单词 | marcassin |
释义 | marcassinn. A young wild boar. Also: the flesh of this animal used as food.Formerly spec. in Heraldry as a charge. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [noun] > animals boar1297 leopardc1330 lionc1330 lionceauc1450 unicornc1450 talbot1491 porcupine?a1549 musion1572 tiger1572 lyam-hound1591 coney1598 lioncel1610 lion-leopard1612 lionel1661 marcassin1727 1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Marcassin. 1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 211 Marcassin, a young wild boar, distinguished from an old one by having its tail hanging down instead of twisted. 1964 Harper's Bazaar Sept. 125/1 I have bought and cooked marcassin (young wild boar) in Paris but it is no use looking for it here. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 May x. 24/1 We rewarded ourselves..with a fine lunch at the Auberge de l'Isle: a dozen hors d'oeuvres, a country soup, marcassin (young boar) and a delicate currant sorbet. 1992 Gourmet Feb. 127/1 There was also a marcassin (baby wild boar) in a cage—but he was a domestic pet, or so I was assured. 1993 Northumbrian 25 Winter 24/2 Continental chefs working in this country missed using marcasine (the young boar) and sanglier (slightly older boar) and were keen to find a supply. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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