phalarican.

Brit.

/faˈlarᵻkə/, U.S.

/fæˈlɛrəkə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin phalārica, falārica.

Etymology: < classical Latin phalārica, variant of falārica heavy missile discharged by hand or machine, originally from a siege-tower < fala wooden siege-tower (perhaps of Etruscan origin) + -āris -ary suffix² + -ca, feminine of -cus, suffix forming adjectives. Compare Italian falarica (a1292).

Roman History.

A javelin or dart wrapped in tow and pitch, set on fire, and projected as an incendiary weapon by hand or from a catapult.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > fire-spear

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a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. xi. 88 With ane hydduus byssand fyry speir That clepit is phalarica [L. falarica] in weir.

1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (1711) i. xlviii. i. 440 They called a certain kind of Javeline..Phalarica.

a1748 C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid ix, in J. Warton et al. tr. Virgil Wks. (1753) IV. 79 It is plain from Lucan, that the phalarica was thrown by slings, or some machine.

1851 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. 172/2 The falarica or phalarica was the spear of the Saguntines, and was impelled by the aid of twisted ropes.

1866 W. Jenks et al. Compl. Comm. on Holy Bible (note) 26/1 The Romans called them phalarica (Virg.) which..were darts or spears, with a spherical leaden head, to which fire was attached.

1997 M. Paschalis Virgil's Aeneid 318 Turnus strikes him with a thunderboltlike ‘phalarica’ (‘falarica’) and the hero's huge shield makes a thundering sound..as his body crashes to the ground.

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

单词	phalarica
释义	phalarican. Brit. /faˈlarᵻkə/, U.S. /fæˈlɛrəkə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin phalārica, falārica. Etymology: < classical Latin phalārica, variant of falārica heavy missile discharged by hand or machine, originally from a siege-tower < fala wooden siege-tower (perhaps of Etruscan origin) + -āris -ary suffix² + -ca, feminine of -cus, suffix forming adjectives. Compare Italian falarica (a1292). Roman History. A javelin or dart wrapped in tow and pitch, set on fire, and projected as an incendiary weapon by hand or from a catapult. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > spear or lance > [noun] > fire-spear phalaricaa1522 fire-speara1527 phalaric1608 a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) ix. xi. 88 With ane hydduus byssand fyry speir That clepit is phalarica [L. falarica] in weir. 1685 C. Cotton tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. (1711) i. xlviii. i. 440 They called a certain kind of Javeline..Phalarica. a1748 C. Pitt tr. Virgil Æneid ix, in J. Warton et al. tr. Virgil Wks. (1753) IV. 79 It is plain from Lucan, that the phalarica was thrown by slings, or some machine. 1851 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. 172/2 The falarica or phalarica was the spear of the Saguntines, and was impelled by the aid of twisted ropes. 1866 W. Jenks et al. Compl. Comm. on Holy Bible (note) 26/1 The Romans called them phalarica (Virg.) which..were darts or spears, with a spherical leaden head, to which fire was attached. 1997 M. Paschalis Virgil's Aeneid 318 Turnus strikes him with a thunderboltlike ‘phalarica’ (‘falarica’) and the hero's huge shield makes a thundering sound..as his body crashes to the ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1522
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