scarabn.

Brit.

/ˈskarəb/, U.S.

/ˈskɛrəb/

Forms: Also 1500s scarabb(e, 1500s–1600s scarabe, 1600s scarrab, scarubb.

Etymology: < French scarabée, scarabee n. (= Provençal escaravai , Spanish escarabajo , Portuguese escarabeo , scaraveo , also diminutive escaravelho , Italian scarabeo , also scarafaggio ), < Latin scarabaeus , scarabaeus n. Compare Greek κάραβος, diminutive κᾱράβιον, also κᾱραβίς, horned beetle, stag-beetle, also sea crayfish.

a. In early use, a beetle of any kind (chiefly referred to as supposed to be bred in and to feed upon dung). Now rare exc. (also scarab beetle) as applied to the scarabæid beetle, Ateuchus sacer, reverenced by the ancient Egyptians (cf. sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > supposed to be bred in or fed on dung

scarab1579

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of genus Ateuchus

scarab1579

scarabee1591

pilulary1661

spring beetle1799

pill chafer1804

1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 1^v The Scarabe flies ouer many a sweet flower, and lightes in a cowshard.

1615 G. Markham Pleasures Princes (1635) ii. 15 A hollow Cane in which he may put them [Maggots, etc.], and Scarrabs.

1681 Philos. Coll. (Royal Soc.) No. 3. 54 A large Scarabe, I found among Goods brought from the Indies.

1776 G. White Let. 3 Apr. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 208 This stomach was..stuffed..with..various insects; such as small scarabs, spiders, and dragon-flies.

1845 R. Browning Glove in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics 34 An Arab As glossy and black as a scarab.

1904 E. A. T. W. Budge Guide 3rd & 4th Egypt. Rooms Brit. Museum 187 A deceased king is said to have entered the boat of the Sun in the form of the scarab.

attributive.1583 J. Lyly To Author in T. Watson Poems (1870) 29 Not vnlike vnto..the Scarab flies, which enter into the roote and neuer touch the rinde.1921 C. A. Ealand Insect Life vi. 179 We do not possess in this country [sc. Great Britain] any of the Scarab Beetles, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs vii. 73 Young Sanchez [packed] a cottonwood slingshot and six or eight smooth stones suitable for anything up to bullfrogs or scarab beetles.

†b. transferred and figurative esp. as a term of abuse for a man. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > as abused > male

bitch-sonc1330

whoresonc1330

bitcha1475

haga1529

conger1600

scarab1602

whore1609

scarabee1615

conger-head1630

bugger1694

sod?1835

1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iv. vii. sig. I2 They are the Moathes, and Scarabbes of a State.

c1604 Charlemagne (1938) ii. 32 But be assurd I am no Scarabb for a Castrells breakfast.

1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. i. sig. B^v Fac. You might talke softlier, Raskall. Svb. No, you Scarabe, I'll thunder you, in peeces.

1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle ii. 11 Must a Man of honour wait your leisure, you Dog, and miss his necessary diversion, through the negligence of such a Scarab.

2. Ancient History. A gem (of carnelian, emerald, obsidian, etc.) cut in the form of a beetle (scarabæus), having on the flat under-side a design in intaglio.Scarabs were worn either as signet-rings or attached on a chain hung round the neck. They were common among the Egyptians, Etruscans, and the peoples of Western Asia.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun]

ringOE

beec1009

languet1378

Collar of SS., S's, or Esses1406

tablet?a1425

fetterlock1463

serpent-tongue1488

triangle1529

flory1530

gorget1570

medal1578

tablet jewel1599

sprig1602

bracelet1624

medallion1658

croisette1688

torques1693

scarabaeus1775

crosslet1802

torque1834

teardrop1870

scarab1878

scaraboid1879

scarabaeoid1887

squash blossom1923

clip1937

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > stone or gem

adder-stone1587

sea-bean1607

mole-stone1699

scarabaeus1775

hag stone1787

gamahec1796

holy-stone1825

scarab1878

1878 A. S. Murray in Encycl. Brit. VIII. 640/2 But excepting the form there is singularly little in common between the scarabs of Etruria and of Egypt.

1900 W. M. F. Petrie Dendereh 7/2 From a scarab found in this tomb it is probably of the XIIth Dynasty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scarab
释义	scarabn. Brit. /ˈskarəb/, U.S. /ˈskɛrəb/ Forms: Also 1500s scarabb(e, 1500s–1600s scarabe, 1600s scarrab, scarubb. Etymology: < French scarabée, scarabee n. (= Provençal escaravai , Spanish escarabajo , Portuguese escarabeo , scaraveo , also diminutive escaravelho , Italian scarabeo , also scarafaggio ), < Latin scarabaeus , scarabaeus n. Compare Greek κάραβος, diminutive κᾱράβιον, also κᾱραβίς, horned beetle, stag-beetle, also sea crayfish. 1. a. In early use, a beetle of any kind (chiefly referred to as supposed to be bred in and to feed upon dung). Now rare exc. (also scarab beetle) as applied to the scarabæid beetle, Ateuchus sacer, reverenced by the ancient Egyptians (cf. sense 2). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > supposed to be bred in or fed on dung scarab1579 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of genus Ateuchus scarab1579 scarabee1591 pilulary1661 spring beetle1799 pill chafer1804 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 1^v The Scarabe flies ouer many a sweet flower, and lightes in a cowshard. 1615 G. Markham Pleasures Princes (1635) ii. 15 A hollow Cane in which he may put them [Maggots, etc.], and Scarrabs. 1681 Philos. Coll. (Royal Soc.) No. 3. 54 A large Scarabe, I found among Goods brought from the Indies. 1776 G. White Let. 3 Apr. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 208 This stomach was..stuffed..with..various insects; such as small scarabs, spiders, and dragon-flies. 1845 R. Browning Glove in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics 34 An Arab As glossy and black as a scarab. 1904 E. A. T. W. Budge Guide 3rd & 4th Egypt. Rooms Brit. Museum 187 A deceased king is said to have entered the boat of the Sun in the form of the scarab. attributive.1583 J. Lyly To Author in T. Watson Poems (1870) 29 Not vnlike vnto..the Scarab flies, which enter into the roote and neuer touch the rinde.1921 C. A. Ealand Insect Life vi. 179 We do not possess in this country [sc. Great Britain] any of the Scarab Beetles, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs vii. 73 Young Sanchez [packed] a cottonwood slingshot and six or eight smooth stones suitable for anything up to bullfrogs or scarab beetles. †b. transferred and figurative esp. as a term of abuse for a man. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > inferior person > [noun] > as abused > male bitch-sonc1330 whoresonc1330 bitcha1475 haga1529 conger1600 scarab1602 whore1609 scarabee1615 conger-head1630 bugger1694 sod?1835 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster iv. vii. sig. I2 They are the Moathes, and Scarabbes of a State. View more context for this quotation c1604 Charlemagne (1938) ii. 32 But be assurd I am no Scarabb for a Castrells breakfast. 1612 B. Jonson Alchemist i. i. sig. B^v Fac. You might talke softlier, Raskall. Svb. No, you Scarabe, I'll thunder you, in peeces. View more context for this quotation 1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle ii. 11 Must a Man of honour wait your leisure, you Dog, and miss his necessary diversion, through the negligence of such a Scarab. 2. Ancient History. A gem (of carnelian, emerald, obsidian, etc.) cut in the form of a beetle (scarabæus), having on the flat under-side a design in intaglio.Scarabs were worn either as signet-rings or attached on a chain hung round the neck. They were common among the Egyptians, Etruscans, and the peoples of Western Asia. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] ringOE beec1009 languet1378 Collar of SS., S's, or Esses1406 tablet?a1425 fetterlock1463 serpent-tongue1488 triangle1529 flory1530 gorget1570 medal1578 tablet jewel1599 sprig1602 bracelet1624 medallion1658 croisette1688 torques1693 scarabaeus1775 crosslet1802 torque1834 teardrop1870 scarab1878 scaraboid1879 scarabaeoid1887 squash blossom1923 clip1937 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > charm or amulet > stone or gem adder-stone1587 sea-bean1607 mole-stone1699 scarabaeus1775 hag stone1787 gamahec1796 holy-stone1825 scarab1878 1878 A. S. Murray in Encycl. Brit. VIII. 640/2 But excepting the form there is singularly little in common between the scarabs of Etruria and of Egypt. 1900 W. M. F. Petrie Dendereh 7/2 From a scarab found in this tomb it is probably of the XIIth Dynasty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1579
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