simplern.¹

Brit.

/ˈsɪmplə/, U.S.

/ˈsɪmp(ə)lər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: simple n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < simple n. (compare sense 4a at that entry) + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier simplicist n. 1 and slightly later simplist n.

Now historical.

A person skilled in the preparation and use of medicinal simples (simple n. 4a), esp. herbal simples; a herbalist.

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the world > health and disease > healing > healer > alternative practitioner > [noun] > herbalist > collector or maker of herb remedies

simplicist1577

simpler1591

simplifier1594

simplist1597

rhizotomist1721

root cutter1729

1591 R. Greene Farewell to Folly sig. G Menecas the Macedonian was a very good simpler.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxi. xx. 105 I canot but detect the knauery of these Harbarists and simplers.

1656 W. Coles Art of Simpling Pref. p. i What a rare happiness was it for Matthiolus that famous Simpler, to live in those dayes.

1720 D. Defoe Serious Refl. ii. 33 Your Simplers have had some disputes about the sorts of it.

1774 Westm. Mag. 2 137 This Simpler..might..stand the foremost amongst his own vegetative tribes.

1830 G. P. R. James Darnley III. x. 221 Bradford, had gone to seek remedies from a simpler at Boulogne.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 35/1 Its properties are..slightly tonic; hence it comes within the province of the ‘simpler’.

1916 A. B. Teetgen Profitable Herb Growing & Collecting ii. 111 The herb was held in estimation among the Simplers as a vulnerary.

2008 M. Wood Earthwise Herbal p. xi This herbal follows the approach of the simplers, not only in their use of individual herbs, but in their methods for determining the properties of herbs.

Compounds

simpler's joy n. (also simplers joy) now historical the plant vervain, Verbena officinalis, highly valued in herbal medicine, or any of several other plants of the genus Verbena, esp. the North American species V. hastata.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > vervain

berbineeOE

ironhardOE

vervain?a1300

verbena?a1425

columbinec1450

holy herb1567

Juno's tears1597

pigeon's grass1597

simpler's joy1754

1754 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 4) III. at Verbena It is never found growing above a Quarter of a Mile from an Habitation; which occasion'd its being called Simplers Joy; because, where-ever they found this Plant growing, it was a sure Token of an House being near.

1902 Amer. Catholic Q. Rev. July 466 There was another powerful root much valued in the days when the Physic garden with its Apothecary beds was the Druggist's Store, and this was the Common Vervain or Simpler's Joy (Verbena).

1991 M. Castleman Healing Herbs v. 366 Vervain was prescribed so frequently for so many conditions, it became known as simpler's joy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† simplern.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: simple adj., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < simple adj. + -er suffix¹.

cant. Obsolete.

A victim of a confidence trick, esp. one involving sexual enticement; a dupe.

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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [noun] > lascivious or lustful person

priapist1532

Venerien1567

luster1591

simpler1591

venerist1596

Venerian1601

niggler1613

libidinist1628

1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage f. 9 They [sc. cross-biters] haue sundry praies that they call Simplers, which are men fondly and wantonly giuen, whom for a penaltie of their lust they fleece of all that euer they haue.

1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost sig. D3 She returneth with two or three fleshly minded Rabbets or Simplers.

1610 S. Rid Martin Mark-all sig. B^v Tyrannize ouer vs as your Crosbiters do ouer their Simplers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019).

单词	simpler
释义	simplern.¹ Brit. /ˈsɪmplə/, U.S. /ˈsɪmp(ə)lər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: simple n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < simple n. (compare sense 4a at that entry) + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier simplicist n. 1 and slightly later simplist n. Now historical. A person skilled in the preparation and use of medicinal simples (simple n. 4a), esp. herbal simples; a herbalist. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > alternative practitioner > [noun] > herbalist > collector or maker of herb remedies simplicist1577 simpler1591 simplifier1594 simplist1597 rhizotomist1721 root cutter1729 1591 R. Greene Farewell to Folly sig. G Menecas the Macedonian was a very good simpler. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxi. xx. 105 I canot but detect the knauery of these Harbarists and simplers. 1656 W. Coles Art of Simpling Pref. p. i What a rare happiness was it for Matthiolus that famous Simpler, to live in those dayes. 1720 D. Defoe Serious Refl. ii. 33 Your Simplers have had some disputes about the sorts of it. 1774 Westm. Mag. 2 137 This Simpler..might..stand the foremost amongst his own vegetative tribes. 1830 G. P. R. James Darnley III. x. 221 Bradford, had gone to seek remedies from a simpler at Boulogne. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 35/1 Its properties are..slightly tonic; hence it comes within the province of the ‘simpler’. 1916 A. B. Teetgen Profitable Herb Growing & Collecting ii. 111 The herb was held in estimation among the Simplers as a vulnerary. 2008 M. Wood Earthwise Herbal p. xi This herbal follows the approach of the simplers, not only in their use of individual herbs, but in their methods for determining the properties of herbs. Compounds simpler's joy n. (also simplers joy) now historical the plant vervain, Verbena officinalis, highly valued in herbal medicine, or any of several other plants of the genus Verbena, esp. the North American species V. hastata. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > vervain berbineeOE ironhardOE vervain?a1300 verbena?a1425 columbinec1450 holy herb1567 Juno's tears1597 pigeon's grass1597 simpler's joy1754 1754 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 4) III. at Verbena It is never found growing above a Quarter of a Mile from an Habitation; which occasion'd its being called Simplers Joy; because, where-ever they found this Plant growing, it was a sure Token of an House being near. 1902 Amer. Catholic Q. Rev. July 466 There was another powerful root much valued in the days when the Physic garden with its Apothecary beds was the Druggist's Store, and this was the Common Vervain or Simpler's Joy (Verbena). 1991 M. Castleman Healing Herbs v. 366 Vervain was prescribed so frequently for so many conditions, it became known as simpler's joy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † simplern.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: simple adj., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < simple adj. + -er suffix¹. cant. Obsolete. A victim of a confidence trick, esp. one involving sexual enticement; a dupe. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [noun] > lascivious or lustful person priapist1532 Venerien1567 luster1591 simpler1591 venerist1596 Venerian1601 niggler1613 libidinist1628 1591 R. Greene Notable Discouery of Coosenage f. 9 They [sc. cross-biters] haue sundry praies that they call Simplers, which are men fondly and wantonly giuen, whom for a penaltie of their lust they fleece of all that euer they haue. 1602 S. Rowlands Greenes Ghost sig. D3 She returneth with two or three fleshly minded Rabbets or Simplers. 1610 S. Rid Martin Mark-all sig. B^v Tyrannize ouer vs as your Crosbiters do ouer their Simplers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019). < n.¹1591n.²1591
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