rotann.¹

Brit.

/rəʊˈtan/, U.S.

/roʊˈtæn/

Forms: 1600s 1800s– rotan, 1600s– rotang, 1600s– rottang, 1700s–1800s rottan.

Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymons: Malay rotan, rautan.

Etymology: < Malay rotan, apparently a variant of rautan < raut to pare, trim, strip. Compare Portuguese rota (1563), Spanish rota (1578), French rotang (1610 as rota , 1615 as rotan , 1658 as rotang , 1659 as rottang (in the passage translated in quot. 1662 at sense 1b)), and Dutch rotan (1596 as rota (in the passage translated in quot. 1598 at sense 1b), 1647 as rottangh , 1724 or earlier as rotang , 19th cent. or earlier as rottan and rotan ). Compare slightly earlier rattan n.¹

a. A section or length of the stem of a rotan plant (see sense 2) used for binding, etc.; a cane or stem of rotan, used as an instrument of punishment.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > palm > stems of > portion of

rattan1606

rotan1613

rattan cane1681

1613 J. Saris Jrnl. 13 Mar. in Voy. Japan (1900) 31 The Coopers provided themselues of rotans for watercaske, which make excellen hoopes.

1625 tr. F. Pyrard de Laual in S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xix. 1663 Hee maketh them..to be beaten on their backe, with a staffe or kinde of cane, called Rotan, which comes from Bengala; this pulls off the skin, and the marke or brand endures perpetually.

1800 Philos. Mag. 7 198 The Malays bring hither pepper, nutmegs, sago, rotangs, Spanish reeds, and gold-dust.

a1811 J. Leyden tr. Malay Ann. (1821) 124 The whole Siamese army retreated; and, as they took their departure, they threw down large quantities of their baggage rotans in the district of Moar, where they all took root.

1896 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 35 312 Our canoe..was..deepened considerably by the addition of planks along the sides bound on with rotans and caulked.

1972 Straits Times (Singapore) 28 Nov. 1/2 The Government is bringing in the rotan as a new weapon to fight the drug menace in Singapore.

2009 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 6 July (Local section) 11 Mandatory caning of up to six strokes of the rotan was added to Immigration laws in 2002.

b. The flexible stems of the rotan plant collectively, frequently used as a material for making baskets, furniture, etc.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > other textiles obtained from plants > [noun] > for basket making

twigc1440

rotan1662

sweet-grass1926

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xvi. 28/2 There is another sorte of the same reeds which they call Rota [Du. Rota]: these are thinne like twigges of Willow for baskets.]

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo ii. 134 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors From their neighbours they fetch Timber to build withall, Rottang [Fr. rottang], that is, cordage of Cocoe.

1671 J. Ogilby tr. O. Dapper et al. Atlas Chinensis 609 They are made of very thin Boards..which are..fastned together with Withs, in the Chinese Tongue call'd Rotang; by which means the Boats..split not, but bend and give way.

1783 C. Bryant Flora Diætetica 83 The smaller stalks are used for walking-sticks, and are called Rotang.

1890 Nature 24 Apr. 589/2 Formerly they made singular helmets of rotang and arenga-fibre, with beard and mustachios.

1925 C. Wells Six Years in Malay Jungle viii. 100 I noticed around his house huge piles of rotan and logs of strange coloured wood.

1993 Global Ecol. & Biogeogr. Lett. 3 117/1 Minor forest products..(e.g. damars, latex, eaglewood and, pre-eminently, rotan), were eclipsed by timber.

2. A rattan palm (see rattan n.¹ 2).

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > rattan palm

rattan1681

jambee1704

rotan1771

calamus1836

Malacca cane1874

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > palms yielding fibre or thatching materials

satchel-palm1658

rattan1681

palmetto thatch1756

thatch-tree1756

rotan1771

cabbage palm tree1773

cabbage tree1796

tucum1810

gomuti1811

hat palm1812

gebang1817

tucuma1824

nikau1827

piassava1841

cabbage palm1847

bussu1850

jupati1856

timite1858

Raphia1866

thatch1866

thatch-palm1866

toquilla1877

raffia palm1897

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > palm > stems of

rattan?1734

rotan1771

Tobago cane1866

1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 8/1 There is but one species [of calamus], viz. the rotang, a native of India.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 135 The Calami, or Rotangs, and the siliceous secretions of their leaves, indicate an affinity with Grasses.

1884 Longman's Mag. June 191 Spindle-trees grew side by side with prickly Rotang palms.

1927 H. M. Tomlinson Gallions Reach xxxi. 242 The climbing palms, the rotans, flourished about it.

1954 R. E. Holttum Plant Life Malaya xiii. 186 The most important group of climbing monocotyledons are the Rotans or Rattan canes.

Compounds

General attributive.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [adjective]

palmy1569

palmful1615

palmiferous1656

palmeous1657

rotan1697

palmaceous1731

troolie1825

piassava1841

timite1858

murumuru1927

sacsac1947

1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 590 Anchors of Iron and Wood, Cables of Rotang Canes.

1939 Geogr. Jrnl. 94 419 It [sc. the nutmeg fruit] falls to the ground with a heavy ‘plop’, or is gathered in a rotan cage at the end of a long stick.

1959 New Biol. 30 51 The rotan lashings and ladders are renewed annually.

1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 23 The..hall of the hotel was full of bamboo and rotan furniture.

2003 E. Collins in D. Kingsbury & H. Aveling Autonomy & Disitnegration in Indonesia x. 165 They attacked with rotan whips and batons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rotan
释义	rotann.¹ Brit. /rəʊˈtan/, U.S. /roʊˈtæn/ Forms: 1600s 1800s– rotan, 1600s– rotang, 1600s– rottang, 1700s–1800s rottan. Origin: A borrowing from Malay. Etymons: Malay rotan, rautan. Etymology: < Malay rotan, apparently a variant of rautan < raut to pare, trim, strip. Compare Portuguese rota (1563), Spanish rota (1578), French rotang (1610 as rota , 1615 as rotan , 1658 as rotang , 1659 as rottang (in the passage translated in quot. 1662 at sense 1b)), and Dutch rotan (1596 as rota (in the passage translated in quot. 1598 at sense 1b), 1647 as rottangh , 1724 or earlier as rotang , 19th cent. or earlier as rottan and rotan ). Compare slightly earlier rattan n.¹ 1. a. A section or length of the stem of a rotan plant (see sense 2) used for binding, etc.; a cane or stem of rotan, used as an instrument of punishment. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > palm > stems of > portion of rattan1606 rotan1613 rattan cane1681 1613 J. Saris Jrnl. 13 Mar. in Voy. Japan (1900) 31 The Coopers provided themselues of rotans for watercaske, which make excellen hoopes. 1625 tr. F. Pyrard de Laual in S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. xix. 1663 Hee maketh them..to be beaten on their backe, with a staffe or kinde of cane, called Rotan, which comes from Bengala; this pulls off the skin, and the marke or brand endures perpetually. 1800 Philos. Mag. 7 198 The Malays bring hither pepper, nutmegs, sago, rotangs, Spanish reeds, and gold-dust. a1811 J. Leyden tr. Malay Ann. (1821) 124 The whole Siamese army retreated; and, as they took their departure, they threw down large quantities of their baggage rotans in the district of Moar, where they all took root. 1896 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 35 312 Our canoe..was..deepened considerably by the addition of planks along the sides bound on with rotans and caulked. 1972 Straits Times (Singapore) 28 Nov. 1/2 The Government is bringing in the rotan as a new weapon to fight the drug menace in Singapore. 2009 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 6 July (Local section) 11 Mandatory caning of up to six strokes of the rotan was added to Immigration laws in 2002. b. The flexible stems of the rotan plant collectively, frequently used as a material for making baskets, furniture, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > other textiles obtained from plants > [noun] > for basket making twigc1440 rotan1662 sweet-grass1926 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies i. xvi. 28/2 There is another sorte of the same reeds which they call Rota [Du. Rota]: these are thinne like twigges of Willow for baskets.] 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. J. Albert de Mandelslo ii. 134 in Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors From their neighbours they fetch Timber to build withall, Rottang [Fr. rottang], that is, cordage of Cocoe. 1671 J. Ogilby tr. O. Dapper et al. Atlas Chinensis 609 They are made of very thin Boards..which are..fastned together with Withs, in the Chinese Tongue call'd Rotang; by which means the Boats..split not, but bend and give way. 1783 C. Bryant Flora Diætetica 83 The smaller stalks are used for walking-sticks, and are called Rotang. 1890 Nature 24 Apr. 589/2 Formerly they made singular helmets of rotang and arenga-fibre, with beard and mustachios. 1925 C. Wells Six Years in Malay Jungle viii. 100 I noticed around his house huge piles of rotan and logs of strange coloured wood. 1993 Global Ecol. & Biogeogr. Lett. 3 117/1 Minor forest products..(e.g. damars, latex, eaglewood and, pre-eminently, rotan), were eclipsed by timber. 2. A rattan palm (see rattan n.¹ 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > rattan palm rattan1681 jambee1704 rotan1771 calamus1836 Malacca cane1874 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [noun] > trees or shrubs yielding fibre, etc. > palms yielding fibre or thatching materials satchel-palm1658 rattan1681 palmetto thatch1756 thatch-tree1756 rotan1771 cabbage palm tree1773 cabbage tree1796 tucum1810 gomuti1811 hat palm1812 gebang1817 tucuma1824 nikau1827 piassava1841 cabbage palm1847 bussu1850 jupati1856 timite1858 Raphia1866 thatch1866 thatch-palm1866 toquilla1877 raffia palm1897 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > palm > stems of rattan?1734 rotan1771 Tobago cane1866 1771 Encycl. Brit. II. 8/1 There is but one species [of calamus], viz. the rotang, a native of India. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 135 The Calami, or Rotangs, and the siliceous secretions of their leaves, indicate an affinity with Grasses. 1884 Longman's Mag. June 191 Spindle-trees grew side by side with prickly Rotang palms. 1927 H. M. Tomlinson Gallions Reach xxxi. 242 The climbing palms, the rotans, flourished about it. 1954 R. E. Holttum Plant Life Malaya xiii. 186 The most important group of climbing monocotyledons are the Rotans or Rattan canes. Compounds General attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [adjective] palmy1569 palmful1615 palmiferous1656 palmeous1657 rotan1697 palmaceous1731 troolie1825 piassava1841 timite1858 murumuru1927 sacsac1947 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 590 Anchors of Iron and Wood, Cables of Rotang Canes. 1939 Geogr. Jrnl. 94 419 It [sc. the nutmeg fruit] falls to the ground with a heavy ‘plop’, or is gathered in a rotan cage at the end of a long stick. 1959 New Biol. 30 51 The rotan lashings and ladders are renewed annually. 1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 23 The..hall of the hotel was full of bamboo and rotan furniture. 2003 E. Collins in D. Kingsbury & H. Aveling Autonomy & Disitnegration in Indonesia x. 165 They attacked with rotan whips and batons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † rotann.² Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Perhaps compare classical Latin rota wheel (see rota n.). slang. Obsolete. rare. A horse-drawn vehicle, esp. a cart. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] carc1320 chara1400 charet?a1400 wagon1542 carry1600 rotan1676 messagerie1777 pillbox1789 bandy1791 Pennsylvania wagon1800 gharry1810 rath1813 vardo1819 rig1831 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Cropping of the Rotan, c. the Carts tail. 1719 A. Smith Thieves New Canting Dict. sig. b3^v, in Hist. Lives Highway-men* (ed. 5) I. As the Prancer drew the queer Cove, at the cropping of the Rotan, the rum Pads of the Rumvile, and was flog'd by the Rum-Cove. 1725 New Canting Dict. Rotan, a Coach, or Waggon, any thing that runs upon Wheels; but principally a Cart. 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 130/1 Rotan, a coach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹1613n.²1676
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rotann.1

Compounds

† rotann.2

rotann.¹

† rotann.²