Oamaruadj.

Brit.

/ɒməˈruː/,

/ɔːməˈruː/, U.S.

/ˌɑməˈru/,

/ˌɔməˈru/, New Zealand English

/ˈoʌmʌru/,

/ˈɒməruː/,

/ɒməˈru/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Oamaru.

Etymology: < Oamaru, the name of a town on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand, in the region of which the stone is found and quarried.

Geology and Building (chiefly New Zealand).

attributive. Designating a division of Tertiary rock formations found in the region of Oamaru; spec. (esp. in Oamaru stone) a white limestone quarried near Oamaru and formerly much used as a building material.

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1865 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 21 128 Synopsis of the Geological formations in Otago province... IV. Misocene? 1. Oamaru or calcareo-arenaceous series.

1870 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1869 2 168 Interposed between the ‘Blue clay’ and Oamaru stone, is a layer of sand.

1885 F. W. Hutton in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 41 266 These last beds..form the upper part of the Oamaru System of Dr von Haast and myself.

1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1261 In New Zealand the Oamaru series of Captain Hutton..is considered by him to be of Oligocene age, and to comprise the oldest Tertiary rocks in the colony.

1951 D. Cresswell Canterbury Tales 81 The architect..set up on the bare plain an Elizabethan style in brick, faced with white Oamaru stone.

1984 Metro (Auckland) Mar. 39/1 Tombstone reading has not been made easy by Auckland weather and the extremes of temperature have played havoc with the Oamaru marble.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oamaru
释义	Oamaruadj. Brit. /ɒməˈruː/, /ɔːməˈruː/, U.S. /ˌɑməˈru/, /ˌɔməˈru/, New Zealand English /ˈoʌmʌru/, /ˈɒməruː/, /ɒməˈru/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Oamaru. Etymology: < Oamaru, the name of a town on the east coast of the South Island, New Zealand, in the region of which the stone is found and quarried. Geology and Building (chiefly New Zealand). attributive. Designating a division of Tertiary rock formations found in the region of Oamaru; spec. (esp. in Oamaru stone) a white limestone quarried near Oamaru and formerly much used as a building material. ΚΠ 1865 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 21 128 Synopsis of the Geological formations in Otago province... IV. Misocene? 1. Oamaru or calcareo-arenaceous series. 1870 Trans. & Proc. N.Z. Inst. 1869 2 168 Interposed between the ‘Blue clay’ and Oamaru stone, is a layer of sand. 1885 F. W. Hutton in Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 41 266 These last beds..form the upper part of the Oamaru System of Dr von Haast and myself. 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1261 In New Zealand the Oamaru series of Captain Hutton..is considered by him to be of Oligocene age, and to comprise the oldest Tertiary rocks in the colony. 1951 D. Cresswell Canterbury Tales 81 The architect..set up on the bare plain an Elizabethan style in brick, faced with white Oamaru stone. 1984 Metro (Auckland) Mar. 39/1 Tombstone reading has not been made easy by Auckland weather and the extremes of temperature have played havoc with the Oamaru marble. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1865
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