单词 | benjamin |
释义 | benjaminn.1 1. Gum benzoin. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > gum (resin) > specific myrrheOE balsamc1000 galbanec1000 draganta1300 sandragon1334 gum arabica1350 storaxa1382 galbanum1382 asafœtidaa1398 cinnabara1398 guttaa1398 frankincensea1400 labdanuma1400 opopanaxa1400 gum-arabicc1400 sarcocolc1400 ammoniacc1420 gristle?1537 ladanum1551 dragon's blood1555 benzoin1558 styrax1558 tragacanth1558 gum tragacanth1562 amber1565 anime1577 laser1578 benjamin1580 sarcocolla1584 bdellium1585 sagapenum1597 liquidambar1598 red gum1614 gamboge1615 laudanum1616 gum ammoniac1627 male incense1647 sandarac1655 flesh-glue1659 adragant1696 dammar1698 sagapen1712 gum-dragon1718 courbaril1753 gum-senegal1760 Jew's frankincense1760 guggul1813 angico1821 gum-kino1830 butea gum1832 piney varnish1832 Kuteera gum1838 acaroid1839 bumbo1839 thus1842 gum-juniper1844 piney dammar1846 acacine1855 mochras1856 talha1857 copalm balsam1858 gum benjamin1859 wattle-gum1863 Senegal gum1867 Suakin1874 Barbary gum1875 oliva1882 ledon1885 jatoba1890 mimosa gum1890 xylan1894 gum accroides1909 karaya1916 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Du Benjoin, Beniamin. 1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 260 The marchandise which be in Pegu, are..muske, beniamim or franckincense, [etc.]. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. L4 Leave a name, as sweet, As Benjamin, and Storax, when they meet. 1744 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) II. 270 Seeds and tincture of benjamin. 1799 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 28 570 Terms so inexpressive or improper as Benjamin for Benjoin..will disappear by simple exposure. 1859 W. J. Hooker in J. F. W. Herschel Man. Sci. Enq. (Lords Commissioners Admiralty) (ed. 3) 425 Benzoin or Gum Benjamin. 2. Benjamin tree n. a name applied to three trees: (a) Styrax benzoin, the tree from which benzoin is obtained; a native of Sumatra, Borneo, etc.; (b) the Benzoin odoriferum or Lindera Benzoin, a North American shrub, which has an aromatic stimulant tonic bark, and berries yielding an oil of similar properties; called also Benjamin-bush and in U.S. Benjamin; (c) sometimes applied to Ficus Benjamina ( Treasury Bot. 135). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular tree or plant yielding useful gum or resin > [noun] > Asian > styrax tree styrax tree1579 Benjamin tree1640 storax1694 Jew's frankincense1760 styrax1832 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1572 The fruite of this Benjamin-tree. 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 619 The Benjamin-Tree..from the Continent of Virginia. 1777 Miller in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 68 169 Camphire and Benjamin trees are in this Country in great abundance. 1812 A. Rees Cycl. at Laurus The true Benjamin-tree or Gum Benzoin is a species of Styrax. 1817 J. Mean Abercrombie's Pract. Gardener (ed. 2) 435/2 Laurus, Laurel; comprehending the Benjamin-Tree and Sassafras. 1867 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (ed. 5) 423 Lindera Benzoin, Spice Bush, Benjamin Bush. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022). benjaminn.2 An overcoat of a particular shape formerly worn by men. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > coat > types of > overcoat > types of pee1483 shuba1598 surtout1686 wrap-rascal1716 pea-jacket1717 box coat1718 toggy1742 jockey-coata1745 redingote1770 Polonese coat1774 pea coat1790 spencer1795 grego1809 benjamin1810 bang-up1835 pilot jacket1839 pilot coat1840 Petersham1842 taglioni1843 Chesterfield1852 siphonia1853 raglan1857 Inverness overcoat1865 immensikoff1870 Ulster1876 ulsterette1881 coat1889 polonaise1890 covert coata1893 benny1903 macfarlane1920 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. Jervis's upper benjamin, a box, or coachman's great coat.] 1810 Sporting Mag. Dec. 127/1 One article was an upper benjamin, eight guineas. 1818 T. L. Peacock Nightmare Abbey xiii. 189 His heart is seen to beat through his upper benjamin. 1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott (1839) V. 59 A vastly scientific and rather grave professor in a smooth drab benjamin. 1841 Punch 1 98. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 7 Mar. 3/2 [quoting East-end slang]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2021). Benjaminn.3 Used allusively: the youngest (and, consequently, favourite) son of a family; also transferred; Benjamin's mess or portion: the largest share (with allusion to Genesis 43:34). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > an allotted share, portion, or part > [noun] > definite or fixed > large the lion's share1790 Benjamin's mess or portion1840 slug1867 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > son > [noun] > youngest son cadet1646 Benjamin1913 1840 G. A. Lundie Jrnl. May in M. Duncan Missionary Life in Samoa (1846) xvii. 109 Our share was ten live pigs, (a truly Benjamin's portion). 1852 H. Greville Diary (1883) 417 Another person was chaffing Lady Colchester..upon the Government being designated ‘Benjamin's Mess’ [with allusion to Benjamin Disraeli]. 1913 ‘A. R. Hope’ Half & Half Trag. 219 The new uncle being my granny's Benjamin. 1925 W. Deeping Sorrell & Son xviii. §1 Kit was his Benjamin of pupils. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2019). Benjaminn.4 U.S. slang. A one-hundred-dollar bill. Also more generally (in plural): large sums of money. Cf. dead president n. at dead adj., n., and adv. Additions. ΚΠ 1994 S. Combs in One more Chance (One more Chance/Stay with Me) (song, perf. ‘Notorious B.I.G.’) in Hip-hop & Rap (2003) 304 My pockets swell to the rim with Benjamins. 1999 GQ Mar. 12/2 You've made the Benjamins. Now you need a billfold to hold them. 2003 New Yorker 10 Feb. 92/3 Miguel is..tortured by his double life—his loyalties are torn between the family business and his own family. (That's why he takes a box of Benjamins to the local priest.) This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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