pantechniconn.

Brit.

/panˈtɛknᵻk(ə)n/, U.S.

/pænˈtɛknək(ə)n/,

/pænˈtɛknəˌkɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: pan- comb. form, Greek τεχνικόν, τεχνικός.

Etymology: < pan- comb. form + ancient Greek τεχνικόν, neuter of τεχνικός technic adj. Compare earlier panopticon n.

Chiefly British.

a. With capital initial. A building in Motcomb Street, London, constructed in 1830 to house the exhibition and sale of various arts and crafts, and subsequently used as a furniture storehouse.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > market > [noun] > for specific type of goods

horse-fair1369

pot market1580

pig market1647

horn-fair1669

Rag Fair1704

pot fair1738

beast market1779

Michael fair1813

pantechnicon1830

slave market1835

foal fair1880

the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored > storehouse > of specific types

mattamore1695

favissa1736

pantechnicon1830

kura1880

1830 Mechanics' Mag. 15 393 Pantechnicon [in Motcomb Street, Belgrave Square].

1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxi. 553 The rich furniture and effects,..rolled away in several enormous vans to the Pantechnicon, where they were to lie until Georgy's majority.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. ii. 5 He would have come home in matting from the Pantechnicon.

1876 J. Irving Ann. Time, Suppl. (ed. 2) 155/2 The Pantechnicon, in Motcomb Street,..used as a repository for furniture and all kinds of goods, destroyed by fire [in February 1874], together with its valuable contents.

1886 H. James in Atlantic Monthly July 68/1 She had allowed her maid to save certain articles from the wreck, and pack them away at the Pantechnicon.

1992 Harpers & Queen July (BNC) 24 Fashion designers Jean and Martin Pallant..cordially invite readers to a special preview of their autumn collection at their fabulous shop in the Pantechnicon building, 19a Motcomb Street.

b. Any building housing a collection of shops or stalls offering a range of (esp. exotic) merchandise; a bazaar. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shopping centre, precinct, etc. > commercial area with variety of businesses

street1555

pantechnicon1842

shopping strip1935

strip1976

1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 878/1 Pantechnicon, signifies a place in which..every species of workmanship is collected and exposed for sale. The large building near Belgrave Square is an excellent specimen of this modern invention.

1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain II. xi. 731 The rest of the Peninsula considers them [sc. the shops of Madrid] to be the magazine, the Pantechnicon of the universe.

1916 J. Buchan Power-House 46 Pavia..must be an easy-going soul,..if he allowed his friend to turn his dwelling into such a pantechnicon.

1933 M. Allingham Sweet Danger i. 5 M. Fleury turned to his desk and his visitor saw that this glistening pantechnicon, usually so immaculate, was now littered with reference books.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 14 Aug. 15 The ROH's [= Royal Opera House's] James Street building has always had potential for accommodating shops and cafes at street level. The ROH's latest planning application..would breathe life into this pseudo-Classical pantechnicon.

2. Originally (more fully pantechnicon van): a large van for transporting furniture; a removal van. Later, more generally: any large truck or container lorry. (Now the usual sense.)

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > covered > for removing furniture

pantechnicon1850

pantech1942

1850 Times 10 Dec. 1/5 (advt.) Wanted, to Purchase, or Hire, a large Pantechnicon Van, or two ordinary Vans.

1879 Times 6 Aug. 15/2 Oetzmann and Co. are enabled to offer special advantages to their country customers in delivery of goods by their own large pantechnicon vans.

1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Aug. 2/3 The friends..who sent pantechnicons and heavy waggons doubtless meant well.

1892 Daily Chron. 28 Apr. 9/1 Situation wanted in household removals in pantechnicon vans.

1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 30/2 One other class of thief must be referred to: the class which brings a pantechnicon van and removes the whole contents of a house.

1949 W. V. Wilkins Once upon Time iii. 59 People appeared to be moving about in the pantechnicon close to his head... Shortly afterwards,..the engine took up its load; and..the bulky vehicle..set off on its voyage.

1990 W. A. Livesey GCSE Motor Vehicle Stud. ii. 21/1 Pantechnicons and articulated lorries are generally referred to as heavy goods vehicles (HGV).

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

单词	pantechnicon
释义	pantechniconn. Brit. /panˈtɛknᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /pænˈtɛknək(ə)n/, /pænˈtɛknəˌkɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: pan- comb. form, Greek τεχνικόν, τεχνικός. Etymology: < pan- comb. form + ancient Greek τεχνικόν, neuter of τεχνικός technic adj. Compare earlier panopticon n. Chiefly British. 1. a. With capital initial. A building in Motcomb Street, London, constructed in 1830 to house the exhibition and sale of various arts and crafts, and subsequently used as a furniture storehouse. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > market > [noun] > for specific type of goods horse-fair1369 pot market1580 pig market1647 horn-fair1669 Rag Fair1704 pot fair1738 beast market1779 Michael fair1813 pantechnicon1830 slave market1835 foal fair1880 the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored > storehouse > of specific types mattamore1695 favissa1736 pantechnicon1830 kura1880 1830 Mechanics' Mag. 15 393 Pantechnicon [in Motcomb Street, Belgrave Square]. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lxi. 553 The rich furniture and effects,..rolled away in several enormous vans to the Pantechnicon, where they were to lie until Georgy's majority. 1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. ii. 5 He would have come home in matting from the Pantechnicon. 1876 J. Irving Ann. Time, Suppl. (ed. 2) 155/2 The Pantechnicon, in Motcomb Street,..used as a repository for furniture and all kinds of goods, destroyed by fire [in February 1874], together with its valuable contents. 1886 H. James in Atlantic Monthly July 68/1 She had allowed her maid to save certain articles from the wreck, and pack them away at the Pantechnicon. 1992 Harpers & Queen July (BNC) 24 Fashion designers Jean and Martin Pallant..cordially invite readers to a special preview of their autumn collection at their fabulous shop in the Pantechnicon building, 19a Motcomb Street. b. Any building housing a collection of shops or stalls offering a range of (esp. exotic) merchandise; a bazaar. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shopping centre, precinct, etc. > commercial area with variety of businesses street1555 pantechnicon1842 shopping strip1935 strip1976 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 878/1 Pantechnicon, signifies a place in which..every species of workmanship is collected and exposed for sale. The large building near Belgrave Square is an excellent specimen of this modern invention. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain II. xi. 731 The rest of the Peninsula considers them [sc. the shops of Madrid] to be the magazine, the Pantechnicon of the universe. 1916 J. Buchan Power-House 46 Pavia..must be an easy-going soul,..if he allowed his friend to turn his dwelling into such a pantechnicon. 1933 M. Allingham Sweet Danger i. 5 M. Fleury turned to his desk and his visitor saw that this glistening pantechnicon, usually so immaculate, was now littered with reference books. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 14 Aug. 15 The ROH's [= Royal Opera House's] James Street building has always had potential for accommodating shops and cafes at street level. The ROH's latest planning application..would breathe life into this pseudo-Classical pantechnicon. 2. Originally (more fully pantechnicon van): a large van for transporting furniture; a removal van. Later, more generally: any large truck or container lorry. (Now the usual sense.) ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > cart or wagon for conveying goods > [noun] > types of > covered > for removing furniture pantechnicon1850 pantech1942 1850 Times 10 Dec. 1/5 (advt.) Wanted, to Purchase, or Hire, a large Pantechnicon Van, or two ordinary Vans. 1879 Times 6 Aug. 15/2 Oetzmann and Co. are enabled to offer special advantages to their country customers in delivery of goods by their own large pantechnicon vans. 1891 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 Aug. 2/3 The friends..who sent pantechnicons and heavy waggons doubtless meant well. 1892 Daily Chron. 28 Apr. 9/1 Situation wanted in household removals in pantechnicon vans. 1910 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 30/2 One other class of thief must be referred to: the class which brings a pantechnicon van and removes the whole contents of a house. 1949 W. V. Wilkins Once upon Time iii. 59 People appeared to be moving about in the pantechnicon close to his head... Shortly afterwards,..the engine took up its load; and..the bulky vehicle..set off on its voyage. 1990 W. A. Livesey GCSE Motor Vehicle Stud. ii. 21/1 Pantechnicons and articulated lorries are generally referred to as heavy goods vehicles (HGV). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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