costmaryn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒstmɛːri/, U.S.

/ˈkɔs(t)ˌmɛri/,

/ˈkɑs(t)ˌmɛri/

Forms: late Middle English costmarye, late Middle English costmaryn, late Middle English–1600s costmarie, late Middle English– costmary, 1500s coostemarie, 1500s costemarie, 1500s costemarye, 1500s costmare, 1500s–1600s costemary, 1600s coastmarie, 1600s coastmarry, 1600s–1800s coastmary.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: cost n.¹, proper name Mary.

Etymology: < cost n.¹ + the female forename Mary, with allusion to the Virgin Mary.Foreign parallels. Compare similarly motivated names of this plant in various other European languages, e.g.: post-classical Latin herba sanctae Mariae (early 14th cent. in a British source, and 1536 or earlier in continental sources, in this sense), Middle French mente de Nostre-Dame (1557; French menthe de Notre-Dame ), Middle Low German vrouwenminte , vrouwenworte , German Marienminze (already in Old High German as sante Marien mince , subsequently from 15th cent.), Frauenkraut , Frauenwurz (both early 15th cent.), Frauenminze (1500 as vnser frowen mintz ). Compare also herb Mary n. at herb n. Compounds 2b (1598 in Florio (at costo) or earlier in this sense), and also rosemary n. Specific forms. In form costmaryn (compare quot. ?c1425) perhaps after rosmarine n.¹; compare Middle French coste marine (1530 in an apparently isolated attestation in Palsgrave: see quot. 1530).

A perennial aromatic herb, Tanacetum balsamita (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), having clusters of small, yellowish, button-shaped flowers and silvery, oblong, serrated leaves smelling of balsam and mint, probably native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated in Europe from the Middle Ages as a medicinal and flavouring herb; = cost n.¹ 1. Costmary was esp. used to flavour ale and was also called alecost (see alecost n.).

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balm-mint1562

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Bible-leaf1851

balsam-tansy1865

?a1425 (?1373) Lelamour Herbal (1938) f. 11 (MED) Costmaryn his leuys ben namely hote.

?a1450 in T. Austin Two 15th-cent. Cookery-bks. (1888) 110 Take..a foil or .ij. of costmarye, a cloue of garleke.

a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 90 Costmarie.

1526 Grete Herball cix. f. G.iii^v De Costo. Cost mary.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement f. xxvi^v/1 Cost mary herbe, coste marine.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lxxvi. 250 Called in Latin Balsamita maior..and of some Herba diuæ Mariæ; in English, Cooste marie and of some Balsamynte; in high Douch Frauwenkraut.

1591 E. Spenser Muiopotmos in Complaints sig. V2 Fresh Costmarie, and breathfull Camomill.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xxviii. 236 Costmarie and Auens..to giue a sauour like spice in potage and salades.

1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 157 Costmary is also called Alecoast..if it be steeped a while in Ale..it maketh a pleasant drinke.

1736 C. Carter Compl. City & Country Cook (ed. 2) 292 To make the Hair black. Take Oil of Myrtle and Oil of Costmary, of each four Ounces.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ageratum bears a near resemblance to the costmary.

1849 Standard (London) 23 Aug. Each carrying her Bible, round which, with perhaps a solitary blade of costmary or southern-wood enclosed, is wrapped her pocket handkerchief.

1863 F. Burr Field & Garden Veg. 416 Costmary is a hardy, perennial plant.

1922 Garden Mag. June 268/2 Will some lover of olden-time herbs be good enough to tell me where I can get Costmary (Chrysanthemum Balsamita tanacetoides)?

1970 N. Streatfeild Thursday's Child xxx. 251 There's a wash my old gran made up, there is camomile and costmary in it.

2004 K. N. Sanecki Discovering Herbs (ed. 7) 26 Tanacetum balsamita (Compositae) Costmary... The plant is commonly confused with the camphor plant but the main distinguishing feature is that costmary or alecost has yellow button flowers in July and August, whereas the flowers of the camphor plant are white and daisy-like.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	costmary
释义	costmaryn. Brit. /ˈkɒstmɛːri/, U.S. /ˈkɔs(t)ˌmɛri/, /ˈkɑs(t)ˌmɛri/ Forms: late Middle English costmarye, late Middle English costmaryn, late Middle English–1600s costmarie, late Middle English– costmary, 1500s coostemarie, 1500s costemarie, 1500s costemarye, 1500s costmare, 1500s–1600s costemary, 1600s coastmarie, 1600s coastmarry, 1600s–1800s coastmary. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: cost n.¹, proper name Mary. Etymology: < cost n.¹ + the female forename Mary, with allusion to the Virgin Mary.Foreign parallels. Compare similarly motivated names of this plant in various other European languages, e.g.: post-classical Latin herba sanctae Mariae (early 14th cent. in a British source, and 1536 or earlier in continental sources, in this sense), Middle French mente de Nostre-Dame (1557; French menthe de Notre-Dame ), Middle Low German vrouwenminte , vrouwenworte , German Marienminze (already in Old High German as sante Marien mince , subsequently from 15th cent.), Frauenkraut , Frauenwurz (both early 15th cent.), Frauenminze (1500 as vnser frowen mintz ). Compare also herb Mary n. at herb n. Compounds 2b (1598 in Florio (at costo) or earlier in this sense), and also rosemary n. Specific forms. In form costmaryn (compare quot. ?c1425) perhaps after rosmarine n.¹; compare Middle French coste marine (1530 in an apparently isolated attestation in Palsgrave: see quot. 1530). A perennial aromatic herb, Tanacetum balsamita (family Asteraceae ( Compositae)), having clusters of small, yellowish, button-shaped flowers and silvery, oblong, serrated leaves smelling of balsam and mint, probably native to the Mediterranean but widely cultivated in Europe from the Middle Ages as a medicinal and flavouring herb; = cost n.¹ 1. Costmary was esp. used to flavour ale and was also called alecost (see alecost n.). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > herb > [noun] > costmary costeOE costmary?a1425 costusc1487 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > used to flavour beer > alecost or costmary costmary?a1425 alecost?c1450 maudlina1475 balm-mint1562 balsam-mint1578 Bible-leaf1851 balsam-tansy1865 ?a1425 (?1373) Lelamour Herbal (1938) f. 11 (MED) Costmaryn his leuys ben namely hote. ?a1450 in T. Austin Two 15th-cent. Cookery-bks. (1888) 110 Take..a foil or .ij. of costmarye, a cloue of garleke. a1500 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 90 Costmarie. 1526 Grete Herball cix. f. G.iii^v De Costo. Cost mary. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement f. xxvi^v/1 Cost mary herbe, coste marine. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lxxvi. 250 Called in Latin Balsamita maior..and of some Herba diuæ Mariæ; in English, Cooste marie and of some Balsamynte; in high Douch Frauwenkraut. 1591 E. Spenser Muiopotmos in Complaints sig. V2 Fresh Costmarie, and breathfull Camomill. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xxviii. 236 Costmarie and Auens..to giue a sauour like spice in potage and salades. 1620 T. Venner Via Recta vii. 157 Costmary is also called Alecoast..if it be steeped a while in Ale..it maketh a pleasant drinke. 1736 C. Carter Compl. City & Country Cook (ed. 2) 292 To make the Hair black. Take Oil of Myrtle and Oil of Costmary, of each four Ounces. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ageratum bears a near resemblance to the costmary. 1849 Standard (London) 23 Aug. Each carrying her Bible, round which, with perhaps a solitary blade of costmary or southern-wood enclosed, is wrapped her pocket handkerchief. 1863 F. Burr Field & Garden Veg. 416 Costmary is a hardy, perennial plant. 1922 Garden Mag. June 268/2 Will some lover of olden-time herbs be good enough to tell me where I can get Costmary (Chrysanthemum Balsamita tanacetoides)? 1970 N. Streatfeild Thursday's Child xxx. 251 There's a wash my old gran made up, there is camomile and costmary in it. 2004 K. N. Sanecki Discovering Herbs (ed. 7) 26 Tanacetum balsamita (Compositae) Costmary... The plant is commonly confused with the camphor plant but the main distinguishing feature is that costmary or alecost has yellow button flowers in July and August, whereas the flowers of the camphor plant are white and daisy-like. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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