monoxylicadj.

Brit.

/mənɒkˈsɪlɪk/, U.S.

/məˌnɑkˈsɪlɪk/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monoxylus ; Greek μονόξυλος ; -ic suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin monoxylus or its etymon ancient Greek μονόξυλος (see monoxylous adj.) + -ic suffix, after monoxyle n., monoxylon n. Compare monoxylous adj.

Now rare.

Made out of a single trunk or piece of timber.Used of canoes and boats (cf. monoxylon n.) and of a style of coffin found in some prehistoric burials in the British Isles.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [adjective] > dug-out

monoxylic1863

monoxylous1863

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > made or constructed of wood > of single piece of wood

monoxylic1863

monoxylous1863

1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iii. vi. 160 The rude oaken coffin or monoxylic cist.

1878 S. H. Miller & S. B. J. Skertchly Fenland ii. 28 Monoxylic canoes could not have conveyed a large number of men.

1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. 168 Buried in the canoe-shaped chests of oak which are known as the ‘monoxylic coffins’.

2002 parkscanada.pch.gc.ca 4 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) Dugout canoe, a long, narrow light craft, usually monoxylic (made of a single piece of wood).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monoxylic
释义	monoxylicadj. Brit. /mənɒkˈsɪlɪk/, U.S. /məˌnɑkˈsɪlɪk/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin monoxylus ; Greek μονόξυλος ; -ic suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin monoxylus or its etymon ancient Greek μονόξυλος (see monoxylous adj.) + -ic suffix, after monoxyle n., monoxylon n. Compare monoxylous adj. Now rare. Made out of a single trunk or piece of timber.Used of canoes and boats (cf. monoxylon n.) and of a style of coffin found in some prehistoric burials in the British Isles. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > vessels of primitive construction > [adjective] > dug-out monoxylic1863 monoxylous1863 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [adjective] > made or constructed of wood > of single piece of wood monoxylic1863 monoxylous1863 1863 D. Wilson Prehistoric Ann. Scotl. (ed. 2) II. iii. vi. 160 The rude oaken coffin or monoxylic cist. 1878 S. H. Miller & S. B. J. Skertchly Fenland ii. 28 Monoxylic canoes could not have conveyed a large number of men. 1882 C. Elton Orig. Eng. Hist. 168 Buried in the canoe-shaped chests of oak which are known as the ‘monoxylic coffins’. 2002 parkscanada.pch.gc.ca 4 Apr. (O.E.D. Archive) Dugout canoe, a long, narrow light craft, usually monoxylic (made of a single piece of wood). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1863
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