Penelopen.

Brit.

/pᵻˈnɛləpi/, U.S.

/pəˈnɛləpi/

Forms: 1500s Penelopee, 1500s– Penelope.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Penelope.

Etymology: < the name of Penelope (classical Latin Pēnelopē , ancient Greek Πηνελόπη (Herodotus), in Homer's Odyssey Πηνελόπεια ; compare Penelopey in quot. 1557 at sense 1), the wife of Odysseus (Ulysses) in ancient Greek mythology.During her husband's long absence, Penelope unravelled every night the web she had woven during the day, and thus put off the suitors whose offers she had promised to entertain when the web should be finished. The name probably derives < ancient Greek πηνέλοψ , which designated a species of wild duck with colourful markings on its neck. Quot. 1605 at sense 2a alludes to this etymology (already current in antiquity), which may also have suggested the later scientific use as an ornithological term (see sense 2b). Compare earlier scientific Latin penelope common widgeon (1678 or earlier).

1. A woman embodying the virtues of Penelope; spec. a faithful wife.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > [noun] > conjugal fidelity > a chaste wife

Penelope?1576

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. U.ii^v In life she is Diana chast, In trouth Penelopey.]

?1576 Common Condicions sig. Ciii^v I am and will remaine my deare a true Penelopee.

a1625 J. Fletcher Womans Prize iv. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) 118/2 Come home an aged man, as did Ulysses, And I your glad Penelope.

1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood ii. 35 How like a Penelope she has behav'd her self in your absence.

a1704 T. Brown Declam. Praise Poverty (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1730) I. 96 No Penelopes..to keep importunate suitors at arms-end.

1835 J. Batman Jrnl. in K. Cornwallis Panorama New World (1859) I. App. i. 378 Our absent Penelopes were, doubtless, dreaming.

1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited i. vii. 161 Not for her..the indolent, cat-and-mouse pastimes of the hearth-rug. No Penelope she; she must hunt in the forest.

1990 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 18 Mar. 2/1 Not all of these apparent Penelopes are as virtuous as they seem.

2. Ornithology.

†a. A kind of bird, perhaps a wild duck, associated in legend with Penelope, wife of Odysseus. Obsolete.

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the world > animals > birds > [noun] > a kind of

fowl-kinc1000

Penelope1605

1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 84 Penelope, the name of the..wife of Ulysses, which was given to her, for that she carefully loved and fed those birdes with purpre neckes called Penelopes.

b. A genus of the gallinaceous family Cracidae, comprising several species of guan; (also penelope) a guan of this genus.Valid publication of the genus name: B. Merrem Avium Icones Descriptiones (1786) 40.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Cracidae > member of genus Penelope (guan)

guan1743

marudi1769

Penelope1811

jacu1824

piping guan1951

1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain III. 52 The most civilized tribes of the new continent, reared..several gallinaceous birds, as hoccos..turkies..several species of pheasants, ducks, and moor-hens, yacous, or guans, (penelope, pava de monte ) and aras, (psittacci macrouri).

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xxiv. 388 There is a great variety of gallinaceous birds..such as the turkey, the hocco or curassow, penelopes and pheasants.

1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 128/2 This family contains the Ourax of M. Cuvier, and the true Crax, Linn, together with the Penelope and Ortalida of M. Merrem.

1870 R. F. Burton Lett. from Paraguay Introd. 3 ‘The Penelope bird’ (the Ortalida Parraqua).

1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xx. 244 A fine crested guan, or penelope, from Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, was our camp pet for many months.

1985 C. M. Perrins & A. L. A. Middleton Encycl. Birds 139 The 15 species of the genus Penelope are considered to be typical guans.

3. Needlework. A proprietary name for: a double-thread canvas used for tapestry work. Frequently more fully as Penelope canvas.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for embroidery or tapestry

groundc1386

champa1450

cammes1540

canvas1611

working canvas1612

Penelope canvas1851

Aida1877

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 566/2 Canvases for embroidery..Penelope, coarse, middle, and fine.

1872 O. Logan Get thee behind me, Satan! 226 It is no more absurd for a boy to embroider on Penelope canvas than it is for a man to measure calico and ribbons.

1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 663/3 Canvas for wool work and embroidery..White ‘Penelope’.

1989 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 29 Oct. (Mag.) 36 f Penelope canvas has double threads and is used when finer detail is needed.

Derivatives

† penelopine adj. [after scientific Latin Penelopinae, former subfamily name (C. L. Bonaparte Synopsis vertebratorum systematis (1837) 14)] Ornithology Obsolete rare of, relating to, or characteristic of the former subfamily Penelopinae of the family Cracidae, which comprised the guans.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. 4372/1 Penelopine, pertaining to the Penelopinæ, or having their characters.

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

单词	penelope
释义	Penelopen. Brit. /pᵻˈnɛləpi/, U.S. /pəˈnɛləpi/ Forms: 1500s Penelopee, 1500s– Penelope. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Penelope. Etymology: < the name of Penelope (classical Latin Pēnelopē , ancient Greek Πηνελόπη (Herodotus), in Homer's Odyssey Πηνελόπεια ; compare Penelopey in quot. 1557 at sense 1), the wife of Odysseus (Ulysses) in ancient Greek mythology.During her husband's long absence, Penelope unravelled every night the web she had woven during the day, and thus put off the suitors whose offers she had promised to entertain when the web should be finished. The name probably derives < ancient Greek πηνέλοψ , which designated a species of wild duck with colourful markings on its neck. Quot. 1605 at sense 2a alludes to this etymology (already current in antiquity), which may also have suggested the later scientific use as an ornithological term (see sense 2b). Compare earlier scientific Latin penelope common widgeon (1678 or earlier). 1. A woman embodying the virtues of Penelope; spec. a faithful wife. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > chastity > [noun] > conjugal fidelity > a chaste wife Penelope?1576 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. U.ii^v In life she is Diana chast, In trouth Penelopey.] ?1576 Common Condicions sig. Ciii^v I am and will remaine my deare a true Penelopee. a1625 J. Fletcher Womans Prize iv. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) 118/2 Come home an aged man, as did Ulysses, And I your glad Penelope. 1672 W. Wycherley Love in Wood ii. 35 How like a Penelope she has behav'd her self in your absence. a1704 T. Brown Declam. Praise Poverty (rev. ed.) in Wks. (1730) I. 96 No Penelopes..to keep importunate suitors at arms-end. 1835 J. Batman Jrnl. in K. Cornwallis Panorama New World (1859) I. App. i. 378 Our absent Penelopes were, doubtless, dreaming. 1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited i. vii. 161 Not for her..the indolent, cat-and-mouse pastimes of the hearth-rug. No Penelope she; she must hunt in the forest. 1990 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 18 Mar. 2/1 Not all of these apparent Penelopes are as virtuous as they seem. 2. Ornithology. †a. A kind of bird, perhaps a wild duck, associated in legend with Penelope, wife of Odysseus. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > [noun] > a kind of fowl-kinc1000 Penelope1605 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 84 Penelope, the name of the..wife of Ulysses, which was given to her, for that she carefully loved and fed those birdes with purpre neckes called Penelopes. b. A genus of the gallinaceous family Cracidae, comprising several species of guan; (also penelope) a guan of this genus.Valid publication of the genus name: B. Merrem Avium Icones Descriptiones (1786) 40. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > [noun] > family Cracidae > member of genus Penelope (guan) guan1743 marudi1769 Penelope1811 jacu1824 piping guan1951 1811 J. Black tr. A. von Humboldt Polit. Ess. New Spain III. 52 The most civilized tribes of the new continent, reared..several gallinaceous birds, as hoccos..turkies..several species of pheasants, ducks, and moor-hens, yacous, or guans, (penelope, pava de monte ) and aras, (psittacci macrouri). 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt xxiv. 388 There is a great variety of gallinaceous birds..such as the turkey, the hocco or curassow, penelopes and pheasants. 1837 Penny Cycl. VIII. 128/2 This family contains the Ourax of M. Cuvier, and the true Crax, Linn, together with the Penelope and Ortalida of M. Merrem. 1870 R. F. Burton Lett. from Paraguay Introd. 3 ‘The Penelope bird’ (the Ortalida Parraqua). 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xx. 244 A fine crested guan, or penelope, from Rurrenabaque, Bolivia, was our camp pet for many months. 1985 C. M. Perrins & A. L. A. Middleton Encycl. Birds 139 The 15 species of the genus Penelope are considered to be typical guans. 3. Needlework. A proprietary name for: a double-thread canvas used for tapestry work. Frequently more fully as Penelope canvas. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric for specific purpose > [noun] > for embroidery or tapestry groundc1386 champa1450 cammes1540 canvas1611 working canvas1612 Penelope canvas1851 Aida1877 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 566/2 Canvases for embroidery..Penelope, coarse, middle, and fine. 1872 O. Logan Get thee behind me, Satan! 226 It is no more absurd for a boy to embroider on Penelope canvas than it is for a man to measure calico and ribbons. 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 663/3 Canvas for wool work and embroidery..White ‘Penelope’. 1989 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 29 Oct. (Mag.) 36 f Penelope canvas has double threads and is used when finer detail is needed. Derivatives † penelopine adj. [after scientific Latin Penelopinae, former subfamily name (C. L. Bonaparte Synopsis vertebratorum systematis (1837) 14)] Ornithology Obsolete rare of, relating to, or characteristic of the former subfamily Penelopinae of the family Cracidae, which comprised the guans.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. 4372/1 Penelopine, pertaining to the Penelopinæ, or having their characters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1576
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