Peoriann.adj.

Brit.

/piːˈɔːrɪən/, U.S.

/piˈɔriən/

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

Etymology: < Peoria (see Peoria n.²) + -an suffix.As regards the allusive use of sense A. 1, cf:1868 Galaxy Nov. 707 The Western man, par excellence, is seldom a Peorian, and his sharp, eager habits would ill accord with the peaceful mildness of the true Peorian. The choice of this particular name as descriptive of the unsophisticated portion of the community, was determined, probably, by the fact that it had the same termination as Bohemia and Belgravia.

U.S.

A. n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Peoria, Illinois. Also allusively: a member of any American community in which plain, down-to-earth, conventional tastes and attitudes prevail. Cf. Peoria n.²

ΚΠ

1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 28 Apr. 277/1 A benighted Peorian wants to know if the notices in the papers of a proximate eclipse of the sun are to be understood as alluding to ‘Pennsylvania's favorite Son’ to whom a similar phenomenon is supposed to be imminent?

1861 Harper's Mag. June 72/2 The Peorians, among whom this Magazine has a great circulation, will feel flattered by the mention of their cherished home in its pages.

1871 E. J. Goodspeed Hist. Great Fires Chicago & West xxiv. 328 It [sc. a steam fire-engine] was so nearly surrounded by flames that the men had given up hope of saving it... The Peorians saved their steamer.

1952 C. H. Cramer Royal Bob v. 67 The staff at St. Paul's later told Chauncey Depew that the Peorian was the most remarkable American who had ever Visited the English cathedral.

1983 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 21 Nov. 67 Stammered explanations that ‘bright’ in the slogan means only ‘luminous’ are not likely to win the hearts and minds of Peorians.

2002 Boston Mag. (Nexis) June Dubuque..may be a lovely place to raise a family but will never attract mobs of Europeans and Asians and Peorians, who arrive here [sc. Boston] daily..purely to see our sights.

2. Geology. The Peorian deposits (see sense B.); the Peorian interglacial period.

ΚΠ

1898 F. Leverett in Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 6 246 In view of these conditions in the vicinity of the city of Peoria it has seemed appropriate to apply the name Peorian to the interval between the Iowan loess and the Shelbyville till sheet.

1902 Bull. Amer. Geol. Soc. 34 425 Another similar zone of soil and weathering, called the Peorian, occurred after the Iowan stage.

1961 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 51 122/1 Fisk calculates the duration of the interglacial phases to be about 25,000 years for the Peorian, 140,000 years for the Sangamon, 320,000 years for the Yarmouth, and 260,000 years for the Aftonian.

B. adj.

Geology. Of, relating to, or designating extensive deposits, especially of loess, laid down during the final Pleistocene (Wisconsin) glaciation of North America. Also: designating an interglacial period between the Iowan and Wisconsin glaciations (cf. Iowan adj.).

ΚΠ

1898 F. Leverett in Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 6 247 There appears to have been a greater depth of excavation during the Peorian interglacial stage than during the Sangamon.

1917 J. G. Mosier & A. F. Gustafson Soil Physics & Managem. iv. 50 The Peorian stage was ended by another ice advance known as the Early Wisconsin.

1950 E. L. Braun Deciduous Forests Eastern N. Amer. xvii. 511 Voss..considers that there is evidence of forests of fir, spruce, pine, and larch in late Sangamon or early Peorian time.

1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xxiv. 457 Where eroded or cut into, the loess exhibits a remarkable tendency to stand in perpendicular cliffs, sometimes with suggestions of a sort of columnar structure... Most of it is now known as the Peorian loess.

1989 Ecology 70 1365/1 Late Wisconsinan Peorian Loess overlies the entire section, averaging 4.5–5 m in thickness.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peorian
释义	Peoriann.adj. Brit. /piːˈɔːrɪən/, U.S. /piˈɔriən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Peoria , -an suffix. Etymology: < Peoria (see Peoria n.²) + -an suffix.As regards the allusive use of sense A. 1, cf:1868 Galaxy Nov. 707 The Western man, par excellence, is seldom a Peorian, and his sharp, eager habits would ill accord with the peaceful mildness of the true Peorian. The choice of this particular name as descriptive of the unsophisticated portion of the community, was determined, probably, by the fact that it had the same termination as Bohemia and Belgravia. U.S. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Peoria, Illinois. Also allusively: a member of any American community in which plain, down-to-earth, conventional tastes and attitudes prevail. Cf. Peoria n.² ΚΠ 1860 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 28 Apr. 277/1 A benighted Peorian wants to know if the notices in the papers of a proximate eclipse of the sun are to be understood as alluding to ‘Pennsylvania's favorite Son’ to whom a similar phenomenon is supposed to be imminent? 1861 Harper's Mag. June 72/2 The Peorians, among whom this Magazine has a great circulation, will feel flattered by the mention of their cherished home in its pages. 1871 E. J. Goodspeed Hist. Great Fires Chicago & West xxiv. 328 It [sc. a steam fire-engine] was so nearly surrounded by flames that the men had given up hope of saving it... The Peorians saved their steamer. 1952 C. H. Cramer Royal Bob v. 67 The staff at St. Paul's later told Chauncey Depew that the Peorian was the most remarkable American who had ever Visited the English cathedral. 1983 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 21 Nov. 67 Stammered explanations that ‘bright’ in the slogan means only ‘luminous’ are not likely to win the hearts and minds of Peorians. 2002 Boston Mag. (Nexis) June Dubuque..may be a lovely place to raise a family but will never attract mobs of Europeans and Asians and Peorians, who arrive here [sc. Boston] daily..purely to see our sights. 2. Geology. The Peorian deposits (see sense B.); the Peorian interglacial period. ΚΠ 1898 F. Leverett in Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 6 246 In view of these conditions in the vicinity of the city of Peoria it has seemed appropriate to apply the name Peorian to the interval between the Iowan loess and the Shelbyville till sheet. 1902 Bull. Amer. Geol. Soc. 34 425 Another similar zone of soil and weathering, called the Peorian, occurred after the Iowan stage. 1961 Ann. Assoc. Amer. Geographers 51 122/1 Fisk calculates the duration of the interglacial phases to be about 25,000 years for the Peorian, 140,000 years for the Sangamon, 320,000 years for the Yarmouth, and 260,000 years for the Aftonian. B. adj. Geology. Of, relating to, or designating extensive deposits, especially of loess, laid down during the final Pleistocene (Wisconsin) glaciation of North America. Also: designating an interglacial period between the Iowan and Wisconsin glaciations (cf. Iowan adj.). ΚΠ 1898 F. Leverett in Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 6 247 There appears to have been a greater depth of excavation during the Peorian interglacial stage than during the Sangamon. 1917 J. G. Mosier & A. F. Gustafson Soil Physics & Managem. iv. 50 The Peorian stage was ended by another ice advance known as the Early Wisconsin. 1950 E. L. Braun Deciduous Forests Eastern N. Amer. xvii. 511 Voss..considers that there is evidence of forests of fir, spruce, pine, and larch in late Sangamon or early Peorian time. 1952 W. J. Miller Introd. Hist. Geol. (ed. 6) xxiv. 457 Where eroded or cut into, the loess exhibits a remarkable tendency to stand in perpendicular cliffs, sometimes with suggestions of a sort of columnar structure... Most of it is now known as the Peorian loess. 1989 Ecology 70 1365/1 Late Wisconsinan Peorian Loess overlies the entire section, averaging 4.5–5 m in thickness. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1860
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