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Malacca|məˈlækə|
The name of a town and district on the Malay peninsula in the S.E. of Asia; used attrib. in some names of plants and vegetable products. Malacca apple = Malay apple (see Malay a.); Malacca bean, the fruit of the Semecarpus Anacardium or marking-nut of India (see also Molucca); Malacca cane (also simply Malacca), a walking-cane of a rich brown colour, often clouded or mottled, made of the stem of the palm Calamus Scipionum.
1611Cotgr., Anacarde, th' East Indian fruit called Anacardium, or Beane of Malaca. 1844Ainsworth's Mag. VI. 501 He..struck the pavement..with the brass-shod point of his Malacca cane. 1846A. J. H. Duganne Daguerrotype Miniature 7 He held..a musk cigar, and twirled in his right..a unique and delicate Malacca cane. 1855Ogilvie Suppl., Malacca bean. 1856Seemann Hist. Palms 131 The well-known ‘Malacca Canes’..do not occur about Malacca itself, but are imported from Siak, on the opposite coast of Sumatra. 1871Good Words XII. 431 It takes an expert to detect a real from a painted Malacca. 1871Kingsley At Last xvi, That with..bright flesh-coloured fruit, [is] a Malacca-apple, or perhaps a Rose-apple. 1885A. Brassey The Trades 135 The malacca apple with its bright magenta flowers. 1963J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 83 There were some stalls selling..the famous Malacca Canes, stout walking-sticks with carved and decorated handles. 1965C. Shuttleworth Malayan Safari vi. 88 Malacca cane grows in clumps in the jungle. |