sirocn.

/ˈsʌɪrɒk/

/sɪˈrɒk/

Forms: α. 1700s– siroc (1800s sirocc). β. 1700s–1800s sciroc. γ. 1700s–1800s siroch.

Etymology: < earlier French siroc, siroch (now siroco), or < Italian sirocco.

= sirocco n. 1.Frequently written with a capital letter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > hot or warm wind > in Mediterranean Europe and North Africa

sirocco1617

sirocco1700

siroc1775

gibli1821

leveche1887

α.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Siroc, the south east wind very unhealthy in Italy.

1786 European Mag. 9 286 The fierce Siroc prevails!

1800 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 93 A detestable burning blast, a bastard sort of siroc.

1827 J. Montgomery Pelican Island iii. 25 Every wind From the hot Siroc to the wet Monsoon.

1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 97 These the siroc could not melt.

β. 1789 [see Compounds]. 1819 W. S. Rose Lett. from N. Italy I. 289 I attribute..this strange influence of perfumes to the Sciroc.1879 M. D. Conway Demonol. I. ii. vii. 184 Here sciroc, there hurricane, and often tornado.γ. 1800 H. Wells Constantia Neville (ed. 2) I. 261 The grass looked as if it had endured the baleful effects of the blighting Siroch.1828 M. M. Sherwood Lady of Manor VI. xxix. 327 That woody vale,..where no burning siroch blows.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1773 P. Brydone Tour Sicily & Malta I. i. 10 Lest we should be caught, by the Sirocc winds.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 190 A sciroc wind, or a rainy day, or a hard frost.

1809 R. K. Porter Travelling Sketches Russia & Sweden II. xlii. 193 The Siroc sultriness and oppression..increases at every step.

1829 E. A. Poe Tamerlane in Poet. Wks. (1859) 215 Like rain Upon the Siroc-withered plain.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	siroc
释义	sirocn. /ˈsʌɪrɒk//sɪˈrɒk/ Forms: α. 1700s– siroc (1800s sirocc). β. 1700s–1800s sciroc. γ. 1700s–1800s siroch. Etymology: < earlier French siroc, siroch (now siroco), or < Italian sirocco. = sirocco n. 1.Frequently written with a capital letter. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > hot or warm wind > in Mediterranean Europe and North Africa sirocco1617 sirocco1700 siroc1775 gibli1821 leveche1887 α. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Siroc, the south east wind very unhealthy in Italy. 1786 European Mag. 9 286 The fierce Siroc prevails! 1800 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 93 A detestable burning blast, a bastard sort of siroc. 1827 J. Montgomery Pelican Island iii. 25 Every wind From the hot Siroc to the wet Monsoon. 1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 97 These the siroc could not melt. β. 1789 [see Compounds]. 1819 W. S. Rose Lett. from N. Italy I. 289 I attribute..this strange influence of perfumes to the Sciroc.1879 M. D. Conway Demonol. I. ii. vii. 184 Here sciroc, there hurricane, and often tornado.γ. 1800 H. Wells Constantia Neville (ed. 2) I. 261 The grass looked as if it had endured the baleful effects of the blighting Siroch.1828 M. M. Sherwood Lady of Manor VI. xxix. 327 That woody vale,..where no burning siroch blows. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1773 P. Brydone Tour Sicily & Malta I. i. 10 Lest we should be caught, by the Sirocc winds. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France I. 190 A sciroc wind, or a rainy day, or a hard frost. 1809 R. K. Porter Travelling Sketches Russia & Sweden II. xlii. 193 The Siroc sultriness and oppression..increases at every step. 1829 E. A. Poe Tamerlane in Poet. Wks. (1859) 215 Like rain Upon the Siroc-withered plain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1773
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