savonetten.

Brit.

/ˈsavənɛt/,

/ˌsavəˈnɛt/, U.S.

/ˌsævəˈnɛt/

Forms: 1700s savonet, 1800s– savonette, 1800s– savonnette.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian savonetta, French savonnette.

Etymology: < Italian savonetta (1564, now regional; 1508 as †saponetto ; now usually saponetta ; < sapone (see soap n.¹) + -etta , feminine diminutive suffix: see -et suffix¹, -etta suffix) and its model French savonnette (1579 in Middle French) < savon soap (see soap n.¹) + -ette , feminine diminutive suffix (see -et suffix¹, -ette suffix). In sense 2 after French arbre à savonnettes (1703 or earlier), arbre à savonnette (1780 or earlier).

Now rare.

1. A ball of perfumed soap containing a powder which creates a thick lather when dissolved in water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > soap > form of soap

soft soap?a1425

washing-ball1538

ball1575

tablet1582

musk ball1589

liquid soap1600

soap-ball1601

wash-ball1601

savonette1702

brick soap1753

bar-soap1824

bar1834

sand-ball1846

soap powder1865

leaf1882

soap leaf1909

soap flakes1926

shower gel1970

1702 tr. G. Boccaccio Il Decamerone II. lxxx. 155 The Lady would needs wash him her own self with a Savonet made of Musk [It. con sapone moscoleato], and made her Servants wash and rub her very clean.

1761 Public Advertiser 14 Jan. (advt.) Italian Lip Salve, Cold Cream for the Face, Italian Savonets and Cream Balls to keep the Hands smooth and white.

1866 A. J. Cooley Toilet & Cosmetic Arts xvii. 438 Savonettes; Soap balls; Wash Balls..are made of any of the mild toilet-soaps, scented at will, generally with the addition of powdered starch or farina, and sometimes, sand.

1968 Iowa City Press Citizen 28 June 7 a/1 (advt.) Sortilege 2 oz. Parfum de Toilette plus a Trio of Perfumed Savonettes..for $4.

2. Caribbean. Any of several tropical American trees of the family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae) with bark or leaves which are used as a soap substitute; spec. (in early use) Abarema macradenia (formerly Pithecolobium macradenium), and (in later use) any of several trees of the genus Lonchocarpus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding soap > [noun] > other plants yielding soap

soap-tree1666

shagbark1691

quillay1717

quillaia1846

soap-root1846

savonette1864

1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 787. Savonette tree : Pithecolobium micradenium [sic].

1897 Cent. Dict. VI. Pithecolobium,..The savonette or shagbark of the West Indies, is a source of soap.

1905 Encycl. Americana XIV. Soap-plants,..The savonette..yields other soap-barks, in demand for cleaning delicate fabrics.

1996 R. H. Wauer Birder's W. Indies 168 The surrounding vegetation was dominated by the beautiful purple-red flowers of the tree locally called savonette.

2007 P. Cask Dominica (Bradt Trav. Guides) x. 185 The Savonette, which is the most common tree found growing on the Cabrits headland.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	savonette
释义	savonetten. Brit. /ˈsavənɛt/, /ˌsavəˈnɛt/, U.S. /ˌsævəˈnɛt/ Forms: 1700s savonet, 1800s– savonette, 1800s– savonnette. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian savonetta, French savonnette. Etymology: < Italian savonetta (1564, now regional; 1508 as †saponetto ; now usually saponetta ; < sapone (see soap n.¹) + -etta , feminine diminutive suffix: see -et suffix¹, -etta suffix) and its model French savonnette (1579 in Middle French) < savon soap (see soap n.¹) + -ette , feminine diminutive suffix (see -et suffix¹, -ette suffix). In sense 2 after French arbre à savonnettes (1703 or earlier), arbre à savonnette (1780 or earlier). Now rare. 1. A ball of perfumed soap containing a powder which creates a thick lather when dissolved in water. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > soap > form of soap soft soap?a1425 washing-ball1538 ball1575 tablet1582 musk ball1589 liquid soap1600 soap-ball1601 wash-ball1601 savonette1702 brick soap1753 bar-soap1824 bar1834 sand-ball1846 soap powder1865 leaf1882 soap leaf1909 soap flakes1926 shower gel1970 1702 tr. G. Boccaccio Il Decamerone II. lxxx. 155 The Lady would needs wash him her own self with a Savonet made of Musk [It. con sapone moscoleato], and made her Servants wash and rub her very clean. 1761 Public Advertiser 14 Jan. (advt.) Italian Lip Salve, Cold Cream for the Face, Italian Savonets and Cream Balls to keep the Hands smooth and white. 1866 A. J. Cooley Toilet & Cosmetic Arts xvii. 438 Savonettes; Soap balls; Wash Balls..are made of any of the mild toilet-soaps, scented at will, generally with the addition of powdered starch or farina, and sometimes, sand. 1968 Iowa City Press Citizen 28 June 7 a/1 (advt.) Sortilege 2 oz. Parfum de Toilette plus a Trio of Perfumed Savonettes..for $4. 2. Caribbean. Any of several tropical American trees of the family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae) with bark or leaves which are used as a soap substitute; spec. (in early use) Abarema macradenia (formerly Pithecolobium macradenium), and (in later use) any of several trees of the genus Lonchocarpus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding soap > [noun] > other plants yielding soap soap-tree1666 shagbark1691 quillay1717 quillaia1846 soap-root1846 savonette1864 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 787. Savonette tree : Pithecolobium micradenium [sic]. 1897 Cent. Dict. VI. Pithecolobium,..The savonette or shagbark of the West Indies, is a source of soap. 1905 Encycl. Americana XIV. Soap-plants,..The savonette..yields other soap-barks, in demand for cleaning delicate fabrics. 1996 R. H. Wauer Birder's W. Indies 168 The surrounding vegetation was dominated by the beautiful purple-red flowers of the tree locally called savonette. 2007 P. Cask Dominica (Bradt Trav. Guides) x. 185 The Savonette, which is the most common tree found growing on the Cabrits headland. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1702
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