单词 | orc |
释义 | orcn.1 Originally: any of various ferocious sea creatures. In later use: a large cetacean, esp. the killer whale, Orcinus orca. Cf. orca n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > aquatic monster or serpent nickerOE cetec1220 dragona1340 serra1449 hurlpool1553 afanc1573 orcc1590 sea monster1600 Hydrus1667 sea-dragon1749 kraken1755 sea-snake1755 Midgard1770 the (great) sea-serpent1774 sea-worm1799 taniwha1840 makara1873 Mamlambo1919 lau1923 Ogopogo1926 the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Delphinidae > genus Orcinus (killer whale) grampusa1529 orcc1590 herring-hoga1641 orca1653 springer1700 thrasher1709 killer whale1726 grampus-whale1744 thresher1787 sword-whale1860 ?1527 L. Andrewe tr. Noble Lyfe Bestes sig. siiiiv Orchun [L. Orcum, Du. Orchium] is a monster of ye se..& he is mortal ennemye to ye balene & tereth asonder the bely of the balene.] c1590 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 40 Strong ourks and phoks and monsters euerie day From seis he send. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso x. lxxxvii. 79/2 With his speare in hand,..The vgly Orke vpon the brow he strake; (I call him Orke, because I know no beast, Nor fish from whence comparison to take). 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. 25 The vglie Orks, that for their Lord the Ocean wooe. 1638 W. Rawley tr. F. Bacon Hist. Nat. & Exper. Life & Death 48 Touching that monstrous Bulk, of the Whale, or Orke; How long it is wielded by vitall Spirit; Wee have received Nothing certaine. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 835 The haunt of Seales and Orcs, and Sea-mews clang. View more context for this quotation 1712 W. Diaper Nereides xiii. 60 Shrimps may not grow to Crabs, nor Orks to Whales aspire. a1794 W. Jones Hindu Wife (1881) 42 Some slowly through green waves advancing..E'en orcs and river-dragons felt Their iron bosoms melt. 1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife v. vi Whole herds of sea-cows and of orcs appear. 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 455 There are two varieties of the Delphinus Orca, the Orc and the Grampus. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. III. ix. 220 Near and nearer comes the snorting orc. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 148 The tiger of the sea-deeps knew,—the Orc. Compounds† General attributive and objective, as orc-catcher, orc-killer, orc mouth. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1631 P. Fletcher Sicelides sig. Fijv Because a lover, therefore an Orkekiller. 1631 P. Fletcher Sicelides sig. Fijv That Orke-catcher Ataches. 1631 P. Fletcher Sicelides sig. Iij That Orke mouth of thine did crumme thy porridge with my grandsires braines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). orcn.2 A devouring monster; an ogre; spec. a member of an imaginary race of subhuman creatures, small and human-like in form but having ogreish features and warlike, malevolent characters.Popularized by the novels of J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) and now used chiefly in fantasy novels and games. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [noun] > ogre orc1605 ogre1713 ogress1713 ogrillon1860 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature big-endian1726 Sleeping Beauty1729 little-endian1749 small-endian1819 panjandrum1825 shock-headed Peter1848 flopsy bunny1909 Pollyanna1921 Tarzan1921 hobbit1937 orc1937 superman1938 Moomin1950 Dalek1963 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 337 Insatiate Orque, that euen at one repast, Almost all creatures in the World would waste. 1656 S. Holland Don Zara i. i. 6 Who at one stroke didst pare away three heads from off the shoulders of an Orke, begotten by an Incubus. 1854 Putnam's Monthly Mag. Oct. 380/1 The elves and the nickers, the orcs and the giants. 1865 C. Kingsley Hereward I. i. 71 But beyond, things unspeakable—dragons, giants, orcs, [etc.]. 1937 J. R. R. Tolkien Hobbit vii. 149 The slopes of the Grey Mountains..are simply stiff with goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst description. 1974 R. Helms Tolkien's World iv. 80 The Orcs are covered with hair, in part to represent their sexual voraciousness and animality. 1989 GM Nov. 56 (advt.) Choose to play an Elf, Dwarf, Orc or Human. 1992 City Limits 2 July 22/4 The heroes are the orcs, usually (and quite rightly) considered to be the scum of fantasy society. Compounds General attributive, as orc army, orc speech, etc. ΚΠ 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring 23 With the help of the ring he escaped from the orc-guards at the gate and rejoined his companions. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Two Towers iii. iii. 48 Orc-speech sounded at all times full of hate and anger. a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien Silmarillion (1977) x. 96 And when Thingol came again to Menegroth he learned that the Orc-host in the west was victorious. 1994 White Dwarf Mar. 54/1 The Ork Warboss is the brains (such as they are) of an Ork army. Derivatives ˈorc-like adj. ΚΠ 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Two Towers iii. ix. 171 He was not so obviously orc-like as most of these were. 2001 Truth (Auckland) (Nexis) 28 Dec. 7 The trouble is that many of them [sc. people attending the official Lord of the Rings party] are just too ork-like to cut the mustard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † orcv. Obsolete. transitive. To make an orc or monster of.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [verb (transitive)] > make an ogre of orc1631 1631 P. Fletcher Sicelides sig. Fijv I Orkt you once, and now Ile fit you for a Cupid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1c1590n.21605v.1631 |
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