Malaccan.

Brit.

/məˈlakə/, U.S.

/məˈlɑkə/

Forms: 1500s–1600s Malaca, 1800s– Malacca. Also with lower-case initial.

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

Etymology: < Malacca (Malay Melaka, now the usual form of the place name), the name of a port (formerly a major centre of trade and a powerful autonomous city-state) on the west coast of the Malay peninsula in the south-east of Asia, and of the strait on which it is situated.

I. Compounds.

1. In general attributive use.

ΚΠ

1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China xxii. 393 One y^t is called in the Malaca tongue Durion.

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. ix. 171 We..coasted along nearest the Malacca shore.

1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. v. 82 The religion..was introduced into the Colony by the importation of Malacca slaves.

1898 A. B. Rathbone Camping & Tramping in Malaya ii. 26 The Malacca Babas..are Malacca-born Chinamen.

1901 C. J. Cornish Living Animals 149 The taguan, a large squirrel of..the Malacca forests.

1964 Catal. National Mus. Kuala Lumpur 3/2 The Malacca Baba House—a traditional Chinese House,..was transported from Malacca.

1969 Jrnl. Inst. Navigation 22 421 With the..Malacca Straits charts metricated, tanker companies..will be able to use metric charts between the U.K. and..the Far East.

2. In the names of plants or plant products native to or originating from the Malacca region.

†a. Malacca bean n. = marking nut n. at marking n. Compounds 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > fruit, seed, or flower used in dyeing > [noun] > marking-nut

Malacca bean1757

marking nut1757

marsh-nut1807

marking fruit1866

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Anacarde, th' East Indian fruit called Anacardium, or Beane of Malaca.]

1757 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 49 Pl. XXV (caption) The Marking Nut of India or Anacardium Officinale, call'd by Linnæus Avicennia. Commonly call'd the Malacca Bean.

1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. I Anacardium orientale, the anacardium, or Malacca-bean.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1047/2 Malacca-beans or Marsh-nuts.

b. Malacca cane n. a rich brown, often clouded or mottled, walking stick made from the stem of any of several Malaysian palms, esp. Calamus scipionum; any of these palms, esp. as used in the manufacture of this or other products.

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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > cane

wand1548

cane1590

rattan1657

Japan1678

whangee1776

rattan stick1812

Malacca cane1844

crutch-cane1846

dragon cane1851

Malacca1871

1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 501 He..struck the pavement..with the brass-shod point of his Malacca cane.

1856 B. Seemann Pop. Hist. Palms 131 The well-known ‘Malacca Canes’..do not occur about Malacca itself, but are imported from Siak, on the opposite coast of Sumatra.

1897 Outing 30 483/1 The mallets or sticks [in polo] are generally of malacca cane.

1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 83 There were some stalls selling..the famous Malacca Canes, stout walking-sticks with carved and decorated handles.

1965 C. Shuttleworth Malayan Safari vi. 88 Malacca cane grows in clumps in the jungle.

1978 Christie's Internat. (Geneva) Sale Catal.: Fine Objects of Vertu 25 Apr. 74 A Louis XV gold cane-top..circa 1760, with the original malacca cane.

†c. Malacca apple n. = Malay apple n. at Malay n. and adj. Compounds 1. Obsolete.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > rose-apple tree

Malabar plum1807

rose apple1809

Malay apple1822

jambu1851

Malacca apple1871

pomerac1919

1871 C. Kingsley At Last xvi That with..bright flesh-coloured fruit, [is] a Malacca-apple, or perhaps a Rose-apple.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 135 The malacca apple with its bright magenta flowers.

II. Simple uses.

3. = Malacca cane n. at sense 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > cane

wand1548

cane1590

rattan1657

Japan1678

whangee1776

rattan stick1812

Malacca cane1844

crutch-cane1846

dragon cane1851

Malacca1871

1871 Good Words 12 431 It takes an expert to detect a real from a painted Malacca.

1971 J. Mortimer Voy. round my Father i. 40 He never used a white stick—but his clouded malacca was heard daily, tapping the cold stone corridors.

1986 D. Friend Family Laundry (1991) i. 20 White porcelain umbrella stand, stuffed with its malacca walking sticks.

1988 B. Chatwin Utz 38 ‘You will see,’ said Utz, waving his malacca over the..porticoes and cupolas below us.

1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 482/1 An ivory and silver..inlaid handled stick, with malacca shaft.

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

单词	malacca
释义	Malaccan. Brit. /məˈlakə/, U.S. /məˈlɑkə/ Forms: 1500s–1600s Malaca, 1800s– Malacca. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Malacca. Etymology: < Malacca (Malay Melaka, now the usual form of the place name), the name of a port (formerly a major centre of trade and a powerful autonomous city-state) on the west coast of the Malay peninsula in the south-east of Asia, and of the strait on which it is situated. I. Compounds. 1. In general attributive use. ΚΠ 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China xxii. 393 One y^t is called in the Malaca tongue Durion. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. i. ix. 171 We..coasted along nearest the Malacca shore. 1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. v. 82 The religion..was introduced into the Colony by the importation of Malacca slaves. 1898 A. B. Rathbone Camping & Tramping in Malaya ii. 26 The Malacca Babas..are Malacca-born Chinamen. 1901 C. J. Cornish Living Animals 149 The taguan, a large squirrel of..the Malacca forests. 1964 Catal. National Mus. Kuala Lumpur 3/2 The Malacca Baba House—a traditional Chinese House,..was transported from Malacca. 1969 Jrnl. Inst. Navigation 22 421 With the..Malacca Straits charts metricated, tanker companies..will be able to use metric charts between the U.K. and..the Far East. 2. In the names of plants or plant products native to or originating from the Malacca region. †a. Malacca bean n. = marking nut n. at marking n. Compounds 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > fruit, seed, or flower used in dyeing > [noun] > marking-nut Malacca bean1757 marking nut1757 marsh-nut1807 marking fruit1866 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Anacarde, th' East Indian fruit called Anacardium, or Beane of Malaca.] 1757 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 49 Pl. XXV (caption) The Marking Nut of India or Anacardium Officinale, call'd by Linnæus Avicennia. Commonly call'd the Malacca Bean. 1807 R. Morris & J. Kendrick Edinb. Med. & Physical Dict. I Anacardium orientale, the anacardium, or Malacca-bean. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1047/2 Malacca-beans or Marsh-nuts. b. Malacca cane n. a rich brown, often clouded or mottled, walking stick made from the stem of any of several Malaysian palms, esp. Calamus scipionum; any of these palms, esp. as used in the manufacture of this or other products. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > cane wand1548 cane1590 rattan1657 Japan1678 whangee1776 rattan stick1812 Malacca cane1844 crutch-cane1846 dragon cane1851 Malacca1871 1844 Ainsworth's Mag. 6 501 He..struck the pavement..with the brass-shod point of his Malacca cane. 1856 B. Seemann Pop. Hist. Palms 131 The well-known ‘Malacca Canes’..do not occur about Malacca itself, but are imported from Siak, on the opposite coast of Sumatra. 1897 Outing 30 483/1 The mallets or sticks [in polo] are generally of malacca cane. 1963 J. Kirkup Tropic Temper 83 There were some stalls selling..the famous Malacca Canes, stout walking-sticks with carved and decorated handles. 1965 C. Shuttleworth Malayan Safari vi. 88 Malacca cane grows in clumps in the jungle. 1978 Christie's Internat. (Geneva) Sale Catal.: Fine Objects of Vertu 25 Apr. 74 A Louis XV gold cane-top..circa 1760, with the original malacca cane. †c. Malacca apple n. = Malay apple n. at Malay n. and adj. Compounds 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tropical or exotic fruit-tree or -plant > rose-apple tree Malabar plum1807 rose apple1809 Malay apple1822 jambu1851 Malacca apple1871 pomerac1919 1871 C. Kingsley At Last xvi That with..bright flesh-coloured fruit, [is] a Malacca-apple, or perhaps a Rose-apple. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 135 The malacca apple with its bright magenta flowers. II. Simple uses. 3. = Malacca cane n. at sense 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > something to lean on > staff to lean on > cane wand1548 cane1590 rattan1657 Japan1678 whangee1776 rattan stick1812 Malacca cane1844 crutch-cane1846 dragon cane1851 Malacca1871 1871 Good Words 12 431 It takes an expert to detect a real from a painted Malacca. 1971 J. Mortimer Voy. round my Father i. 40 He never used a white stick—but his clouded malacca was heard daily, tapping the cold stone corridors. 1986 D. Friend Family Laundry (1991) i. 20 White porcelain umbrella stand, stuffed with its malacca walking sticks. 1988 B. Chatwin Utz 38 ‘You will see,’ said Utz, waving his malacca over the..porticoes and cupolas below us. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 482/1 An ivory and silver..inlaid handled stick, with malacca shaft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1588
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