单词 | macassar |
释义 | Macassaradj.n. A. adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poisons from plants > used on arrows Macassar poison1662 wourali1769 curare1777 urali1843 ouabaio1856 inée1874 1662 Let. 14 Nov. in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) I. 318 Poison..famous..under the notion of Macassar-poison. 1665 Minute 3 May in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) II. 43 Mr. Howard brought in an account..of Macassar poison, called Ippo in the island of Celebes; which account he received from one, who had lived..there. 1667 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 417 Whether it be true, that the onely Antidote hitherto known, against the..Macassar-poison, is humane Ordure, taken inwardly? 1797 Encycl. Brit. X. 357/1 Macassar Poison,..called ippo in the Macassar and Malayan tongue. b. Macassar oil n. chiefly historical a kind of hair oil much used in the 19th cent., represented by the manufacturers (Rowland and Son) as made with ingredients from Makasar (probably chiefly oil from the seeds of the tree Schleichera oleosa, family Sapindaceae); (also) any of various similar hair oils made from coconut oil, almond oil, or other ingredients. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > preparations used on the hair > [noun] > unguent Macassar oil1806 Macassar1835 1806 Morning Post 22 Oct. 4/1 The Macassar Oil, which, by its unrivalled utility,..not only accelerates the growth of hair, but adds a smooth and beautiful gloss to it. 1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son III. xl. 280 [The author professes to have met in Celebes with] the oleaginous extract from a fruit-tree, since that period become so notorious in Europe, (by name I mean,)—Macassar oil. 1896 W. T. Brannt Pract. Treat. Animal & Veg. Fats & Oils (ed. 2) II. 82 Macassar oil..is obtained from the seed of Schleichera trijuga..Considerable quantities of the oil were formerly imported, but what at present comes into commerce under the name of ‘macassar oil’ is mostly a mixture of cocoa-nut oil and ylang-ylang extract, coloured red with alkannin. 1927 Passing Show Summer 65 (advt.) For 135 years Rowland's Macassar Oil has been recognized as the best preparation for the hair. 1984 N.Y. Times 19 Feb. vi. 16/4 When you see these lacy ornaments [sc. antimacassars] on the arms and backs of the chairs, remember that they originally performed an important function: protecting the fabric from macassar oil. 2007 J. R. Strachan Advertising & Satirical Culture Romantic Period i. 50 The cosmeticist Alexander Rowland the younger, proprietor of the famous Macassar Oil for the hair. c. Macassar ebony n. the wood (black or dark brown, usually with paler streaks) of either of the ebony trees Diospyros celebica (of Sulawesi) and D. ebenum (of India and Sri Lanka). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other Asian woods agalloch1543 amboyna wood1738 satinwood1773 sal1789 sissoo1810 bilian1812 haldu1836 kempas1839 saj1839 Trincomalee wood1842 rosetta wood1843 model-wood1857 keyaki1863 Macassar ebony1885 lauan1894 pyinkado1896 keruing1921 ramin1953 kapur1963 1885 F. G. Heath Tree Gossip 166 Certain hard woods such as Ceylon Ebony, Macassar Ebony, Partridge Wood, [etc.]. 1920 A. L. Howard Man. Timbers of World 76 (heading) Ebony, macassar... This wood is imported in large billets and round logs... The colour ranges from dark brown to black, and a large proportion of the logs are streaked with yellow or yellowish brown, some very handsomely figured pieces being occasionally found. 1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. x. 288 Macassar ebony, or Coromandel,..is considered by many wood carvers to be inferior to African ebony. 1994 Antique Collector June 40/2 For the Gallery, Linley has created a pair of eagle breakfront console tables made of sycamore inlaid with macassar ebony and madrona burr wood. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Malaysian or Indonesian > [adjective] > Malaysian or Indonesian peoples Macassar1665 Minangkabau1783 Rejang1783 Buginese?1811 Makasarese1841 Sundanese1856 Sasak1869 Bajau1887 Senoi1891 Bugis1898 proto-Malay1898 Temiar1933 mamak1982 1665 Minute 3 May in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) II. 43 Ippo, so called in the Macassar and Malayan tongue. 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java II. p. cxcviii Comparative vocabulary of the Bugis, Makasar, Mandhar, Búton..and Endé Languages. 1817 T. S. Raffles Hist. Java II. xi. 162 By the aid of the Dutch..the Makásar chief was driven from his post. 1840 J. Brooke Jrnl. 14 Feb. in R. Mundy Narr. Events Borneo & Celebes (1848) I. vii. 106 From his residence at Tetiagi..he transmits information to the Makassar government. 1886 Misc. Papers relating to Indo-China (Straits Branch Royal Asiatic Soc.) I. xii. 108 The descriptive catalogues of the extensive Bugis and Makassar literature..may now be consulted. B. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Makasar. Also: the Makasarese language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of India > [noun] > native or inhabitant of India > parts of Malabar1582 Gujaratic1607 Bengalan1613 Goan1652 Hindustan1662 Macassar1665 Gangetic1677 Malabarian1709 Mysorean1761 Bengalese1778 Assamese1794 Hindustani1813 Marwari1815 Sindhi1815 mofussilite1828 Mizo1832 Goanese1835 Punjabi1843 Bengali1848 Sindian1849 Madrasi1851 Toda1851 Hindia1853 Lushai1862 Kashmirian1876 Kashmir1882 Kashmiri1882 Konkani1885 ditcher1886 Ladakhi1893 Bihari1897 Sikkimese1938 Rajasthani1947 Maharashtrian1953 the mind > language > languages of the world > Austric > [noun] > Austronesian > Sulawesi > Macassar Macassar1665 Makasarese1880 1665 Minute 3 May in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) II. 43 Ippo..is the gum..gathered by the savage-people.., who are called by the Macassars, Teragias. 1686 S. White Let. fr. Siam 20 Sept. 1 The Governor sent to summon the rest of the Macassers on shore. 1731 tr. Comte de Forbin Memoirs I. 143 One of the Princes of the Macassars..had taken Refuge for some time in the Kingdom of Siam. 1808 Asiatick Researches 10 194 The dialect of Mungkásar or Macassar, the bravest and most renowned of the Búgís tribes, differs..from the Búgís proper. 1816 T. S. Raffles On Malayu Nation 125 To the collection that has already been made of the various laws and usages of the Malays, Sumatrans, Javanese, Bugis, Macasars and Sulus, may be added the compendium of the Muhammedan law of inheritance. 1911 Encycl. Brit. V. 598/1 The Macassars are well-built and muscular, and have in general a dark-brown complexion. 1932 W. L. Graff Lang. & Langs. 423 In the Celebes group, Bugi, Makassar. 1948 D. Diringer Alphabet 430 The two principal languages of the island [sc. Celebes], called by Europeans Macassar and Bugis. 1968 Encycl. Brit. V. 132/2 The Bugis and Makasars..came into touch with Hindu culture in southern Celebes..and later were converted to Islam. 1968 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 654/1 The people, the Mangkasaras or Makasars, are a branch of the Malay people, similar to but not identical with the Bugis, who inhabit the same region. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > preparations used on the hair > [noun] > unguent Macassar oil1806 Macassar1835 1835 G. Daniel Conversazione in Mod. Dunciad (new ed.) 228 Rowland's Macassar, Wright's Champagne, Hunt's patent roasted. 1859 [implied in: All Year Round 11 June 157 The anti-Macassar on the arm-chair. (at antimacassar n.)]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1662 |
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