† eleganten.¹

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Alicante.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately < the name of Alicante (see Alicant n.; compare Catalan Alacant and the variant form alegant at that entry), with remodelling by association with elegant adj.The entry in the quot. occurs in a list of dried fruits and nuts of foreign origin; given that raisins were historically imported from the Alicante region and that the immediately preceding entry is for ‘raisins of sun’, the word may denote raisins from Alicante. Compare †raisins of Alicant (1724 or earlier), and also:1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Raisins de cabas Alligants, or fraile Raisins.1647 in D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia (2003) 1 1 li. Alligants 3d..for 18 li. Allegants Reysons 5s. 3d.

Obsolete. rare.

Perhaps: a raisin from Alicante in eastern Spain.

ΚΠ

1579 in J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices (1882) (modernized text) III. 543 Elegantes ¾c 14/3.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	elegante
释义	† eleganten.¹ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Alicante. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps ultimately < the name of Alicante (see Alicant n.; compare Catalan Alacant and the variant form alegant at that entry), with remodelling by association with elegant adj.The entry in the quot. occurs in a list of dried fruits and nuts of foreign origin; given that raisins were historically imported from the Alicante region and that the immediately preceding entry is for ‘raisins of sun’, the word may denote raisins from Alicante. Compare †raisins of Alicant (1724 or earlier), and also:1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Raisins de cabas Alligants, or fraile Raisins.1647 in D. Yaxley Researcher's Gloss. Hist. Documents E. Anglia (2003) 1 1 li. Alligants 3d..for 18 li. Allegants Reysons 5s. 3d. Obsolete. rare. Perhaps: a raisin from Alicante in eastern Spain. ΚΠ 1579 in J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices (1882) (modernized text) III. 543 Elegantes ¾c 14/3. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.¹1579
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