Ali Baban.

Brit.

/ˌalɪ ˈbɑːbə/, U.S.

/ˌɑli ˈbɑbə/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ali Baba.

Etymology: < the name of Ali Baba (Arabic ʿAlī Bābā), the principal character in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (a story from the Arabian Nights), so called with reference to the large oil jars in which the thieves hide in the story.

I. Compounds.

1. attributive. Designating a large jar, basket, or other vessel, having a rounded body and a flat base.With reference to the oil jars in which the thieves hide in the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [adjective] > of specific shape

round-bellied1611

flaring1627

urceolate1760

butt-shaped1855

Ali Baba1877

caliciform1902

Megarian1905

situliform1937

situlate1945

1877 T. G. Appleton Syrian Sunshine iv. 156 A sketch was made of the Ali Baba jar.

1915 G. Frankau Tid'apa iii. 19 The water slopped over, gurgling, from its Ali-baba jar.

1968 R. Jeffries Traitor's Crime iii. 33 He took off his shirt and put it in the Ali Baba basket for washing.

1976 Newmarket Jrnl. 16 Dec. 5 (advt.) ‘Ali Baba’ linen baskets..from £8.60.

1997 Church Times 27 June 10/5 Ali Baba pots of pansies and creeping daisies.

II. Simple uses.

2. An Ali Baba basket.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > bag or basket for washing

buck-basket1602

voider1707

clothes-basketa1806

bucking-basket1822

wash-basket1881

laundry bag1895

linen basket1907

washing basket1947

Ali Baba1978

1978 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 126 367/2 I recall..being confronted with stall after stall displaying wine baskets, Ali Babas and place mats, all culturally foreign articles, all woven in the traditional palm techniques of the area.

2003 N. Slater Toast 193 Don't forget to put your dirty clothes in the Ali Baba.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ali baba
释义	Ali Baban. Brit. /ˌalɪ ˈbɑːbə/, U.S. /ˌɑli ˈbɑbə/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ali Baba. Etymology: < the name of Ali Baba (Arabic ʿAlī Bābā), the principal character in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (a story from the Arabian Nights), so called with reference to the large oil jars in which the thieves hide in the story. I. Compounds. 1. attributive. Designating a large jar, basket, or other vessel, having a rounded body and a flat base.With reference to the oil jars in which the thieves hide in the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [adjective] > of specific shape round-bellied1611 flaring1627 urceolate1760 butt-shaped1855 Ali Baba1877 caliciform1902 Megarian1905 situliform1937 situlate1945 1877 T. G. Appleton Syrian Sunshine iv. 156 A sketch was made of the Ali Baba jar. 1915 G. Frankau Tid'apa iii. 19 The water slopped over, gurgling, from its Ali-baba jar. 1968 R. Jeffries Traitor's Crime iii. 33 He took off his shirt and put it in the Ali Baba basket for washing. 1976 Newmarket Jrnl. 16 Dec. 5 (advt.) ‘Ali Baba’ linen baskets..from £8.60. 1997 Church Times 27 June 10/5 Ali Baba pots of pansies and creeping daisies. II. Simple uses. 2. An Ali Baba basket. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing clothes and textile articles > [noun] > bag or basket for washing buck-basket1602 voider1707 clothes-basketa1806 bucking-basket1822 wash-basket1881 laundry bag1895 linen basket1907 washing basket1947 Ali Baba1978 1978 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 126 367/2 I recall..being confronted with stall after stall displaying wine baskets, Ali Babas and place mats, all culturally foreign articles, all woven in the traditional palm techniques of the area. 2003 N. Slater Toast 193 Don't forget to put your dirty clothes in the Ali Baba. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1877
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