nymphaladj.n.²

Brit.

/ˈnɪmfl/, U.S.

/ˈnɪmf(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s nymphall, 1600s– nymphal.

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

Etymology: < Middle French, French nymphal (1530 in sense A. 1, 1897 in sense A. 3) < nymphe nymph n.¹ + -al -al suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin nymphalis (of water) from a spring or fountain (6th cent.). In sense B. 1 after French nymphale (1777); compare scientific Latin Nymphalis , use as genus name (K. Kluk 1802) of the singular form of Nymphales (plural), former group name for a division of butterflies, many of which were given the names of mythological nymphs (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 458). In sense B. 2 after scientific Latin Nymphales (see quot. 1846¹ at sense A. 2).

A. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a nymph; consisting of nymphs; nymphlike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to nymph(s) > belonging to

nymphish1578

nymphal1617

nymphical1793

1617 W. Drummond Forth Feasting sig. A4^v The God with golden Haire, the Sister Maids, Left, nymphall Helicon, their Tempes Shades, To see Thine Isle, heere lost their natiue Tongue, And in Thy world-diuided Language sung.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nymphal, of or belonging to a Nymph or Bride; Nymph-like.

a1794 W. Jones Muse Recalled in Poet. Wks. (1810) II. 15 They, who all thy nymphal train outshine.

1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 79 Thou glory of the Nymphal train.

1928 E. Blunden Retreat 36 Where fall the nymphal rills Down sunny hills.

1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 21 Nov. f4/2 How it duplicates the benefits of cross-country skiing, choice sport of all those svelte Swedes, those nymphal Norwegians, those thin Finns.

†2. Botany. In J. Lindley's terminology: designating or belonging to an ‘alliance’ or group of families of aquatic plants comprising the Nymphaeaceae, Cabombaceae, and Nelumbiaceae (now Nelumbonaceae). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [adjective] > of or belonging to aquatic plant categories

nymphoidal1819

alismal1846

nymphal1846

nelumbiaceous1857

nelumboneous1857

hydral1866

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 408 Nymphales. The Nymphal Alliance.

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 409 Nymphal Exogens, with a many-celled fruit and dissepimental placentæ.

3. Zoology. Relating to or of the nature of an insect nymph or an acarid nympha.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of (nature of) or relating to pupa or chrysalis

chrysalidal1750

chrysaline1782

chrysalid1804

nymphine1806

chrysaloid1816

chrysalidian1851

nymphal1864

pupal1864

neanic1892

1864 Intellectual Observer Oct. 150 Not a particle of food has she [sc. a may-fly] tasted since she left her nymphal state.

1884 A. D. Michael Brit. Oribatidæ 22 Whether it was a mature or simply a nymphal form.

1905 Science 8 Sept. 296/1 [The disease] is also conveyed by a tick.., the infection being taken in the nymphal and transferred in the adult stage.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses x. 190 In the green darner, Anax jnius, the nymphal life lasts about eleven months.

1990 Ecol. Monogr. 60 488 The nymphal stages of the dragonflies and damselflies are carnivorous.

4. Conchology. Designating or relating to the nymphae of a bivalve mollusc.

ΚΠ

1978 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 202 234 At a level with the valve margins or raised above them attached to nymphal ridges.

1979 Science 9 Nov. 691/3 Chondrophoral and nymphal surfaces of the hinge of the right valve in all of the oysters we examined were distinctly aragonitic.

†B. n.²

1. Entomology. = nymphalid n. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae

nymphal1781

1781 J. Barbut Les Genres des Insectes de Linné 163 Ordo III. Lepidopterous Insects... 1st genus The Butter-Fly... They are divided into sections... 4. The Nymphals. Whose wings are denticulated.

2. Botany. In J. Lindley's terminology: a plant of the nymphal ‘alliance’ (see sense A. 2). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > nelumbo or plant of the Nymphaceae

lotus flower1710

Nelumbo1753

lotus1785

Nelumbium1806

wankapin1832

nymphal1846

lotus lily1857

1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 408 To distinguish Nymphals with certainty from all those Orders with which they are here associated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nymphal
释义	† nymphaln.¹ Forms: 1600s nimphall, 1600s nymphall. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nymph n.¹, -al suffix¹. Etymology: < nymph n.¹ + -al suffix¹, after e.g. Bacchanal n., saturnal n., triumphal n.Compare the title of Drayton's poem Nimphidia (1627). Obsolete. rare. A meeting or gathering of nymphs.In quot. 1630 used as the name of each part of a poem. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > nymph > meeting or gathering of nymphal1622 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xx. 11 He that doth of Sea the powerful Trident weld, His Tritons made proclaime, a Nymphall to be held In honor of himselfe. 1630 M. Drayton Muses Elizivm i. 5 This Nimphall of delights doth treat, Choice beauties, and proportions neat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). nymphaladj.n.² Brit. /ˈnɪmfl/, U.S. /ˈnɪmf(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s nymphall, 1600s– nymphal. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French nymphal. Etymology: < Middle French, French nymphal (1530 in sense A. 1, 1897 in sense A. 3) < nymphe nymph n.¹ + -al -al suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin nymphalis (of water) from a spring or fountain (6th cent.). In sense B. 1 after French nymphale (1777); compare scientific Latin Nymphalis , use as genus name (K. Kluk 1802) of the singular form of Nymphales (plural), former group name for a division of butterflies, many of which were given the names of mythological nymphs (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 458). In sense B. 2 after scientific Latin Nymphales (see quot. 1846¹ at sense A. 2). A. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or reminiscent of a nymph; consisting of nymphs; nymphlike. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to nymph(s) > belonging to nymphish1578 nymphal1617 nymphical1793 1617 W. Drummond Forth Feasting sig. A4^v The God with golden Haire, the Sister Maids, Left, nymphall Helicon, their Tempes Shades, To see Thine Isle, heere lost their natiue Tongue, And in Thy world-diuided Language sung. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Nymphal, of or belonging to a Nymph or Bride; Nymph-like. a1794 W. Jones Muse Recalled in Poet. Wks. (1810) II. 15 They, who all thy nymphal train outshine. 1842 Fraser's Mag. 26 79 Thou glory of the Nymphal train. 1928 E. Blunden Retreat 36 Where fall the nymphal rills Down sunny hills. 1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 21 Nov. f4/2 How it duplicates the benefits of cross-country skiing, choice sport of all those svelte Swedes, those nymphal Norwegians, those thin Finns. †2. Botany. In J. Lindley's terminology: designating or belonging to an ‘alliance’ or group of families of aquatic plants comprising the Nymphaeaceae, Cabombaceae, and Nelumbiaceae (now Nelumbonaceae). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [adjective] > of or belonging to aquatic plant categories nymphoidal1819 alismal1846 nymphal1846 nelumbiaceous1857 nelumboneous1857 hydral1866 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 408 Nymphales. The Nymphal Alliance. 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 409 Nymphal Exogens, with a many-celled fruit and dissepimental placentæ. 3. Zoology. Relating to or of the nature of an insect nymph or an acarid nympha. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [adjective] > of young > of (nature of) or relating to pupa or chrysalis chrysalidal1750 chrysaline1782 chrysalid1804 nymphine1806 chrysaloid1816 chrysalidian1851 nymphal1864 pupal1864 neanic1892 1864 Intellectual Observer Oct. 150 Not a particle of food has she [sc. a may-fly] tasted since she left her nymphal state. 1884 A. D. Michael Brit. Oribatidæ 22 Whether it was a mature or simply a nymphal form. 1905 Science 8 Sept. 296/1 [The disease] is also conveyed by a tick.., the infection being taken in the nymphal and transferred in the adult stage. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses x. 190 In the green darner, Anax jnius, the nymphal life lasts about eleven months. 1990 Ecol. Monogr. 60 488 The nymphal stages of the dragonflies and damselflies are carnivorous. 4. Conchology. Designating or relating to the nymphae of a bivalve mollusc. ΚΠ 1978 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 202 234 At a level with the valve margins or raised above them attached to nymphal ridges. 1979 Science 9 Nov. 691/3 Chondrophoral and nymphal surfaces of the hinge of the right valve in all of the oysters we examined were distinctly aragonitic. †B. n.² 1. Entomology. = nymphalid n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae nymphal1781 1781 J. Barbut Les Genres des Insectes de Linné 163 Ordo III. Lepidopterous Insects... 1st genus The Butter-Fly... They are divided into sections... 4. The Nymphals. Whose wings are denticulated. 2. Botany. In J. Lindley's terminology: a plant of the nymphal ‘alliance’ (see sense A. 2). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > aquatic, marsh, and sea-shore plants > [noun] > nelumbo or plant of the Nymphaceae lotus flower1710 Nelumbo1753 lotus1785 Nelumbium1806 wankapin1832 nymphal1846 lotus lily1857 1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 408 To distinguish Nymphals with certainty from all those Orders with which they are here associated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1622adj.n.²1617
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