ruel-bonen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈruːəlbəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈruəlˌboʊn/

Forms: see ruel n. and bone n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruel n., bone n.¹

Etymology: < ruel n. + bone n.¹Apparently attested earlier as a surname:1277 Close Roll, 5 Edward I (P.R.O.: C 54/94) m. 8^v Gilbertus Rulbayn. The variant reading rounde in quot. a1500² may arise from confusion with rowel n. (compare rowel n. 4b). With 20th-cent. revival of the Middle English word by J. R. R. Tolkien compare ruel n.

Ivory, probably from the tusk of a walrus or narwhal; = ruel n.; (also) a piece of ivory. Hence occasionally as adj.: made of this. Now archaic and literary.Probably independently revived from Middle English use by J. R. R. Tolkien in the 20th cent.; and hence in later fantasy writing.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bone or horn > [noun] > ivory

oliphant's teethc1275

ivory-bone13..

alpes bonc1325

ivoryc1330

ruelc1330

ruel-bonec1330

c1330 Gregorius (Auch.) (1914) 994 (MED) An angel cam fram heuen adoun Briȝter þan þe rouwel bon [v.r. cristal stone].

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Sir Thopas (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 166 His Sadel was of Rewel [v.rr. rowel, ruel; royal] bon.

c1440 Sir Degrevant (Thornton) (1949) 1445 (MED) Þare was a ryalle roffe..It was busked a-bowe With besantes full bryghte, All of rewelle-bane.

c1440 Tomas of Ersseldoune (Thornton) (1875) l. 49 (MED) Hir selle it was of roelle [a1500 Cambr. Ff. 5. 48 reuyll] bone.

a1500 (a1400) Ipomedon (Chetham) (1889) l. 6456 A sadull all off sylke, The sege off rewell bone.

a1500 (a1450) Tournam. of Tottenham (Cambr.) (1866) l. 83 A garland on hir hed full of ruell [a1475 Harl. rounde] bones.

1858 F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Ballads IV. Gloss. 343 Royal bane.., the same as ruel bone, an unknown material often mentioned in romances.]

1859 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 240 A saddle of carved bone..is in the Tower collection; a relic to which we may safely refer for an idea of the ‘sadel of rewel bone’ of Chaucer's day.

1949 L. Gay Wine of Satan xxv. 231 Robert of Normandy.., erect in his rewel-bone saddle.

1962 J. R. R. Tolkien Adventures Tom Bombadil 57 Cliffs of stone pale as ruel-bone.

a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien in C. Tolkien Hist. Middle-earth: Lays of Beleriand (1985) viii. 282 Their eyes like living jewels, their teeth like ruel-bone.

2007 D. Bilsborough Wanderer's Tale (2008) vii. 169 He had held a ruel-bone scroll case in his hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruel-bone
释义	ruel-bonen.adj. Brit. /ˈruːəlbəʊn/, U.S. /ˈruəlˌboʊn/ Forms: see ruel n. and bone n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ruel n., bone n.¹ Etymology: < ruel n. + bone n.¹Apparently attested earlier as a surname:1277 Close Roll, 5 Edward I (P.R.O.: C 54/94) m. 8^v Gilbertus Rulbayn. The variant reading rounde in quot. a1500² may arise from confusion with rowel n. (compare rowel n. 4b). With 20th-cent. revival of the Middle English word by J. R. R. Tolkien compare ruel n. Ivory, probably from the tusk of a walrus or narwhal; = ruel n.; (also) a piece of ivory. Hence occasionally as adj.: made of this. Now archaic and literary.Probably independently revived from Middle English use by J. R. R. Tolkien in the 20th cent.; and hence in later fantasy writing. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > bone or horn > [noun] > ivory oliphant's teethc1275 ivory-bone13.. alpes bonc1325 ivoryc1330 ruelc1330 ruel-bonec1330 c1330 Gregorius (Auch.) (1914) 994 (MED) An angel cam fram heuen adoun Briȝter þan þe rouwel bon [v.r. cristal stone]. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Sir Thopas (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 166 His Sadel was of Rewel [v.rr. rowel, ruel; royal] bon. c1440 Sir Degrevant (Thornton) (1949) 1445 (MED) Þare was a ryalle roffe..It was busked a-bowe With besantes full bryghte, All of rewelle-bane. c1440 Tomas of Ersseldoune (Thornton) (1875) l. 49 (MED) Hir selle it was of roelle [a1500 Cambr. Ff. 5. 48 reuyll] bone. a1500 (a1400) Ipomedon (Chetham) (1889) l. 6456 A sadull all off sylke, The sege off rewell bone. a1500 (a1450) Tournam. of Tottenham (Cambr.) (1866) l. 83 A garland on hir hed full of ruell [a1475 Harl. rounde] bones. 1858 F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Ballads IV. Gloss. 343 Royal bane.., the same as ruel bone, an unknown material often mentioned in romances.] 1859 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 240 A saddle of carved bone..is in the Tower collection; a relic to which we may safely refer for an idea of the ‘sadel of rewel bone’ of Chaucer's day. 1949 L. Gay Wine of Satan xxv. 231 Robert of Normandy.., erect in his rewel-bone saddle. 1962 J. R. R. Tolkien Adventures Tom Bombadil 57 Cliffs of stone pale as ruel-bone. a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien in C. Tolkien Hist. Middle-earth: Lays of Beleriand (1985) viii. 282 Their eyes like living jewels, their teeth like ruel-bone. 2007 D. Bilsborough Wanderer's Tale (2008) vii. 169 He had held a ruel-bone scroll case in his hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1330
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