† callis sandn.

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s–1900s callis sand, 1600s callice sand, 1600s–1700s calice sand, 1600s–1800s calis sand.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Callis , sand n.²

Etymology: < Callis, Calis, Callice, Calice, etc., spellings in 16th-cent. English texts of the name of Calais, a port town in northern France noted for its chalk cliffs and sand-dunes + sand n.²Compare the following earlier examples of Callis Sands (and variants) as a name for the sands of Calais:1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca at Britania The dystaunce betwene this yle and Calays sandes,..where the narroweste passage is betwene bothe countreys, is. 50. Italion myles.1588 T. Deloney New Ballad Great Galleazzo (single sheet) They kild the men vntill their Arke, did sinke in Callice sand.1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Huntington Libr. copy) sig. G 2 A man standing vpon Callis Sands may see men walking on Douer Clyffes.The sands of Calais are frequently referred to in the 17th cent. as a place where duels were fought. Compare the following quotations:1615 T. Tomkis Albumazar iv. vii. sig. H 5 Meane while I'le make prouision Of Calais sand to fight vpon securely.1621 R. Speed Counter-scuffle sig. A4 He durst his enemy withstand, Or at Tergoos or Callis sand, And brauely there with sword in hand Would greet him.1622 S. Rowlands Good Newes & Bad Newes sig. F2 GIlbert, this gloue I send thee from my hand, And challenge thee to meet on Callis sand.

Obsolete.

A type of fine white sand, used for blotting ink, scouring, etc.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > sand > [noun] > types of

river sand1579

callis sand1594

pit sand1700

greensand1831

1594 H. Plat Diuers Chimicall Concl. Distillation 32 in Jewell House Take of right callis sand, and wash the same.

1659 C. Hoole tr. J. A. Comenius Orbis Sensualium Pictus xci. 187/1 We dry a writing with Blotting-paper, or Calis-sand [L. arcna scriptoria], out of a Sand-box.

1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 743 Calice Sand; burns reddish, but falls not in water.

1740 T. Short Ess. Hist. Princ. Mineral Waters iii. 276 The Earth is whitish, highly alcaline, and insipid, like Calis Sand.

1845 C. Rodgers Tom Treddlehoyle's Thowts, Joakes, & Smiles p. iv Brains az sensless as calis-sand.

1909 Electrician & Mechanic Dec. 225/1 Add a teaspoonful of quick lime, then some dried callis sand until the whole is like rough putty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	callis sand
释义	† callis sandn. Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s–1900s callis sand, 1600s callice sand, 1600s–1700s calice sand, 1600s–1800s calis sand. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Callis , sand n.² Etymology: < Callis, Calis, Callice, Calice, etc., spellings in 16th-cent. English texts of the name of Calais, a port town in northern France noted for its chalk cliffs and sand-dunes + sand n.²Compare the following earlier examples of Callis Sands (and variants) as a name for the sands of Calais:1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca at Britania The dystaunce betwene this yle and Calays sandes,..where the narroweste passage is betwene bothe countreys, is. 50. Italion myles.1588 T. Deloney New Ballad Great Galleazzo (single sheet) They kild the men vntill their Arke, did sinke in Callice sand.1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Huntington Libr. copy) sig. G 2 A man standing vpon Callis Sands may see men walking on Douer Clyffes.The sands of Calais are frequently referred to in the 17th cent. as a place where duels were fought. Compare the following quotations:1615 T. Tomkis Albumazar iv. vii. sig. H 5 Meane while I'le make prouision Of Calais sand to fight vpon securely.1621 R. Speed Counter-scuffle sig. A4 He durst his enemy withstand, Or at Tergoos or Callis sand, And brauely there with sword in hand Would greet him.1622 S. Rowlands Good Newes & Bad Newes sig. F2 GIlbert, this gloue I send thee from my hand, And challenge thee to meet on Callis sand. Obsolete. A type of fine white sand, used for blotting ink, scouring, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > sand > [noun] > types of river sand1579 callis sand1594 pit sand1700 greensand1831 1594 H. Plat Diuers Chimicall Concl. Distillation 32 in Jewell House Take of right callis sand, and wash the same. 1659 C. Hoole tr. J. A. Comenius Orbis Sensualium Pictus xci. 187/1 We dry a writing with Blotting-paper, or Calis-sand [L. arcna scriptoria], out of a Sand-box. 1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 743 Calice Sand; burns reddish, but falls not in water. 1740 T. Short Ess. Hist. Princ. Mineral Waters iii. 276 The Earth is whitish, highly alcaline, and insipid, like Calis Sand. 1845 C. Rodgers Tom Treddlehoyle's Thowts, Joakes, & Smiles p. iv Brains az sensless as calis-sand. 1909 Electrician & Mechanic Dec. 225/1 Add a teaspoonful of quick lime, then some dried callis sand until the whole is like rough putty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1594
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