paragrandinen.

Brit.

/ˌparəˈɡrandiːn/,

/ˌparəˈɡrandʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˌpɛrəˈɡrænˌdin/,

/ˌpɛrəˈɡrænˌdaɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: para- prefix², Latin grandin-, grandō.

Etymology: < para- prefix² + classical Latin grandin-, grandō hail (see grando n.¹). Compare Spanish paragranizo (1925 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier paragrêle n.

rare.

A device for protecting crops, etc., against hail; = paragrêle n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > against weather or storms > others

windscreen1671

paragrêle1830

weather-wall1838

paragrandine1842

ombrifuge1869

snow-hole1880

wind-break1894

storm-flap1929

trog1958

1842 G. W. Francis Dict. Arts Paragrandine, an instrument, the object of which is to avert hailstones in the same manner as electric conductors avert the danger of lightning.

1869 G. P. March Man & Nature 141 The paragrandine, or, as it is called in French, the paragrêle, is a species of conductor by which it has been hoped to protect the harvests in countries particularly exposed to damage by hail.

1918 J. G. Nathan Pop. Theatre i. 17 One finds it [sc. the theory that the theatre is and must remain a democratic institution] as absurd and inutile as the paragrandine or the New York State Adultery Act.

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

单词	paragrandine
释义	paragrandinen. Brit. /ˌparəˈɡrandiːn/, /ˌparəˈɡrandʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈɡrænˌdin/, /ˌpɛrəˈɡrænˌdaɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: para- prefix², Latin grandin-, grandō. Etymology: < para- prefix² + classical Latin grandin-, grandō hail (see grando n.¹). Compare Spanish paragranizo (1925 or earlier). Compare slightly earlier paragrêle n. rare. A device for protecting crops, etc., against hail; = paragrêle n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > against weather or storms > others windscreen1671 paragrêle1830 weather-wall1838 paragrandine1842 ombrifuge1869 snow-hole1880 wind-break1894 storm-flap1929 trog1958 1842 G. W. Francis Dict. Arts Paragrandine, an instrument, the object of which is to avert hailstones in the same manner as electric conductors avert the danger of lightning. 1869 G. P. March Man & Nature 141 The paragrandine, or, as it is called in French, the paragrêle, is a species of conductor by which it has been hoped to protect the harvests in countries particularly exposed to damage by hail. 1918 J. G. Nathan Pop. Theatre i. 17 One finds it [sc. the theory that the theatre is and must remain a democratic institution] as absurd and inutile as the paragrandine or the New York State Adultery Act. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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