asphaltn.

Brit.

/ˈasfalt/,

/ˈaʃfalt/,

/ˈasfɔːlt/,

/ˈaʃfɔːlt/,

/ˈasfəlt/,

/ˈaʃfəlt/,

/asˈfalt/, U.S.

/ˈæˌsfɔlt/,

/ˈæˌsfɑlt/

Forms: Middle English aspaltoun, aspalt, 1500s aspallto, 1600s asphalta, 1600s–1700s asphaltos, asphaltus, 1700s– asphaltum, asphalt; also 1800s asphalte.

Etymology: Has been used in many forms: αin Middle English < Old French *aspaltoun, *aspalt (Italian aspalto, Provençal asfalto), < late Latin asphalton, asphaltum, < Greek ἄσϕαλτον, variant of ἄσϕαλτος, a word of foreign origin; βfrom 17th cent. in the Greek and Latin forms asphaltos, -us, -um, the last established in scientific use; γin recent times, < modern French asphalte. Bailey, Johnson, and Todd knew only asphaltos, -um; Craig, 1847, has asˈphalt, but since asphalt pavement became familiar, ˈasphalt has become usual.

a. A bituminous substance, found in many parts of the world, a smooth, hard, brittle, black or brownish-black resinous mineral, consisting of a mixture of different hydrocarbons; called also mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, and in the Old Testament ‘slime’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > bitumen > asphalt

asphalt1366

glue1382

botemayc1400

pitcha1425

bitumena1464

slime1530

Jews' lime1543

Jews' pitch1562

Jews'-slime1640

tar1747

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral and fossil resins > [noun] > bitumen or pitch > asphalt

asphalt1366

pitcha1425

bitumena1464

Jews' lime1543

Jews' pitch1562

Jews'-slime1640

1366 Mandeville's Trav. ix. 100 It castethe out of the Watre a thing that men clepen Aspalt.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xix. 837 Asphalt, glw of Iudea,..is erþe of blck colour and is heuy and stynkyng.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1038 Þe spumande aspaltoun þat spyserez sellen.

1562 P. Whitehorne Certain Waies Orderyng Souldiers f. 46^v, in tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre For every portion of suche thinges [taking] fyue of aspallto.

1653 H. Cogan tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. 77 The infinite quantity of Asphalta or Bytumen which grows there [i.e. at Babylon].

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Pppp^v Asphaltos, or dense Bitumen.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 729 Blazing Cressets fed With Naphtha and Asphaltus .

1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 89 Asphaltum per 100 weight.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Asphaltos, or Asphaltum, a solid, brittle, black, inflammable, bituminous Substance, resembling Pitch.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 727 Amber and asphaltum, or bitumen of Judea.

1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 326 A whole lake of asphalt is said to exist in the Isle of Trinidad.

1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 370 Bitumen, or Asphalte, is an inspissated mineral oil.

b. attributive.

ΚΠ

1752 S. Foote Taste i. 4 The salutary Application of the 'spaltham Pot.

1872 F. L. Pope Telegraph i. 19 Coat the zincs with asphaltum varnish.

a. A composition made by mixing bitumen, pitch, and sand, or manufactured from natural bituminous limestones, used to pave streets and walks, to line cisterns, etc. Mostly attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > processed resinous materials > [noun] > bitumen-based compositions

asphalt1847

asphalting1854

cutback1936

Orimulsion1987

1847 Nat. Encycl. II. 267/1 The Seyssel asphalte introduced into this country by Mr. Claridge..in 1837.

1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 25 Feb. 417/2 Asphalte pavements substituted for wooden floors.

1864 R. Browning App. Failure 36 Some arch, where twelve such slept abreast, Unless the plain asphalte seemed best.

1881 R. G. White Eng. Without & Within ii. 29 An asphaltum path.

b. artificial asphaltum n. a mixture of the thick pitchy residue of coal-tar with sand, chalk, or lime, used for the same purposes as the preceding.

ΚΠ

1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 258.

Compounds

asphalt-like adj.

ΚΠ

1837–68 J. D. Dana Min. 751 Solid asphalt-like substances soluble in ether and not in alcohol.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	asphalt
释义	asphaltn. Brit. /ˈasfalt/, /ˈaʃfalt/, /ˈasfɔːlt/, /ˈaʃfɔːlt/, /ˈasfəlt/, /ˈaʃfəlt/, /asˈfalt/, U.S. /ˈæˌsfɔlt/, /ˈæˌsfɑlt/ Forms: Middle English aspaltoun, aspalt, 1500s aspallto, 1600s asphalta, 1600s–1700s asphaltos, asphaltus, 1700s– asphaltum, asphalt; also 1800s asphalte. Etymology: Has been used in many forms: αin Middle English < Old French aspaltoun, aspalt (Italian aspalto, Provençal asfalto), < late Latin asphalton, asphaltum, < Greek ἄσϕαλτον, variant of ἄσϕαλτος, a word of foreign origin; βfrom 17th cent. in the Greek and Latin forms asphaltos, -us, -um, the last established in scientific use; γin recent times, < modern French asphalte. Bailey, Johnson, and Todd knew only asphaltos, -um; Craig, 1847, has asˈphalt, but since asphalt pavement became familiar, ˈasphalt has become usual. 1. a. A bituminous substance, found in many parts of the world, a smooth, hard, brittle, black or brownish-black resinous mineral, consisting of a mixture of different hydrocarbons; called also mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, and in the Old Testament ‘slime’. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > hydrocarbon minerals > [noun] > bitumen > asphalt asphalt1366 glue1382 botemayc1400 pitcha1425 bitumena1464 slime1530 Jews' lime1543 Jews' pitch1562 Jews'-slime1640 tar1747 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral and fossil resins > [noun] > bitumen or pitch > asphalt asphalt1366 pitcha1425 bitumena1464 Jews' lime1543 Jews' pitch1562 Jews'-slime1640 1366 Mandeville's Trav. ix. 100 It castethe out of the Watre a thing that men clepen Aspalt. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvi. xix. 837 Asphalt, glw of Iudea,..is erþe of blck colour and is heuy and stynkyng. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1038 Þe spumande aspaltoun þat spyserez sellen. 1562 P. Whitehorne Certain Waies Orderyng Souldiers f. 46^v, in tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre For every portion of suche thinges [taking] fyue of aspallto. 1653 H. Cogan tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. 77 The infinite quantity of Asphalta or Bytumen which grows there [i.e. at Babylon]. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Pppp^v Asphaltos, or dense Bitumen. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 729 Blazing Cressets fed With Naphtha and Asphaltus . View more context for this quotation 1714 tr. French Bk. of Rates 89 Asphaltum per 100 weight. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Asphaltos, or Asphaltum, a solid, brittle, black, inflammable, bituminous Substance, resembling Pitch. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 727 Amber and asphaltum, or bitumen of Judea. 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 326 A whole lake of asphalt is said to exist in the Isle of Trinidad. 1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 370 Bitumen, or Asphalte, is an inspissated mineral oil. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1752 S. Foote Taste i. 4 The salutary Application of the 'spaltham Pot. 1872 F. L. Pope Telegraph i. 19 Coat the zincs with asphaltum varnish. 2. a. A composition made by mixing bitumen, pitch, and sand, or manufactured from natural bituminous limestones, used to pave streets and walks, to line cisterns, etc. Mostly attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > processed resinous materials > [noun] > bitumen-based compositions asphalt1847 asphalting1854 cutback1936 Orimulsion1987 1847 Nat. Encycl. II. 267/1 The Seyssel asphalte introduced into this country by Mr. Claridge..in 1837. 1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 25 Feb. 417/2 Asphalte pavements substituted for wooden floors. 1864 R. Browning App. Failure 36 Some arch, where twelve such slept abreast, Unless the plain asphalte seemed best. 1881 R. G. White Eng. Without & Within ii. 29 An asphaltum path. b. artificial asphaltum n. a mixture of the thick pitchy residue of coal-tar with sand, chalk, or lime, used for the same purposes as the preceding. ΚΠ 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 258. Compounds asphalt-like adj. ΚΠ 1837–68 J. D. Dana Min. 751 Solid asphalt-like substances soluble in ether and not in alcohol. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). asphaltv. /asˈfalt/ Etymology: < asphalt n. To cover or lay with asphalt. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > pave or build roads [verb (transitive)] > pave > pave with specific material causeya1552 flag1615 causeway1744 metal1806 blind1812 macadamize1823 slab1832 flint1834 pebble1835 asphalt1872 concrete1875 cube1887 cobble1888 block1891 wood-block1908 tarmacadam1910 tarviate1926 tarmac1966 1872 City Press 6 Apr. (Comm. Council) A most opportune time for asphalting the thoroughfare. 1884 Rideing in Harper's Mag. Mar. 526/2 The streets are..asphalted. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1366v.1872
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asphaltn.

Compounds

asphaltv.