Atlasn.¹

Brit.

/ˈatləs/, U.S.

/ˈætləs/

Forms: Plural atlases.

Etymology: < Latin Atlās, -antem, < Greek Ἄτλας, -αντα; name of one of the older family of gods, who was supposed to hold up the pillars of the universe, and also of the mountain in Libya that was regarded as supporting the heavens. Hence the various figurative uses.

a. One who supports or sustains a great burden; a chief supporter, a mainstay.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is essential or has central role

Atlas1589

keystone1641

protagonist1671

firmament1701

leading light1707

pivotman1782

kingpin1858

queen-pin1907

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > specifically of a cause, principle, or practice > prominent or leading

stander bearerc1475

standard-bearer1561

Atlas1589

protagonist1837

1589 Nashe in Greene's Menaph. (Arb.) Ded. 17 I dare commend him to all that know him, as..the Atlas of Poetrie.

1618 P. Holderus tr. J. van Oldenbarneveld Barneuel's Apol. sig. Civ^v You..make your selfe the Atlas, and sustainer of the whole state of Holland.

1883 M. Howland in Harper's Mag. Mar. 598/1 We brokers are the Atlases that bear the world upon our shoulders.

Categories »

b. Architecture. (See atlantes n.)

2. Physiology. The first or uppermost cervical vertebra, which supports the skull, being articulated above with the occipital bone. (So in Greek.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > spine > [noun] > vertebra of > specific vertebra

epistropheus1663

Atlas1699

axisa1713

subdorsal1783

1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 180 The Union by the Atlas, is not so firm and compact as in the other Vertebræ.

1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 9 The Atlas is a simple ring of bone, without body, and composed of arches and processes.

3. A collection of maps in a volume. [This use of the word is said to be derived from a representation of Atlas supporting the heavens placed as a frontispiece to early works of this kind, and to have been first used by Mercator in the 16th cent.]

ΚΠ

1636 (title) Atlas; or a geographic description of the world, by Gerard Mercator and John Hondt.

1641 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 28 Visited the famous Hondius and Bleaw's shop, to buy some maps, atlasses, etc.

1729 Flamsteed (title) Atlas Cœlestis.

1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. ix. 63 Celestial Atlases also, or maps of the Heavens.

4. A similar volume containing illustrative plates, large engravings, etc., or the conspectus of any subject arranged in tabular form; e.g. ‘an atlas of anatomical plates,’ ‘an ethnographical atlas’.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > [noun] > picture book

picture book1699

Atlas1875

lookbook1937

1875 C. D. E. Fortnum Maiolica vi. 53 The details of all these methods are illustrated on the 3rd table of his atlas of plates.

5. A large square folio resembling a volume of maps; also called atlas-folio.

6. A large size of drawing-paper.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > surface for painting or drawing > paper > specific size

elephant1702

Atlas1712

1712 Act 10 Anne in London Gaz. No. 5018/3 For all Paper called Atlas fine 16s. per Ream, Atlas ordinary 8s.

1879 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1 Atlas, 33 × 26 inches.

Compounds

atlas beetle n. a gigantic olive-green lamellicorn beetle ( Chalcosoma atlas), found in the East.

Atlas-like adj. and adv. like, or after the manner of, Atlas.

ΚΠ

?1614 W. Drummond Song: It was the time in Poems That Atlas-like it seem'd the Heauen they beared.

atlas moth n. ( Saturnia atlas) a very large foreign moth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Saturniidae > saturnia atlas (atlas moth)

atlas moth1868

1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xiv. 280 That magnificent insect the Atlas Moth.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

atlasn.²

Brit.

/ˈatləs/, U.S.

/ˈætləs/

Etymology: < (ultimately) Arabic aṭlas ‘smooth, bare,’ thence ‘smooth silk cloth,’ < ṭalasa to rub smooth, delete. Compare in same sense Italian raso shaved, satin. Also in German atlas satin.

archaic or Obsolete.

A silk-satin manufactured in the East.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > from specific place > from the East

tartarin1343

Tartaryc1400

tartar1473

atlas1687

1687 London Gaz. No. 2273/7 Atlasses 549 pieces.

1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks i. sig. B1^v Fat City-Ladies with tawdry Atlasses.

c1710 in J. Ashton Social Life Reign of Queen Anne (1882) I. 167 One Purple and Gold Atlas Gown.

1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies x. 188 Their atlasses, or sattins flowered with gold or silver.

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

atlasv.

Brit.

/ˈatləs/, U.S.

/ˈætləs/

Etymology: < Atlas n.¹

transitive. To support after the manner of Atlas.

a. To prop up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)]

to bear upeOE

underbearc950

bearOE

holdc1000

weighc1200

to hold up1297

upholda1300

sustainc1330

undersetc1330

comforta1382

underbear1382

upbear1390

sustaina1398

upkeepc1412

carrya1425

supporta1425

chargea1500

convey1514

avoke1529

confirm1542

stay1548

to carry up1570

bolster1581

lift1590

upstay1590

atlas1593

sustent1605

statuminatea1628

firm1646

appui1656

establish1664

shoulder1674

to keep up1681

upheave1729

withhold1769

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 59 To ouer-throwe both thy cause and my credite at once, by ouer-Atlassing myne inuention.

b. To carry on one's shoulder or head.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > on the head or shoulders

shoulder1611

atlas1859

1859 All Year Round 17 Dec. 203 An Armenian, atlasing a square coop of some forty barn-door fowls.

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

n.¹1589

n.²1687

v.1593

单词	atlas
释义	Atlasn.¹ Brit. /ˈatləs/, U.S. /ˈætləs/ Forms: Plural atlases. Etymology: < Latin Atlās, -antem, < Greek Ἄτλας, -αντα; name of one of the older family of gods, who was supposed to hold up the pillars of the universe, and also of the mountain in Libya that was regarded as supporting the heavens. Hence the various figurative uses. 1. a. One who supports or sustains a great burden; a chief supporter, a mainstay. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is essential or has central role Atlas1589 keystone1641 protagonist1671 firmament1701 leading light1707 pivotman1782 kingpin1858 queen-pin1907 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > specifically of a cause, principle, or practice > prominent or leading stander bearerc1475 standard-bearer1561 Atlas1589 protagonist1837 1589 Nashe in Greene's Menaph. (Arb.) Ded. 17 I dare commend him to all that know him, as..the Atlas of Poetrie. 1618 P. Holderus tr. J. van Oldenbarneveld Barneuel's Apol. sig. Civ^v You..make your selfe the Atlas, and sustainer of the whole state of Holland. 1883 M. Howland in Harper's Mag. Mar. 598/1 We brokers are the Atlases that bear the world upon our shoulders. Categories » b. Architecture. (See atlantes n.) 2. Physiology. The first or uppermost cervical vertebra, which supports the skull, being articulated above with the occipital bone. (So in Greek.) ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > spine > [noun] > vertebra of > specific vertebra epistropheus1663 Atlas1699 axisa1713 subdorsal1783 1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 180 The Union by the Atlas, is not so firm and compact as in the other Vertebræ. 1842 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 2) 9 The Atlas is a simple ring of bone, without body, and composed of arches and processes. 3. A collection of maps in a volume. [This use of the word is said to be derived from a representation of Atlas supporting the heavens placed as a frontispiece to early works of this kind, and to have been first used by Mercator in the 16th cent.] ΚΠ 1636 (title) Atlas; or a geographic description of the world, by Gerard Mercator and John Hondt. 1641 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 28 Visited the famous Hondius and Bleaw's shop, to buy some maps, atlasses, etc. 1729 Flamsteed (title) Atlas Cœlestis. 1812 R. Woodhouse Elem. Treat. Astron. ix. 63 Celestial Atlases also, or maps of the Heavens. 4. A similar volume containing illustrative plates, large engravings, etc., or the conspectus of any subject arranged in tabular form; e.g. ‘an atlas of anatomical plates,’ ‘an ethnographical atlas’. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > [noun] > picture book picture book1699 Atlas1875 lookbook1937 1875 C. D. E. Fortnum Maiolica vi. 53 The details of all these methods are illustrated on the 3rd table of his atlas of plates. 5. A large square folio resembling a volume of maps; also called atlas-folio. 6. A large size of drawing-paper. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > surface for painting or drawing > paper > specific size elephant1702 Atlas1712 1712 Act 10 Anne in London Gaz. No. 5018/3 For all Paper called Atlas fine 16s. per Ream, Atlas ordinary 8s. 1879 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1 Atlas, 33 × 26 inches. Compounds atlas beetle n. a gigantic olive-green lamellicorn beetle ( Chalcosoma atlas), found in the East. Atlas-like adj. and adv. like, or after the manner of, Atlas. ΚΠ ?1614 W. Drummond Song: It was the time in Poems That Atlas-like it seem'd the Heauen they beared. atlas moth n. ( Saturnia atlas) a very large foreign moth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Saturniidae > saturnia atlas (atlas moth) atlas moth1868 1868 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands xiv. 280 That magnificent insect the Atlas Moth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022). atlasn.² Brit. /ˈatləs/, U.S. /ˈætləs/ Etymology: < (ultimately) Arabic aṭlas ‘smooth, bare,’ thence ‘smooth silk cloth,’ < ṭalasa to rub smooth, delete. Compare in same sense Italian raso shaved, satin. Also in German atlas satin. archaic or Obsolete. A silk-satin manufactured in the East. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > from specific place > from the East tartarin1343 Tartaryc1400 tartar1473 atlas1687 1687 London Gaz. No. 2273/7 Atlasses 549 pieces. 1703 T. Baker Tunbridge-walks i. sig. B1^v Fat City-Ladies with tawdry Atlasses. c1710 in J. Ashton Social Life Reign of Queen Anne (1882) I. 167 One Purple and Gold Atlas Gown. 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies x. 188 Their atlasses, or sattins flowered with gold or silver. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). atlasv. Brit. /ˈatləs/, U.S. /ˈætləs/ Etymology: < Atlas n.¹ transitive. To support after the manner of Atlas. a. To prop up. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] to bear upeOE underbearc950 bearOE holdc1000 weighc1200 to hold up1297 upholda1300 sustainc1330 undersetc1330 comforta1382 underbear1382 upbear1390 sustaina1398 upkeepc1412 carrya1425 supporta1425 chargea1500 convey1514 avoke1529 confirm1542 stay1548 to carry up1570 bolster1581 lift1590 upstay1590 atlas1593 sustent1605 statuminatea1628 firm1646 appui1656 establish1664 shoulder1674 to keep up1681 upheave1729 withhold1769 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 59 To ouer-throwe both thy cause and my credite at once, by ouer-Atlassing myne inuention. b. To carry on one's shoulder or head. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [verb (transitive)] > on the head or shoulders shoulder1611 atlas1859 1859 All Year Round 17 Dec. 203 An Armenian, atlasing a square coop of some forty barn-door fowls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1589n.²1687v.1593
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