magueyn.

Brit.

/məˈɡeɪ/,

/ˈmaɡweɪ/, U.S.

/məˈɡeɪ/

Forms: 1500s magei, 1500s maguaiz, 1500s maguay, 1500s magueans, 1500s magueis, 1500s magueiz, 1500s 1700s maquey, 1500s–1600s maguez, 1500s– maguey, 1600s magues, 1600s mangouay, 1600s manguay, 1700s mayquey, 1900s– maguy.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish maguey.

Etymology: < Spanish maguey (1515) < Taino maguey . The post-classical Latin work translated in quot. 1555 at sense 1 has Maguéiorum (genitive plural).

1. Any of several giant, fleshy-leaved agaves of Mexico and the south-western United States; esp. the American aloe, Agave americana. Frequently attributive, esp. in maguey plant.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun] > types of

maguey1555

melt1605

pancratium1664

aloe1665

pita1698

mescal1709

maypole1750

agave1760

poison bulb1776

kukumakranka1793

furcraea1821

zephyranthes1821

century plant1827

mescal button1887

tequila plant1979

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. ix. f. 135^v Magueans, which is an herbe muche lyke vnto that which is commonly cauled Sengrene or Orpin.

1572 H. Hawks in E. G. R. Taylor Orig. Writings & Corr. Two R. Hakluyts (1935) i. 102 There is much honie, both of bees, and also of a kind of tree which they call Maguez.

1589 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. China 320 A plant called Maguey... They take out of this plant wine, which is that which the Indians doo drinke ordinarily, and the Negros.

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies v. xxix. 420 They strewd round about a great quantitie of the boughes of Manguay, the leaves whereof are large and pricking.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. v. vii. 1085 Pots of thicke Honie of Magues.

1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 363 There are some that furiously lash their bare shoulders with thorns of Mangouay.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Maquey or Mayquey, an admirable Tree in New Spain, in the West-Indies.

1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 128 They call it a Maguey Tree, and from it they get Wine, Vinegar, Honey, Thread, Needles, Stuffs for cloathing, or Sails for Canoes and Small Boats, and Timber for building.

1837 J. L. Williams Territory of Florida 34 The eastern side..is covered with luxuriant grass and herbs, among which the maguey..raises her pendulous white flowers.

1883 Cassell's Family Mag. Dec. 61/1 Ixtli obtained from the henequen species of maguey is..exported to London and New York as body material for carpets.

1899 Atlantic Monthly 83 758/1 He who has once slept upon a mass of the shredded fibres of the maguey, or Spanish bayonet, will not be envious of the down couches of kings.

1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent iv. 80 The fiery white brandy distilled from the maguey: mescal, tequila.

1969 Listener 24 Apr. 554/1 I see the immense magueys, sacred trees of phenomenal girth.

1991 Hispanic Nov. 42/3 For dressing, cooks use pulque, a popular fermented drink obtained from the maguey cactus.

a. More fully maguey fibre. A hard fibre obtained from the leaves of various plants of the genus Agave or of the closely related genus Furcraea.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun]

amaryllid1830

maguey1901

1901 Westm. Gaz. 21 Oct. 5/1 All the maguey fibre Mexico can produce will be taken at good prices.

1903 J. W. Gilmore Prelim. Rep. Commercial Fibers Philippines 13 Maguey is a name usually given to the..varieties of Agave americana, or century plant, but sometimes, as here in the Philippines, the same name is applied to the fiber of these plants also.

1948 G. Lawrie Pract. Ropemaker g103/2 Maguey—A hard fibre produced in the Philippine Islands from a plant of the Agave sisalana family. It is not so easily cleaned as sisal, is less valuable and is often mixed with other fibres.

1991 Washington Post 26 May (Mag. section) 28/1 A large flat box containing the text of a 1531 court case involving explorer Hernando Cortes... The pictures were drawn on beaten paper, made either from amatl, which is fig tree fibres, or maguey, which is cactus fibres.

b. More fully maguey rope. A rope made from this fibre.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > rope, cord, or line > types of

warp1296

sewing-rope1336

viring-rope1336

wardrope1338

bast1357

breast rope1412

balk-line1506

waterline1626

shank1706

selvage1711

shroud hawser1744

white line1747

selvagee1750

cringle1787

staple-rope1794

bracing-rope1827

selvage-stropc1860

soga1860

four-cant1867

toggle-lanyard1874

maguey1908

snorter1950

snotter1950

1908 H. N. Thorp Songs of Cowboys 12 And Bill, he landed his old maguey Around old blackie's horns.

1927 C. H. Coe Juggling Rope ii. 32 The Mexican maguey rope is made from a species of agave or century plant.

1940 B. S. Mason Roping i. 16 The maguey lariat is the rope used by all the professionals of the circuses, rodeos, and vaudeville stage.

1980 Arizona Highways Feb. 7 American cowboys used a shorter grass rope like a maguey, made from the fibers of the century plant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maguey
释义	magueyn. Brit. /məˈɡeɪ/, /ˈmaɡweɪ/, U.S. /məˈɡeɪ/ Forms: 1500s magei, 1500s maguaiz, 1500s maguay, 1500s magueans, 1500s magueis, 1500s magueiz, 1500s 1700s maquey, 1500s–1600s maguez, 1500s– maguey, 1600s magues, 1600s mangouay, 1600s manguay, 1700s mayquey, 1900s– maguy. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish maguey. Etymology: < Spanish maguey (1515) < Taino maguey . The post-classical Latin work translated in quot. 1555 at sense 1 has Maguéiorum (genitive plural). 1. Any of several giant, fleshy-leaved agaves of Mexico and the south-western United States; esp. the American aloe, Agave americana. Frequently attributive, esp. in maguey plant. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun] > types of maguey1555 melt1605 pancratium1664 aloe1665 pita1698 mescal1709 maypole1750 agave1760 poison bulb1776 kukumakranka1793 furcraea1821 zephyranthes1821 century plant1827 mescal button1887 tequila plant1979 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde iii. ix. f. 135^v Magueans, which is an herbe muche lyke vnto that which is commonly cauled Sengrene or Orpin. 1572 H. Hawks in E. G. R. Taylor Orig. Writings & Corr. Two R. Hakluyts (1935) i. 102 There is much honie, both of bees, and also of a kind of tree which they call Maguez. 1589 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. China 320 A plant called Maguey... They take out of this plant wine, which is that which the Indians doo drinke ordinarily, and the Negros. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies v. xxix. 420 They strewd round about a great quantitie of the boughes of Manguay, the leaves whereof are large and pricking. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. v. vii. 1085 Pots of thicke Honie of Magues. 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 363 There are some that furiously lash their bare shoulders with thorns of Mangouay. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Maquey or Mayquey, an admirable Tree in New Spain, in the West-Indies. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 128 They call it a Maguey Tree, and from it they get Wine, Vinegar, Honey, Thread, Needles, Stuffs for cloathing, or Sails for Canoes and Small Boats, and Timber for building. 1837 J. L. Williams Territory of Florida 34 The eastern side..is covered with luxuriant grass and herbs, among which the maguey..raises her pendulous white flowers. 1883 Cassell's Family Mag. Dec. 61/1 Ixtli obtained from the henequen species of maguey is..exported to London and New York as body material for carpets. 1899 Atlantic Monthly 83 758/1 He who has once slept upon a mass of the shredded fibres of the maguey, or Spanish bayonet, will not be envious of the down couches of kings. 1926 D. H. Lawrence Plumed Serpent iv. 80 The fiery white brandy distilled from the maguey: mescal, tequila. 1969 Listener 24 Apr. 554/1 I see the immense magueys, sacred trees of phenomenal girth. 1991 Hispanic Nov. 42/3 For dressing, cooks use pulque, a popular fermented drink obtained from the maguey cactus. 2. a. More fully maguey fibre. A hard fibre obtained from the leaves of various plants of the genus Agave or of the closely related genus Furcraea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun] amaryllid1830 maguey1901 1901 Westm. Gaz. 21 Oct. 5/1 All the maguey fibre Mexico can produce will be taken at good prices. 1903 J. W. Gilmore Prelim. Rep. Commercial Fibers Philippines 13 Maguey is a name usually given to the..varieties of Agave americana, or century plant, but sometimes, as here in the Philippines, the same name is applied to the fiber of these plants also. 1948 G. Lawrie Pract. Ropemaker g103/2 Maguey—A hard fibre produced in the Philippine Islands from a plant of the Agave sisalana family. It is not so easily cleaned as sisal, is less valuable and is often mixed with other fibres. 1991 Washington Post 26 May (Mag. section) 28/1 A large flat box containing the text of a 1531 court case involving explorer Hernando Cortes... The pictures were drawn on beaten paper, made either from amatl, which is fig tree fibres, or maguey, which is cactus fibres. b. More fully maguey rope. A rope made from this fibre. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > rope, cord, or line > types of warp1296 sewing-rope1336 viring-rope1336 wardrope1338 bast1357 breast rope1412 balk-line1506 waterline1626 shank1706 selvage1711 shroud hawser1744 white line1747 selvagee1750 cringle1787 staple-rope1794 bracing-rope1827 selvage-stropc1860 soga1860 four-cant1867 toggle-lanyard1874 maguey1908 snorter1950 snotter1950 1908 H. N. Thorp Songs of Cowboys 12 And Bill, he landed his old maguey Around old blackie's horns. 1927 C. H. Coe Juggling Rope ii. 32 The Mexican maguey rope is made from a species of agave or century plant. 1940 B. S. Mason Roping i. 16 The maguey lariat is the rope used by all the professionals of the circuses, rodeos, and vaudeville stage. 1980 Arizona Highways Feb. 7 American cowboys used a shorter grass rope like a maguey, made from the fibers of the century plant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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