aiguillen.

Brit.

/ˈeɪɡwiː(l)/,

/ˈeɪɡwɪl/, U.S.

/eɪˈɡwil/

Forms: 1600s aiguillè, 1800s– aiguille.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aiguille.

Etymology: < French aiguille needle (end of the 11th cent. in Old French in Rashi as agul ), sharply pointed peak (a1796 in this sense; for the semantic development compare needle n. 10) < post-classical Latin acucula (see acicula n.). Compare Old Occitan agulha, Catalan agulla (14th cent.), Spanish aguja (a1250), Portuguese agulha (early 11th cent. as †agulia), Italian aguglia (mid 13th cent. as †agulia), all in sense ‘needle’.

†1. An obelisk. Cf. needle n. 7. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > column, pillar, or obelisk

needlea1387

obelisk1561

column1606

guglioc1660

cippus1667

aiguille1686

broach1715

lat1801

nuraghe1828

peulvan1841

shaft1847

1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 1252 Fig. I. represents the Obelisk, or Aiguillè, near the Matarea, about 3 or 4 miles from Cairo.

2. A slender, sharply-pointed peak of rock, esp. in the Alps.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rocky peak > [noun]

tor847

pinnaclec1330

rassec1400

spire1586

prick1604

needle1721

pillar1780

needle rock1784

aiguille1816

nunatak1877

hoodoo1880

1816 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 17 Sept. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1976) V. 96 Mont Blanc—and the Aiguille of Argentière—both very distinct.

1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 501 [Blanc, Mt] The upper surface is extremely irregular, and a considerable number of rocks rise from it, which, from their resemblance to pyramids or steeples, are called aiguilles, or needles.

1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 680 Granite is well known to run up into lofty needles (or aiguilles).

1931 Geogr. Jrnl. 78 333 Lofty and fantastically carved precipices and aiguilles of various shades, red, ochre, purple, grey, and black, contrast with grassy meadows and willow-fringed streams.

1994 High May 17/1 The Japanese climbed between these slopes..and the rocky South East Ridge, finally placing Camp 3 at 6,300 on the snow slopes above and left of the rock aiguille.

2008 F. Beckey Cascade Alpine Guide (ed. 3) §2. 239 The granite is solid for climbing, with numerous aiguilles.

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

单词	aiguille
释义	aiguillen. Brit. /ˈeɪɡwiː(l)/, /ˈeɪɡwɪl/, U.S. /eɪˈɡwil/ Forms: 1600s aiguillè, 1800s– aiguille. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aiguille. Etymology: < French aiguille needle (end of the 11th cent. in Old French in Rashi as agul ), sharply pointed peak (a1796 in this sense; for the semantic development compare needle n. 10) < post-classical Latin acucula (see acicula n.). Compare Old Occitan agulha, Catalan agulla (14th cent.), Spanish aguja (a1250), Portuguese agulha (early 11th cent. as †agulia), Italian aguglia (mid 13th cent. as †agulia), all in sense ‘needle’. †1. An obelisk. Cf. needle n. 7. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > column, pillar, or obelisk needlea1387 obelisk1561 column1606 guglioc1660 cippus1667 aiguille1686 broach1715 lat1801 nuraghe1828 peulvan1841 shaft1847 1686 Philos. Trans. 1685 (Royal Soc.) 15 1252 Fig. I. represents the Obelisk, or Aiguillè, near the Matarea, about 3 or 4 miles from Cairo. 2. A slender, sharply-pointed peak of rock, esp. in the Alps. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > rocky peak > [noun] tor847 pinnaclec1330 rassec1400 spire1586 prick1604 needle1721 pillar1780 needle rock1784 aiguille1816 nunatak1877 hoodoo1880 1816 Ld. Byron Jrnl. 17 Sept. in Lett. & Jrnls. (1976) V. 96 Mont Blanc—and the Aiguille of Argentière—both very distinct. 1835 Penny Cycl. IV. 501 [Blanc, Mt] The upper surface is extremely irregular, and a considerable number of rocks rise from it, which, from their resemblance to pyramids or steeples, are called aiguilles, or needles. 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 680 Granite is well known to run up into lofty needles (or aiguilles). 1931 Geogr. Jrnl. 78 333 Lofty and fantastically carved precipices and aiguilles of various shades, red, ochre, purple, grey, and black, contrast with grassy meadows and willow-fringed streams. 1994 High May 17/1 The Japanese climbed between these slopes..and the rocky South East Ridge, finally placing Camp 3 at 6,300 on the snow slopes above and left of the rock aiguille. 2008 F. Beckey Cascade Alpine Guide (ed. 3) §2. 239 The granite is solid for climbing, with numerous aiguilles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1686
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