lucyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈluːsi/, U.S.

/ˈlusi/

Etymology: < Latin lūcius.

Heraldry.

= luce n.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > fish and sea creatures

luce1587

chabot1610

escallop-shell1610

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escallop1671

horse-marine1705

1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iv. viii. 299 Azure, three Dolphins..between two paire of Lucyes Saltier-wayes.

1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Lucy, an heraldic name given to the fish called a pike.

1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xv. 181 Gu., three lucies haurient in fesse arg.

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

Lucyn.²

Brit.

/ˈluːsi/, U.S.

/ˈlusi/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Lucy.

Etymology: < Lucy, female forename (in Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, the title (and chorus) of a song by the Beatles; released in 1967).Compare:1978 R. E. Leakey & R. Lewin People of Lake 68 One evening..shortly after the discovery, the conversation turned..to the skeleton. Someone had put a tape on for music: it was the Beatles' ‘Lucy in the sky with Diamonds.’ Inspired by the Liverpudlian music makers, someone said, ‘Let's call her Lucy.’

Palaeontology.

The nickname of: a well-known partial skeleton of a fossil hominid discovered in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia in 1974, a small female of Australopithecus afarensis dated to about 3.2 million years ago.

ΚΠ

1974 Washington Post 23 Dec. A12/1 In an interview Sunday [sc. 20 Dec.], Johanson said that ‘Lucy’, as the Western members of the team call the female hominid..was ‘either a small homo or a small Australopithecus’.

1989 R. Ornstein & P. Ehrlich New World New Mind i. ii. 22 The wonderful fossil ‘Lucy’ (Australopithecus afarensis), a half-complete skeleton discovered..in the Hadar region of Ethiopia, dates from that approximate time.

2006 New Scientist 23 Sept. 8/1 The child belongs to the species Australopithecus afarensis like the famous ‘Lucy’, who was discovered in 1974.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lucy
释义	lucyn.¹ Brit. /ˈluːsi/, U.S. /ˈlusi/ Etymology: < Latin lūcius. Heraldry. = luce n.¹ ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > fish and sea creatures luce1587 chabot1610 escallop-shell1610 lucy1660 escallop1671 horse-marine1705 1660 Guillim's Display of Heraldrie (ed. 4) iv. viii. 299 Azure, three Dolphins..between two paire of Lucyes Saltier-wayes. 1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Lucy, an heraldic name given to the fish called a pike. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xv. 181 Gu., three lucies haurient in fesse arg. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Lucyn.² Brit. /ˈluːsi/, U.S. /ˈlusi/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Lucy. Etymology: < Lucy, female forename (in Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, the title (and chorus) of a song by the Beatles; released in 1967).Compare:1978 R. E. Leakey & R. Lewin People of Lake 68 One evening..shortly after the discovery, the conversation turned..to the skeleton. Someone had put a tape on for music: it was the Beatles' ‘Lucy in the sky with Diamonds.’ Inspired by the Liverpudlian music makers, someone said, ‘Let's call her Lucy.’ Palaeontology. The nickname of: a well-known partial skeleton of a fossil hominid discovered in the Afar Depression of Ethiopia in 1974, a small female of Australopithecus afarensis dated to about 3.2 million years ago. ΚΠ 1974 Washington Post 23 Dec. A12/1 In an interview Sunday [sc. 20 Dec.], Johanson said that ‘Lucy’, as the Western members of the team call the female hominid..was ‘either a small homo or a small Australopithecus’. 1989 R. Ornstein & P. Ehrlich New World New Mind i. ii. 22 The wonderful fossil ‘Lucy’ (Australopithecus afarensis), a half-complete skeleton discovered..in the Hadar region of Ethiopia, dates from that approximate time. 2006 New Scientist 23 Sept. 8/1 The child belongs to the species Australopithecus afarensis like the famous ‘Lucy’, who was discovered in 1974. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1660n.²1974
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