maw seedn.

Brit.

/ˈmɔːsiːd/, U.S.

/ˈmɔˌsid/,

/ˈmɑˌsid/

Forms: 1700s morseed, 1700s– maw seed.

Origin: A borrowing from German, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: German Mah , Moh , seed n.

Etymology: < German †Mah, †Moh poppy (German Mohn ; Middle High German māhen , Old High German māhen , cognate with Dutch maan poppy-seed, Dutch regional (Holland) māne (see mecop n.), Old Saxon māho poppy (Middle Low German mān , maen ), all perhaps ultimately < the same base as meconium n.) + seed n., probably after a later reflex of Middle High German māge-sāt; compare German regional (Silesia) Moh-saat, German Magsame (14th cent. in Middle High German as māge-sāme). Compare also Middle Dutch maensaet (Dutch maanzaad).

The oil-yielding seed of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum, which is typically blue-grey and is used to feed cage birds; a seed of this type. Also: the opium poppy itself (rare).

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1724 Weekly Jrnl. 8 Feb. 1642/1 Very fine singing Nightingales, with a fine Parcel of Morseed, to be sold.

1730 J. Southall Treat. Buggs 21 The Eggs are..as small as the smallest Maw-seed.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 343 Feed them with..bread, maw-seed [etc.].

1781 Caledonian Mercury 24 Feb. in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Bird Seeds, viz. Canary, Hemp, Rape, and Maw seed.

1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) ii. 208 Maw-seed.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 726/1 Mawseed, Papaver somniferum.

1882 R. Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 4) ii. iii. 438 The dark-coloured seeds [of the opium poppy] are known as Maw seeds, and are largely eaten by birds. They are also used as a medicine for them.

1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal (1967) II. 653/2 The grey seeds [of the white poppy] are sold for birds' food, under the name of ‘maw’ seed, and are derived from the dark-red flowered form of Papaver Somniferum.

1974 F. N. Howes Dict. Useful & Everyday Plants 160 Maw seed (or poppy seed).., an oil seed, the small grey seed used with confectionery (sprinkled on bread, buns, or cakes), fed to cage birds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maw seed
释义	maw seedn. Brit. /ˈmɔːsiːd/, U.S. /ˈmɔˌsid/, /ˈmɑˌsid/ Forms: 1700s morseed, 1700s– maw seed. Origin: A borrowing from German, combined with an English element; probably modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: German Mah , Moh , seed n. Etymology: < German †Mah, †Moh poppy (German Mohn ; Middle High German māhen , Old High German māhen , cognate with Dutch maan poppy-seed, Dutch regional (Holland) māne (see mecop n.), Old Saxon māho poppy (Middle Low German mān , maen ), all perhaps ultimately < the same base as meconium n.) + seed n., probably after a later reflex of Middle High German māge-sāt; compare German regional (Silesia) Moh-saat, German Magsame (14th cent. in Middle High German as māge-sāme). Compare also Middle Dutch maensaet (Dutch maanzaad). The oil-yielding seed of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum, which is typically blue-grey and is used to feed cage birds; a seed of this type. Also: the opium poppy itself (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding drug or narcotic > [noun] > opium poppy > seed of poppy seeda1398 maw seed1724 1724 Weekly Jrnl. 8 Feb. 1642/1 Very fine singing Nightingales, with a fine Parcel of Morseed, to be sold. 1730 J. Southall Treat. Buggs 21 The Eggs are..as small as the smallest Maw-seed. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 343 Feed them with..bread, maw-seed [etc.]. 1781 Caledonian Mercury 24 Feb. in Sc. National Dict. (at cited word) Bird Seeds, viz. Canary, Hemp, Rape, and Maw seed. 1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) ii. 208 Maw-seed. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 726/1 Mawseed, Papaver somniferum. 1882 R. Bentley Man. Bot. (ed. 4) ii. iii. 438 The dark-coloured seeds [of the opium poppy] are known as Maw seeds, and are largely eaten by birds. They are also used as a medicine for them. 1931 M. Grieve Mod. Herbal (1967) II. 653/2 The grey seeds [of the white poppy] are sold for birds' food, under the name of ‘maw’ seed, and are derived from the dark-red flowered form of Papaver Somniferum. 1974 F. N. Howes Dict. Useful & Everyday Plants 160 Maw seed (or poppy seed).., an oil seed, the small grey seed used with confectionery (sprinkled on bread, buns, or cakes), fed to cage birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1724
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