olive plantn.

Brit.

/ˈɒlɪv ˌplɑːnt/,

/ˈɒlɪv ˌplant/, U.S.

/ˈɑləv ˌplænt/

Forms: see olive n.¹ and plant n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: olive n.¹, plant n.¹

Etymology: < olive n.¹ + plant n.¹

1. = olive n.¹ 1a.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > olive tree

olivea1200

olive treec1350

oliverc1375

olive plant?1440

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) Tab. 268 (MED) Oliuis, to rere withouten oliue plauntis.

1611 Bible (King James) Psalms cxxviii. 3 Thy children like olive-plants round about thy table.

1648 S. Danforth Almanack 12 But lest this Olive plant in time should wither, And so its fruit & glory end togither.

1731 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Georgicks i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 95 Thou too, Producer of the Olive-Plant, Minerva.

1789 T. Jefferson Let. 7 May in Papers (1958) XV. 101 I lodged orders at Marseilles to have sent a good number of olive plants of the best species.

1880 C. T. Newton Ess. Art & Archaeol. 148 If they fail to plant the required number of olive trees and vines, they must pay a fine of ten silver nummi for each olive plant.

1925 J. T. Moore Ole Mistis 8 Our daughters grow like olive plants Our sons like the young oak tree.

1999 W. Graham Henry James's Thwarted Love 258 In James's day the olive plant called to mind Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war.

†2. In plural. [In allusion to Psalm 128:3: see quot. 1611 at sense 1.] Children. Cf. olive branch n. 2. Obsolete.

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the world > people > person > child > [noun] > children collectively

young onec1384

infancy1609

infantry1616

olive plants1616

olive branch1655

little folk1689

little people1712

brattery1783

small people1829

nurseryful1879

rising fives1968

1616 Sir E. Sandys in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 80 Thy children sweet, in virtue bred, Fair olive-plants, thy boord beset.

1816 H. Downing Mary 152 The olive plants in graceful order sit; No greedy hands implore the savoury bit.

1842 J. Aiton Domest. Econ. (1857) 315 The training of the olive-plants that soon arise about a minister's table should be a matter of much anxiety and many prayers.

1863 J. Hamilton To Mrs J. Cleland in Poems 125 My olive plant, so green and fair; My budding hope, my dearest care; My only one!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olive plant
释义	olive plantn. Brit. /ˈɒlɪv ˌplɑːnt/, /ˈɒlɪv ˌplant/, U.S. /ˈɑləv ˌplænt/ Forms: see olive n.¹ and plant n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: olive n.¹, plant n.¹ Etymology: < olive n.¹ + plant n.¹ 1. = olive n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > olive tree olivea1200 olive treec1350 oliverc1375 olive plant?1440 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) Tab. 268 (MED) Oliuis, to rere withouten oliue plauntis. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms cxxviii. 3 Thy children like olive-plants round about thy table. View more context for this quotation 1648 S. Danforth Almanack 12 But lest this Olive plant in time should wither, And so its fruit & glory end togither. 1731 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Georgicks i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 95 Thou too, Producer of the Olive-Plant, Minerva. 1789 T. Jefferson Let. 7 May in Papers (1958) XV. 101 I lodged orders at Marseilles to have sent a good number of olive plants of the best species. 1880 C. T. Newton Ess. Art & Archaeol. 148 If they fail to plant the required number of olive trees and vines, they must pay a fine of ten silver nummi for each olive plant. 1925 J. T. Moore Ole Mistis 8 Our daughters grow like olive plants Our sons like the young oak tree. 1999 W. Graham Henry James's Thwarted Love 258 In James's day the olive plant called to mind Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war. †2. In plural. [In allusion to Psalm 128:3: see quot. 1611 at sense 1.] Children. Cf. olive branch n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] > children collectively young onec1384 infancy1609 infantry1616 olive plants1616 olive branch1655 little folk1689 little people1712 brattery1783 small people1829 nurseryful1879 rising fives1968 1616 Sir E. Sandys in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign James I (1848) 80 Thy children sweet, in virtue bred, Fair olive-plants, thy boord beset. 1816 H. Downing Mary 152 The olive plants in graceful order sit; No greedy hands implore the savoury bit. 1842 J. Aiton Domest. Econ. (1857) 315 The training of the olive-plants that soon arise about a minister's table should be a matter of much anxiety and many prayers. 1863 J. Hamilton To Mrs J. Cleland in Poems 125 My olive plant, so green and fair; My budding hope, my dearest care; My only one! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1440
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