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Bermudian, a. and n.|bəˈmjuːdɪən|
[f. Bermuda + -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Bermudas or their inhabitants. Bermudian rig, a rig for a yacht, carrying a high tapering sail, called a Bermudian mainsail. So Bermudian-rigged adj., fitted with a rig and sail of this kind.
B. n. An inhabitant of the Bermudas; a Bermudian ship; a Bermudian-rigged ship.
1777J. Adams Let. in Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll. (1917) LXXII. 313 Many french Vessells have arrived there, some Bermudians, and some of their own. 1803A. Ellicott Jrnl. x. 287 Bermudian mulberry, (callicarpa americana). 1821G. R. Gleig Campaigns Brit. Army vi. 73 You may perhaps consider me as too severe upon the Bermudians. 1895Boy's Own Paper XVII. 429/3 One of the Manchester boats being a schooner and another a Bermudian. 1915C. P. Lucas Brit. Emp. 163 The little Bermudian Assembly is..the oldest Parliamentary institution in the British Empire outside the United Kingdom. 1926Glasgow Herald 20 Aug. 9 She is Bermudian rigged. 1926Blackw. Mag. Nov. 698/1 By implicitly obeying the Bermudian, we escaped this danger. 1928Observer 15 Apr. 29/5 The 12-metre yachts..with a Bermudian rig of moderate area, can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands. 1928Daily Tel. 1 May 16/6 The Cambria will be Bermudian rigged, carrying a Bermudian mainsail. 1933Amer. Speech VIII. 3/1 Bermudians would be justified in taking pride in their speech. 1953‘N. Shute’ In Wet 92 She's a Bermudian cutter, five and a half ton. |