braincasen.

Brit.

/ˈbreɪnkeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈbreɪnˌkeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brain n., case n.²

Etymology: < brain n. + case n.² Compare West Frisian breinkas, and also German (now colloquial) Hirnkasten (late 18th cent.).

The part of the skull that contains the brain; the cranium (cranium n. 1a) or neurocranium.

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the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > [noun]

head boneeOE

head paneOE

panOE

brainpanOE

skull?c1225

harn-pan1340

brain skulla1400

calvairc1420

pot of the head?a1425

pan-bone1545

cranew1555

pannicle1590

pericranium1590

cranion1611

poll1721

braincase1726

brain-box1789

pericrane1804

cobbra1832

cranium1842

neurocranium1907

1726 A. Monro Anat. Humane Bones ii. 61 The Cranium, Helmet or Brain-case, as the Word imports, consists of several Pieces, which joined form a vaulted Cavity for lodging and defending the Brain, Cerebellum, Membranes, and Vessels.

1790 R. Walker Inq. Smallpox iv. 69 In a young alligator of ten feet long, which I dissected in Jamaica, the brain-case was remarkably small.

1867 Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 1 65 It [sc. a skull] is, further, phænozygous, the norma verticalis exhibiting a space between the zygomatic arches and the sides of the brain case.

1930 H. G. Newth Marshall & Hurst's Junior Course Pract. Zool. (ed. 11) xiii. 306 The cranium proper, or brain-case, forms the posterior part of the skull, and is situated almost completely behind the orbits, or sockets for the eyeballs.

1980 R. Rhodes Last Safari ii. xiii. 244 Rukuma ran a finger around the inside of the bowl, feeling the irregularities of the braincase.

2001 S. T. Asma Stuffed Animals & Pickled Heads i. 25 The human braincase actually continues to expand until a child is about seven years old.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	braincase
释义	braincasen. Brit. /ˈbreɪnkeɪs/, U.S. /ˈbreɪnˌkeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: brain n., case n.² Etymology: < brain n. + case n.² Compare West Frisian breinkas, and also German (now colloquial) Hirnkasten (late 18th cent.). The part of the skull that contains the brain; the cranium (cranium n. 1a) or neurocranium. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > [noun] head boneeOE head paneOE panOE brainpanOE skull?c1225 harn-pan1340 brain skulla1400 calvairc1420 pot of the head?a1425 pan-bone1545 cranew1555 pannicle1590 pericranium1590 cranion1611 poll1721 braincase1726 brain-box1789 pericrane1804 cobbra1832 cranium1842 neurocranium1907 1726 A. Monro Anat. Humane Bones ii. 61 The Cranium, Helmet or Brain-case, as the Word imports, consists of several Pieces, which joined form a vaulted Cavity for lodging and defending the Brain, Cerebellum, Membranes, and Vessels. 1790 R. Walker Inq. Smallpox iv. 69 In a young alligator of ten feet long, which I dissected in Jamaica, the brain-case was remarkably small. 1867 Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 1 65 It [sc. a skull] is, further, phænozygous, the norma verticalis exhibiting a space between the zygomatic arches and the sides of the brain case. 1930 H. G. Newth Marshall & Hurst's Junior Course Pract. Zool. (ed. 11) xiii. 306 The cranium proper, or brain-case, forms the posterior part of the skull, and is situated almost completely behind the orbits, or sockets for the eyeballs. 1980 R. Rhodes Last Safari ii. xiii. 244 Rukuma ran a finger around the inside of the bowl, feeling the irregularities of the braincase. 2001 S. T. Asma Stuffed Animals & Pickled Heads i. 25 The human braincase actually continues to expand until a child is about seven years old. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1726
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