plasticinen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈplastəsiːn/,

/ˈplɑːstəsiːn/, U.S.

/ˈplæstəˌsin/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plastic n., -ine suffix⁴.

Etymology: < plastic n. + -ine suffix⁴.Plasticine was developed by W. Harbutt in Bath in the mid 1890s (compare quot. 1897 at sense A.); commercial production began in 1900.

A. n.

A proprietary name for: a soft, plastic, claylike substance, used (esp. by children) for modelling.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > play-dough or silly-putty

plasticine1897

Silly Putty1950

play-dough1951

Play-Doh1957

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > modelling > [noun] > materials

modelling clay1825

modelling wax1828

plasticine1897

plastique1903

glitterwax1944

1897 W. Harbutt (title) Harbutt's plastic method and the use of Plasticine.

1903 H. G. Wells in Fortn. Rev. Jan. 184 Some one of the plastic substitutes for modelling clay now sold by educational dealers, plasticine for example.

1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. vii. 152 She..idled about with toy soldiers or plasticine or meccano.

1955 ‘P. Dennis’ Auntie Mame ii. 35 We could draw or finger-paint or make things in Plasticine.

1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xvii. 111 A three-dimensional map of Europe and the Mediterranean, made of hardened flour-and-salt paste, with the mountain ranges in relief and the major bodies of water done in blue Plasticine.

B. adj.

Made of plasticine. Also figurative: pliant, yielding.

ΚΠ

1915 Manitoba Free Press 20 July 1/2 Tiny plasticine models..are among the exhibited accomplishments of the school pupils.

1955 K. Williams Diary 14 Dec. (1993) 118 I felt a complete lack of reality about Larry—it was indeed a theatrical Richard, with funny walk, crookback, unformed hands, and a plasticine nose.

1958 Spectator 4 July 12/1 He was so pliant, so plasticine,..so insidiously seeing it all the other chap's way.

1976 Times 28 Jan. 1/3 The Russians..would respect us more if we were led by an iron lady rather than a Plasticine man.

2004 Toronto Star (Nexis) 23 July d1 Kids still love hanging out to make plasticine snakes and paperbag puppets.

Derivatives

ˈplasticine-like adj.

ΚΠ

1944 Times 7 Feb. 2/3 Pieces of brown plasticine-like material may be found sticking to or near the yellow bricks.

2002 Australian (Nexis) 6 Mar. 4 The fake bomb..consisted of a ball of plasticine-like substance encasing a battery and wires.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plasticine
释义	plasticinen.adj. Brit. /ˈplastəsiːn/, /ˈplɑːstəsiːn/, U.S. /ˈplæstəˌsin/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plastic n., -ine suffix⁴. Etymology: < plastic n. + -ine suffix⁴.Plasticine was developed by W. Harbutt in Bath in the mid 1890s (compare quot. 1897 at sense A.); commercial production began in 1900. A. n. A proprietary name for: a soft, plastic, claylike substance, used (esp. by children) for modelling. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > play-dough or silly-putty plasticine1897 Silly Putty1950 play-dough1951 Play-Doh1957 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > modelling > [noun] > materials modelling clay1825 modelling wax1828 plasticine1897 plastique1903 glitterwax1944 1897 W. Harbutt (title) Harbutt's plastic method and the use of Plasticine. 1903 H. G. Wells in Fortn. Rev. Jan. 184 Some one of the plastic substitutes for modelling clay now sold by educational dealers, plasticine for example. 1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. vii. 152 She..idled about with toy soldiers or plasticine or meccano. 1955 ‘P. Dennis’ Auntie Mame ii. 35 We could draw or finger-paint or make things in Plasticine. 1993 M. Atwood Robber Bride xvii. 111 A three-dimensional map of Europe and the Mediterranean, made of hardened flour-and-salt paste, with the mountain ranges in relief and the major bodies of water done in blue Plasticine. B. adj. Made of plasticine. Also figurative: pliant, yielding. ΚΠ 1915 Manitoba Free Press 20 July 1/2 Tiny plasticine models..are among the exhibited accomplishments of the school pupils. 1955 K. Williams Diary 14 Dec. (1993) 118 I felt a complete lack of reality about Larry—it was indeed a theatrical Richard, with funny walk, crookback, unformed hands, and a plasticine nose. 1958 Spectator 4 July 12/1 He was so pliant, so plasticine,..so insidiously seeing it all the other chap's way. 1976 Times 28 Jan. 1/3 The Russians..would respect us more if we were led by an iron lady rather than a Plasticine man. 2004 Toronto Star (Nexis) 23 July d1 Kids still love hanging out to make plasticine snakes and paperbag puppets. Derivatives ˈplasticine-like adj. ΚΠ 1944 Times 7 Feb. 2/3 Pieces of brown plasticine-like material may be found sticking to or near the yellow bricks. 2002 Australian (Nexis) 6 Mar. 4 The fake bomb..consisted of a ball of plasticine-like substance encasing a battery and wires. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1897
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