electric torchn.

Brit.

/ᵻˌlɛktrɪk ˈtɔːtʃ/, U.S.

/əˌlɛktrɪk ˈtɔrtʃ/,

/iˌlɛktrɪk ˈtɔrtʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electric adj., torch n.

Etymology: < electric adj. + torch n.

†1. A lighter for igniting gas that is operated by electricity. Obsolete.

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1854 M. Cummins Lamplighter 520 The gas-man came quickly up the street, lit, as by an electric torch, the bright burners.

1872 U.S. Patent 126,251 1/1 I..have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Torches for Lighting gas... My invention relates to hand devices or torches for lighting gas by the generation of an electric current.

1873 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 34/1 Department II.—The Dwelling... Group 1... Portable Range... Fire-place Heater... Electric Torch.

2. Formerly: †an electric source of light (obsolete). Now: spec. a hand-held device consisting essentially of an electric lamp enclosed (usually with a battery) in a portable case; = flash-lamp n. (b) at flash n.² Compounds 1b.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] > electric torch

electric torch1886

torch1901

1886 C. Thaxter Idyls & Pastorals 57 Everywhere The great lamps of the city shine. Against the distant darkness dense The huge electric torches blaze.

1891 E. Fawcett Songs of Doubt & Dream 1 [The Statue of Liberty.] At last I loom in bronze o'er this wide bay, And from the electric torch my starward wrist Hath raised.

1902 Windsor Mag. June p. xxv/2 (advt.) The ‘Ever-Ready’ Portable Electric Torch.

1911 Glimpses N.Y. (N.Y. Edison Co.) 1 [The Statue of Liberty.] It weighs two hundred and twenty-five tons and reaches up over three hundred feet, to where the hand holds a powerful electric torch.

1926 D. L. Sayers Clouds of Witness i. 17 He had switched on his electric torch and seen the body of Denis Cathcart at his feet.

1951 ‘N. Shute’ Round Bend vi. 189 Small things such as thermos flasks and electric torches which mean so much in the East were almost unobtainable.

1999 G. Bear Darwin's Radio i. 8 Mitch unslung his pack and rummaged for the electric torches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electric torch
释义	electric torchn. Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrɪk ˈtɔːtʃ/, U.S. /əˌlɛktrɪk ˈtɔrtʃ/, /iˌlɛktrɪk ˈtɔrtʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electric adj., torch n. Etymology: < electric adj. + torch n. †1. A lighter for igniting gas that is operated by electricity. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1854 M. Cummins Lamplighter 520 The gas-man came quickly up the street, lit, as by an electric torch, the bright burners. 1872 U.S. Patent 126,251 1/1 I..have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Torches for Lighting gas... My invention relates to hand devices or torches for lighting gas by the generation of an electric current. 1873 Manufacturer & Builder Feb. 34/1 Department II.—The Dwelling... Group 1... Portable Range... Fire-place Heater... Electric Torch. 2. Formerly: †an electric source of light (obsolete). Now: spec. a hand-held device consisting essentially of an electric lamp enclosed (usually with a battery) in a portable case; = flash-lamp n. (b) at flash n.² Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > torch > [noun] > electric torch electric torch1886 torch1901 1886 C. Thaxter Idyls & Pastorals 57 Everywhere The great lamps of the city shine. Against the distant darkness dense The huge electric torches blaze. 1891 E. Fawcett Songs of Doubt & Dream 1 [The Statue of Liberty.] At last I loom in bronze o'er this wide bay, And from the electric torch my starward wrist Hath raised. 1902 Windsor Mag. June p. xxv/2 (advt.) The ‘Ever-Ready’ Portable Electric Torch. 1911 Glimpses N.Y. (N.Y. Edison Co.) 1 [The Statue of Liberty.] It weighs two hundred and twenty-five tons and reaches up over three hundred feet, to where the hand holds a powerful electric torch. 1926 D. L. Sayers Clouds of Witness i. 17 He had switched on his electric torch and seen the body of Denis Cathcart at his feet. 1951 ‘N. Shute’ Round Bend vi. 189 Small things such as thermos flasks and electric torches which mean so much in the East were almost unobtainable. 1999 G. Bear Darwin's Radio i. 8 Mitch unslung his pack and rummaged for the electric torches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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