pantarben.

Brit.

/ˈpantɑːb/, U.S.

/ˈpænˌtɑrb/

Forms: 1500s–1700s 1900s– pantarbe, 1600s pantharb (in sense 2).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pantarbe.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pantarbe (1551 in the passage translated in quot. 1587 at sense 1) < ancient Greek παντάρβη, some kind of precious stone, of unknown origin.In sense 2 after Middle French, French †pantharbe (1564 in Rabelais); with sense 1 compare French †pantarbe (1611 in Cotgrave).

Now historical and rare.

1. A mythical precious stone with magical properties, esp. resistance to fire and the capacity to attract gold.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > stone

crystal stonea1387

crystala1393

selenitesa1398

selenite1567

pantarbe1582

hag stone1787

1582 T. Blenerhasset Rev. True Minerva sig. D3 A Pantarbe strange of great & goodly sise, With workemanship as rare as was the stone.

1587 T. Underdowne tr. Heliodorus Æthiop. Hist. 54 The stoane is a Pantarbe [L. Pantarbe], of secrete vertue.

1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (1 Pet. ii. 4) And precious. Far beyond that most orient and excellent stone Pantarbe, celebrated by Philostratus.

1684 I. Mather Ess. for Recording Illustrious Providences 73 There is a certain stone called pantarbe, which draws gold unto it.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Pantarbe,..an imaginary stone, the virtues of which were similar to those of the magnet; but exerted upon gold as those of the loadstone upon iron.

1989 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 119 302 They are mentioned again in Persinna's embroidered narrative, in particular a ring set with a magic pantarbe stone which was a courtship gift from Hydaspes.

†2. In Rabelais: an artificial sky made by an Indian magician named Joachas. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pantharbe, the name of an artificiall Heauen, deuised by one Ioachas an Indian Magician.]

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xliii. 201 That Carbuncle alone would have darken'd the Pantharb of Joachas the Indian Magician.

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

单词	pantarbe
释义	pantarben. Brit. /ˈpantɑːb/, U.S. /ˈpænˌtɑrb/ Forms: 1500s–1700s 1900s– pantarbe, 1600s pantharb (in sense 2). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pantarbe. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pantarbe (1551 in the passage translated in quot. 1587 at sense 1) < ancient Greek παντάρβη, some kind of precious stone, of unknown origin.In sense 2 after Middle French, French †pantharbe (1564 in Rabelais); with sense 1 compare French †pantarbe (1611 in Cotgrave). Now historical and rare. 1. A mythical precious stone with magical properties, esp. resistance to fire and the capacity to attract gold. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > magical object > stone crystal stonea1387 crystala1393 selenitesa1398 selenite1567 pantarbe1582 hag stone1787 1582 T. Blenerhasset Rev. True Minerva sig. D3 A Pantarbe strange of great & goodly sise, With workemanship as rare as was the stone. 1587 T. Underdowne tr. Heliodorus Æthiop. Hist. 54 The stoane is a Pantarbe [L. Pantarbe], of secrete vertue. 1647 J. Trapp Comm. Epist. & Rev. (1 Pet. ii. 4) And precious. Far beyond that most orient and excellent stone Pantarbe, celebrated by Philostratus. 1684 I. Mather Ess. for Recording Illustrious Providences 73 There is a certain stone called pantarbe, which draws gold unto it. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Pantarbe,..an imaginary stone, the virtues of which were similar to those of the magnet; but exerted upon gold as those of the loadstone upon iron. 1989 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 119 302 They are mentioned again in Persinna's embroidered narrative, in particular a ring set with a magic pantarbe stone which was a courtship gift from Hydaspes. †2. In Rabelais: an artificial sky made by an Indian magician named Joachas. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pantharbe, the name of an artificiall Heauen, deuised by one Ioachas an Indian Magician.] 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xliii. 201 That Carbuncle alone would have darken'd the Pantharb of Joachas the Indian Magician. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582
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