Pactolianadj.

Brit.

/pakˈtəʊlɪən/, U.S.

/ˌpækˈtoʊljən/,

/ˌpækˈtoʊliən/

Forms: 1500s– Pactolian, 1700s– Pactolean. Also occasionally with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pactolus , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Pactolus (classical Latin Pactōlus, ancient Greek Πακτωλός), the name of a river in ancient Lydia which used to carry gold dust in its sands + -ian suffix.

poetic and literary. Now rare.

Of or relating to the river Pactolus (now Sart Çayı, in modern Turkey), formerly renowned for the gold which its sands contained. In later use: (chiefly figurative) golden; (of payment, funds, etc.) lavish, copious.The legend of King Midas bathing in the river Pactolus to cure himself of his golden touch is recounted in Ovid Metamorphoses 11. 85ff.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [adjective]

Pactolian1586

Amazonian1605

Gangic1606

Gangetic1625

Gambian1750

Thamesian1859

Indo-Gangetic1880

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > golden yellow

gildenOE

goldena1382

goldya1398

dory1398

goldc1400

goldisha1425

sunlyc1425

goldlya1450

aureatec1450

gildedc1450

giltenc1450

scorn-golda1586

Pactolian1586

aureal1587

gold colour1648

gold-coloured1674

spun gold1728

aurulent1731

aurelian1791

deaurated1818

Tuscan1830

corn-coloured1854

old gold1877

buttercup yellow1880

aureoline1881

sun gold1887

Tuscan-coloured1905

guinea-gold1938

spun-golden1978

1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iv. xxi*. 93 Admit thou hadst Pactolian waues, to land thee Gold at will.

a1618 J. Sylvester Christian's Conflict 98 The sacred hunger of Pactolian Dust, Gold, Gold bewitches mee.

1658 N. Billingsley Kosmobrephia 16 And yellow sands, neere the Pactolian Seas, are not so numerous.

1702 R. Steele Funeral ii. 22 Pray Pay to Mr. William Trim, or Order, the Summ of—How sweetly it runs?—Pactolian Guineas Chink every Line.

1796 Mod. Gulliver's Trav. 170 Each page invites to the pactolian coast.

1891 H. G. Wilshire in G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism (Amer. ed.) p. xv Fiscal legislation..will never divert the Pactolian stream which flows into Mr. Gould's golden reservoir.

1897 F. W. Bourdillon Minuscula 47 The gold-mouthed blackbirds pour Their Pactolian tides no more.

1902 B. Harte Openings in Old Trail (1903) 323 The full moon had idealized their youthful designs with something of their own youthful coloring,..even touching the rapid stream which was the source of their wealth with a Pactolean glitter.

1919 Observer 1 June 10/5 Apostles of super-indemnities preaching blue ruin for the enemy combined with Pactolean payments.

1996 H. W. Paul Sci., Vine, & Wine in Mod. France vi. 174 Governmental support of science was not yet Pactolian, but the well-connected Pasteur never had to stop research for lack of funds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pactolian
释义	Pactolianadj. Brit. /pakˈtəʊlɪən/, U.S. /ˌpækˈtoʊljən/, /ˌpækˈtoʊliən/ Forms: 1500s– Pactolian, 1700s– Pactolean. Also occasionally with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pactolus , -ian suffix. Etymology: < Pactolus (classical Latin Pactōlus, ancient Greek Πακτωλός), the name of a river in ancient Lydia which used to carry gold dust in its sands + -ian suffix. poetic and literary. Now rare. Of or relating to the river Pactolus (now Sart Çayı, in modern Turkey), formerly renowned for the gold which its sands contained. In later use: (chiefly figurative) golden; (of payment, funds, etc.) lavish, copious.The legend of King Midas bathing in the river Pactolus to cure himself of his golden touch is recounted in Ovid Metamorphoses 11. 85ff. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [adjective] Pactolian1586 Amazonian1605 Gangic1606 Gangetic1625 Gambian1750 Thamesian1859 Indo-Gangetic1880 the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > golden yellow gildenOE goldena1382 goldya1398 dory1398 goldc1400 goldisha1425 sunlyc1425 goldlya1450 aureatec1450 gildedc1450 giltenc1450 scorn-golda1586 Pactolian1586 aureal1587 gold colour1648 gold-coloured1674 spun gold1728 aurulent1731 aurelian1791 deaurated1818 Tuscan1830 corn-coloured1854 old gold1877 buttercup yellow1880 aureoline1881 sun gold1887 Tuscan-coloured1905 guinea-gold1938 spun-golden1978 1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iv. xxi. 93 Admit thou hadst Pactolian waues, to land thee Gold at will. a1618 J. Sylvester Christian's Conflict* 98 The sacred hunger of Pactolian Dust, Gold, Gold bewitches mee. 1658 N. Billingsley Kosmobrephia 16 And yellow sands, neere the Pactolian Seas, are not so numerous. 1702 R. Steele Funeral ii. 22 Pray Pay to Mr. William Trim, or Order, the Summ of—How sweetly it runs?—Pactolian Guineas Chink every Line. 1796 Mod. Gulliver's Trav. 170 Each page invites to the pactolian coast. 1891 H. G. Wilshire in G. B. Shaw Fabian Ess. Socialism (Amer. ed.) p. xv Fiscal legislation..will never divert the Pactolian stream which flows into Mr. Gould's golden reservoir. 1897 F. W. Bourdillon Minuscula 47 The gold-mouthed blackbirds pour Their Pactolian tides no more. 1902 B. Harte Openings in Old Trail (1903) 323 The full moon had idealized their youthful designs with something of their own youthful coloring,..even touching the rapid stream which was the source of their wealth with a Pactolean glitter. 1919 Observer 1 June 10/5 Apostles of super-indemnities preaching blue ruin for the enemy combined with Pactolean payments. 1996 H. W. Paul Sci., Vine, & Wine in Mod. France vi. 174 Governmental support of science was not yet Pactolian, but the well-connected Pasteur never had to stop research for lack of funds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1586
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