Arab springn.

Brit.

/ˌarəb ˈsprɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌɛrəb ˈsprɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– Arab spring, 1900s– Arab Spring (in sense 2).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Arab adj.¹, spring n.¹

Etymology: < Arab adj.¹ + spring n.¹In sense 1 after Arab, the name of a former brand of bicycle (see Arab cradle spring n. at Arab n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2b). With sense 2 compare earlier Prague Spring n. at Prague n. 3 and spring n.¹ 21, and compare also Arabic al-rabīʻ al-ʻarabī.

I. From spring n.¹ V.

1. Cycling. = Arab cradle spring n. at Arab n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2b. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > other parts of cycles

saddle1819

saddle pin1836

rest1855

pillion1878

Arab spring1880

carrier1885

coaster1895

bicycle basket1896

pacemaker1896

steering lock1897

headset1898

flapper-seat1916

stand1918

kick-stand1947

sissy bar1959

stabilizers1960

1880 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 25 June 378/3 I also had in view the notion of saving bumps..but thought some one would merely refer to the ‘suspension’ or ‘Arab’ springs.

1887 Viscount Bury & G. L. Hillier Cycling (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) v. 201 A strap may be run through the lower curl of an Arab cradle spring... The strap should in no case be put through the saddle loops or through the top loops of an Arab spring.

1891 Scotsman 2 May 4/7 (advt.) Bicycle (safety), rear driver, balls to actions and pedals, Arab spring buffalo saddle.

2013 vintagebicycle.wordpress.com 23 July (O.E.D. Archive) The pan [saddle] is mounted on a Harrington's Patent ‘Arab Spring’.

II. From spring n.¹ III.

2. Usually in form Arab Spring. A process or period of political or cultural liberalization in the Arab world; (now) spec. a series of anti-government or pro-democratic uprisings and demonstrations in various countries in North Africa and the Middle East, beginning in Tunisia in December 2010. Cf. spring n.¹ 21.

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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > a time of > specific periods of

Prague Spring1969

Arab spring1975

1975 Islamic Stud. 14 79 This stance will be hard to accept for those who have been impatiently waiting for the advent of an ‘Arab Spring’.

2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 Mar. 62/1 The war, which is vastly unpopular in the Arab world, is far more likely to improve the fortunes of the Islamists,..than to ventilate the region with an Arab spring.

2005 Boston Globe 10 Mar. a15 It is being called an ‘Arab Spring’, and Bush's critics are right to give him credit for helping to bring it about. What his allies need to bear in mind is that cracks in the ice of tyranny and misrule don't always lead to liberation.

2011 M. Lynch in mideast.foreignpolicy.com 6 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) If these protests continue to spread, both inside of countries and across to other Arab countries, then we really could talk about this being Obama's ‘Arab Spring’.

2013 J. Drew Social Hist. Contemp. Democratic Media vi. 169 The Arab Spring spread into Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, and the entire region on a flood of video, texts, Facebook postings, and Internet exchanges.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arab spring
释义	Arab springn. Brit. /ˌarəb ˈsprɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌɛrəb ˈsprɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– Arab spring, 1900s– Arab Spring (in sense 2). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Arab adj.¹, spring n.¹ Etymology: < Arab adj.¹ + spring n.¹In sense 1 after Arab, the name of a former brand of bicycle (see Arab cradle spring n. at Arab n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2b). With sense 2 compare earlier Prague Spring n. at Prague n. 3 and spring n.¹ 21, and compare also Arabic al-rabīʻ al-ʻarabī. I. From spring n.¹ V. 1. Cycling. = Arab cradle spring n. at Arab n.¹ and adj.¹ Compounds 2b. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > parts and equipment of cycles > other parts of cycles saddle1819 saddle pin1836 rest1855 pillion1878 Arab spring1880 carrier1885 coaster1895 bicycle basket1896 pacemaker1896 steering lock1897 headset1898 flapper-seat1916 stand1918 kick-stand1947 sissy bar1959 stabilizers1960 1880 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 25 June 378/3 I also had in view the notion of saving bumps..but thought some one would merely refer to the ‘suspension’ or ‘Arab’ springs. 1887 Viscount Bury & G. L. Hillier Cycling (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) v. 201 A strap may be run through the lower curl of an Arab cradle spring... The strap should in no case be put through the saddle loops or through the top loops of an Arab spring. 1891 Scotsman 2 May 4/7 (advt.) Bicycle (safety), rear driver, balls to actions and pedals, Arab spring buffalo saddle. 2013 vintagebicycle.wordpress.com 23 July (O.E.D. Archive) The pan [saddle] is mounted on a Harrington's Patent ‘Arab Spring’. II. From spring n.¹ III. 2. Usually in form Arab Spring. A process or period of political or cultural liberalization in the Arab world; (now) spec. a series of anti-government or pro-democratic uprisings and demonstrations in various countries in North Africa and the Middle East, beginning in Tunisia in December 2010. Cf. spring n.¹ 21. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] > a time of > specific periods of Prague Spring1969 Arab spring1975 1975 Islamic Stud. 14 79 This stance will be hard to accept for those who have been impatiently waiting for the advent of an ‘Arab Spring’. 2003 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 Mar. 62/1 The war, which is vastly unpopular in the Arab world, is far more likely to improve the fortunes of the Islamists,..than to ventilate the region with an Arab spring. 2005 Boston Globe 10 Mar. a15 It is being called an ‘Arab Spring’, and Bush's critics are right to give him credit for helping to bring it about. What his allies need to bear in mind is that cracks in the ice of tyranny and misrule don't always lead to liberation. 2011 M. Lynch in mideast.foreignpolicy.com 6 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) If these protests continue to spread, both inside of countries and across to other Arab countries, then we really could talk about this being Obama's ‘Arab Spring’. 2013 J. Drew Social Hist. Contemp. Democratic Media vi. 169 The Arab Spring spread into Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria, and the entire region on a flood of video, texts, Facebook postings, and Internet exchanges. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1880
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