maquisn.

Brit.

/maˈkiː/,

/ˈmakiː/,

/ˈmɑːkiː/, U.S.

/mɑˈki/

Forms: 1800s macchie, 1800s– maquis, 1900s– macquis, 1900s– maqui. Also (in sense 2) with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maquis.

Etymology: < French maquis scrub, brush (1775 in form mackis ; 1944 in sense 2) < Corsican macchia (see macchia n.).The scrubland of Corsica has traditionally been used by fugitives as a place of refuge.

a. Dense scrub characteristic of certain Mediterranean coastal regions, as in Corsica; (Ecology) a plant community dominated by evergreen shrubs and small trees with thick, leathery leaves or spiny foliage (usually called chaparral in North America). More generally: any area of scrub or brushwood, or the vegetation of which it consists. Cf. garigue n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > characteristic of particular habitat or period

maquis1829

motte1844

amber forest1846

caatinga1846

native bush1853

chena1877

monsoon forest1903

rainforest1903

tropical rainforest1903

padang1909

cloud forest1922

macchia1924

1829 Casket (Philadelphia) 385/2 If you have killed a man, fly to the maquis of Porto Vecchio.

1852 A. Henfrey Vegetation Europe iv. §8. 293 The vegetable formations..are almost identical with those of Castile; they consist of: 1.Maquis or ‘bush’, of similar aspect to that of the region below, but formed in great part of different species. Brooms and Cisti are here more general [etc.].

1858 T. Forester Rambles Corsica & Sardinia viii. 65 There are also..several lagoons on the coast, of which the Stagna di Biguglia, near which we turned off into the maquis, is the largest.

1900 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Isle of Unrest xxii. 246 It is..usual for a man to take to the macquis the moment that he finds himself involved in some trouble.

1906 J. Conrad Mirror of Sea xlii. 259 Dominic's brother had to go into the maquis, into the bush on the wild mountain-side.

1913 A. Huxley Let. 30 July (1969) 52 The maquis..is thicker than anything I've ever seen before, oak, hazel, maple, wild cherry and a pine or two in the more open spaces.

1932 Forestry 6 173 The nature of the undergrowth—dense shrubby maquis.

1966 ‘J. M. Berrisford’ Wild Garden 167 The Jerusalem Sage..may be used to form a ground-smothering maquis in conjunction with cistuses, lavenders, rosemary and other sun-loving shrubs.

1980 K. Boyle Fifty Stories 328 They were far from any house now, mounting through the dark maquis.

1994 Guardian 1 Sept. (OnLine section) 2/4 Fire, anywhere in maquis, garrigue and chaparral regions—all prone to drought—keeps the nutrients recycled, sorts out diseases and helps new seedlings get started.

b. In extended use: any remote or inaccessible area used as a refuge.

ΚΠ

1957 J. Braine Room at Top xv. 136 The village ends abruptly..beyond it is nothing but the moors..and a solitary farm~house a mile west. That too has a military air; the moors are Gilden's maquis and behind its walls are planned the sudden raid..the ambush.

1991 A. Martin Walking on Water (1992) xxix. 111 In the public mind—in their own minds—surfers are the modern equivalent of outlaws. The surf is their Sherwood Forest, their maquis, their snarling Harley Davidson.

2. The French resistance movement formed during the German occupation of 1940–5; (usually in plural) a member of this movement. Also figurative and in extended use (with reference to similar movements in other countries).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > bands of guerrillas spec. > [noun]

Chouan1794

mujahidin1887

White Army1918

Palmach1943

maquis1944

Huk1947

Min Yuen1951

fedayeen1955

Viet Cong1957

VC1964

Victor Charlie1966

1944 Ann. Reg. 1943 230 The patriots of the ‘maquis’ fought with admirable courage.

1944 New Statesman 27 May 346/2 The Italian Maquis, whose guerrilla operations..are now being co-ordinated and encouraged by the Allied Command.

1944 Sun (Baltimore) 9 Sept. 2/1 Disguised as French Maquis, these Germans have led Doughboys into ambushes.

1945 W. S. Churchill Victory (1946) 7 The tributes which are paid to the heroic French or Belgian Maquis.

1951 N. Annan Leslie Stephen iv. 160 Victorian thinkers..appeared to be unaware of the spiritual maquis burrowing underground in Europe.

1965 B. Sweet-Escott Baker St. Irregular vii. 205 If it had still been considered important to raise a maquis in Hungary, it might well have been worth exploring.

1966 M. R. D. Foot SOE in France xi. 365 A large group of maquis known to exist in the Auvergne mountains.

1981 N. Barber Tanamera xxiii. 355 In many ways we were the Asian counterpart of the French maquis.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

ΚΠ

1944 Times 24 Apr. 5/6 The maquis country is usually thought of as confined to Haute-Savoie. It is in fact much more extensive.

1944 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 12 Apr.–26 Sept. 523 (caption) Field-Marshal Montgomery stops his car to have a word with a Maquis guard.

1974 J. Thomson Long Revenge ii. 22 The Maquis radio operator..contacted us.

C2.

maquis-covered adj.

ΚΠ

1937 Brit. Birds Sept. 98 Small parties were seen..flying about the maquis-covered slopes.

1971 Homes & Gardens Sept. 89/1 Panoramic vistas of maquis-covered foothills merging into the stark blue inland peaks of over 2,500 feet.

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

单词	maquis
释义	maquisn. Brit. /maˈkiː/, /ˈmakiː/, /ˈmɑːkiː/, U.S. /mɑˈki/ Forms: 1800s macchie, 1800s– maquis, 1900s– macquis, 1900s– maqui. Also (in sense 2) with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maquis. Etymology: < French maquis scrub, brush (1775 in form mackis ; 1944 in sense 2) < Corsican macchia (see macchia n.).The scrubland of Corsica has traditionally been used by fugitives as a place of refuge. 1. a. Dense scrub characteristic of certain Mediterranean coastal regions, as in Corsica; (Ecology) a plant community dominated by evergreen shrubs and small trees with thick, leathery leaves or spiny foliage (usually called chaparral in North America). More generally: any area of scrub or brushwood, or the vegetation of which it consists. Cf. garigue n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > tree or woody plant > wood or assemblage of trees or shrubs > [noun] > characteristic of particular habitat or period maquis1829 motte1844 amber forest1846 caatinga1846 native bush1853 chena1877 monsoon forest1903 rainforest1903 tropical rainforest1903 padang1909 cloud forest1922 macchia1924 1829 Casket (Philadelphia) 385/2 If you have killed a man, fly to the maquis of Porto Vecchio. 1852 A. Henfrey Vegetation Europe iv. §8. 293 The vegetable formations..are almost identical with those of Castile; they consist of: 1.Maquis or ‘bush’, of similar aspect to that of the region below, but formed in great part of different species. Brooms and Cisti are here more general [etc.]. 1858 T. Forester Rambles Corsica & Sardinia viii. 65 There are also..several lagoons on the coast, of which the Stagna di Biguglia, near which we turned off into the maquis, is the largest. 1900 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Isle of Unrest xxii. 246 It is..usual for a man to take to the macquis the moment that he finds himself involved in some trouble. 1906 J. Conrad Mirror of Sea xlii. 259 Dominic's brother had to go into the maquis, into the bush on the wild mountain-side. 1913 A. Huxley Let. 30 July (1969) 52 The maquis..is thicker than anything I've ever seen before, oak, hazel, maple, wild cherry and a pine or two in the more open spaces. 1932 Forestry 6 173 The nature of the undergrowth—dense shrubby maquis. 1966 ‘J. M. Berrisford’ Wild Garden 167 The Jerusalem Sage..may be used to form a ground-smothering maquis in conjunction with cistuses, lavenders, rosemary and other sun-loving shrubs. 1980 K. Boyle Fifty Stories 328 They were far from any house now, mounting through the dark maquis. 1994 Guardian 1 Sept. (OnLine section) 2/4 Fire, anywhere in maquis, garrigue and chaparral regions—all prone to drought—keeps the nutrients recycled, sorts out diseases and helps new seedlings get started. b. In extended use: any remote or inaccessible area used as a refuge. ΚΠ 1957 J. Braine Room at Top xv. 136 The village ends abruptly..beyond it is nothing but the moors..and a solitary farm~house a mile west. That too has a military air; the moors are Gilden's maquis and behind its walls are planned the sudden raid..the ambush. 1991 A. Martin Walking on Water (1992) xxix. 111 In the public mind—in their own minds—surfers are the modern equivalent of outlaws. The surf is their Sherwood Forest, their maquis, their snarling Harley Davidson. 2. The French resistance movement formed during the German occupation of 1940–5; (usually in plural) a member of this movement. Also figurative and in extended use (with reference to similar movements in other countries). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > bands of guerrillas spec. > [noun] Chouan1794 mujahidin1887 White Army1918 Palmach1943 maquis1944 Huk1947 Min Yuen1951 fedayeen1955 Viet Cong1957 VC1964 Victor Charlie1966 1944 Ann. Reg. 1943 230 The patriots of the ‘maquis’ fought with admirable courage. 1944 New Statesman 27 May 346/2 The Italian Maquis, whose guerrilla operations..are now being co-ordinated and encouraged by the Allied Command. 1944 Sun (Baltimore) 9 Sept. 2/1 Disguised as French Maquis, these Germans have led Doughboys into ambushes. 1945 W. S. Churchill Victory (1946) 7 The tributes which are paid to the heroic French or Belgian Maquis. 1951 N. Annan Leslie Stephen iv. 160 Victorian thinkers..appeared to be unaware of the spiritual maquis burrowing underground in Europe. 1965 B. Sweet-Escott Baker St. Irregular vii. 205 If it had still been considered important to raise a maquis in Hungary, it might well have been worth exploring. 1966 M. R. D. Foot SOE in France xi. 365 A large group of maquis known to exist in the Auvergne mountains. 1981 N. Barber Tanamera xxiii. 355 In many ways we were the Asian counterpart of the French maquis. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΚΠ 1944 Times 24 Apr. 5/6 The maquis country is usually thought of as confined to Haute-Savoie. It is in fact much more extensive. 1944 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War 12 Apr.–26 Sept. 523 (caption) Field-Marshal Montgomery stops his car to have a word with a Maquis guard. 1974 J. Thomson Long Revenge ii. 22 The Maquis radio operator..contacted us. C2. maquis-covered adj. ΚΠ 1937 Brit. Birds Sept. 98 Small parties were seen..flying about the maquis-covered slopes. 1971 Homes & Gardens Sept. 89/1 Panoramic vistas of maquis-covered foothills merging into the stark blue inland peaks of over 2,500 feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829
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