white satinn.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪt ˈsatɪn/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪt ˈsætn/

Forms: see white adj. and n. and satin n.

Origin: Formed within Engilsh, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., satin n.

Etymology: < white adj. + satin n., probably with allusion (in senses 1 and 2) to colour and sheen and (in sense 3) to smoothness.

1. Botany. More fully white satin flower. Either of two plants of the genus Lunaria, the annual L. annua and the perennial L. rediviva, which have flattened seed pods with a silvery sheen on the inner membrane. Cf. honesty n. 7a. Also called satin, satin flower. Now rare.

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1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 378 We cal this herb in English Pennie flower..in Northfolk Sattin, & white Sattin.

1659 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια 308 The white, and long codded, white sattin flower.

1741 P. Collinson Let. 21 July in J. Bartram Corr. (1992) 159 I have also added Some Seed of Viola Lunaria or White Satten flower by some called Honesty.

1785 T. Martyn in tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiii. 324 The brilliant whiteness of these silicles has occasioned this plant [sc. Honesty] to be called White Sattin.

1815 Encycl. Londinensis XIII. 772/1 The seed-vessels, when full ripe, become transparent, and of a clear shining white like satin, whence this plant has acquired the name of white satin.

1889 O. V. Aplin Birds Oxfordshire 55 Glades blue with wild hyacinth varied with pink lychnis and white satin flowers.

1948 Contemp. Rev. July 245 No country garden is without ‘Honesty’ or ‘White Satin-flower’ as it is sometimes called.

2001 B. Damrosch Theme Gardens (rev. ed.) Index 246/3 Lunaria annua (honesty, money plant, or white satin).

2. More fully white satin moth. The satin moth, Leucoma salicis. Cf. satin n. 4.

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?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 21 The white-satin moth.

1766 M. Harris Aurelian 11 (heading) The White Sattin.

1830 Dublin Lit. Gaz. 29 May 339/1 The cement is sometimes placed over the whole, as in the instance of the white satin moth.

1857 H. T. Stainton Man. Brit. Butterflies & Moths I. 134 Stilpnotia Salicis (White Satin).

1972 Irish Naturalists' Jrnl. 17 182 These species were Leucoma salicis, the White Satin moth, and Euproctis similis, the Yellow-tail moth.

1997 M. Young Nat. Hist. Moths Plate 10 (caption) Leucoma salicis, the White Satin... This caterpillar is warningly coloured and has obvious irritant hairs.

2009 P. Mason & J. Allsop Golden Oriole x. 148 The larva of the White Satin Moth is perhaps the most common.

†3. British slang. Gin. Cf. satin n. 5. Obsolete.

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1845 J. R. Planché Golden Fleece i. 13 An ardent spirit, known By several names..Some ‘Cupid's eye water’ the liquor call, ‘White Satin’ some.

1853 Househ. Words 24 Sept. 75/2 For..gin, we have ten synonyms: max, juniper,..cream of the valley, white satin, old Tom.

1863 G. Vickers Women of London lvi. 110/2 Wont you stand a drop of white satin?

1906 Marvel 10 Mar. 173/1 I'm taking my favourite white satin again. Gin's the finest thing in the world to buck you up!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white satin
释义	white satinn. Brit. /ˌwʌɪt ˈsatɪn/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪt ˈsætn/ Forms: see white adj. and n. and satin n. Origin: Formed within Engilsh, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., satin n. Etymology: < white adj. + satin n., probably with allusion (in senses 1 and 2) to colour and sheen and (in sense 3) to smoothness. 1. Botany. More fully white satin flower. Either of two plants of the genus Lunaria, the annual L. annua and the perennial L. rediviva, which have flattened seed pods with a silvery sheen on the inner membrane. Cf. honesty n. 7a. Also called satin, satin flower. Now rare. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 378 We cal this herb in English Pennie flower..in Northfolk Sattin, & white Sattin. 1659 R. Lovell Παμβοτανολογια 308 The white, and long codded, white sattin flower. 1741 P. Collinson Let. 21 July in J. Bartram Corr. (1992) 159 I have also added Some Seed of Viola Lunaria or White Satten flower by some called Honesty. 1785 T. Martyn in tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxiii. 324 The brilliant whiteness of these silicles has occasioned this plant [sc. Honesty] to be called White Sattin. 1815 Encycl. Londinensis XIII. 772/1 The seed-vessels, when full ripe, become transparent, and of a clear shining white like satin, whence this plant has acquired the name of white satin. 1889 O. V. Aplin Birds Oxfordshire 55 Glades blue with wild hyacinth varied with pink lychnis and white satin flowers. 1948 Contemp. Rev. July 245 No country garden is without ‘Honesty’ or ‘White Satin-flower’ as it is sometimes called. 2001 B. Damrosch Theme Gardens (rev. ed.) Index 246/3 Lunaria annua (honesty, money plant, or white satin). 2. More fully white satin moth. The satin moth, Leucoma salicis. Cf. satin n. 4. ΚΠ ?1749 B. Wilkes Eng. Moths & Butterflies 21 The white-satin moth. 1766 M. Harris Aurelian 11 (heading) The White Sattin. 1830 Dublin Lit. Gaz. 29 May 339/1 The cement is sometimes placed over the whole, as in the instance of the white satin moth. 1857 H. T. Stainton Man. Brit. Butterflies & Moths I. 134 Stilpnotia Salicis (White Satin). 1972 Irish Naturalists' Jrnl. 17 182 These species were Leucoma salicis, the White Satin moth, and Euproctis similis, the Yellow-tail moth. 1997 M. Young Nat. Hist. Moths Plate 10 (caption) Leucoma salicis, the White Satin... This caterpillar is warningly coloured and has obvious irritant hairs. 2009 P. Mason & J. Allsop Golden Oriole x. 148 The larva of the White Satin Moth is perhaps the most common. †3. British slang. Gin. Cf. satin n. 5. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1845 J. R. Planché Golden Fleece i. 13 An ardent spirit, known By several names..Some ‘Cupid's eye water’ the liquor call, ‘White Satin’ some. 1853 Househ. Words 24 Sept. 75/2 For..gin, we have ten synonyms: max, juniper,..cream of the valley, white satin, old Tom. 1863 G. Vickers Women of London lvi. 110/2 Wont you stand a drop of white satin? 1906 Marvel 10 Mar. 173/1 I'm taking my favourite white satin again. Gin's the finest thing in the world to buck you up! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1597
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