ice capn.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪs kap/, U.S.

/ˈaɪs ˌkæp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: ice n., cap n.¹

Etymology: < ice n. + cap n.¹, after German Eiskappe (1813 or earlier in sense 1, 1857 or earlier in sense 2). With sense 2 compare earlier ice-capped adj. at ice n. Compounds 4b.

1. Medicine. An ice pack applied or designed for application to the head.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > ice packs and water bags > [noun]

ice cap1816

ice bag1836

ice compress1858

water bag1859

water-cloth1860

ice pack1874

kneecap1884

cold coil1888

cold-pack1909

1816 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 35 338 Dr. Busser, in Wohlau, cured an insanity, arising on the seventh day after delivery, by applying an ice-cap several times a day for six or eight minutes.

1866 Buffalo Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 6 8 It [sc. cerebral engorgement in cholera] is probably best treated by shaving the scalp, by the application of the ice cap, by keeping the head elevated, [etc.].

1901 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Jan. 78/2 He was quite unconscious and very restless, tossing the bedclothes aside and pulling away the icecap that was applied to his head.

1949 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 49 571/2 Our nurses find a new product called Hot-R-Cold Paks a grand substitute for the old hot water bottles and ice caps.

2002 M. Dollinger et al. Everyone's Guide Cancer Therapy 81 Depending on the drug used (and on the individual), hair loss on the head can be reduced by using a tourniquet or an ice cap.

2. A cap or covering of ice over an area or topographical feature, such as exists permanently or seasonally on high mountains and on a large scale at the poles. Also: an analogous feature on another planet or satellite; cf. polar cap n. 1.

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the world > the earth > water > ice > land ice > [noun] > ice-cap or polar ice

inland ice1853

polar cap1863

ice cap1865

calotte1894

1865 H. Y. Hind Prelim. Rep. Geol. New Brunswick x. 182 Notice of Agassiz's theory of an Ice Cap.

1875 J. Croll Climate & Time App. 543 [To] cover the antarctic regions with an enormous ice-cap.

1912 R. A. Daly Geol. N. Amer. Cordillera xxi. 592 At Mt. Chopaka, twenty miles to the eastward, the surface of the ice-cap followed the 7200-foot contour.

1949 A. E. Trueman Geol. & Scenery Eng. & Wales ii. 21 Many of these dry valleys were cut by melt waters flowing from snow or ice caps which were situated on the higher uplands during the Ice Age.

1973 C. Sagan Cosmic Connection (1975) viii. 62 The Mariner 9 photography of the Martian volcanoes, windstreaks, moons, and polar icecaps.

1995 Time 31 July 60/2 It's the postgreenhouse future. The ice caps have melted, and the world is a vast briny sea.

2006 I. Nadeau Glaciers 8 Ice caps are smaller than ice sheets, but they can still cover thousands of square miles..and be more than 1,000 feet..thick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ice cap
释义	ice capn. Brit. /ˈʌɪs kap/, U.S. /ˈaɪs ˌkæp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: ice n., cap n.¹ Etymology: < ice n. + cap n.¹, after German Eiskappe (1813 or earlier in sense 1, 1857 or earlier in sense 2). With sense 2 compare earlier ice-capped adj. at ice n. Compounds 4b. 1. Medicine. An ice pack applied or designed for application to the head. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > ice packs and water bags > [noun] ice cap1816 ice bag1836 ice compress1858 water bag1859 water-cloth1860 ice pack1874 kneecap1884 cold coil1888 cold-pack1909 1816 London Med. & Physical Jrnl. 35 338 Dr. Busser, in Wohlau, cured an insanity, arising on the seventh day after delivery, by applying an ice-cap several times a day for six or eight minutes. 1866 Buffalo Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 6 8 It [sc. cerebral engorgement in cholera] is probably best treated by shaving the scalp, by the application of the ice cap, by keeping the head elevated, [etc.]. 1901 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 12 Jan. 78/2 He was quite unconscious and very restless, tossing the bedclothes aside and pulling away the icecap that was applied to his head. 1949 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 49 571/2 Our nurses find a new product called Hot-R-Cold Paks a grand substitute for the old hot water bottles and ice caps. 2002 M. Dollinger et al. Everyone's Guide Cancer Therapy 81 Depending on the drug used (and on the individual), hair loss on the head can be reduced by using a tourniquet or an ice cap. 2. A cap or covering of ice over an area or topographical feature, such as exists permanently or seasonally on high mountains and on a large scale at the poles. Also: an analogous feature on another planet or satellite; cf. polar cap n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > land ice > [noun] > ice-cap or polar ice inland ice1853 polar cap1863 ice cap1865 calotte1894 1865 H. Y. Hind Prelim. Rep. Geol. New Brunswick x. 182 Notice of Agassiz's theory of an Ice Cap. 1875 J. Croll Climate & Time App. 543 [To] cover the antarctic regions with an enormous ice-cap. 1912 R. A. Daly Geol. N. Amer. Cordillera xxi. 592 At Mt. Chopaka, twenty miles to the eastward, the surface of the ice-cap followed the 7200-foot contour. 1949 A. E. Trueman Geol. & Scenery Eng. & Wales ii. 21 Many of these dry valleys were cut by melt waters flowing from snow or ice caps which were situated on the higher uplands during the Ice Age. 1973 C. Sagan Cosmic Connection (1975) viii. 62 The Mariner 9 photography of the Martian volcanoes, windstreaks, moons, and polar icecaps. 1995 Time 31 July 60/2 It's the postgreenhouse future. The ice caps have melted, and the world is a vast briny sea. 2006 I. Nadeau Glaciers 8 Ice caps are smaller than ice sheets, but they can still cover thousands of square miles..and be more than 1,000 feet..thick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1816
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