Persicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpəːsɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpərsɪk/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Persicke, 1500s–1700s Persick, 1700s– Persic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Persicus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Persicus Persian < Persae (see Perse n.¹) or Persia (see Persian adj.) + -icus -ic suffix; compare ancient Greek Περσικός Persian, peach. In quot. 1585 at sense A. 1 after Middle French persique Persian (1564 as the name of a dance, 1576 in the passage translated; French persique ). Compare Italian persico Persian (15th cent.). With sense A. 2 compare Latin and Romance forms cited at peach n.¹; in quots. 1599¹ at sense A. 2, 1599² at sense A. 2 after early modern German pfersichkern peach kernel, pfersichstein peach stone (both 1594 in the passage translated; German Pfirsichkern , Pfirsichstein ). Compare earlier Persian n. and adj.Compare Old English Persisc (adjective) Persian ( < Perse n.¹ + -ish suffix¹). With sense A. 2 compare Old English persoc peach (see peach n.¹).

A. adj.

1. = Persian adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [adjective]

Persianc1400

Persic1585

Iraqi1777

Omani1865

Iranic1873

Marsh Arab1917

Yemeni1955

Tehrani1975

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. x. 122 The second Arabia..bordereth..on the East with the Sea Persick [Fr. la Mer Persique].

1606 B. Jonson Hymenaei 587 On their Heades they wore Persick Crowns.

1738 D. Neal Hist. Puritans IV. 179 Printed in the vulgar Latin, Hebrew, Greek,..and Persick languages.

1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 354 (note) The letters of the antient Persic alphabet.

1849 R. Browning Paracelsus v, in Poems I. 127 Oh Persic Zoroaster, lord of stars.

1878 Appletons' Jrnl. Sept. 238/2 These are Persic pillars, O Prince of Persia!

1908 P. A. Sheehan Parerga i. iii. 86 It is not by Persic laws, Draconian codes, Justinian Institutes, or Codes Napoleon that the best elements of humanity have been developed.

1991 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 111 162/2 An early Persic stater, dated to c.420 BC, shows on its reverse the Aramaic legend nrgl trz, Nergal of Tarsus.

2. Of, relating to, or derived from peaches or peach kernels.rare before mid 20th cent., when the term persic oil was revived in herbal medicine.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [adjective] > of types of stone-fruit

Persic1599

masculine1629

plummy1724

freestone1828

cling1845

ber1860

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 2/2 Take Persickernells [Ger. Pfersichkern] smally pouldrede,..& amalgamize the same verye well til it be like a salve.

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 141/2 Take Persicke stones [Ger. Pfersichstein], and contund them to pouldre.

1891 F. Tennyson Daphne 143 With persic apple nectarine, between Rich apricots, that breathed of mountain flowers.

1942 Science 6 Mar. 10/2 Use of distilled water in cold cream instead of rose water, and substitution of persic oil, made from peach and almond kernels, in place of almond oil, are now also permissible.

1999 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 75 (advt.) Releve contains almond, lemon, macadamia nut, myrrh, persic, spike lavender and safflower oils.

B. n.

= Persian n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian > Persian

Persian1556

Parsee1631

Persic?c1663

Parsic1898

Farsi1926

Hazaragi1962

?c1663 B. Whitelocke Diary (1990) 333 Wh[itelocke]..noted the Characters to be much like the Greek & Persicke.

1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 565 Its Names are, i. According to different Nations... Arabian and Persic, Henna.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xlvii. 315 He could read and write Persic.

1850 J. Brown Disc. & Sayings our Lord (1852) I. iv. 209 A word borrowed from the Persic.

1869 J. S. Mill Subject. Women iii. 130 If no woman is a great philologist, what woman has studied Sanscrit and Slavonic, the Gothic of Ulphila and the Persic of the Zendavesta?

1896 V. G. Plarr In Dorian Mood 7 (title) Mejnun and Laili (After the Persic).

1971 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 6 99 In Persian the name ‘Iran’ is used for the state within its present boundaries, but Farsi, Persic, the tongue of Persis in the south-west, for the standard literary language.

1998 R. Asha Persic 6 In Persic, the process of simplification involving the loss of the formal distinction..has reached its farthest point.

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

单词	persic
释义	Persicadj.n. Brit. /ˈpəːsɪk/, U.S. /ˈpərsɪk/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Persicke, 1500s–1700s Persick, 1700s– Persic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Persicus. Etymology: < classical Latin Persicus Persian < Persae (see Perse n.¹) or Persia (see Persian adj.) + -icus -ic suffix; compare ancient Greek Περσικός Persian, peach. In quot. 1585 at sense A. 1 after Middle French persique Persian (1564 as the name of a dance, 1576 in the passage translated; French persique ). Compare Italian persico Persian (15th cent.). With sense A. 2 compare Latin and Romance forms cited at peach n.¹; in quots. 1599¹ at sense A. 2, 1599² at sense A. 2 after early modern German pfersichkern peach kernel, pfersichstein peach stone (both 1594 in the passage translated; German Pfirsichkern , Pfirsichstein ). Compare earlier Persian n. and adj.Compare Old English Persisc (adjective) Persian ( < Perse n.¹ + -ish suffix¹). With sense A. 2 compare Old English persoc peach (see peach n.¹). A. adj. 1. = Persian adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Near East, Middle East, or Asia Minor > native or inhabitant of Iran, Iraq, or the Gulf > [adjective] Persianc1400 Persic1585 Iraqi1777 Omani1865 Iranic1873 Marsh Arab1917 Yemeni1955 Tehrani1975 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. x. 122 The second Arabia..bordereth..on the East with the Sea Persick [Fr. la Mer Persique]. 1606 B. Jonson Hymenaei 587 On their Heades they wore Persick Crowns. 1738 D. Neal Hist. Puritans IV. 179 Printed in the vulgar Latin, Hebrew, Greek,..and Persick languages. 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 354 (note) The letters of the antient Persic alphabet. 1849 R. Browning Paracelsus v, in Poems I. 127 Oh Persic Zoroaster, lord of stars. 1878 Appletons' Jrnl. Sept. 238/2 These are Persic pillars, O Prince of Persia! 1908 P. A. Sheehan Parerga i. iii. 86 It is not by Persic laws, Draconian codes, Justinian Institutes, or Codes Napoleon that the best elements of humanity have been developed. 1991 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 111 162/2 An early Persic stater, dated to c.420 BC, shows on its reverse the Aramaic legend nrgl trz, Nergal of Tarsus. 2. Of, relating to, or derived from peaches or peach kernels.rare before mid 20th cent., when the term persic oil was revived in herbal medicine. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [adjective] > of types of stone-fruit Persic1599 masculine1629 plummy1724 freestone1828 cling1845 ber1860 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 2/2 Take Persickernells [Ger. Pfersichkern] smally pouldrede,..& amalgamize the same verye well til it be like a salve. 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 141/2 Take Persicke stones [Ger. Pfersichstein], and contund them to pouldre. 1891 F. Tennyson Daphne 143 With persic apple nectarine, between Rich apricots, that breathed of mountain flowers. 1942 Science 6 Mar. 10/2 Use of distilled water in cold cream instead of rose water, and substitution of persic oil, made from peach and almond kernels, in place of almond oil, are now also permissible. 1999 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 31 Jan. 75 (advt.) Releve contains almond, lemon, macadamia nut, myrrh, persic, spike lavender and safflower oils. B. n. = Persian n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Iranian > Persian Persian1556 Parsee1631 Persic?c1663 Parsic1898 Farsi1926 Hazaragi1962 ?c1663 B. Whitelocke Diary (1990) 333 Wh[itelocke]..noted the Characters to be much like the Greek & Persicke. 1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 565 Its Names are, i. According to different Nations... Arabian and Persic, Henna. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xlvii. 315 He could read and write Persic. 1850 J. Brown Disc. & Sayings our Lord (1852) I. iv. 209 A word borrowed from the Persic. 1869 J. S. Mill Subject. Women iii. 130 If no woman is a great philologist, what woman has studied Sanscrit and Slavonic, the Gothic of Ulphila and the Persic of the Zendavesta? 1896 V. G. Plarr In Dorian Mood 7 (title) Mejnun and Laili (After the Persic). 1971 Jrnl. Contemp. Hist. 6 99 In Persian the name ‘Iran’ is used for the state within its present boundaries, but Farsi, Persic, the tongue of Persis in the south-west, for the standard literary language. 1998 R. Asha Persic 6 In Persic, the process of simplification involving the loss of the formal distinction..has reached its farthest point. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1585
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