modérateurn.

Brit.

/ˌmɒd(ə)rəˈtəː/, U.S.

/ˌmɑdərəˈtər/

Forms: 1800s moderateur, 1800s modérateur.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French modérateur.

Etymology: < French modérateur (1836 in lampe à ressort modérateur , 1837 in lampe à modérateur (both Charles-Louis Franchot), 1858 or earlier in lampe modérateur ; 1812 in general sense ‘something serving to regulate the function of a mechanism’: see moderator n.). Compare moderator n. 8 (slightly earlier in this sense) and moderator lamp n. at moderator n. Compounds 2. Compare Dutch moderateurlamp (1846 or earlier).

Now historical.

In full modérateur lamp. A moderator lamp (see moderator n. Compounds 2).

ΚΠ

1855 Harper's Mag. June 104/2 [Her] mute smile created around her a circle of brightness, ‘like the moderateur lamp’, as Corrie said in his quaint way.

1859 W. G. Wills Life's Foreshadowings II. xii. 161 He put out the modérateur.

1877 Galaxy Dec. 751/1 A moderateur lamp shone softly over books, writing tables,..and all the luxurious comfort of a well-appointed library.

2002 members.aol.com 25 June (O.E.D. Archive) Moderateur-lamp, early 19th Century (France).

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

单词	modérateur
释义	modérateurn. Brit. /ˌmɒd(ə)rəˈtəː/, U.S. /ˌmɑdərəˈtər/ Forms: 1800s moderateur, 1800s modérateur. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French modérateur. Etymology: < French modérateur (1836 in lampe à ressort modérateur , 1837 in lampe à modérateur (both Charles-Louis Franchot), 1858 or earlier in lampe modérateur ; 1812 in general sense ‘something serving to regulate the function of a mechanism’: see moderator n.). Compare moderator n. 8 (slightly earlier in this sense) and moderator lamp n. at moderator n. Compounds 2. Compare Dutch moderateurlamp (1846 or earlier). Now historical. In full modérateur lamp. A moderator lamp (see moderator n. Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1855 Harper's Mag. June 104/2 [Her] mute smile created around her a circle of brightness, ‘like the moderateur lamp’, as Corrie said in his quaint way. 1859 W. G. Wills Life's Foreshadowings II. xii. 161 He put out the modérateur. 1877 Galaxy Dec. 751/1 A moderateur lamp shone softly over books, writing tables,..and all the luxurious comfort of a well-appointed library. 2002 members.aol.com 25 June (O.E.D. Archive) Moderateur-lamp, early 19th Century (France). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1855
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