Vegan.¹

Brit.

/ˈviːɡə/,

/ˈveɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈveɪɡə/

Forms: 1500s– Vega, 1700s– Wega (now historical).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Vega.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Vega (1545 or earlier in Alphonsine Tables) < Arabic wāqiʿ descending, coming down (in al-nasr al-wāqiʿ ‘the vulture coming down (to land)’), name of the constellation Lyra. The star is so called because the constellation which it forms part of was represented as a vulture in ancient Egypt, and as an eagle or vulture in ancient India. Compare French Wéga, (now usually) Véga (1740 or earlier as Wega).

Astronomy.

The star α Lyrae, a brilliant blue-white star which is the brightest in the constellation Lyra and the fifth brightest in the sky.Vega is one of the three bright stars (along with Altair and Deneb) that form the northern hemisphere's ‘Summer Triangle’.

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1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iv. xix. f. 220 In the upper part wherof towards the left hand is a faire starre of the second bignes called..Vega, and Brineck.

1639 E. Chilmead tr. R. Hues Learned Treat. Globes ii. iii. 91 The bright Starre in this Constellation, being the first in number, Alfonsus calleth Vega [L. Vega].

1766 G. Adams Treat. New Celestial & Terrestr. Globes 186 Let the observer be in or near London, and the bright star in lyra or the harp of the first magnitude be given, it is called vega and marked α.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 225/2 Its brightest star, α Lyræ, also called Vega, is a conspicuous object.

1862 Intellect. Observer July 435 Wega, further E., and near the zenith, alone rivals with its lovely sapphire beam, this glowing topaz.

1889 C. R. Markham tr. R. Hues Treat. Globes 221 Vega contains hydrogen, iron, sodium, and magnesium.

1923 Times 4 Dec. 22/6 Vega is next to Sirius the brightest star in the northern heavens, but it is much farther from us.

1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 45/1 The constellation Aquila..is easily found by drawing a line from the seventh star of the Plough through Vega.

1988 T. Ferris Coming of Age in Milky Way (1989) i. ix. 167 An orbiting infrared telescope detected cold, planetesimallike disks around Vega and several other bright young stars.

2000 TVQuick 13 May 36/3 Jodie Foster is an ET-spotting scientist who gets a message from a distant star named Vega.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

vegan.²

Brit.

/ˈviːɡə/,

/ˈveɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈveɪɡə/

Forms: 1600s vegue, 1700s– vega.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish vega.

Etymology: < Spanish vega (12th cent.), related to Catalan vega (14th cent.), Portuguese veiga (13th cent.), probably reflecting a word from a pre-Romance language of the Iberian peninsula.

1. In Spain and Spanish America: an extensive, fertile, grass-covered plain or tract of land.

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1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxiii. 45 I am now in Valentia, one of the Noblest Cities [in] all Spain, situat in a large Vegue [1753 (ed. 10) vega] or Valley, above threescore miles compasse.

1779 H. Swinburne Trav. Spain 141 The Vega, or plain, is eight leagues long.

1827 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) I. ix. 131 We crossed the beautiful Vega—those delicious and luxuriant meadows which stretch away to the south and west of Granada.

1887 F. Francis Saddle & Mocassin 85 The horses were driven in from the vega.

1937 C. Richter Sea of Grass i. ii. 23 When that nester picks country like my big vega, that's more than seven thousand feet above the sea.

1992 C. McCarthy All Pretty Horses i. 49 A hawk in the top of a mesquite dropped down and flew low along the vega.

2. In Cuba and the West Indies: a piece of fertile meadowland used esp. for the cultivation of sugar or tobacco.

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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land raising crops > [noun] > tobacco land

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1856 ‘Demoticus Philalethes’ Yankee Trav. Cuba xxvii. 156 They were blowing the fututo at the vega (tobacco field) of Ño Francisco.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last II. ix. 3 The vega is usually a highly cultivated cane-piece.

1910 I. A. Wright Cuba xiii. 276 The Vuelta Abajo veguero..knows—simply knows—where to plant his seedbed, where to locate his vega, when to irrigate and when to cut.

2003 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constitution (Nexis) 4 Sept. 5 k My fiancee has insisted that roast pork tastes better in..Cuba. While visiting his friend Pepe's tobacco farm, or ‘vega’,..I'm starting to see why.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vega
释义	Vegan.¹ Brit. /ˈviːɡə/, /ˈveɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈveɪɡə/ Forms: 1500s– Vega, 1700s– Wega (now historical). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Vega. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Vega (1545 or earlier in Alphonsine Tables) < Arabic wāqiʿ descending, coming down (in al-nasr al-wāqiʿ ‘the vulture coming down (to land)’), name of the constellation Lyra. The star is so called because the constellation which it forms part of was represented as a vulture in ancient Egypt, and as an eagle or vulture in ancient India. Compare French Wéga, (now usually) Véga (1740 or earlier as Wega). Astronomy. The star α Lyrae, a brilliant blue-white star which is the brightest in the constellation Lyra and the fifth brightest in the sky.Vega is one of the three bright stars (along with Altair and Deneb) that form the northern hemisphere's ‘Summer Triangle’. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun] > dwarf > Vega Vega1594 harp-star1601 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iv. xix. f. 220 In the upper part wherof towards the left hand is a faire starre of the second bignes called..Vega, and Brineck. 1639 E. Chilmead tr. R. Hues Learned Treat. Globes ii. iii. 91 The bright Starre in this Constellation, being the first in number, Alfonsus calleth Vega [L. Vega]. 1766 G. Adams Treat. New Celestial & Terrestr. Globes 186 Let the observer be in or near London, and the bright star in lyra or the harp of the first magnitude be given, it is called vega and marked α. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 225/2 Its brightest star, α Lyræ, also called Vega, is a conspicuous object. 1862 Intellect. Observer July 435 Wega, further E., and near the zenith, alone rivals with its lovely sapphire beam, this glowing topaz. 1889 C. R. Markham tr. R. Hues Treat. Globes 221 Vega contains hydrogen, iron, sodium, and magnesium. 1923 Times 4 Dec. 22/6 Vega is next to Sirius the brightest star in the northern heavens, but it is much farther from us. 1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 45/1 The constellation Aquila..is easily found by drawing a line from the seventh star of the Plough through Vega. 1988 T. Ferris Coming of Age in Milky Way (1989) i. ix. 167 An orbiting infrared telescope detected cold, planetesimallike disks around Vega and several other bright young stars. 2000 TVQuick 13 May 36/3 Jodie Foster is an ET-spotting scientist who gets a message from a distant star named Vega. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). vegan.² Brit. /ˈviːɡə/, /ˈveɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈveɪɡə/ Forms: 1600s vegue, 1700s– vega. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish vega. Etymology: < Spanish vega (12th cent.), related to Catalan vega (14th cent.), Portuguese veiga (13th cent.), probably reflecting a word from a pre-Romance language of the Iberian peninsula. 1. In Spain and Spanish America: an extensive, fertile, grass-covered plain or tract of land. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain > in specific country savannah1555 llano1613 vega1645 steppea1670 pampasa1672 pampas1703 prairie1773 veld1785 Great Plains1794 puszta1839 campo1863 polje1894 mudflats1947 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xxiii. 45 I am now in Valentia, one of the Noblest Cities [in] all Spain, situat in a large Vegue [1753 (ed. 10) vega] or Valley, above threescore miles compasse. 1779 H. Swinburne Trav. Spain 141 The Vega, or plain, is eight leagues long. 1827 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) I. ix. 131 We crossed the beautiful Vega—those delicious and luxuriant meadows which stretch away to the south and west of Granada. 1887 F. Francis Saddle & Mocassin 85 The horses were driven in from the vega. 1937 C. Richter Sea of Grass i. ii. 23 When that nester picks country like my big vega, that's more than seven thousand feet above the sea. 1992 C. McCarthy All Pretty Horses i. 49 A hawk in the top of a mesquite dropped down and flew low along the vega. 2. In Cuba and the West Indies: a piece of fertile meadowland used esp. for the cultivation of sugar or tobacco. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land raising crops > [noun] > tobacco land vega1856 1856 ‘Demoticus Philalethes’ Yankee Trav. Cuba xxvii. 156 They were blowing the fututo at the vega (tobacco field) of Ño Francisco. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last II. ix. 3 The vega is usually a highly cultivated cane-piece. 1910 I. A. Wright Cuba xiii. 276 The Vuelta Abajo veguero..knows—simply knows—where to plant his seedbed, where to locate his vega, when to irrigate and when to cut. 2003 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constitution (Nexis) 4 Sept. 5 k My fiancee has insisted that roast pork tastes better in..Cuba. While visiting his friend Pepe's tobacco farm, or ‘vega’,..I'm starting to see why. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1594n.²1645
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