Sericadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛrɪk/, U.S.

/ˈsɪrɪk/,

/ˈsɛrɪk/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Serick, 1600s– Seric. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Sēricus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Sēricus of or belonging to the Seres, made of silk, silken (compare sērica (neuter plural noun) silk garments or fabrics) < Hellenistic Greek σηρικός of or belonging to the Seres, made of silk (compare σηρικόν (neuter) silk) < Σῆρες Seres n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Serian adj.

Now chiefly historical.

1. Of or relating to the Seres of the ancient Far East; Chinese.Chiefly in translations and discussions of ancient Greek and Latin writers, and applied to various commodities of eastern origin (of which silk was the original type; cf. sense 2), whether or not from the Far East, by analogy with the use of the original Greek or Latin word.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > the Chinese > [adjective]

Seric1587

Chinesian1625

Sinaean1639

Sinic1650

Sinetic1849

sinicized1854

Sinitic1859

Chink1899

1587 A. Golding tr. Solinus Worthie Work xxxv. sig. Q.i^v The Ocean beclippeth the vttermost coastes, which according to the shoares it beateth vpon, is named Arabick, Persian, Indian, Easterne, Serick [L. Sericus] [etc.].

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xxiv. 429 Ammianus copiously describes..the eighteen great satrapies, or provinces (as far as the Seric, or Chinese frontiers).

1805 D. Macpherson Ann. Commerce I. 175 Perhaps the money paid to the Seres, in Pliny's estimate, was distinct from that paid for Seric merchandise in the ports of India.

1879 Academy 15 Feb. 139/1 The resumption of Chinese authority over Eastern Turkestan and the re-establishment of the old Seric trade along this route.

1917 W. H. Cudworth tr. Horace Odes i. xxix. 38 A youth who from his father's bow Shoots Seric shafts.

1954 M. Wheeler Rome beyond Imperial Frontiers (1955) iii. xiii. 183 The skins described as Seric are evidently thought of as derived from High Asia.

1993 R. Bauckham Climax of Prophecy x. 359 The Seric iron mentioned by Pliny has often been thought to be high quality Indian steel, but Raschke thinks it more likely to be cast iron from China or central Asia.

2. Usually with lower-case initial. Made of silk, silken; of or relating to silk or its production, trade, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [adjective]

Seric1653

silken1719

Serian1865

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars i. 24 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Of this silke are made the anciently called Persian, now Serick [Gk. σηρικήν], or silke garments.

1879 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 May 501/2 The people of Eastern Asia, whom the ancient Greeks called Σῆρες, Seres, and who..were then, as now, celebrated for silken fabrics or seric stuff.

1895 Johnson's Universal Cycl. (new ed.) VII. 529/2 The secretion which the full-grown silkworm emits comes out through two separate seric tubes.

1970 N. Walford tr. R. Grousset Empire of Steppes i. 41 In a valley of those mountains,..Ptolemy relates, there was a stone tower..near which merchandise was exchanged between Levantine and ‘seric’ (silk-carrying) caravans.

2001 X. Liu in M. Adas Agric. & Pastoral Societies Anc. & Classical Hist. i. v. 153 Many exotic Indian goods and customs were reported to the Greek world, including cotton that grew on trees and seric fabric (silk) that was made from tree bark.

†3. In various humorous designations for tea, as Seric herb, Seric leaf, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > tea > [noun]

chia1601

cha1616

tea1658

tsia1662

scandal-potion1786

scandal-broth1795

tea-water1818

Seric herb1840

split pea1857

scandal-water1873

Rosie Lee1901

chai1919

char1919

Rosie1929

1840 New Monthly Mag. 60 310 The pure concoction of the seric herb.

1844 Hood's Mag. Jan. 34 A cheering cup of the Seric juice.

1845 New Monthly Mag. Nov. 352 Whether Punks was nervous, or the British substitute for the seric leaf did not agree with his stomach, is uncertain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seric
释义	Sericadj. Brit. /ˈsɛrɪk/, U.S. /ˈsɪrɪk/, /ˈsɛrɪk/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Serick, 1600s– Seric. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Sēricus. Etymology: < classical Latin Sēricus of or belonging to the Seres, made of silk, silken (compare sērica (neuter plural noun) silk garments or fabrics) < Hellenistic Greek σηρικός of or belonging to the Seres, made of silk (compare σηρικόν (neuter) silk) < Σῆρες Seres n. + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare Serian adj. Now chiefly historical. 1. Of or relating to the Seres of the ancient Far East; Chinese.Chiefly in translations and discussions of ancient Greek and Latin writers, and applied to various commodities of eastern origin (of which silk was the original type; cf. sense 2), whether or not from the Far East, by analogy with the use of the original Greek or Latin word. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > the Chinese > [adjective] Seric1587 Chinesian1625 Sinaean1639 Sinic1650 Sinetic1849 sinicized1854 Sinitic1859 Chink1899 1587 A. Golding tr. Solinus Worthie Work xxxv. sig. Q.i^v The Ocean beclippeth the vttermost coastes, which according to the shoares it beateth vpon, is named Arabick, Persian, Indian, Easterne, Serick [L. Sericus] [etc.]. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall II. xxiv. 429 Ammianus copiously describes..the eighteen great satrapies, or provinces (as far as the Seric, or Chinese frontiers). 1805 D. Macpherson Ann. Commerce I. 175 Perhaps the money paid to the Seres, in Pliny's estimate, was distinct from that paid for Seric merchandise in the ports of India. 1879 Academy 15 Feb. 139/1 The resumption of Chinese authority over Eastern Turkestan and the re-establishment of the old Seric trade along this route. 1917 W. H. Cudworth tr. Horace Odes i. xxix. 38 A youth who from his father's bow Shoots Seric shafts. 1954 M. Wheeler Rome beyond Imperial Frontiers (1955) iii. xiii. 183 The skins described as Seric are evidently thought of as derived from High Asia. 1993 R. Bauckham Climax of Prophecy x. 359 The Seric iron mentioned by Pliny has often been thought to be high quality Indian steel, but Raschke thinks it more likely to be cast iron from China or central Asia. 2. Usually with lower-case initial. Made of silk, silken; of or relating to silk or its production, trade, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [adjective] Seric1653 silken1719 Serian1865 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars i. 24 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Of this silke are made the anciently called Persian, now Serick [Gk. σηρικήν], or silke garments. 1879 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 May 501/2 The people of Eastern Asia, whom the ancient Greeks called Σῆρες, Seres, and who..were then, as now, celebrated for silken fabrics or seric stuff. 1895 Johnson's Universal Cycl. (new ed.) VII. 529/2 The secretion which the full-grown silkworm emits comes out through two separate seric tubes. 1970 N. Walford tr. R. Grousset Empire of Steppes i. 41 In a valley of those mountains,..Ptolemy relates, there was a stone tower..near which merchandise was exchanged between Levantine and ‘seric’ (silk-carrying) caravans. 2001 X. Liu in M. Adas Agric. & Pastoral Societies Anc. & Classical Hist. i. v. 153 Many exotic Indian goods and customs were reported to the Greek world, including cotton that grew on trees and seric fabric (silk) that was made from tree bark. †3. In various humorous designations for tea, as Seric herb, Seric leaf, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea > [noun] chia1601 cha1616 tea1658 tsia1662 scandal-potion1786 scandal-broth1795 tea-water1818 Seric herb1840 split pea1857 scandal-water1873 Rosie Lee1901 chai1919 char1919 Rosie1929 1840 New Monthly Mag. 60 310 The pure concoction of the seric herb. 1844 Hood's Mag. Jan. 34 A cheering cup of the Seric juice. 1845 New Monthly Mag. Nov. 352 Whether Punks was nervous, or the British substitute for the seric leaf did not agree with his stomach, is uncertain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1587
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