Massicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmasɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmæsɪk/

Forms: 1600s Massike, 1600s Massique, 1600s– Massic, 1900s– massic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Massicus.

Etymology: < classical Latin Massicus of or belonging to Mount Massicus, the name of a mountain in Campania (Latin Mons Massicus, Italian Monte Massico), famous for the quality of its wine. As noun after classical Latin Massicum, use as noun of neuter of Massicus (in e.g. vinum Massicum). Compare Middle French, French Massique (1584).In form Massique in quot. 1638 at sense A. perhaps remodelled after French Massique.

Now historical.

A. adj.

Designating a wine produced in ancient times at Monte Massico in Campania, Italy, and much praised by Roman poets. Cf. Falernian adj.The type of grape is unknown.

ΚΠ

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 4/4 The Massike wines, which come from the Gaurane hils looking toward Puteoli and Bajæ, come nothing behind the rest.

1638 T. Hawkins tr. Horace Odes (ed. 4) i. i. 19 Some others use Old Massique wines to ply.

1653 B. Holyday tr. Horace Odes i. i. 19 In Massic Wines some bouze their time away.

1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. iv. 275 For should we not be careful lest our Oil, Though excellent our Wine, the Fish should spoil? The Sky serene, put out your Massic Wine; In the Night-Air its Foulness shall refine.

1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. iv. 249 And Polonius, who praises no wine that's not Massic, Complains of my verse, that my verse is not classic.

B. n.

Massic wine.

ΘΚΠ

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1751 J. Stirling tr. Horace Odes i. i, in Horace's Wks. I. ii. 2 Cups of old Massic.

1833 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines 8 The Falernian..grew upon the volcanic Campania near Naples, where also the Massic was produced.

1920 Punch 15 Sept. 209 I raise my cup of massic Not to the earlier but the later ‘classic’.

1961 H. W. Allen Hist. Wine v. 10 Massic appears to mean, not an individual wine, but any really fine Campanian wine. Virgil, Horace and Martial all use it in this rather general sense.

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

单词	massic
释义	Massicadj.n. Brit. /ˈmasɪk/, U.S. /ˈmæsɪk/ Forms: 1600s Massike, 1600s Massique, 1600s– Massic, 1900s– massic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Massicus. Etymology: < classical Latin Massicus of or belonging to Mount Massicus, the name of a mountain in Campania (Latin Mons Massicus, Italian Monte Massico), famous for the quality of its wine. As noun after classical Latin Massicum, use as noun of neuter of Massicus (in e.g. vinum Massicum). Compare Middle French, French Massique (1584).In form Massique in quot. 1638 at sense A. perhaps remodelled after French Massique. Now historical. A. adj. Designating a wine produced in ancient times at Monte Massico in Campania, Italy, and much praised by Roman poets. Cf. Falernian adj.The type of grape is unknown. ΚΠ 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 4/4 The Massike wines, which come from the Gaurane hils looking toward Puteoli and Bajæ, come nothing behind the rest. 1638 T. Hawkins tr. Horace Odes (ed. 4) i. i. 19 Some others use Old Massique wines to ply. 1653 B. Holyday tr. Horace Odes i. i. 19 In Massic Wines some bouze their time away. 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. iv. 275 For should we not be careful lest our Oil, Though excellent our Wine, the Fish should spoil? The Sky serene, put out your Massic Wine; In the Night-Air its Foulness shall refine. 1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. iv. 249 And Polonius, who praises no wine that's not Massic, Complains of my verse, that my verse is not classic. B. n. Massic wine. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > types of wine > [noun] > other types of wine myrrhed winec1429 tyre1429 rochec1440 rospeys1440 raspis?a1450 caprika1475 garnade?c1475 whippetc1500 rampion?1520 Ribadavia1542 romanisk1542 Mountrosec1560 raspis wine1562 whippincrusta1593 charneco1594 absinthites1601 pitch wine1601 myrrh wine1609 wine of astonishment1611 deal1613 Sherant1620 Sheranino1632 Grecoa1660 Langoon1674 generousa1717 Massic1751 rasped wine1823 straw wine1824 vin de paille1833 vin jaune1833 vino tierno1911 mistelle1924 rancio1939 boerwyn1947 1751 J. Stirling tr. Horace Odes i. i, in Horace's Wks. I. ii. 2 Cups of old Massic. 1833 C. Redding Hist. Mod. Wines 8 The Falernian..grew upon the volcanic Campania near Naples, where also the Massic was produced. 1920 Punch 15 Sept. 209 I raise my cup of massic Not to the earlier but the later ‘classic’. 1961 H. W. Allen Hist. Wine v. 10 Massic appears to mean, not an individual wine, but any really fine Campanian wine. Virgil, Horace and Martial all use it in this rather general sense. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1601
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