Etnan.

Brit.

/ˈɛtnə/, U.S.

/ˈɛtnə/

Forms: 1600s– Aetna, 1600s– Etna. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Etna.

Etymology: < the name of Mount Etna (classical Latin Aetna, Italian Etna), an active volcano in eastern Sicily, near Catania.The Etna (or Ætna) spirit stove (sense 2) was invented by Samuel Jones of London.

1. A person, thing, emotion, or activity likened to a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna in power or ferocity; esp. an intensely explosive or passionate person, emotion, etc.

ΚΠ

1612 E. Grimeston tr. P. Matthieu Heroyk Life Henry IV 34 The League..was smoothered vnder the Etna of her owne presumption and pride. Those great Colosses of forraigne desseignes were beaten downe.

1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 lxxxiv. 52 Two grapling Ætna's on the Ocean meet, And English fires with Belgian flames contend.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 62 ¶5 His heart is an Ætna.

1769 Fair Trial of Important Question 241 Liberty is an Ætna which burns in the breasts of Englishmen.

1846 H. W. Herbert Rom. Traitor I. vi. 188 An Etna of fierce and fiery passions, lay buried beneath that calm, bashful, almost awkward manner!

1861 Brit. Q. Rev. 1 Apr. 523 Such countries..become burning Etnas of sedition and revolt.

1906 Munsey's Mag. Apr. 14/2 It is well worth a visit to Pittsburgh to see one of these tamed Etnas [sc. a Bessamer converter] in full blast.

1999 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 June vi. 122/1 I experienced what felt like an Etna of neural activity somewhere in my cranium.

2. Any of various kinds of spirit lamp or stove, esp. a portable one. In later use chiefly attributive, as Etna lamp, Etna stove. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > fuelled by spirits

spirit lamp1731

Etna1829

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > types of

crusiea1774

agitable lamp1788

gaslight1806

moaler1843

table lampc1849

bracket-burner1867

blast-lampa1884

Betty lamp1893

acetylene1899

quartz lamp1907

Etna lamp1912

palouser1918

1829 Examiner 12 Apr. 240/2 (advt.) J. [19 Apr.: S.] Jones's..Etnas, for boiling a pint of water in five minutes.

1870 Eng. Mech. 18 Mar. 659/1 I have an Etna with which I can produce a pint of boiling water in eight minutes.

1880 M. Collins Thoughts in Garden II. 263 Ask my placens uxor to mull some claret in the etna.

1905 A. Kenney-Herbert Common-sense Cookery Eng. Househ. (rev. ed.) xxx. 425 For several years I used a spirit lamp or large Etna..for omelettes, for which work I found it very well suited.

1912 H. Maryon Metalwork & Enamelling iv. 31 The flame from an Ætna lamp, quart size, is about 9 inches long, blue in colour.

1943 F. Blackwood Mrs. England goes on Living v. 93 The first thing a woman did when she came home from work was to wash her stockings. Often this meant heating the water on an Etna stove.

2001 P. O'Neill in P. Starkey & J. Starkey Interpreting Orient xii. 165 She..travelled the narrow mountain paths on side-saddle, equipped with tea and chocolate, two bottles of cognac and four of Marsala, as well as an Etna stove.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	etna
释义	Etnan. Brit. /ˈɛtnə/, U.S. /ˈɛtnə/ Forms: 1600s– Aetna, 1600s– Etna. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Etna. Etymology: < the name of Mount Etna (classical Latin Aetna, Italian Etna), an active volcano in eastern Sicily, near Catania.The Etna (or Ætna) spirit stove (sense 2) was invented by Samuel Jones of London. 1. A person, thing, emotion, or activity likened to a volcanic eruption of Mount Etna in power or ferocity; esp. an intensely explosive or passionate person, emotion, etc. ΚΠ 1612 E. Grimeston tr. P. Matthieu Heroyk Life Henry IV 34 The League..was smoothered vnder the Etna of her owne presumption and pride. Those great Colosses of forraigne desseignes were beaten downe. 1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 lxxxiv. 52 Two grapling Ætna's on the Ocean meet, And English fires with Belgian flames contend. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 62 ¶5 His heart is an Ætna. 1769 Fair Trial of Important Question 241 Liberty is an Ætna which burns in the breasts of Englishmen. 1846 H. W. Herbert Rom. Traitor I. vi. 188 An Etna of fierce and fiery passions, lay buried beneath that calm, bashful, almost awkward manner! 1861 Brit. Q. Rev. 1 Apr. 523 Such countries..become burning Etnas of sedition and revolt. 1906 Munsey's Mag. Apr. 14/2 It is well worth a visit to Pittsburgh to see one of these tamed Etnas [sc. a Bessamer converter] in full blast. 1999 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 June vi. 122/1 I experienced what felt like an Etna of neural activity somewhere in my cranium. 2. Any of various kinds of spirit lamp or stove, esp. a portable one. In later use chiefly attributive, as Etna lamp, Etna stove. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > that which or one who heats > [noun] > a device for heating or warming > fuelled by spirits spirit lamp1731 Etna1829 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > lamp > types of crusiea1774 agitable lamp1788 gaslight1806 moaler1843 table lampc1849 bracket-burner1867 blast-lampa1884 Betty lamp1893 acetylene1899 quartz lamp1907 Etna lamp1912 palouser1918 1829 Examiner 12 Apr. 240/2 (advt.) J. [19 Apr.: S.] Jones's..Etnas, for boiling a pint of water in five minutes. 1870 Eng. Mech. 18 Mar. 659/1 I have an Etna with which I can produce a pint of boiling water in eight minutes. 1880 M. Collins Thoughts in Garden II. 263 Ask my placens uxor to mull some claret in the etna. 1905 A. Kenney-Herbert Common-sense Cookery Eng. Househ. (rev. ed.) xxx. 425 For several years I used a spirit lamp or large Etna..for omelettes, for which work I found it very well suited. 1912 H. Maryon Metalwork & Enamelling iv. 31 The flame from an Ætna lamp, quart size, is about 9 inches long, blue in colour. 1943 F. Blackwood Mrs. England goes on Living v. 93 The first thing a woman did when she came home from work was to wash her stockings. Often this meant heating the water on an Etna stove. 2001 P. O'Neill in P. Starkey & J. Starkey Interpreting Orient xii. 165 She..travelled the narrow mountain paths on side-saddle, equipped with tea and chocolate, two bottles of cognac and four of Marsala, as well as an Etna stove. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
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