navel-stringn.

Brit.

/ˈneɪvl strɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈneɪv(ə)l ˌstrɪŋ/

Forms: see navel n. and string n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: navel n., string n. 2

Etymology: < navel n. + string n. 2. Compare Dutch navelstreng, German Nabelstrang, Danish navlestreng, Swedish navelsträng.The phrase to bury one's navel-string originated in reference to the Caribbean custom whereby the umbilical cord of an infant would be buried in a place of symbolic significance.

The umbilical cord. In later use frequently in to bury one's navel-string and variants (originally and chiefly Caribbean): to feel a strong bond of loyalty or attachment (to a particular place or institution).

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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > membranes, etc., of embryo or fetus > [noun] > umbilical cord

navel-string1587

navel vein1634

umbilicality1658

funiculus1667

funis1727

umbilical cord1753

umbilical1774

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiv. 256 As if they should say,..he cannot liue when he is come out of her womb, if his nauillstrings be cut off.

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 604 The navel-string must bee tied with a double thred.

1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants i. vii. 48 Two slender Fibres, like two Navel-strings.

1701 Philos. Trans. 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 835 Galen describes the Navel-String to consist of four Vessels.

1754–64 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 232 Tie the navel-string about two fingers breadth from the belly of the child.

1795 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 222 The fœtus owes its increase and support to a connection with that viscus, by means of the placenta and navel string.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 214 The navel-string hangs down below the head.

1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) II. 269 Inflammation of the navel-string, occurring a few days after a lamb is dropped.

1892 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 21 484 Should everything have gone off satisfactorily, the woman has to remain about eight days in the house till the navel string is dried up.

1934 Z. N. Hurston Jonah's Gourd Vine x. 151 She..attended to the navel string of the baby and adjusted the belly-band.

1949 V. S. Reid New Day i. xxxi. 153 But where must I go, Doctor Creary? Is no' this Salt Savannah my freehold? Was I no' born here? Is no' my navel-string buried on this land?

1968 K. S. LaFortune Legend T-Marie 43 Doh tell me how to cast me vote. That is one thing I wouldn't stand for. After all, ah have me navel string in this country.

1982 Express 20 Dec. 2/5 The JLP..had its navel-string buried in the trade union movement and was conceived as a party of the masses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	navel-string
释义	navel-stringn. Brit. /ˈneɪvl strɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈneɪv(ə)l ˌstrɪŋ/ Forms: see navel n. and string n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: navel n., string n. 2 Etymology: < navel n. + string n. 2. Compare Dutch navelstreng, German Nabelstrang, Danish navlestreng, Swedish navelsträng.The phrase to bury one's navel-string originated in reference to the Caribbean custom whereby the umbilical cord of an infant would be buried in a place of symbolic significance. The umbilical cord. In later use frequently in to bury one's navel-string and variants (originally and chiefly Caribbean): to feel a strong bond of loyalty or attachment (to a particular place or institution). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > membranes, etc., of embryo or fetus > [noun] > umbilical cord navel-string1587 navel vein1634 umbilicality1658 funiculus1667 funis1727 umbilical cord1753 umbilical1774 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xiv. 256 As if they should say,..he cannot liue when he is come out of her womb, if his nauillstrings be cut off. 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. 604 The navel-string must bee tied with a double thred. 1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants i. vii. 48 Two slender Fibres, like two Navel-strings. 1701 Philos. Trans. 1700–1 (Royal Soc.) 22 835 Galen describes the Navel-String to consist of four Vessels. 1754–64 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 232 Tie the navel-string about two fingers breadth from the belly of the child. 1795 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 85 222 The fœtus owes its increase and support to a connection with that viscus, by means of the placenta and navel string. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 214 The navel-string hangs down below the head. 1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) II. 269 Inflammation of the navel-string, occurring a few days after a lamb is dropped. 1892 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 21 484 Should everything have gone off satisfactorily, the woman has to remain about eight days in the house till the navel string is dried up. 1934 Z. N. Hurston Jonah's Gourd Vine x. 151 She..attended to the navel string of the baby and adjusted the belly-band. 1949 V. S. Reid New Day i. xxxi. 153 But where must I go, Doctor Creary? Is no' this Salt Savannah my freehold? Was I no' born here? Is no' my navel-string buried on this land? 1968 K. S. LaFortune Legend T-Marie 43 Doh tell me how to cast me vote. That is one thing I wouldn't stand for. After all, ah have me navel string in this country. 1982 Express 20 Dec. 2/5 The JLP..had its navel-string buried in the trade union movement and was conceived as a party of the masses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1587
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