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单词 pactolian
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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.
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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [adjective]
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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).
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