lynxn.

Brit.

/lɪŋks/, U.S.

/lɪŋks/

Forms: Middle English lenx, Middle English–1600s linx, 1500s–1700s lynce, 1500s–1600s lince, Middle English– lynx.

Etymology: < Latin lynx, lync-em (Spanish lince, Portuguese lince, Italian lince), < Greek λύγξ (genitive λυγκός), cognate with Lithuanian luszi-s, Old High German luhs (modern German luchs), Old English lox, Dutch los, Swedish lo. Probably related to Greek λεύσσειν to see, the animal being named from its quickness of sight.

a. An animal of any of several species of the genus Felis forming the sub-genus Lynx, having a tuft at the tip of the ear, usually a short tail, and the fur more or less spotted. The lynx of the ancients is the caracal n.With qualifying words, as banded lynx L. fasciata, bay lynx L. rufa, booted lynx L. caligataCanada lynx: see the first element.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Lynx (lynx)

lynx1340

ouncec1400

wild cat14..

loss1481

lusard1530

lucern1532

luce1564

hind-wolf1601

luceret1637

fox-lynx1862

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Lynx (lynx) > lynx rufus (bobcat)

bay lynx1781

red lynx1827

bobcat1888

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Lynx (lynx) > other types of

loup cervier1725

syagush1727

red cat1731

caracal1760

Persian cat1771

Persian lynx1781

rooikat1785

Canada lynx1824

lucifee1825

banded lynx1829

booted lynx1839

jungle-cat1895

1340 [see sense 1b].

a1400–50 Alexander 3573 Lebards, lesards & lenxis.

c1480 [see sense 1b].

1555 R. Eden Disc. Vyage rounde Worlde in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 231 They keepe in theyr pallaices..the beste cauled Linx, being fayrer then a lyon.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xiii. 96 The torne-vp fare Of Lynces, Wolues, and Leopards; as neuer borne to warre.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 108 I pass the Wars that spotted Linx's make With their fierce Rivals, for the Females sake.

1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds I. Pl. xxxii Bay Lynx. Persian Lynx.

1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds I. 281 Caspian Lynx.

1790 T. Bewick Hist. Quadrupeds (1824) 236 A variety is found in the inner parts of the province of New York, which is called the Bay Lynx,..its general colour is a bright bay, obscurely marked with dusky spots.

1829 J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana I. 101 Felis Canadensis Canada Lynx.

1829 J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana I. 104 Felis fasciata Banded Lynx.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 219/2 The Booted Lynx,..sole and posterior part of the foot..deep black.

1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha xv. 203 A pouch of healing, Skin of beaver, lynx, or otter, Filled with magic roots.

1855 R. Browning Epist. 29 A black lynx snarled and pricked a tufted ear.

b. With allusion to its keenness of sight.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness > person or type

lynx1340

optic1613

oculist1652

1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 576 A best þat men Lynx calles, Þat may se thurgh thik stane walles.

1423 Kingis Quair clv The percyng lynx; the lufar vnicorne.

c1480 (a1400) St. Eugenia 509 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 138 Wes neuir lenx þat schuttis fyre, mare fulfillit of breth & yre.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. xxxviii^v Vigilantly to forsee with Lincis iyes.

1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man vi. 572 In earthly thinges we haue Lynces eyes, but in Spirituall things we are as blind as beetles.

1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 190 It concerns them much to be..sharp-sighted Linxes, that they may dive in truth, and discern falshood.

1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 9 And now, as deep into the wood as we Might mark a lynx's eye, there glimmered light.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. v. 563 Half of the Prussian Force, lie, vigilant as lynxes, blockading here.

2. The fur of the lynx.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of lynx

lusard1530

lucern1549

lynx1839

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 221/2 The European and northern Asiatic Lynxes and the Canadian Lynx produce the great supply of furs known by the furriers under the name of lynx.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 21 Sept. 3/2 Lynx one sees about in many of the furriers'.

3. One of the northern constellations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Lynx

lynx1798

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Constellation Herelius,..between Ursa Minor and Auriga, over Gemini, makes Lynx.]

1798 Encycl. Brit. II. 548/1.

1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 321 The Giraffe and the Lynx, all the stars in which constellations are at most of the fourth magnitude.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations:

lynx-eye n. in quots. figurative, an eye as keen as that of a lynx.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > types of sight organ > [noun]

ferret-eye1590

squirrel eyes1600

hawk's eye1684

piercer1752

gimlet-eye1825

lynx-eye1828

bug-eyes1905

camera eye1908

night eye1934

1828 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1857) I. 199 His lynx-eye discerns the true relations of the world and human life.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xvi. 166 Martinez,..to great experience in woodcraft, added a lynx eye for a Calisaya plant.

lynx-eyed adj. (of persons) having eyes like those of a lynx; keen-sighted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted

bright-eyeda1393

sightya1400

well-eyeda1425

well-seeing?a1425

eagle-eyeda1475

well-sighteda1529

clear-eyed1530

quick-sighted1542

oculate1549

quick-eyed1561

eyed1563

sharpsighted1571

clear-sighted1586

eagle-sighted1589

lynx-eyed1597

mouse-eyed1599

lycophosed1600

lycophosy1600

right-eyed1600

nimble-eyed1605

perspicacious1616

lyncean1622

piercing-sighted1630

perspicuous1657

sharp-eyed1672

gimlet-eyed1752

keen-eyed1781

keen-sighted1813

hawk-eyed1818

accipitrine1872

accipitral1881

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas ix. 129 How blinde in our selues, how censorious and lynce-eied against our brethren.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 133 The cautious balancing of comparative advantages,..the lynx-eyed watching for opportunities.

1883 19th Cent. May 874 The lynx-eyed agent of some loan society.

lynx-like adj. resembling a lynx; (of the eye, etc.) resembling that of a lynx; keen; (of actions, qualities, etc.) keen-sighted.

ΚΠ

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 237 He [sc. God] sees all secrets, and his Lynx-like eye..doth euery thought descrie.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 218/1 The figures..have small tufts on the tips of their ears, and are otherwise inclined to be lynx-like.

1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral xvi. 380 Lynx-like sagacity.

lynx-sharp adj. sharp as that of a lynx.

ΚΠ

1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. xlviii. 43 The Muse's lynx-sharp eye.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lynx
释义	lynxn. Brit. /lɪŋks/, U.S. /lɪŋks/ Forms: Middle English lenx, Middle English–1600s linx, 1500s–1700s lynce, 1500s–1600s lince, Middle English– lynx. Etymology: < Latin lynx, lync-em (Spanish lince, Portuguese lince, Italian lince), < Greek λύγξ (genitive λυγκός), cognate with Lithuanian luszi-s, Old High German luhs (modern German luchs), Old English lox, Dutch los, Swedish lo. Probably related to Greek λεύσσειν to see, the animal being named from its quickness of sight. 1. a. An animal of any of several species of the genus Felis forming the sub-genus Lynx, having a tuft at the tip of the ear, usually a short tail, and the fur more or less spotted. The lynx of the ancients is the caracal n.With qualifying words, as banded lynx L. fasciata, bay lynx L. rufa, booted lynx L. caligataCanada lynx: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Lynx (lynx) lynx1340 ouncec1400 wild cat14.. loss1481 lusard1530 lucern1532 luce1564 hind-wolf1601 luceret1637 fox-lynx1862 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Lynx (lynx) > lynx rufus (bobcat) bay lynx1781 red lynx1827 bobcat1888 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Lynx (lynx) > other types of loup cervier1725 syagush1727 red cat1731 caracal1760 Persian cat1771 Persian lynx1781 rooikat1785 Canada lynx1824 lucifee1825 banded lynx1829 booted lynx1839 jungle-cat1895 1340 [see sense 1b]. a1400–50 Alexander 3573 Lebards, lesards & lenxis. c1480 [see sense 1b]. 1555 R. Eden Disc. Vyage rounde Worlde in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 231 They keepe in theyr pallaices..the beste cauled Linx, being fayrer then a lyon. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xiii. 96 The torne-vp fare Of Lynces, Wolues, and Leopards; as neuer borne to warre. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 108 I pass the Wars that spotted Linx's make With their fierce Rivals, for the Females sake. View more context for this quotation 1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds I. Pl. xxxii Bay Lynx. Persian Lynx. 1781 T. Pennant Hist. Quadrupeds I. 281 Caspian Lynx. 1790 T. Bewick Hist. Quadrupeds (1824) 236 A variety is found in the inner parts of the province of New York, which is called the Bay Lynx,..its general colour is a bright bay, obscurely marked with dusky spots. 1829 J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana I. 101 Felis Canadensis Canada Lynx. 1829 J. Richardson Fauna Boreali-Americana I. 104 Felis fasciata Banded Lynx. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 219/2 The Booted Lynx,..sole and posterior part of the foot..deep black. 1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha xv. 203 A pouch of healing, Skin of beaver, lynx, or otter, Filled with magic roots. 1855 R. Browning Epist. 29 A black lynx snarled and pricked a tufted ear. b. With allusion to its keenness of sight. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [noun] > clear- or sharp-sightedness > person or type lynx1340 optic1613 oculist1652 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 576 A best þat men Lynx calles, Þat may se thurgh thik stane walles. 1423 Kingis Quair clv The percyng lynx; the lufar vnicorne. c1480 (a1400) St. Eugenia 509 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 138 Wes neuir lenx þat schuttis fyre, mare fulfillit of breth & yre. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. xxxviii^v Vigilantly to forsee with Lincis iyes. 1598 R. Barckley Disc. Felicitie of Man vi. 572 In earthly thinges we haue Lynces eyes, but in Spirituall things we are as blind as beetles. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 190 It concerns them much to be..sharp-sighted Linxes, that they may dive in truth, and discern falshood. 1818 J. Keats Endymion i. 9 And now, as deep into the wood as we Might mark a lynx's eye, there glimmered light. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvii. v. 563 Half of the Prussian Force, lie, vigilant as lynxes, blockading here. 2. The fur of the lynx. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > skin with hair attached or fur > [noun] > of lynx lusard1530 lucern1549 lynx1839 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 221/2 The European and northern Asiatic Lynxes and the Canadian Lynx produce the great supply of furs known by the furriers under the name of lynx. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 21 Sept. 3/2 Lynx one sees about in many of the furriers'. 3. One of the northern constellations. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Northern constellations > [noun] > Lynx lynx1798 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Constellation Herelius,..between Ursa Minor and Auriga, over Gemini, makes Lynx.] 1798 Encycl. Brit. II. 548/1. 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 321 The Giraffe and the Lynx, all the stars in which constellations are at most of the fourth magnitude. Compounds attributive and in other combinations: lynx-eye n. in quots. figurative, an eye as keen as that of a lynx. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > types of sight organ > [noun] ferret-eye1590 squirrel eyes1600 hawk's eye1684 piercer1752 gimlet-eye1825 lynx-eye1828 bug-eyes1905 camera eye1908 night eye1934 1828 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1857) I. 199 His lynx-eye discerns the true relations of the world and human life. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark xvi. 166 Martinez,..to great experience in woodcraft, added a lynx eye for a Calisaya plant. lynx-eyed adj. (of persons) having eyes like those of a lynx; keen-sighted. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > types of vision > [adjective] > clear- or sharp-sighted bright-eyeda1393 sightya1400 well-eyeda1425 well-seeing?a1425 eagle-eyeda1475 well-sighteda1529 clear-eyed1530 quick-sighted1542 oculate1549 quick-eyed1561 eyed1563 sharpsighted1571 clear-sighted1586 eagle-sighted1589 lynx-eyed1597 mouse-eyed1599 lycophosed1600 lycophosy1600 right-eyed1600 nimble-eyed1605 perspicacious1616 lyncean1622 piercing-sighted1630 perspicuous1657 sharp-eyed1672 gimlet-eyed1752 keen-eyed1781 keen-sighted1813 hawk-eyed1818 accipitrine1872 accipitral1881 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas ix. 129 How blinde in our selues, how censorious and lynce-eied against our brethren. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 133 The cautious balancing of comparative advantages,..the lynx-eyed watching for opportunities. 1883 19th Cent. May 874 The lynx-eyed agent of some loan society. lynx-like adj. resembling a lynx; (of the eye, etc.) resembling that of a lynx; keen; (of actions, qualities, etc.) keen-sighted. ΚΠ 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vii. 237 He [sc. God] sees all secrets, and his Lynx-like eye..doth euery thought descrie. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 218/1 The figures..have small tufts on the tips of their ears, and are otherwise inclined to be lynx-like. 1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral xvi. 380 Lynx-like sagacity. lynx-sharp adj. sharp as that of a lynx. ΚΠ 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair ii. xlviii. 43 The Muse's lynx-sharp eye. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1340
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