boan.

Brit.

/ˈbəʊə/, U.S.

/ˈboʊə/

Forms: Also Middle English boua, Middle English–1500s boas, 1500s boath. Plural boas (occasionally in Latin form boæ).

Etymology: < Latin boa (Pliny N.H. viii. xiv), of unknown origin: Pliny and St. Jerome derived it < bos an ox, for different reasons.

1. Zoology. A genus of serpents native to the tropical parts of South America, distinguished for their large size and immense muscular strength. They are destitute of poison fangs, and kill their prey by constriction or compression. Popularly the name is extended to all the large serpents of similar habits, including the Pythons of the Old World.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > member of

boaa1398

boiguacu1774

boa constrictor1809

pythona1825

rock python1853

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. ix. 1129 Boa is a serpent ful gret [in] quantite..and foleweþ flokkes of rotheren and of bugles. And setteþ himself gylefulliche to þe vddres... And haþ þerfore þat name boas of bos ‘an oxe or a rether’.

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xviii. ix. 759 Enidris that is a water adder..many men call it Boua, for the dyrte of an oxe is remedy therfore.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. iii Boa, a Serpent of that bignesse, that being found dead, there was a childe found whole in his belly.

1804 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 94 71 I was shown..in the Hunterian Museum, two colubers, and three boæ.

1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 118 Not the gaunt lion's hug, nor Boa's clasp.

1836 Penny Cycl. V. 20/2 The Boæ have a spur on each side of the vent.

1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 123 The American species belonging to the genus Boa, and those of Africa and Asia to Python.

figurative.1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall I. 149 It was the lion of trees perishing in the embraces of a vegetable Boa.

†2. Heraldry. The representation of a serpent used as a device or portion of a ‘charge’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > reptiles

boa1572

scytale1572

remora1612

lizard1688

salamander1688

lacertine1911

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 63 P. beareth, Gold, a Boath, Sable, betwene two barres Gemewes Azure. ‘Boas’ is a Snake in Italie, great of bodye.

3. A snake-like coil of fur worn by ladies as a wrapper for the throat.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > scarf or wrap > fur

cat's tail1551

boa1836

throatlet1844

necklet1896

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 139 Ladies' boas, from one shilling and a penny halfpenny.

1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) II. xii. 190 Red cheeks set off by quilted hoods, boas, and sable capes.

1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 276 The tail is used in the manufacture of boas.

Compounds

boa-form adj. of the shape of a boa.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > resembling a boa-constrictor

boa-constrictorlike1835

boa-form1849

boa-constrictorish1881

1849 M. Somerville Physical Geogr. (1862) 459 Known species of serpents..Fresh-water 33, Boaform 15.

Derivatives

boa'd adj. provided with, or wearing a lady's boa.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing neckwear

collaredc1405

barbeda1529

ruffed1548

wimpled1579

quilled-up1694

starch-ruffed1783

cravatted1801

neckclothed1825

bandanaed1831

boa'd1831

black-tied1848

mufflered1859

white-collared1860

chokered1865

comfortered1880

tied1911

1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 967 Furred, muffed, and boa'd, Mrs. Gentle adventures abroad.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	boa
释义	boan. Brit. /ˈbəʊə/, U.S. /ˈboʊə/ Forms: Also Middle English boua, Middle English–1500s boas, 1500s boath. Plural boas (occasionally in Latin form boæ). Etymology: < Latin boa (Pliny N.H. viii. xiv), of unknown origin: Pliny and St. Jerome derived it < bos an ox, for different reasons. 1. Zoology. A genus of serpents native to the tropical parts of South America, distinguished for their large size and immense muscular strength. They are destitute of poison fangs, and kill their prey by constriction or compression. Popularly the name is extended to all the large serpents of similar habits, including the Pythons of the Old World. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > member of boaa1398 boiguacu1774 boa constrictor1809 pythona1825 rock python1853 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. ix. 1129 Boa is a serpent ful gret [in] quantite..and foleweþ flokkes of rotheren and of bugles. And setteþ himself gylefulliche to þe vddres... And haþ þerfore þat name boas of bos ‘an oxe or a rether’. 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xviii. ix. 759 Enidris that is a water adder..many men call it Boua, for the dyrte of an oxe is remedy therfore. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. iii Boa, a Serpent of that bignesse, that being found dead, there was a childe found whole in his belly. 1804 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 94 71 I was shown..in the Hunterian Museum, two colubers, and three boæ. 1817 T. Moore Lalla Rookh 118 Not the gaunt lion's hug, nor Boa's clasp. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 20/2 The Boæ have a spur on each side of the vent. 1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 123 The American species belonging to the genus Boa, and those of Africa and Asia to Python. figurative.1822 W. Irving Bracebridge Hall I. 149 It was the lion of trees perishing in the embraces of a vegetable Boa. †2. Heraldry. The representation of a serpent used as a device or portion of a ‘charge’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > reptiles boa1572 scytale1572 remora1612 lizard1688 salamander1688 lacertine1911 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 63 P. beareth, Gold, a Boath, Sable, betwene two barres Gemewes Azure. ‘Boas’ is a Snake in Italie, great of bodye. 3. A snake-like coil of fur worn by ladies as a wrapper for the throat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > scarf or wrap > fur cat's tail1551 boa1836 throatlet1844 necklet1896 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 139 Ladies' boas, from one shilling and a penny halfpenny. 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) II. xii. 190 Red cheeks set off by quilted hoods, boas, and sable capes. 1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 276 The tail is used in the manufacture of boas. Compounds boa-form adj. of the shape of a boa. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > resembling a boa-constrictor boa-constrictorlike1835 boa-form1849 boa-constrictorish1881 1849 M. Somerville Physical Geogr. (1862) 459 Known species of serpents..Fresh-water 33, Boaform 15. Derivatives boa'd adj. provided with, or wearing a lady's boa. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing neckwear collaredc1405 barbeda1529 ruffed1548 wimpled1579 quilled-up1694 starch-ruffed1783 cravatted1801 neckclothed1825 bandanaed1831 boa'd1831 black-tied1848 mufflered1859 white-collared1860 chokered1865 comfortered1880 tied1911 1831 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 967 Furred, muffed, and boa'd, Mrs. Gentle adventures abroad. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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