. niger seed n. a yellow-flowered annual plant, Guizotia abyssinica (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), native to tropical Africa and cultivated esp. in Ethiopia and India for its small, black, oil-bearing seeds (also called noug, ramtil); (also) a seed of this plant; these seeds collectively.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > ramtil plant or seeds
oilseed1562
ramtil1846
niger seed1856
noug1959
1856 P. L. Simmonds in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 29 Feb. 260/2 Niger seed..is the kala teel of Peninsular India... It is the Rametill (Giuzotea olifera) of other parts of India.
1889 G. S. Boulger Uses of Plants 138 Guizotia abyssinica, Cass., Niger or Ramtil seeds, came into the English market about 1851. It..is used in Europe for soap and lubricating oil.
1993 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 11 Feb. (Neighbors section: West) w7/4 (advt.) Bird Feed. Nyger Seed..99¢/lb.
1997 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 34 734/1 Smallholder farmers used hand hoes and animal traction to cultivate tef, maize, sorghum, noug or niger seed.
2003 J. Osborne I'd rather be Birding 51 Upon learning that she put thistle (nyjer) seed in special finch feeders, I tried the same for three weeks with no luck.
b. niger seed oil n. the oil obtained from niger seeds.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > other plant-derived oils
oil de baya1398
oil roseta1400
alkitranc1400
laurinec1400
oil of spicac1400
seed oil1400
rape oil1420
nut-oil?c1425
masticine?1440
oil de rose?1440
oil of myrtine?a1450
gingellya1544
rose oil1552
alchitrean1562
oil of spike1577
oil of ben1594
myrtle oil1601
sesamus1601
sampsuchine1616
oil of walnuts1622
rape1641
oil of rhodium1649
rapeseed oil1652
neroli1676
oil of mace1681
spirit of scurvy-grass1682
beech-oil1716
poppy oil1737
castor oil1746
oil of sassafras1753
orange-peel oil1757
wood-oil1759
bergamot1766
sunflower oil1768
Russia oil1773
oil castor1779
tung-yu1788
poppy-seed oil1799
cocoa butter1801
sassafras oil1801
phulwara1805
oil of wine1807
grass oil1827
oil of marjoram1829
cajuput oil1832
essence of mustarda1834
picamar1835
spurge oil1836
oenanthic ether1837
tea oil1837
capnomor1838
cinnamon-oil1838
oil of mustard1838
orange-flower oil1838
resinein1841
mustard oil1844
myrrhol1845
styrol1845
oenanthol1847
shea butter1847
wintergreen1847
gaultheria oil1848
ginger-grass oil.1849
nutmeg oil1849
pine oil1849
peppermint oil1850
cocoa fat1851
orange oil1853
neem oil1856
poonga oil1857
xanthoxylene1857
crab-oil1858
illupi oil1858
Shanghai oil1861
stand oil1862
mustard-seed oil1863
carap oilc1865
cocum butter or oilc1865
Kurung oil1866
muduga oil1866
pichurim oil1866
serpolet1866
sumbul oil1868
sesame oil1870
niger oil1872
summer yellow1872
olibene1873
patchouli oil1875
pilocarpene1876
styrolene1881
tung oil1881
becuiba tallow1884
soy oil1884
tea-seed oil1884
eucalyptus1885
sage oil1888
hop-oil1889
cotton-seed oil1891
lemon oil1896
palmarosa oil1897
illipe butter1904
hydnocarpus oil1905
tung1911
niger seed oil1917
sun oil1937
vanaspati1949
fennel oil-
1917 Chambers's Jrnl. May 293/2 Niger-seed oil is used as a substitute for linseed-oil when the latter is scarce.
1990 Jrnl. Food Sci. & Technol. 27 234 Stigmasterol is present in niger seed oil.
2. niger oil n. = niger seed oil n. at sense 1b.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > extracted or refined oil > [noun] > other plant-derived oils
oil de baya1398
oil roseta1400
alkitranc1400
laurinec1400
oil of spicac1400
seed oil1400
rape oil1420
nut-oil?c1425
masticine?1440
oil de rose?1440
oil of myrtine?a1450
gingellya1544
rose oil1552
alchitrean1562
oil of spike1577
oil of ben1594
myrtle oil1601
sesamus1601
sampsuchine1616
oil of walnuts1622
rape1641
oil of rhodium1649
rapeseed oil1652
neroli1676
oil of mace1681
spirit of scurvy-grass1682
beech-oil1716
poppy oil1737
castor oil1746
oil of sassafras1753
orange-peel oil1757
wood-oil1759
bergamot1766
sunflower oil1768
Russia oil1773
oil castor1779
tung-yu1788
poppy-seed oil1799
cocoa butter1801
sassafras oil1801
phulwara1805
oil of wine1807
grass oil1827
oil of marjoram1829
cajuput oil1832
essence of mustarda1834
picamar1835
spurge oil1836
oenanthic ether1837
tea oil1837
capnomor1838
cinnamon-oil1838
oil of mustard1838
orange-flower oil1838
resinein1841
mustard oil1844
myrrhol1845
styrol1845
oenanthol1847
shea butter1847
wintergreen1847
gaultheria oil1848
ginger-grass oil.1849
nutmeg oil1849
pine oil1849
peppermint oil1850
cocoa fat1851
orange oil1853
neem oil1856
poonga oil1857
xanthoxylene1857
crab-oil1858
illupi oil1858
Shanghai oil1861
stand oil1862
mustard-seed oil1863
carap oilc1865
cocum butter or oilc1865
Kurung oil1866
muduga oil1866
pichurim oil1866
serpolet1866
sumbul oil1868
sesame oil1870
niger oil1872
summer yellow1872
olibene1873
patchouli oil1875
pilocarpene1876
styrolene1881
tung oil1881
becuiba tallow1884
soy oil1884
tea-seed oil1884
eucalyptus1885
sage oil1888
hop-oil1889
cotton-seed oil1891
lemon oil1896
palmarosa oil1897
illipe butter1904
hydnocarpus oil1905
tung1911
niger seed oil1917
sun oil1937
vanaspati1949
fennel oil-
1872 Proc. Royal Soc. 1871–2 20 319 A drop of each of the following oils formed films with immediate crystallization of the solutions, viz. pale seal-oil, sperm-oil, cotton-seed oil, and niger-oil.
1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 746/1 Niger oil is the produce of the seeds (properly achenes) of Guizotia oleifera, a plant native of the east coast of Africa, but cultivated throughout India and to some extent in Germany.
1948 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 56 433/2 Oleic acid, stearic acid, copper sulphate, palm niger oil, and glycerin.
1998 Jrnl. Sustainable Agric. 11 5 Coconut and sunflower oils..killed broomrape stems more rapidly than niger and castor oils.
3.
a. Niger morocco n. a type of morocco produced in regions near the River Niger and used for bookbinding.
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society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bookbinding equipment > [noun] > materials > leather
roan1383
Turkey leather1655
sheep1705
Turkey1715
Russia1724
rough calf1730
law1738
mottled calf1857
pastegrain1880
Rutland1894
Cambridge calf1895
Niger morocco1898
Niger1946
1898 C. Eyre in Bookbinding by Women 4 From Chiswick there are a number of examples of the very beautiful Niger-morocco bindings.
1901 D. Cockerell Bookbinding xix. 279 It is to be hoped that before long some of the manufacturers interested will produce skins as good in quality and colour as the best Niger morocco.
b. Niger goatskin n. = Niger morocco n. at sense 3a.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > skin of goat
goatskina1425
shiverine15..
goat1771
Niger goatskin1901
1901 D. Cockerell Bookbinding xix. 278 The leather that I have found most useful is the Niger goatskin, brought from Africa by the Royal Niger Company.
1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Dec. 1081/3 (advt.) Bound in whole natural niger goat-skin.
1963 B. C. Middleton Hist. Eng. Craft Bookbinding Technique xi. 122 Niger goatskin..was popularized by Douglas Cockerell more than sixty years ago.
II. Simple uses.
4. Usually in form niger. = Niger morocco n. at sense 3a.
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society > communication > book > manufacture or production of books > book-binding > bookbinding equipment > [noun] > materials > leather
roan1383
Turkey leather1655
sheep1705
Turkey1715
Russia1724
rough calf1730
law1738
mottled calf1857
pastegrain1880
Rutland1894
Cambridge calf1895
Niger morocco1898
Niger1946
1946 E. Diehl Bookbinding II. xxi. 311Niger’..made from the skins of small goats found in Nigeria and along the Mediterranean coast of Africa..is a superior skin for use in covering books.
1952 J. Carter ABC for Book-collectors 124 True niger..is a soft skin with an unemphatic, variable grain. It is locally tanned and dyed... The slight variations of grain and colour which give niger its character are seldom achieved in the imitations of it.
1988 A. W. Johnson Pract. Guide Bk. Repair 18 Native prepared skins, known as ‘nigers’, are hand dyed.
5. Now frequently in form nyjer. The plant Guizotia abyssinica, from which niger seed is obtained; (also) a seed of this plant.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plant, nut, or bean yielding oil > [noun] > other oil-plants
Madia1808
Niger1971
1971 Illustr. Weekly India 25 Apr. 42/1 The large tracts of golden paddy fields blended with the molten gold of Niger flowers.
1972 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 181 454 Our results [indicate] that the Compositae..diverged prior to the Rosidae, although this is based solely on the results with mung bean (Rosidae) and sunflower and niger (Asteridae).
1992 F. M. Bradley et al. Rodale's All-new Encycl. Org. Gardening 66/2 Some birds have special favorites: goldfinches, pine siskins, and purple finches love niger thistle.
1996 Proc. Indian National Sci. Acad. B. 62 221 It is proposed that niger was domesticated in Ethiopian highlands earlier than 3000 B.C. and it entered India through trade routes, well before the christian era.
1998 Pittsburgh Post- Gaz. 25 Oct. c14/4 Niger (soon to be referred to as 'Nyjer'). Niger is a tiny..oil-rich, black seed. Finches love it.
2008 D. L. Martin Best-ever Backyard Birding Tips ii. 63/1 Nyjer, niger, niger thistle, thistle. What is this little black seed?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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