alvearyn.

Brit.

/ˈalvɪəri/, U.S.

/ˈælviˌɛri/

Forms:

α. 1500s 1900s– alvearie, 1500s–1600s aluearie, 1600s– alveary.

β. in sense 2 1600s aluearium, 1600s–1700s alvearium.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alveārium.

Etymology: < classical Latin alveārium beehive, in post-classical Latin also hollow of the external ear (1591 or earlier, after ancient Greek κυψέλη chest, box, in Hellenistic Greek also beehive, hollow of the ear: see Cypsela n.) < alveus (see alveus n.) + -ārium -ary suffix¹. Attested earliest in a transferred sense; compare quot. 1574², discussing the title of the work cited in quot. 1574¹. With sense 1b compare earlier alvary n. and the discussion at that entry.

a. A repository, esp. of knowledge or information. Originally as the name of a dictionary encompassing several languages.

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the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > lexicography > [noun] > dictionary > specific dictionaries

alveary1574

gradusa1764

Webster1833

unabridged1860

OED1898

Oxford1927

Fowler1931

1574 J. Baret (title) An aluearie or triple dictionarie, in Englishe, Latin, and French.

1574 J. Baret Aluearie To Rdr. Within a yeare or two they had gathered togither a great volume, which (for the apt similitude betweene the good scholers and diligent Bees in gathering their wax and hony into their Hiue) I called then their Aluearie.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Alveary... It may be used Metaphorically for..a Library full of Books, or the like.

1979 Britannia 10 383 To all who eagerly consume the fruits of aerial prospecting, the new Journal will come as an alveary of information.

1983 Times 9 Sept. 15/7 When next in Caledonia, replenishing his Alveary of Knowledge, Mr Howard may care to view more exactly the historic ground.

b. A beehive. Also: the location where a beehive stands; an apiary. Now rare.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > bee-keeping > [noun] > beehive

hivec725

beehivec1325

ruche1494

skep1494

stall1505

butt1532

pyche1570

bee-stall1572

hive-cot1582

alveary1623

bee-skepa1634

bee-house1675

staller1712

stand1740

bee-gum1817

bink1824

bee-palace1845

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Aluearie, a Bee-Hiue.

1660 J. Howell Θηρολογια 137 Ther's not the least foulness found in our alvearies or hives.

1736 Neve's City & Country Purchaser's & Builder's Dict. (ed. 3) Alveary, the Place where a Bee-Hive stands; also the Hive it self.

1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II Gwenynawg, a. (gwenyn) Abounding with bees. s. m. An alveary.

1841 A. Owen tr. in Anc. Laws & Inst. Wales I. 285 The worth of an alveary, twenty-four pence.

1918 6th Ann. Rep. National Assoc. Corporation Schools 394 Tenements should not be built like alvearies and a minimum size of room established.

†2. A hollow in the external ear in which earwax collects; (also) the external auditory canal. Obsolete.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [noun] > cavity

earholec1350

alveary1615

concha1683

conch1831

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 576 But the Cauity which is next vnto the hole of Hearing wherein the eare-wax is, is cald..Aluearium.

1778 Anat. Dialogues ii. 51 The hollow in the middle of the ear, is termed alvearium.

1828 J. Stevenson Deafness 29 The auditory tube has been named the bee-hive (alvearium).

1850 C. H. Meeker tr. ‘J. H. Rausse’ Errors Pract. Water-cure 137 More through abnormal secretions from the alvearies or hollows of the ears.

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

单词	alveary
释义	alvearyn. Brit. /ˈalvɪəri/, U.S. /ˈælviˌɛri/ Forms: α. 1500s 1900s– alvearie, 1500s–1600s aluearie, 1600s– alveary. β. in sense 2 1600s aluearium, 1600s–1700s alvearium. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin alveārium. Etymology: < classical Latin alveārium beehive, in post-classical Latin also hollow of the external ear (1591 or earlier, after ancient Greek κυψέλη chest, box, in Hellenistic Greek also beehive, hollow of the ear: see Cypsela n.) < alveus (see alveus n.) + -ārium -ary suffix¹. Attested earliest in a transferred sense; compare quot. 1574², discussing the title of the work cited in quot. 1574¹. With sense 1b compare earlier alvary n. and the discussion at that entry. 1. a. A repository, esp. of knowledge or information. Originally as the name of a dictionary encompassing several languages. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > lexicography > [noun] > dictionary > specific dictionaries alveary1574 gradusa1764 Webster1833 unabridged1860 OED1898 Oxford1927 Fowler1931 1574 J. Baret (title) An aluearie or triple dictionarie, in Englishe, Latin, and French. 1574 J. Baret Aluearie To Rdr. Within a yeare or two they had gathered togither a great volume, which (for the apt similitude betweene the good scholers and diligent Bees in gathering their wax and hony into their Hiue) I called then their Aluearie. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Alveary... It may be used Metaphorically for..a Library full of Books, or the like. 1979 Britannia 10 383 To all who eagerly consume the fruits of aerial prospecting, the new Journal will come as an alveary of information. 1983 Times 9 Sept. 15/7 When next in Caledonia, replenishing his Alveary of Knowledge, Mr Howard may care to view more exactly the historic ground. b. A beehive. Also: the location where a beehive stands; an apiary. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > bee-keeping > [noun] > beehive hivec725 beehivec1325 ruche1494 skep1494 stall1505 butt1532 pyche1570 bee-stall1572 hive-cot1582 alveary1623 bee-skepa1634 bee-house1675 staller1712 stand1740 bee-gum1817 bink1824 bee-palace1845 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Aluearie, a Bee-Hiue. 1660 J. Howell Θηρολογια 137 Ther's not the least foulness found in our alvearies or hives. 1736 Neve's City & Country Purchaser's & Builder's Dict. (ed. 3) Alveary, the Place where a Bee-Hive stands; also the Hive it self. 1803 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. II Gwenynawg, a. (gwenyn) Abounding with bees. s. m. An alveary. 1841 A. Owen tr. in Anc. Laws & Inst. Wales I. 285 The worth of an alveary, twenty-four pence. 1918 6th Ann. Rep. National Assoc. Corporation Schools 394 Tenements should not be built like alvearies and a minimum size of room established. †2. A hollow in the external ear in which earwax collects; (also) the external auditory canal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > ear > [noun] > cavity earholec1350 alveary1615 concha1683 conch1831 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 576 But the Cauity which is next vnto the hole of Hearing wherein the eare-wax is, is cald..Aluearium. 1778 Anat. Dialogues ii. 51 The hollow in the middle of the ear, is termed alvearium. 1828 J. Stevenson Deafness 29 The auditory tube has been named the bee-hive (alvearium). 1850 C. H. Meeker tr. ‘J. H. Rausse’ Errors Pract. Water-cure 137 More through abnormal secretions from the alvearies or hollows of the ears. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1574
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