单词 | kelp |
释义 | kelpn.1 1. a. A collective term for large seaweeds (chiefly Fucaceæ and Laminariaceæ) which are burnt for the sake of the substances found in the ashes. bull-head kelp, a north-west American species ( Nereocystis Luetkeana) used by the Indians for fishing-lines. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding fuel or manure > [noun] > seaweeds used as fuel or manure warec725 sea-warec1000 kelpa1387 orewood1586 ore1587 float-ore1602 vraic1610 woad of the seaa1613 oarweed1622 bell-ware1812 laminaria1848 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 181 As culpes of þe see waggeþ wiþ þe water. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxii. vi. 437 As for the reits Kilpe, Tangle, & such like sea-weeds, Nicander saith, they are as good as treacle. 1663 R. Boyle Exper. & Consid. Colours xlix. Ann. i In making our ordinary allom the workmen use the ashes of a sea-weed (vulgarly called kelp). 1791 ‘T. Newte’ Prospects & Observ. Tour 112 The cutting and burning of the kelp that grows on their shores. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xiv. 35 We found the tide low, and the rocks and stones covered with kelp and sea-weed. b. spec. The giant or great kelp ( Macrocystis pyrifera or Fucus giganteus) of the Pacific coast of America, the largest of seaweeds. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [noun] > kelp and allies red ware1699 kelp-weed1805 kelp1839 Macrocystis1847 laminaria1848 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. xiii. 303 There is one marine production, which from its importance is worthy of a particular history. It is the kelp or Fucus giganteus of Solander. 1898 F. T. Bullen Cruise ‘Cachalot’ ix. 88 We were continually passing broad patches of kelp..whose great leaves and cable-laid stems made quite reef-like breaks in the heaving waste of the restless sea. 2. The calcined ashes of seaweed used in commerce for the sake of the carbonate of soda, iodine, and other substances which they contain; large quantities were formerly used in the manufacture of soap and glass. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [noun] > ashes or cinders > specific ashes soap-ashes?1520 gravelled ashes1579 bone ash1594 cupel-dusta1626 polverine1662 peat ash1669 kelp1679 clar1683 cupel-ashes1683 wood-ash1748 bone earth1770 kelp-ashes1834 white ash1837 weed ash1841 fly ash1931 1679 Philos. Trans. 1677 (Royal Soc.) 12 1054 Kelp is made of a Sea~weed, called Tangle, such as comes to London on Oysters. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 9 [It] is the nitre of the antients, not unlike the soda or kelp of the moderns. 1803 Gazetteer Scotl. at Gigha Much sea weed is..partly employed as a manure, and partly burned into kelp. 1862 D. T. Ansted & R. G. Latham Channel Islands iv. xxii. 514 The quantity of weed required to manufacture a ton of kelp averages twenty tons. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in paper, glass, or pottery manufacture > [noun] > glassworts sea-grape1578 crab-grass1597 glasswort1597 marsh samphire1670 kelp1712 crab-weed1790 jume18.. sea-grass1839 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 101 A Plant..which the Botanists call Kali..and we..Kelp. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 316 Kelp, Salicornia. Compounds C1. General attributive. kelp-ashes n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > products of burning > [noun] > ashes or cinders > specific ashes soap-ashes?1520 gravelled ashes1579 bone ash1594 cupel-dusta1626 polverine1662 peat ash1669 kelp1679 clar1683 cupel-ashes1683 wood-ash1748 bone earth1770 kelp-ashes1834 white ash1837 weed ash1841 fly ash1931 1834 Brit. Husbandry (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. 420 6 bushels of kelp-ashes. kelp belt n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [noun] > kelp and allies > mass of kelp kelp belt1895 kelp raft1897 1895 Outing 26 355/1 The long swells..only half broken by the kelp belt a mile away. kelp-burner n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other manufactured materials > [noun] > of other materials mortar-maker1359 wax-maker1515 petre man1594 saltpetre-maker1611 starch man1699 varnish-maker1753 icemaker1775 kelper1808 black lead maker1813 bone man1834 kelp-burner1845 black-salter1866 1845 Selby in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 13. 161 These buildings have..been occupied..by the kelp-burners. kelp-burning n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > types of heating process burning1559 firework1560 roast1582 coction1684 kelp-burning1845 hot drawing1897 process heating1926 1845 Selby in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 13. 162 Kelp-burning was carried on at Holy Island as early as the 13th century. kelp line n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > other types of line ground-linea1450 ledger-line1653 gildert1681 kipping-linec1686 fly-line1706 night line1726 trout-line1789 train line1828 runner1835 salmon line1850 loop-line1859 stray-line1879 dandy-line1882 kelp line1884 cross-line1891 free line1913 flatline1950 multistrand1960 flatliner1984 1884 Harper's Mag. Apr. 706/2 They caught gulls, and tried to make them carry kelp lines, but all was of no avail. kelp-making n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making of other specific articles or materials > [noun] > others heading1390 saddleryc1449 stiling1509 wax-making?1544 pin-makinga1711 pipe-making1721 keeve-work1776 kelp-making1810 handrailing1814 kelping1822 pin-heading1835 blanket-making1857 safe making1867 stick dressing1891 1810 Edinb. Rev. 17 146 The introduction of kelp-making. kelp-weed n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [noun] > kelp and allies red ware1699 kelp-weed1805 kelp1839 Macrocystis1847 laminaria1848 1805 Naval Chron. 14 38 The kelp-weed..lying upon the Shore. kelp-wrack n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [noun] > fucus seaweeds fucus1714 kelp-wrack1833 1833 J. E. Smith Eng. Flora V. i. 268 It [Fucus nodosus] is said in the Hebrides to be preferable to all other Fuci in the manufacturing of kelp, and passes there under the name of kelp-wrack. C2. kelp crab n. a spider crab, Pugettia producta, found on the Pacific coast of North America. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Malacostraca > division Thoracostraca > order Decapoda > suborder Brachyura (crab) > member of division Oxyrhyncha (spider-crab) MaiaOE sea spider1666 Maja1706 spider-crab1710 oxyrhynch1839 spider1853 kelp crab1884 1884 Bull. U.S. National Museum No. 27. 112 The Kelp Crabs are used by the natives. 1887 G. B. Goode Fisheries U.S.: Hist. & Methods II. v. 657 The kelp crab..is eaten by the Indians. 1939 E. F. Ricketts & J. Calvin Between Pacific Tides i. 80 A dark, olive-green, spider crab, Pugettia producta, occurs so frequently on strands of the seaweed Egregia and others that it is commonly called the kelp crab. The points on the carapace and the spines on the legs are sharp. 1954 S. F. Light et al. Intertidal Invertebr. Cent. Calif. Coast 342 A few organisms (e.g. the kelp crab Pugettia producta..) graze directly on the larger attached algae. kelp-fish n. the name given to several fishes found on the Pacific coast of the United States; see also quot. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > miscellaneous types of butterfish1673 zebrafish1771 moki1777 kelp-fish1880 harlequin smiler1955 blue eye1978 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 533 The ‘Butter-fish’, or ‘Kelp fish’ of the colonists of New Zealand (Coridodax pullus)... It feeds on zoophytes, scraping them from the surface of the kelp. kelp-goose n. ΚΠ 1883 Coppinger Cruise ‘Alert’ 56 The kelp-geese (Bernicla antarctica) were paddling about with their young ones. kelp-hen n. (see quots.). ΚΠ 1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. IX. 247 These Rails are semi-nocturnal..Ocydromus fuscus [of N.Z.] obtaining the name of Kelp-Hen from the stretches of sea-weed that it frequents. kelp-pigeon n. the sheathbill, an Antarctic sea-bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > genus Chionis (sheath bill) sheath bill1781 kelp-pigeon1886 paddy bird1894 1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 782/2 (note) In the Falkland Isles it is called the ‘Kelp-Pigeon’. kelp raft n. a mass of kelp floating on the sea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [noun] > kelp and allies > mass of kelp kelp belt1895 kelp raft1897 1897 Outing 30 259/1 We drew in toward the island..avoiding the great kelp rafts. Derivatives ˈkelper n. a maker of kelp. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other manufactured materials > [noun] > of other materials mortar-maker1359 wax-maker1515 petre man1594 saltpetre-maker1611 starch man1699 varnish-maker1753 icemaker1775 kelper1808 black lead maker1813 bone man1834 kelp-burner1845 black-salter1866 1808 R. Forsyth Beauties Scotl. V. 100 The kelpers might employ their time between tides. 1895 Longman's Mag. Nov. 33 The kelper's year may be reckoned from mid November. ˈkelping n. and adj. (a) n. the manufacture of kelp; (b) adj. that makes kelp. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > making of other specific articles or materials > [noun] > others heading1390 saddleryc1449 stiling1509 wax-making?1544 pin-makinga1711 pipe-making1721 keeve-work1776 kelp-making1810 handrailing1814 kelping1822 pin-heading1835 blanket-making1857 safe making1867 stick dressing1891 1822 G. Woodley View Present State Scilly Islands i. v. 119 The Islanders seldom get more..than from £7 to £10, for their labours during the kelping season. 1895 Longman's Mag. Nov. 39 The old stories linger among the kelping people. ˈkelpy adj. abounding in kelp. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > algae > seaweed > [adjective] > of or belonging to type of seaweed > of kelp kelpy1852 laminaria1935 1852 J. Raine Hist. & Antiq. N. Durham 146 A ridge of kelpy stone, over which it is no easy matter to pass. 1890 Scribner's Mag. 19 659/1 The mother..struck out through the kelpy waters for the shore. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † kelpn.2 Obsolete. rare. ? Sword-belt, scabbard. ΚΠ 13.. Disp. Mary & Cross 283 in Leg. Rood 140 His swerd he pulte vp in his kelp. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † kelpn.3 Obsolete slang. A hat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat hateOE nab-cheat?1536 nab1673 kelp1736 mitre1807 tile1813 gossamer1836 cady1846 roof1857 roofer1859 pancake1875 lid1896 nudger1902 tit for tat1925 titfer1927 sky1944 1736 Ordinary of Newgate, his Acct. 4 Feb. 13/2 I and Thomas Campson..broke open a Hatters..and robbed it of three Dozen of Kilps. 1753 Discov. J. Poulter (ed. 2) 26 We jostle him up, and one knocks his Kelp off. Derivatives kelp v. (transitive) (see quot. 1819). ΚΠ 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Mem. (1964) 247 Kelp, a hat; to kelp a person, is to move your hat to him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1a1387n.213..n.31736 |
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