Moor's headn.

Brit.

/ˌmʊəzˈhɛd/,

/ˌmɔːzˈhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈmʊrzˌ(h)ɛd/

Inflections: Plural Moor's heads, Moors' heads.

Forms: 1600s–1700s Moors head, 1700s More's-head, 1700s– Moor's-head.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Moor n.², head n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of Moor n.² + head n.¹ With sense 1 compare Middle French cheval teste de more (1573); with sense 2 compare French teste de Mores (1677); with sense 3 compare French teste-de-More (1690).

†1. A horse having a head darker than its body; the head of such a horse. Obsolete.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > colour or marking > [noun] > roan horse > with dark head

Moor's head1659

1659 J. Howell Particular Vocab. §ii, in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) A horse that hath his head darker then his body, called the Moors head.

c1721 W. Gibson True Method dieting Horses xiv. 212 The Roan well mark'd or with a More's Head.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. More's-head, in the manege, implies the colour of a Roan horse, who besides the mixture or blending of a grey and a bay, has a black head.

2. Chiefly Heraldry. A representation of the head of a Moor.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of human or divine beings > [noun] > Turk's head

Saracen's head1510

Morian headc1530

Moor's head1673

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 487 Vpon many of the pillars are Moors heads carved in the stone, and one or two with turbants on.

1722 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry I. 267 John Moir of Stonniewood, Argent, three Moors Heads couped, distilling Drops of Blood proper.

1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Moor's Head..the head of a black, or negro-man, placed in profile, couped at the neck, wreathed about the temples, ar. and az. and having a pearl pendent at his ear.

1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 160 Moor's or Blackamoor's head.

1894 H. Gough & J. Parker Gloss. Terms Heraldry (new ed.) 312 Or, on a fesse between three Moor's heads.

1969 J. P. Brooke-Little Fox-Davies's Compl. Guide Heraldry x. 130 Moir of Otterburn bears the Moors' heads.

1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry v. 83 The..moors' heads are no more than canting crests when used by families of Moore and Mordaunt.

†3. Chiefly Distilling. A kind of curved vessel, lid, or cover thought to resemble the head of a Moor in shape. Obsolete.

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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > closure for a vessel, tube, etc. > lid > types of

pot-lid1404

paten-bred1501

buckler1674

Moor's head1677

screw top1697

sarpush1698

Moor-head1712

saucepan lid1801

screw cap1806

pan lid1841

capsule1858

shutter-front1887

crown cap1898

shutter-lid1901

kettle-lid1903

under-lid1907

1677 tr. C. Glaser Compl. Chymist 31 The Brass Vesica, with its Refrigeratory, or Moors head.

1678 W. Salmon tr. Pharmacopœia Londinensis 816 Of the cover of the Vesica, or Moors-head. It is made of Brass, having a Neck six Inches deep [etc.].

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Moors-head, a Copper cap, tinn'd on the inside, and made like a Head, to be set over the Chimney of a Reverberating Furnace; Also the Head of a Copper or Glass-still, which is luted on the Body, having a Beak, Nose, or Pipe, to let the raised Spirit run down into the Receiver.

1844 T. Webster & F. Parkes Encycl. Domest. Econ. 1045 The Moor's head is another form of still that has been used, and is found convenient for distillation on a small scale.

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

单词	moors head
释义	Moor's headn. Brit. /ˌmʊəzˈhɛd/, /ˌmɔːzˈhɛd/, U.S. /ˈmʊrzˌ(h)ɛd/ Inflections: Plural Moor's heads, Moors' heads. Forms: 1600s–1700s Moors head, 1700s More's-head, 1700s– Moor's-head. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Moor n.², head n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of Moor n.² + head n.¹ With sense 1 compare Middle French cheval teste de more (1573); with sense 2 compare French teste de Mores (1677); with sense 3 compare French teste-de-More (1690). †1. A horse having a head darker than its body; the head of such a horse. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > colour or marking > [noun] > roan horse > with dark head Moor's head1659 1659 J. Howell Particular Vocab. §ii, in Lex. Tetraglotton (1660) A horse that hath his head darker then his body, called the Moors head. c1721 W. Gibson True Method dieting Horses xiv. 212 The Roan well mark'd or with a More's Head. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. More's-head, in the manege, implies the colour of a Roan horse, who besides the mixture or blending of a grey and a bay, has a black head. 2. Chiefly Heraldry. A representation of the head of a Moor. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > representations of human or divine beings > [noun] > Turk's head Saracen's head1510 Morian headc1530 Moor's head1673 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 487 Vpon many of the pillars are Moors heads carved in the stone, and one or two with turbants on. 1722 A. Nisbet Syst. Heraldry I. 267 John Moir of Stonniewood, Argent, three Moors Heads couped, distilling Drops of Blood proper. 1780 J. Edmondson Compl. Body Heraldry II. (Gloss.) Moor's Head..the head of a black, or negro-man, placed in profile, couped at the neck, wreathed about the temples, ar. and az. and having a pearl pendent at his ear. 1847 H. Gough Gloss. Terms Brit. Heraldry 160 Moor's or Blackamoor's head. 1894 H. Gough & J. Parker Gloss. Terms Heraldry (new ed.) 312 Or, on a fesse between three Moor's heads. 1969 J. P. Brooke-Little Fox-Davies's Compl. Guide Heraldry x. 130 Moir of Otterburn bears the Moors' heads. 1988 T. Woodcock & J. M. Robinson Oxf. Guide Heraldry v. 83 The..moors' heads are no more than canting crests when used by families of Moore and Mordaunt. †3. Chiefly Distilling. A kind of curved vessel, lid, or cover thought to resemble the head of a Moor in shape. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > closure for a vessel, tube, etc. > lid > types of pot-lid1404 paten-bred1501 buckler1674 Moor's head1677 screw top1697 sarpush1698 Moor-head1712 saucepan lid1801 screw cap1806 pan lid1841 capsule1858 shutter-front1887 crown cap1898 shutter-lid1901 kettle-lid1903 under-lid1907 1677 tr. C. Glaser Compl. Chymist 31 The Brass Vesica, with its Refrigeratory, or Moors head. 1678 W. Salmon tr. Pharmacopœia Londinensis 816 Of the cover of the Vesica, or Moors-head. It is made of Brass, having a Neck six Inches deep [etc.]. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Moors-head, a Copper cap, tinn'd on the inside, and made like a Head, to be set over the Chimney of a Reverberating Furnace; Also the Head of a Copper or Glass-still, which is luted on the Body, having a Beak, Nose, or Pipe, to let the raised Spirit run down into the Receiver. 1844 T. Webster & F. Parkes Encycl. Domest. Econ. 1045 The Moor's head is another form of still that has been used, and is found convenient for distillation on a small scale. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1659
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