† rassen.¹

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare Anglo-Norman ras (probably) head (12th cent.; of unknown origin).

Obsolete. rare.

A peak, a summit; a projection or ledge of rock.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rocky peak > [noun]

tor847

pinnaclec1330

rassec1400

spire1586

prick1604

needle1721

pillar1780

needle rock1784

aiguille1816

nunatak1877

hoodoo1880

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 446 (MED) On a rasse of a rok hit rest at þe laste, On þe mounte of Mararach of Armene hilles.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 1570 (MED) He watz so mat, he myȝt no more renne, Bot in þe hast þat he myȝt, he to a hole wynnez Of a rasse, bi a rokk; þer rennez þe boerne.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

rassen.²

Brit.

/ˈrasə/,

/ras/, U.S.

/ˈræsə/,

/ræs/

Forms: 1800s rasé, 1800s– rasse.

Origin: A borrowing from Javanese. Etymon: Javanese rasé.

Etymology: < Javanese rasé (already in Old Javanese; > Malay rase, in the same sense).

The small Indian civet, Viverricula indica, which is widespread in southern and south-eastern Asia and frequently kept in captivity for its musk, used to flavour tobacco.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [noun] > genus Viverricula (rasse)

Malacca weasel1771

rasse1817

1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. 50 Musk, called dedes, is procured from the rasé.

1824 T. Horsfield Zool. Res. Java Viverra Rasse... The Rasse belongs to the division of strictly digitigrade Carnassiers.

1861 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 232 The Rasse is spread over a large extent of country.

1896 R. Lydekker Hand-bk. Carnivora 216 While all the other civets are non-arboreal animals, the Rasse is said to be an expert climber.

1971 L. H. Matthews Life of Mammals II. ix. 273 The rasse, Viverricula indica, widespread in India and southeast Asia, is smaller [than the African civet] but similar in diet and habits.

1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 1146/2 The rasse is kept in captivity by natives for the purpose of extracting the civet that is secreted and retained in sacs close to the genitals in both sexes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rasse
释义	† rassen.¹ Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare Anglo-Norman ras (probably) head (12th cent.; of unknown origin). Obsolete. rare. A peak, a summit; a projection or ledge of rock. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rocky peak > [noun] tor847 pinnaclec1330 rassec1400 spire1586 prick1604 needle1721 pillar1780 needle rock1784 aiguille1816 nunatak1877 hoodoo1880 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 446 (MED) On a rasse of a rok hit rest at þe laste, On þe mounte of Mararach of Armene hilles. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 1570 (MED) He watz so mat, he myȝt no more renne, Bot in þe hast þat he myȝt, he to a hole wynnez Of a rasse, bi a rokk; þer rennez þe boerne. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). rassen.² Brit. /ˈrasə/, /ras/, U.S. /ˈræsə/, /ræs/ Forms: 1800s rasé, 1800s– rasse. Origin: A borrowing from Javanese. Etymon: Javanese rasé. Etymology: < Javanese rasé (already in Old Javanese; > Malay rase, in the same sense). The small Indian civet, Viverricula indica, which is widespread in southern and south-eastern Asia and frequently kept in captivity for its musk, used to flavour tobacco. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Carnivora > family Viverridae > [noun] > genus Viverricula (rasse) Malacca weasel1771 rasse1817 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java I. 50 Musk, called dedes, is procured from the rasé. 1824 T. Horsfield Zool. Res. Java Viverra Rasse... The Rasse belongs to the division of strictly digitigrade Carnassiers. 1861 J. G. Wood Illustr. Nat. Hist. (new ed.) I. 232 The Rasse is spread over a large extent of country. 1896 R. Lydekker Hand-bk. Carnivora 216 While all the other civets are non-arboreal animals, the Rasse is said to be an expert climber. 1971 L. H. Matthews Life of Mammals II. ix. 273 The rasse, Viverricula indica, widespread in India and southeast Asia, is smaller [than the African civet] but similar in diet and habits. 1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 1146/2 The rasse is kept in captivity by natives for the purpose of extracting the civet that is secreted and retained in sacs close to the genitals in both sexes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1400n.²1817
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