Caledonianadj.n.

/kalɪˈdəʊnɪən/

Etymology: < Calēdonia, Roman name of part of northern Britain, in modern times applied poetically or rhetorically to Scotland, or the Scottish Highlands, ‘Caledonia, stern and wild’ (Scott).

A. adj.

1. Of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > Scotland > [adjective]

ScottisheOE

Scots1346

Scotch1407

Albanian1565

Scotian1607

Caledonian1656

Albanic1789

tartan1954

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Caledonian, belonging to Scotland, formerly called Caledonia.

1785 T. Warton in J. Milton Poems (new ed.) 556 (note) Tinged with Caledonian or Pictish woad.

1888 N.E.D. at Caledonian Mod. Used in titles, as ‘the Gentlemen of the Caledonian Hunt’, ‘the Caledonian Railway’.

2. Geology. Designating or relating to the great mountain-building episode of late Silurian and early Devonian times in Britain and Scandinavia; also applied to contemporary mountain-building elsewhere.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [adjective] > orogenesis > specific

hercynian1895

Laramide1895

Caledonian1903

Armorican1906

Variscan1906

Taconic1908

Saalian1931

Pfalzian1932

Shamvaian1947

pan-African1964

1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) I. iii. i. iii. 394 In north-western Europe, the prevalent line along which terrestrial plications took place during the earlier half of Palæozoic time was from S.W. or S.S.W. to N.E. or N.N.E.—the Caledonian chain of Professor Suess.

1906 H. B. C. Sollas & W. J. Sollas tr. E. Suess Face of Earth II. iii. ii. 82 These pre-Devonian mountains, which proceed from Norway and form the whole of Scotland..we call the Caledonian mountains.

1929 L. J. Wills Physiogr. Evol. Brit. ii. vi. 76 ‘Caledonian’ implies a fold produced during the post-Silurian orogeny, but ‘Caledonoid’ refers to a south-west to north-east fold of any age.

B. n.

A native of ancient Caledonia; humorously = Scotchman.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > Scots nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Scotland

ScoteOE

rivlin?c1300

bere-bag1352

Scotchman1407

Scottishman1429

Scotsman?c1450

blue cap1598

North Britain1604

Jockc1641

Jacky1653

Whiglander1682

Albanian1685

sawneya1704

North Briton1718

Caledonian1768

Sandy1785

Scotchy1832

Scotty1851

haggis bag1892

haggis-eater1937

1768 J. Macpherson (title) Critical Dissertations on the Origin of the Ancient Caledonians.

1781 (title) The Unfortunate Caledonian in England.

1813 J. Grant (title) Account of the Picts, Caledonians, and Scots.

1883 Daily News 4 Sept. 5/6 Those who go ‘through’ with the volatile Caledonian [Flying Scotchman].

Derivatives

ˈCaledonoid adj. of or relating to the direction assumed by the Caledonian mountain-folds, generally from north-east to south-west.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [adjective] > specific direction

Malvernian1879

hercynian1904

Caledonoid1913

1913 C. Lapworth in G. A. Auden Handbk. for Birmingham 598 The trend..N.E., S.W...which suggests that trend characteristic..of the ‘Caledonian Movement’ becomes..naturally referred to as the Caledonoid Trend.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	caledonian
释义	Caledonianadj.n. /kalɪˈdəʊnɪən/ Etymology: < Calēdonia, Roman name of part of northern Britain, in modern times applied poetically or rhetorically to Scotland, or the Scottish Highlands, ‘Caledonia, stern and wild’ (Scott). A. adj. 1. Of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > Scotland > [adjective] ScottisheOE Scots1346 Scotch1407 Albanian1565 Scotian1607 Caledonian1656 Albanic1789 tartan1954 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Caledonian, belonging to Scotland, formerly called Caledonia. 1785 T. Warton in J. Milton Poems (new ed.) 556 (note) Tinged with Caledonian or Pictish woad. 1888 N.E.D. at Caledonian Mod. Used in titles, as ‘the Gentlemen of the Caledonian Hunt’, ‘the Caledonian Railway’. 2. Geology. Designating or relating to the great mountain-building episode of late Silurian and early Devonian times in Britain and Scandinavia; also applied to contemporary mountain-building elsewhere. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [adjective] > orogenesis > specific hercynian1895 Laramide1895 Caledonian1903 Armorican1906 Variscan1906 Taconic1908 Saalian1931 Pfalzian1932 Shamvaian1947 pan-African1964 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) I. iii. i. iii. 394 In north-western Europe, the prevalent line along which terrestrial plications took place during the earlier half of Palæozoic time was from S.W. or S.S.W. to N.E. or N.N.E.—the Caledonian chain of Professor Suess. 1906 H. B. C. Sollas & W. J. Sollas tr. E. Suess Face of Earth II. iii. ii. 82 These pre-Devonian mountains, which proceed from Norway and form the whole of Scotland..we call the Caledonian mountains. 1929 L. J. Wills Physiogr. Evol. Brit. ii. vi. 76 ‘Caledonian’ implies a fold produced during the post-Silurian orogeny, but ‘Caledonoid’ refers to a south-west to north-east fold of any age. B. n. A native of ancient Caledonia; humorously = Scotchman. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > Scots nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Scotland ScoteOE rivlin?c1300 bere-bag1352 Scotchman1407 Scottishman1429 Scotsman?c1450 blue cap1598 North Britain1604 Jockc1641 Jacky1653 Whiglander1682 Albanian1685 sawneya1704 North Briton1718 Caledonian1768 Sandy1785 Scotchy1832 Scotty1851 haggis bag1892 haggis-eater1937 1768 J. Macpherson (title) Critical Dissertations on the Origin of the Ancient Caledonians. 1781 (title) The Unfortunate Caledonian in England. 1813 J. Grant (title) Account of the Picts, Caledonians, and Scots. 1883 Daily News 4 Sept. 5/6 Those who go ‘through’ with the volatile Caledonian [Flying Scotchman]. Derivatives ˈCaledonoid adj. of or relating to the direction assumed by the Caledonian mountain-folds, generally from north-east to south-west. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [adjective] > specific direction Malvernian1879 hercynian1904 Caledonoid1913 1913 C. Lapworth in G. A. Auden Handbk. for Birmingham 598 The trend..N.E., S.W...which suggests that trend characteristic..of the ‘Caledonian Movement’ becomes..naturally referred to as the Caledonoid Trend. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < adj.n.1656
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