Devonshiren.

/ˈdɛvənʃə/

Etymology: < Devonshire, the name of a county in the south-west of England. Compare Devon n.

Used attributively to designate various articles produced or animals reared in Devonshire, or characteristic of Devonshire, as Devonshire cake, Devonshire cider, Devonshire pie, Devonshire pottery, Devonshire sheep, Devonshire tea; Devonshire cream n. a thick clotted cream. Devonshire slipper n. (see quot. 1921). Devonshire wainscot n. a species of moth, Leucania putrescens (see wainscot n. 4).

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1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery viii. 72 A Devonshire Squab-Pye.

1791 Gentleman's Mag. 61 ii. 720 I may therefore hope..to see the tables adorned with the regale of Devonshire cream.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xiv. 347 The Old Devonshire dim-faced nott sheep.

1825 H. Wilson Mem. III. 113 She gave us most excellent Devonshire cream, and hot Devonshire cakes.

1837 W. Youatt Sheep vii. 253 The Devonshire notts, or polled sheep used, forty or fifty years ago, to be at least middle-woolled, if not short-woolled sheep.

1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 5th Ser. 176 Straw-plait... There are several descriptions of plait made in England— such as..the ‘Devonshire’.

1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Mr. Gilfil's Love-story i, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 167 The respective merits of the Devonshire breed and the short-horns.

?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 57 Devonshire Slipper Maker.

1893 C. M. Yonge & C. R. Coleridge Strolling Players xxxvi. 336 On the mantelpiece some Devonshire pottery.

1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles I. 310 The Devonshire Wainscot (Leucania (Cirphis) putrescens). So far as the British distribution of this species is known, it seems to be confined to the coasts of South Devon and South Wales.

1907 E. Gosse Father & Son (1916) 129 A coating of that rich Western whitewash which looks like Devonshire cream.

1909 Bradshaw's Railway Guide Apr. p. i (advt.) Symons' prize medal Devonshire Cyder.

1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §344 Devonshire slipper maker; a brown saddler who makes the fitting known as a slipper for one type of lady's side saddle.

1928 E. Waugh Decline & Fall ii. vi. 199 The sale of brass toasting forks, picture post-cards and ‘Devonshire teas’.

1959 Listener 8 Oct. 599/2 Another tasty and satisfying dish is Devonshire pie.

1959 R. D. Macleod Key to Names Brit. Butterflies & Moths 32/1 L[eucania] putrescens, Devonshire W[ainscot].

1970 D. Clark Sweet Poison i. 29 Devonshire ice cream. Devonshire cider—Devonshire everything.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	devonshire
释义	Devonshiren. /ˈdɛvənʃə/ Etymology: < Devonshire, the name of a county in the south-west of England. Compare Devon n. Used attributively to designate various articles produced or animals reared in Devonshire, or characteristic of Devonshire, as Devonshire cake, Devonshire cider, Devonshire pie, Devonshire pottery, Devonshire sheep, Devonshire tea; Devonshire cream n. a thick clotted cream. Devonshire slipper n. (see quot. 1921). Devonshire wainscot n. a species of moth, Leucania putrescens (see wainscot n. 4). ΚΠ 1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery viii. 72 A Devonshire Squab-Pye. 1791 Gentleman's Mag. 61 ii. 720 I may therefore hope..to see the tables adorned with the regale of Devonshire cream. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xiv. 347 The Old Devonshire dim-faced nott sheep. 1825 H. Wilson Mem. III. 113 She gave us most excellent Devonshire cream, and hot Devonshire cakes. 1837 W. Youatt Sheep vii. 253 The Devonshire notts, or polled sheep used, forty or fifty years ago, to be at least middle-woolled, if not short-woolled sheep. 1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 5th Ser. 176 Straw-plait... There are several descriptions of plait made in England— such as..the ‘Devonshire’. 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Mr. Gilfil's Love-story i, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 167 The respective merits of the Devonshire breed and the short-horns. ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 57 Devonshire Slipper Maker. 1893 C. M. Yonge & C. R. Coleridge Strolling Players xxxvi. 336 On the mantelpiece some Devonshire pottery. 1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles I. 310 The Devonshire Wainscot (Leucania (Cirphis) putrescens). So far as the British distribution of this species is known, it seems to be confined to the coasts of South Devon and South Wales. 1907 E. Gosse Father & Son (1916) 129 A coating of that rich Western whitewash which looks like Devonshire cream. 1909 Bradshaw's Railway Guide Apr. p. i (advt.) Symons' prize medal Devonshire Cyder. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §344 Devonshire slipper maker; a brown saddler who makes the fitting known as a slipper for one type of lady's side saddle. 1928 E. Waugh Decline & Fall ii. vi. 199 The sale of brass toasting forks, picture post-cards and ‘Devonshire teas’. 1959 Listener 8 Oct. 599/2 Another tasty and satisfying dish is Devonshire pie. 1959 R. D. Macleod Key to Names Brit. Butterflies & Moths 32/1 L[eucania] putrescens, Devonshire W[ainscot]. 1970 D. Clark Sweet Poison i. 29 Devonshire ice cream. Devonshire cider—Devonshire everything. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1747
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