单词 | siffleur |
释义 | siffleurn. 1. Canadian. One of several animals that make a whistling noise, esp. the hoary marmot, Marmota caligata, or its flesh used as food. Cf. whistler n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > [noun] > that chirps peepling1594 chirper1599 siffleur1703 the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > flesh of other animals > [noun] > marmot siffleur1703 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) > genus Marmota > marmota caligata (hoary marmot) siffleur1703 whistler1703 hoary marmot1781 1703 tr. L. de Lahontan New Voy. N.-Amer. I. 62 Certain little Beasts, call'd Siffleurs, or Whistlers. 1808 S. Fraser Jrnl. 18 June (1960) 86 They gave us a siffleur (marmot) which is the first fresh meat we tasted since our departure. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 517/1 Arctomys Empetra... This is..the Siffleur of the French Canadians, who apply the same name to the other species of Marmot and to the Badger. 1858 J. Palliser Jrnl. 22 Aug. in Palliser Papers (1968) 274 The only animal which we have seen is the siffleur, whose shrill whistle we heard for the first time close to our encampment. 1898 F. Russell Explor. Far North 249 Ground squirrels or ‘siffleux’ as they are known to the Company's people, are a characteristic feature of the barren portions of Arctic America. 1949 Canad. Alpine Jrnl. May 32 They dined on ‘delicious siffleur’ which tasted on the tongue like ‘very delicate mutton or the fat of sucking pig’. 1968 R. M. Patterson Finlay's River 209 La Guarde shot a couple of siffleurs—marmots or whistlers—lean, miserable things at that season. 2. (with feminine -euse). One who entertains professionally by whistling. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > other performances > [noun] > other performers disourc1330 mountebank1566 fencer1572 gladiator1621 siffleur1827 geisha1887 pole-sitter1927 stunt man1930 flagpole sitter1931 yo-yoist1933 mnemonist1969 yo-yoer1973 society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > other types of singer > [noun] > hummer, whistler, or intoner whistlerc1440 hummer1771 siffleur1827 intoner1865 1827 T. J. Dibdin Reminisc. II. vi. 122 The following is from a celebrated siffleur:..‘I Take the Liberty of Inclosing a few Lines, to Inform you that I am a Beautyfull Whistler If you Please to Give Me one Trial on the Stage.’ 1912 Music Hall & Theatre Review 11 Jan. 31/1 ‘Who is He’, a clever siffleur, charms everyone with his mimicry of birds. 1923 Glasgow Herald 7 July There could be no doubt about the fact that he [sc. a mouse] was at least something of a siffleur. 1933 Daily Tel. 31 May 15/6 The Bishop of Colombo..revealed himself as an accomplished siffleur. 1981 Times 26 Feb. 13/1 Melba's friend Adeline Murrelli was not a singer but that almost forgotten artist, a siffleuse, or whistler. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1703 |
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