单词 | ament |
释义 | amentn.1ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > binding or tying > a bond, tie, or fastening > [noun] > tie > thong, lace, or cord lainera1387 lashc1440 lanyard1483 lingel1538 whangc1540 lunge1607 lore1621 ament1623 thong1665 lad1847 lorum1903 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Ament, a thong, or string. 2. Botany. A catkin or (in early use) catkin-like inflorescence. Cf. amentum n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [noun] > of particular type, shape, or arrangement > catkin(s) or unisexual in florescence chatc1400 tappette1561 catkin1578 chaton1578 kitekin1578 taglet1578 tag1597 cat's tail1611 nucament1633 tassel1646 catling1665 iulus1668 amentum1720 jul1725 ament1783 pussycat1850 lamb's tails1882 1783 tr. C. Linnaeus Syst. Veg. II. 739 Cecropia..Aments [L. amenta] imbricated with scales. 1819 A. L. Hillhouse tr. F. A. Michaux N. Amer. Sylva I. 72 In the spring it [sc. the Upland Willow Oak] is distinguished at a distance by the reddish colour of its leaves and male aments. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 208 A Thistle-bird swinging under the globular ament of a button-wood. 1939 E. A. Bessey Text-bk. Mycol. (new ed.) vii. 173 T. alnitorqua causes hypertrophy of the scales of the aments of the alder. 2002 N. Eldredge Life on Earth 129/2 Aments are pendulous and associated with wind pollination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). amentn.2 Now rare or disused. A person affected with intellectual disability (cf. amentia n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > mental deficiency > [noun] > person congeonc1285 idiota1400 foola1425 natural foolc1450 natural idiot1497 natural1533 changeling1577 weakling1577 mooncalf1586 slimslack1600 aufe1621 oaf1638 weak-wit1656 underwit1682 imbecile1830 ament1871 unfortunate1881 balmy1903 subnormal1905 deficient1906 retard1909 retardate1912 retarded1912 mopoke1946 retardee1956 mong1980 1871 in J. H. B. Browne Med. Jurispr. Insanity Index 335/1 Aments, admissibility of evidence of. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 98/2 In certain states, such as Prussia and Bavaria, dements have been taken along with aments. 1924 J. E. W. Wallin Educ. Handicapped Children iii. 64 Many dements deteriorate to the level of aments and may possess about the same ability as an ament of the same intelligence level. 1935 W. de la Mare Early One Morning 552 Aments..begin to talk late, have certain special defects, are sluggish of thought. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.11623n.21871 |
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