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hortulan, a. (n.)|ˈhɔːtjʊlən|
Also 7–9 hortulane, 8 hortuline.
[ad. L. hortulān-us of or belonging to a garden, n. a gardener, f. hortul-us dim. of hort-us garden. In earlier form ortolan, from It. ortolano.]
Of or belonging to a garden or gardening; garden-.
1664Evelyn Kal. Hort. Ep. Ded., This Hortulan Kalendar is yours. 1669J. Rose Eng. Vineyard Pref., All things which concern his hortulan profession. 1783W. F. Martyn Geog. Mag. II. 236 Fruits and other hortulane productions are drawn by dogs round the streets. a1817T. Dwight Trav. New Eng. (1821) II. 311 The hortulan vegetables, common to other parts of New-England. 1822New Monthly Mag. IV. 83 A rarer display of architectural and hortulan splendour.
†B. n. A gardener. Obs. rare.
1526[see ortolan]. |