boxenadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɒksn/, U.S.

/ˈbɑks(ə)n/

Forms: 1500s– boxen, 1600s boxing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: box n.¹, -en suffix⁴.

Etymology: < box n.¹ + -en suffix⁴.Compare Old English byxen made of or resembling boxwood (see box n.¹ and discussion at that entry).

1. Made of boxwood; (also) resembling boxwood, esp. in being a pale yellow colour. Now rare and archaic.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [adjective] > box

boxen1519

boxy1552

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria ix. f. 108 Boxen pypes be lyghtlyer tyrld through, or made holowe: than yuery pypis.

1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Agamemnon ii. ii. sig. D^v The holow boxen pype..doth gyue a solemne sound.

1637 J. Pocklington Altare Christianum 42 Powder to turne my boxen teeth into Ivory.

1710 A. Philips Pastorals vi. 17 A Boxen Haut-Boy, loud, and sweet.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xxiv. 344 The sculptured boxen yoke.

1953 F. Mitchell Wing & Yoke vii. 119 The shelf was a twelve-inch-wide, boxen plank about four feet long.

†2. Of or relating to the box tree; consisting of box plants. Obsolete.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > box-tree or shrub > [adjective]

boxen1578

box-like1640

buxiferous1656

buxeous1731

boxwood1795

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xxxii. 699 The lye in which Boxen leaues haue bene stieped, maketh the heare yellow.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 89 Cytorus, ever green With Boxen Groves.

1803 H. K. White Clifton Grove 6 Beneath the boxen hedge reclin'd.

1861 W. Flagg Mount Auburn 253 The effect of a fence around a monument is similar to that of a hedgerow or boxen border around a tree.

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

单词	boxen
释义	boxenadj. Brit. /ˈbɒksn/, U.S. /ˈbɑks(ə)n/ Forms: 1500s– boxen, 1600s boxing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: box n.¹, -en suffix⁴. Etymology: < box n.¹ + -en suffix⁴.Compare Old English byxen made of or resembling boxwood (see box n.¹ and discussion at that entry). 1. Made of boxwood; (also) resembling boxwood, esp. in being a pale yellow colour. Now rare and archaic. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [adjective] > box boxen1519 boxy1552 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria ix. f. 108 Boxen pypes be lyghtlyer tyrld through, or made holowe: than yuery pypis. 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Agamemnon ii. ii. sig. D^v The holow boxen pype..doth gyue a solemne sound. 1637 J. Pocklington Altare Christianum 42 Powder to turne my boxen teeth into Ivory. 1710 A. Philips Pastorals vi. 17 A Boxen Haut-Boy, loud, and sweet. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xxiv. 344 The sculptured boxen yoke. 1953 F. Mitchell Wing & Yoke vii. 119 The shelf was a twelve-inch-wide, boxen plank about four feet long. †2. Of or relating to the box tree; consisting of box plants. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > box-tree or shrub > [adjective] boxen1578 box-like1640 buxiferous1656 buxeous1731 boxwood1795 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball vi. xxxii. 699 The lye in which Boxen leaues haue bene stieped, maketh the heare yellow. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 89 Cytorus, ever green With Boxen Groves. View more context for this quotation 1803 H. K. White Clifton Grove 6 Beneath the boxen hedge reclin'd. 1861 W. Flagg Mount Auburn 253 The effect of a fence around a monument is similar to that of a hedgerow or boxen border around a tree. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1519
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