Columbianadj.n.

Brit.

/kəˈlʌmbɪən/, U.S.

/kəˈləmbiən/

Etymology: < modern Latin Columbia, poetical name for America ( < the name of Columbus its discoverer) + -an suffix.

A. adj.

Of or belonging to America or (esp.) the United States. Also with specific reference to Christopher Columbus or to the time of his discovery of America, and elliptical. Columbian printing press, an iron press for letterpress work.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > printing machine or press > [noun] > iron press

Columbian1841

1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. 67 Ev'n in the new Columbian world appears The woolly covering.

1784 P. M. Freneau Poems (1809) II. 197 Who would be sad, to leave a sultry clime, Where true Columbian virtue is a crime.

1809 T. G. Fessenden Pills, Poet., Polit., & Philos. 1 A State Physician most profound That ever trod Columbian ground.

1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts.

1841 W. Savage Dict. Art of Printing Clymer of Philadelphia..came to England in 1817, and introduced the Columbian press. The head is a powerful lever, acted on by other levers to which the bar is attached.

1885 Harper's Mag. Jan. 224/1 They [sc. skulls] could not have been ante-Columbian, because we turned up a bit of rusted iron, the fragment of a knife.

1898 Forum Feb. 677 All the people of America, at the date of their discovery by Europeans in the Columbian epoch, were organized into tribes.

1903 Daily Chron. 19 May 3/1 Future Columbian students.

1903 Daily Chron. 19 May 3/1 So many early Columbian texts.

1965 Aylesford Rev. Spring 13 He also had a large Albion..and a Columbian. Among printers the Columbian press is famed for its extreme decorativeness.

B. n.

An American; an inhabitant or native of the U.S.A. Obsolete exc. historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun]

long knife1784

Yankeec1784

Yankee Doodle1787

Columbian1789

Brother Jonathan1816

norteamericano1839

United Statesian1845

Joe1947

Yanqui1969

1789 S. Low Politician Outwitted ii. ii, in M. J. Moses Repr. Plays Amer. Dramatists (1918) I. 377 As the East is to the West..or the Aborigines of America to the Columbians of this generation, so is that line to this line.

a1793 P. M. Freneau Poems (1809) I. 256 Where Irish and English, Columbians and Dutch Had agreed to lie down, without quarrels or feuds.

1797 Spirit of Farmers' Museum (1801) 75 Bid each Columbian's mind, First love its country, then embrace mankind.

1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled (ed. 3) II. v. 158 Let each Columbian hide his face, And blush to own his native place.

1815 W. Thornton Outl. Const. Columbia 1 I was born in America..and..I feel an unspeakable attachment to the whole race of Columbians.

1947 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 7 Sept. Now they could call themselves Columbians instead of Americans.

Draft additions March 2014

Columbian mammoth n. (a) (more fully Columbian mammoth white) a large American variety of white asparagus (now rare); (b) a North American mammoth, Mammuthus columbi, which was similar in size to an African elephant and had particularly large curved tusks.This mammoth may have died out as recently as 11,000 years ago.

ΚΠ

1893 App. Rep. Minister Agric. Exper. Farms (Canada) 270 50 plants of Columbian Mammoth.

1907 Amer. Museum Jrnl. 7 5 (heading) The skeleton of the Columbian mammoth.

1918 Gardeners' Chron. Mar. 83/1 We have Colossal, Barr's Mammoth, Columbian Mammoth White, Palmetto, etc., in our own country.

1953 Amer. Antiq. 19 22/2 The Columbian mammoth is more frequently reported in association with early man than any other species.

2007 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 27 May (Travel section) e2 Most of the 55 mammoth remains in this working dig-turned-museum are actually Columbian mammoths rather than woollies.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	columbian
释义	Columbianadj.n. Brit. /kəˈlʌmbɪən/, U.S. /kəˈləmbiən/ Etymology: < modern Latin Columbia, poetical name for America ( < the name of Columbus its discoverer) + -an suffix. A. adj. Of or belonging to America or (esp.) the United States. Also with specific reference to Christopher Columbus or to the time of his discovery of America, and elliptical. Columbian printing press, an iron press for letterpress work. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printing machine or press > [noun] > iron press Columbian1841 1757 J. Dyer Fleece ii. 67 Ev'n in the new Columbian world appears The woolly covering. 1784 P. M. Freneau Poems (1809) II. 197 Who would be sad, to leave a sultry clime, Where true Columbian virtue is a crime. 1809 T. G. Fessenden Pills, Poet., Polit., & Philos. 1 A State Physician most profound That ever trod Columbian ground. 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts. 1841 W. Savage Dict. Art of Printing Clymer of Philadelphia..came to England in 1817, and introduced the Columbian press. The head is a powerful lever, acted on by other levers to which the bar is attached. 1885 Harper's Mag. Jan. 224/1 They [sc. skulls] could not have been ante-Columbian, because we turned up a bit of rusted iron, the fragment of a knife. 1898 Forum Feb. 677 All the people of America, at the date of their discovery by Europeans in the Columbian epoch, were organized into tribes. 1903 Daily Chron. 19 May 3/1 Future Columbian students. 1903 Daily Chron. 19 May 3/1 So many early Columbian texts. 1965 Aylesford Rev. Spring 13 He also had a large Albion..and a Columbian. Among printers the Columbian press is famed for its extreme decorativeness. B. n. An American; an inhabitant or native of the U.S.A. Obsolete exc. historical. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] long knife1784 Yankeec1784 Yankee Doodle1787 Columbian1789 Brother Jonathan1816 norteamericano1839 United Statesian1845 Joe1947 Yanqui1969 1789 S. Low Politician Outwitted ii. ii, in M. J. Moses Repr. Plays Amer. Dramatists (1918) I. 377 As the East is to the West..or the Aborigines of America to the Columbians of this generation, so is that line to this line. a1793 P. M. Freneau Poems (1809) I. 256 Where Irish and English, Columbians and Dutch Had agreed to lie down, without quarrels or feuds. 1797 Spirit of Farmers' Museum (1801) 75 Bid each Columbian's mind, First love its country, then embrace mankind. 1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled (ed. 3) II. v. 158 Let each Columbian hide his face, And blush to own his native place. 1815 W. Thornton Outl. Const. Columbia 1 I was born in America..and..I feel an unspeakable attachment to the whole race of Columbians. 1947 St. Louis Globe-Democrat 7 Sept. Now they could call themselves Columbians instead of Americans. Draft additions March 2014 Columbian mammoth n. (a) (more fully Columbian mammoth white) a large American variety of white asparagus (now rare); (b) a North American mammoth, Mammuthus columbi, which was similar in size to an African elephant and had particularly large curved tusks.This mammoth may have died out as recently as 11,000 years ago. ΚΠ 1893 App. Rep. Minister Agric. Exper. Farms (Canada) 270 50 plants of Columbian Mammoth. 1907 Amer. Museum Jrnl. 7 5 (heading) The skeleton of the Columbian mammoth. 1918 Gardeners' Chron. Mar. 83/1 We have Colossal, Barr's Mammoth, Columbian Mammoth White, Palmetto, etc., in our own country. 1953 Amer. Antiq. 19 22/2 The Columbian mammoth is more frequently reported in association with early man than any other species. 2007 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 27 May (Travel section) e2 Most of the 55 mammoth remains in this working dig-turned-museum are actually Columbian mammoths rather than woollies. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1757
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