Loch Ness monstern.

Brit.

/ˌlɒx nɛs ˈmɒnstə/,

/ˌlɒk nɛs ˈmɒnstə/, U.S.

/ˌlɑk ˌnɛs ˈmɑnstər/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Loch Ness , monster n.

Etymology: < Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic Loch Nis), the name of a large and deep loch in Inverness-shire + monster n.The place name is attested in English contexts from the mid 16th cent. or earlier.

A large creature said to live in the deep waters of Loch Ness. Also in extended use. Cf. Nessie n.Reports of the creature date from the time of St Columba in the 6th cent: see Adomnán Vita Columbae 2. 28. No proof of its existence has been found, despite recent scientific expeditions.

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Loch Ness monster1933

Nessie1945

1933 Inverness Courier 2 May 5/4 Loch Ness has for generations been credited with being the home of a fearsome-looking monster.]

1933 Inverness Courier 9 June 5/5 The Loch Ness ‘monster’ was seen near the west end of the Loch.

1934 Discovery Jan. 14/1 That elusive creature the sea-serpent is again in the news, this time in the shape of the Loch Ness ‘monster’.

1959 A. Hardy Fish & Fisheries xiv. 364 I am deliberately not discussing the so-called Loch Ness monster. If there is some strange creature there it is clearly not a sea-beast bigger than a seal which might make its way up the shallow River Ness.

1965 New Society 9 Sept. 7/3 Britain's brain drain appears, then, to be something of a Loch Ness monster. It surfaces sporadically, then vanishes from view.

2000 Boating Mag. Sept. 20 Ogopogo is supposedly a large, serpent-like creature that is akin to the famous Loch Ness Monster.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loch ness monster
释义	Loch Ness monstern. Brit. /ˌlɒx nɛs ˈmɒnstə/, /ˌlɒk nɛs ˈmɒnstə/, U.S. /ˌlɑk ˌnɛs ˈmɑnstər/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Loch Ness , monster n. Etymology: < Loch Ness (Scottish Gaelic Loch Nis), the name of a large and deep loch in Inverness-shire + monster n.The place name is attested in English contexts from the mid 16th cent. or earlier. A large creature said to live in the deep waters of Loch Ness. Also in extended use. Cf. Nessie n.Reports of the creature date from the time of St Columba in the 6th cent: see Adomnán Vita Columbae 2. 28. No proof of its existence has been found, despite recent scientific expeditions. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > aquatic monster or serpent > Loch Ness monster Loch Ness monster1933 Nessie1945 1933 Inverness Courier 2 May 5/4 Loch Ness has for generations been credited with being the home of a fearsome-looking monster.] 1933 Inverness Courier 9 June 5/5 The Loch Ness ‘monster’ was seen near the west end of the Loch. 1934 Discovery Jan. 14/1 That elusive creature the sea-serpent is again in the news, this time in the shape of the Loch Ness ‘monster’. 1959 A. Hardy Fish & Fisheries xiv. 364 I am deliberately not discussing the so-called Loch Ness monster. If there is some strange creature there it is clearly not a sea-beast bigger than a seal which might make its way up the shallow River Ness. 1965 New Society 9 Sept. 7/3 Britain's brain drain appears, then, to be something of a Loch Ness monster. It surfaces sporadically, then vanishes from view. 2000 Boating Mag. Sept. 20 Ogopogo is supposedly a large, serpent-like creature that is akin to the famous Loch Ness Monster. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933
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