nebulyadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛbjᵿli/, U.S.

/ˈnɛbjəli/

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1900s– nebulee, 1500s–1700s nebule, 1600s nebulae (irregular), 1600s 1800s– nebuly, 1800s nebulé, 1800s nebulée Brit.

/ˈnɛbjᵿleɪ/, U.S.

/ˈnɛbjəleɪ/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin nebulatus , -y suffix⁵.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin nebul- (in nebulatus: see nebulated adj.) + -y suffix⁵, after Anglo-Norman ineuble innebulated adj., and nuble cloudy (see nubilé adj.²). Compare French nébulé (1677 in sense 1). With sense 2 compare earlier nebule n.² Compare earlier nebulated adj., innebulated adj.

1. Heraldry. Of a wavy or serpentine form, like the edges given to conventional representations of clouds; represented in the form of a cloud.

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?1530 T. Tonge Heraldic Visitation Northern Counties (1863) 1 The Pedegre of Syr Brian Stapulton..Arms. Quarterly..II. Quarterly, with a surcoat. 1. Barry of six, nebulee, or and gules.

a1550 in S. Baring-Gould & R. Twigge Armory Western Counties (1898) 5 Blount: Barry nebule or and sables.

1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory 135 He beareth party per Pale, Nebule Ermines and Ermin.

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. iii. 44 Of these [lines] some are Nebulæ [1660 Nebulee].

1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) (at cited word) Nebule of six pieces, Or and Sable is the Blounts Arms.

1725 London Gaz. 6363/3 The Coat a Fess Nebule between six Flowers-de-Lis.

1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 141/2 Of crooked lines there are eight recognised by English heralds, namely:—1. Engrailed... 5. Nebuly.

1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xv. 217 Two bendlets nebulée sa.

1894 H. Gough & J. Parker Gloss. Terms Heraldry (new ed.) 423 Argent, four bars nebuly [otherwise barry nebuly of six argent and] gules.

1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat xiv. 223 In the midst.., with an inherent radiance of its own..the sea-green and silver of the nebuly coat.

1927 Times 19 May 12/3 The fess nebuly counter-nebuly [in the arms of Somalia] may be taken to refer to the river Juba..with its very marked windings and sinuosities.

1950 C. W. Scott-Giles Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.) viii. 84 Clouds are sometimes represented conventionally by a nebuly line.

1980 D. Church & E. S. Gowers Across Low Meadow 11 On the same stone are these arms in brass: 1. Two coats quarterly (1) Gyroney of ten nebulee. (2) On a Fesse between three Mullets pierced, as many cross croslets.

2. Architecture. Of a moulding, or a feature or representation in painting, carving, etc.: having a wavy or serpentine form.

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1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1008 Nebuly Moulding, an ornament in Norman architecture, whose edge forms an undulating or wavy line.

1861 J. M. Neale Notes on Dalmatia vi. 99 A nebuly moulding running round the cornice.

1911 Victoria County Hist.: Hampshire IV. 263/1 The tower is of three stages finished with a plain parapet carried by a billeted corbel table of nebuly pattern.

1934 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 64 207 External flange below which there is a reinforcement of ‘nebuly’ ornament in high relief.

1963 M. D. Anderson Drama & Imagery in Eng. Medieval Churches iii. x. 149 On a bench-end at Bishops Hull (Somerset) Christ seems to be stepping over a screen which has a nebuly line incised along its cornice, an effect used on some alabasters to indicate a Heaven above the clouds.

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

单词	nebuly
释义	nebulyadj. Brit. /ˈnɛbjᵿli/, U.S. /ˈnɛbjəli/ Forms: 1500s–1600s 1900s– nebulee, 1500s–1700s nebule, 1600s nebulae (irregular), 1600s 1800s– nebuly, 1800s nebulé, 1800s nebulée Brit. /ˈnɛbjᵿleɪ/, U.S. /ˈnɛbjəleɪ/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: Latin nebulatus , -y suffix⁵. Etymology: < post-classical Latin nebul- (in nebulatus: see nebulated adj.) + -y suffix⁵, after Anglo-Norman ineuble innebulated adj., and nuble cloudy (see nubilé adj.²). Compare French nébulé (1677 in sense 1). With sense 2 compare earlier nebule n.² Compare earlier nebulated adj., innebulated adj. 1. Heraldry. Of a wavy or serpentine form, like the edges given to conventional representations of clouds; represented in the form of a cloud. ΚΠ ?1530 T. Tonge Heraldic Visitation Northern Counties (1863) 1 The Pedegre of Syr Brian Stapulton..Arms. Quarterly..II. Quarterly, with a surcoat. 1. Barry of six, nebulee, or and gules. a1550 in S. Baring-Gould & R. Twigge Armory Western Counties (1898) 5 Blount: Barry nebule or and sables. 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory 135 He beareth party per Pale, Nebule Ermines and Ermin. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie ii. iii. 44 Of these [lines] some are Nebulæ [1660 Nebulee]. 1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) (at cited word) Nebule of six pieces, Or and Sable is the Blounts Arms. 1725 London Gaz. 6363/3 The Coat a Fess Nebule between six Flowers-de-Lis. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 141/2 Of crooked lines there are eight recognised by English heralds, namely:—1. Engrailed... 5. Nebuly. 1864 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) xv. 217 Two bendlets nebulée sa. 1894 H. Gough & J. Parker Gloss. Terms Heraldry (new ed.) 423 Argent, four bars nebuly [otherwise barry nebuly of six argent and] gules. 1903 J. M. Falkner Nebuly Coat xiv. 223 In the midst.., with an inherent radiance of its own..the sea-green and silver of the nebuly coat. 1927 Times 19 May 12/3 The fess nebuly counter-nebuly [in the arms of Somalia] may be taken to refer to the river Juba..with its very marked windings and sinuosities. 1950 C. W. Scott-Giles Boutell's Heraldry (rev. ed.) viii. 84 Clouds are sometimes represented conventionally by a nebuly line. 1980 D. Church & E. S. Gowers Across Low Meadow 11 On the same stone are these arms in brass: 1. Two coats quarterly (1) Gyroney of ten nebulee. (2) On a Fesse between three Mullets pierced, as many cross croslets. 2. Architecture. Of a moulding, or a feature or representation in painting, carving, etc.: having a wavy or serpentine form. ΚΠ 1842 J. Gwilt Encycl. Archit. Gloss. 1008 Nebuly Moulding, an ornament in Norman architecture, whose edge forms an undulating or wavy line. 1861 J. M. Neale Notes on Dalmatia vi. 99 A nebuly moulding running round the cornice. 1911 Victoria County Hist.: Hampshire IV. 263/1 The tower is of three stages finished with a plain parapet carried by a billeted corbel table of nebuly pattern. 1934 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 64 207 External flange below which there is a reinforcement of ‘nebuly’ ornament in high relief. 1963 M. D. Anderson Drama & Imagery in Eng. Medieval Churches iii. x. 149 On a bench-end at Bishops Hull (Somerset) Christ seems to be stepping over a screen which has a nebuly line incised along its cornice, an effect used on some alabasters to indicate a Heaven above the clouds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1530
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