† cypren.

Forms: Also cypyr, cypur, cipre, ciper.

Etymology: < Latin cyprus, < Greek κύπρος ( < Κύπρος Cyprus), the henna plant. The Latin form also occurs.

Obsolete.

1. The henna-shrub ( Lawsonia alba or inermis), with fragrant white flowers, found in the Levant.

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cyprea1382

alcanna1526

henna1662

mehndi1813

Egyptian privet1825

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Song of Sol. i. 13 The clustre of cipre tree [1611 camphire].

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. xxv. 922 Þe cipre is a tree in Egipt liche to þe olyue in leues.

1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount ii. f. 50^v Take..Damaske roses..Bengewyn, Cypre Alexandrine.

1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 566 The Cyprus grows..as a Shrub of ten or fifteen Feet in Height, and has very much the Appearance of Privet.]

2. Used by confusion for cypress n.¹

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > cypress as timber tree

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cypre14..

cypress-tree1535

14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 716/41 Hec cipressus, a cypyrtre.

a1440 Sir Eglam. 277 Cypur treys were growyn owte.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 41 A ciper by the churche seat abydeth.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. 63 Cypre-trees.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	cypre
释义	† cypren. Forms: Also cypyr, cypur, cipre, ciper. Etymology: < Latin cyprus, < Greek κύπρος ( < Κύπρος Cyprus), the henna plant. The Latin form also occurs. Obsolete. 1. The henna-shrub ( Lawsonia alba or inermis), with fragrant white flowers, found in the Levant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > trees or shrubs yielding dyes > [noun] > henna plants cyprea1382 alcanna1526 henna1662 mehndi1813 Egyptian privet1825 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Song of Sol. i. 13 The clustre of cipre tree [1611 camphire]. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. xxv. 922 Þe cipre is a tree in Egipt liche to þe olyue in leues. 1558 W. Ward tr. G. Ruscelli Secretes Alexis of Piemount ii. f. 50^v Take..Damaske roses..Bengewyn, Cypre Alexandrine. 1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 566 The Cyprus grows..as a Shrub of ten or fifteen Feet in Height, and has very much the Appearance of Privet.] 2. Used by confusion for cypress n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > cypress as timber tree cypressa1400 cypre14.. cypress-tree1535 14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 716/41 Hec cipressus, a cypyrtre. a1440 Sir Eglam. 277 Cypur treys were growyn owte. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 41 A ciper by the churche seat abydeth. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. 63 Cypre-trees. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.a1382
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