dog's tailn.

Brit.

/ˈdɒɡz teɪl/, U.S.

/ˈdɔɡz ˌteɪl/,

/ˈdɑɡz ˌteɪl/

Forms:

α. 1700s– dog's tail, 1800s– dogs tail.

β. 1700s dogtail.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, tail n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < dog n.¹ + tail n.¹; in β. forms < the genitive of dog n.¹ + tail n.¹ In sense 1 after scientific Latin Cynosurus, genus name ( Linnaeus Genera Plantarum (1737) 13), ultimately so called on account of the plant's appearance (see below); in sense 2 after classical Latin Cynosūra or its etymon ancient Greek κυνόσουρα (see cynosure n.).

1. More fully dog's-tail grass. A grass of the genus Cynosurus; esp. C. cristatus, having flattened panicles with the flowers pointing in the same direction, so resembling the hairs on a dog's tail. Also with distinguishing word.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tail grass

dog's tail1753

dog grassa1825

traneen1837

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Cynosurus, dog's-tail, in botany, a kind of grass.

1759 B. Stillingfleet in London Mag. Apr. 183/1 Crested dog-tail grass. This grass I imagine is proper for parks. I have known one where this abounds that is famous for excellent venison.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 208 Smooth stalked meadow-grass..and the crested dog-tail..are well adapted for dry pasture.

1807 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Essex I. i. 9 To harrow in grasses again in August..mixing..crested dogstail, &c.

1863 M. Plues Rambles in Search of Wild Flowers 322 The Rough Dog's-tail (C. echinatus), has a compound spike.

1934 A. Arber Gramineae ix. 186 In Goldentop, however, the tendency to reduced fertility is stronger than in Dog's-tail-grass.

1961 R. W. Butcher New Illustr. Brit. Flora II. 957 The crested dogstail..is a very common plant in grassland throughout the British Isles.

1997 Daily Tel. 3 June 25/4 The grass for the lawn is a mixture of bent grasses, smooth-stalked meadow grass, rye grass and dog's-tail.

2. The constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear; cf. cynosure n. 1. Chiefly as a conscious translation. Now rare.

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the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Minor

beara1398

Septentrionc1425

horn1513

Little Bear1555

cynosure1596

Ursa Minor1728

dog's tail1851

1739 J. B. de Freval tr. N. A. Pluche Spectacle de la Nature IV. 235 The three Stars, which make up the Tail of this, being turned into a sort of Curve-line, and imitating a Dog's Tail rather than that of a Bear..borrowed therefrom the Name of Cynosure.]

1851 Monthly Packet Nov. 373 The Little Bear was at one time said to be Calisto's Dog, and called the Cynosure or dog's tail.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dog's tail, a name for the constellation Ursa Minor or Little Bear.

1900 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 13 147 The three stars in the tail of the smaller bear (the north star at the end) appear to have originally received the name of the Dog's Tail, a title given because they made the impression of the lifted tail of that animal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dogs tail
释义	dog's tailn. Brit. /ˈdɒɡz teɪl/, U.S. /ˈdɔɡz ˌteɪl/, /ˈdɑɡz ˌteɪl/ Forms: α. 1700s– dog's tail, 1800s– dogs tail. β. 1700s dogtail. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: dog n.¹, tail n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < dog n.¹ + tail n.¹; in β. forms < the genitive of dog n.¹ + tail n.¹ In sense 1 after scientific Latin Cynosurus, genus name ( Linnaeus Genera Plantarum (1737) 13), ultimately so called on account of the plant's appearance (see below); in sense 2 after classical Latin Cynosūra or its etymon ancient Greek κυνόσουρα (see cynosure n.). 1. More fully dog's-tail grass. A grass of the genus Cynosurus; esp. C. cristatus, having flattened panicles with the flowers pointing in the same direction, so resembling the hairs on a dog's tail. Also with distinguishing word. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > dog's-tail grass dog's tail1753 dog grassa1825 traneen1837 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Cynosurus, dog's-tail, in botany, a kind of grass. 1759 B. Stillingfleet in London Mag. Apr. 183/1 Crested dog-tail grass. This grass I imagine is proper for parks. I have known one where this abounds that is famous for excellent venison. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 208 Smooth stalked meadow-grass..and the crested dog-tail..are well adapted for dry pasture. 1807 A. Young Gen. View Agric. Essex I. i. 9 To harrow in grasses again in August..mixing..crested dogstail, &c. 1863 M. Plues Rambles in Search of Wild Flowers 322 The Rough Dog's-tail (C. echinatus), has a compound spike. 1934 A. Arber Gramineae ix. 186 In Goldentop, however, the tendency to reduced fertility is stronger than in Dog's-tail-grass. 1961 R. W. Butcher New Illustr. Brit. Flora II. 957 The crested dogstail..is a very common plant in grassland throughout the British Isles. 1997 Daily Tel. 3 June 25/4 The grass for the lawn is a mixture of bent grasses, smooth-stalked meadow grass, rye grass and dog's-tail. 2. The constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear; cf. cynosure n. 1. Chiefly as a conscious translation. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Ursa Minor beara1398 Septentrionc1425 horn1513 Little Bear1555 cynosure1596 Ursa Minor1728 dog's tail1851 1739 J. B. de Freval tr. N. A. Pluche Spectacle de la Nature IV. 235 The three Stars, which make up the Tail of this, being turned into a sort of Curve-line, and imitating a Dog's Tail rather than that of a Bear..borrowed therefrom the Name of Cynosure.] 1851 Monthly Packet Nov. 373 The Little Bear was at one time said to be Calisto's Dog, and called the Cynosure or dog's tail. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Dog's tail, a name for the constellation Ursa Minor or Little Bear. 1900 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 13 147 The three stars in the tail of the smaller bear (the north star at the end) appear to have originally received the name of the Dog's Tail, a title given because they made the impression of the lifted tail of that animal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753
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