modiusn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊdɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdiəs/

Forms: Plural Middle English modies, Middle English–1500s modius, 1700s– modii Brit.

/ˈməʊdɪʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdiˌaɪ/.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin modius measuring vessel, specific dry measure, in post-classical Latin also in sense 2 (4th cent.) < modus mode n. + -ius, suffix forming adjectives.

Now historical.

1. In ancient Rome: a measure of corn equal to about a peck (approx. 2 imperial gallons or 9 litres). In the Middle Ages: any of various measures of dry or liquid capacity, often equated with a bushel. Cf. muid n.¹ 1.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > ancient Roman units

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modiusa1398

quartary1656

sextar1707

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units

miteOE

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a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 330 Þe mesure modius hath þat name for it is perfite of his manere.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 330^v Gomor is a mesure of fourty modius, as Ysider seith... Chorus is a mesure of þritty modius... For þritty modies in oon huple semeþ a litil hulle and is þe charge of a camele.

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxv. xii. 278 So grievous and extreame was the famine..that if in any place there was but one Modius or pecke of meale found..it was exchanged for ten pieces of gold.

1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 142 Modius, a Measure containing Sixteen Sextaries.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Modius, a Measure in use among the Romans, for all sorts of Grain... The Word is now taken for a Bushel, which is different according to the Custom of several Countries.

1802 A. Ranken Hist. France II. v. i. 312 A modius, probably a bushel of corn, sold at Mayence for ten shekels of silver.

1942 Amer. Hist. Rev. 47 762 According to Pliny, siligo, a more or less branless flour from siligo wheat, interpreted here as common or club wheat, cost 56 asses per modius.

2. Ancient History. A tall cylindrical headdress of a kind worn by certain deities, as depicted in classical art.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cylindrical

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polos1847

1722 H. Wanley Diary 8 Oct. (1966) I. 164 Mrs. Mould sent in..a very small Head of a Woman with a sort of Modius upon it.

1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. 245 Both [Jupiter and Pluto] have frequently the cap called ‘modius’, from its resemblance to a bushel.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §357. 437 In terracottas from Magna Græcia..Demeter has the modius on her head.

1985 Antiquaries Jrnl. June 464 (caption) City Tyche. She wears a short tunic... On her head is a modius or calathus.

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

单词	modius
释义	modiusn. Brit. /ˈməʊdɪəs/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdiəs/ Forms: Plural Middle English modies, Middle English–1500s modius, 1700s– modii Brit. /ˈməʊdɪʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdiˌaɪ/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin modius. Etymology: < classical Latin modius measuring vessel, specific dry measure, in post-classical Latin also in sense 2 (4th cent.) < modus mode n. + -ius, suffix forming adjectives. Now historical. 1. In ancient Rome: a measure of corn equal to about a peck (approx. 2 imperial gallons or 9 litres). In the Middle Ages: any of various measures of dry or liquid capacity, often equated with a bushel. Cf. muid n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > specific dry measure units > ancient Roman units sextarya1382 modiusa1398 quartary1656 sextar1707 the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > specific liquid or dry units miteOE meta1325 suma1325 measurec1325 last1341 maund1365 pottlea1382 mug1400 mutchkin?1425 eightin-dele1440 rotec1484 sixtera1492 stortkyn1501 tolbot1536 firlot1549 sleek1705 modius1802 ton tight- a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 330 Þe mesure modius hath þat name for it is perfite of his manere. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 330^v Gomor is a mesure of fourty modius, as Ysider seith... Chorus is a mesure of þritty modius... For þritty modies in oon huple semeþ a litil hulle and is þe charge of a camele. 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xxv. xii. 278 So grievous and extreame was the famine..that if in any place there was but one Modius or pecke of meale found..it was exchanged for ten pieces of gold. 1693 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. (ed. 2) 142 Modius, a Measure containing Sixteen Sextaries. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Modius, a Measure in use among the Romans, for all sorts of Grain... The Word is now taken for a Bushel, which is different according to the Custom of several Countries. 1802 A. Ranken Hist. France II. v. i. 312 A modius, probably a bushel of corn, sold at Mayence for ten shekels of silver. 1942 Amer. Hist. Rev. 47 762 According to Pliny, siligo, a more or less branless flour from siligo wheat, interpreted here as common or club wheat, cost 56 asses per modius. 2. Ancient History. A tall cylindrical headdress of a kind worn by certain deities, as depicted in classical art. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cylindrical zarcole1585 modius1722 polos1847 1722 H. Wanley Diary 8 Oct. (1966) I. 164 Mrs. Mould sent in..a very small Head of a Woman with a sort of Modius upon it. 1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. 245 Both [Jupiter and Pluto] have frequently the cap called ‘modius’, from its resemblance to a bushel. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §357. 437 In terracottas from Magna Græcia..Demeter has the modius on her head. 1985 Antiquaries Jrnl. June 464 (caption) City Tyche. She wears a short tunic... On her head is a modius or calathus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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