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Californian, a. and n.|kælɪˈfɔːnɪən|
[f. prec.]
A. adj. Of or belonging to, native or peculiar to, California; esp. in the names of species of birds, beasts, and plants.
1785Cutler in Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. I. 400 The Spaniards are said to have procured from the Californian Indians, the art of dyeing the best black. 1801Latham Gen. Synop. Birds Suppl. II. 281 Californian Quail. 1839A. Forbes California 192 Many of the [Indian] baskets are ornamented with..the black crest feathers of the Californian partridge. Ibid. 251 The wheels of the Californian ox-cart..are of a most singular construction. 1845J. C. Frémont Exped. 245 Some of the banks being absolutely golden with the Californian poppy, (eschscholtzia crocea). 1884R. L. Stevenson Silverado Squatters iii. 34, I was interested in Californian wine.., still in the experimental stage. c1900in A. Davis Package & Print (1967) pl. 185 (label) Extract Eonia Californian Poppy. J. & E. Atkinson London. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 34/1 Soaps..Californian Poppy—box of 3 tablets 3/3. 1926A. Huxley Jesting Pilate iv. 260 Californian figs and oranges. 1938G. Greene Brighton Rock i. iii. 46 A handkerchief scented with Californian Poppy. 1956N.Z. Timber Jrnl. July 54/2 Californian redwood, Sequoia sempervirens.
B. n. A native or inhabitant of California.
1789Morse Amer. Geogr. 479 The characteristics of the Californian, are stupidity and insensibility. 1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast xiv, We saw three men..dressed partly like sailors and partly like Californians. 1893K. A. Sanborn Truthful Woman in S. Calif. ii. 18 Some one says that Californians ‘irrigate, cultivate, and exaggerate’. 1969I. Kemp Brit. G.I. in Vietnam iii. 48 A soft-spoken Californian of medium build with hair already going a little grey. |