ocelotn.

Brit.

/ˈɒsᵻlɒt/,

/ˈɒsl̩ɒt/, U.S.

/ˈɑsəˌlɑt/,

/ˈoʊsəˌlɑt/

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

Etymology: < French ocelot (1765 in Buffon) < Spanish ocelote and its etymon Nahuatl ocelotl jaguar (1571 in A. de Molina Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana).Nahuatl tlalocelotl, lit. ‘field jaguar’ ( < tlalli earth, field + ocelotl jaguar) is first recorded in Francisco Hernández Noua Plantarum, Animalium et Mineralium Mexicanorum Historia (1651), but ocelotl had already been cited in a French text as an Aztec word by J. de Laet L'Hist. du Nouveau Monde (1640). Ocelotl is recorded earlier in English as the name of a day (represented by the tiger or jaguar) in the ancient Aztec calendar. Compare:1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 372 The [Mexican] names of dayes. Ocelotl, A Tigre; Coautli, An Egle; Cozcaquahutl, A Bussard. N.E.D. (1902) also gives the pronunciation (ō^u·sĭlǫt) /ˈəʊsɪlɒt/.

1. A wild cat, Felis pardalis, having a tawny coat marked with numerous black rings, spots, and streaks, and found in forests and scrub from southern Texas to Argentina.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Felis > felis pardalis (ocelot)

catamountain?a1475

mountain cat1625

ocelot1774

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 255 The catamountain which is the Ocelot of Mr. Buffon.

1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters III. xvii. 216 Have you seen the captive ocelot?

1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. ii. 77 I should be glad to believe..that the Fer-de-lance looks an hideous fiend, the Ocelot a beautiful fiend, merely because the outlines of the Ocelot approach more nearly to those which we consider beautiful in a human being.

1917 Mammals Amer. 152 If one talks with hunters or ranchmen about Ocelots, the probability is that they will refer to them as Leopard Cats or Spotted Cats.

1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo v. 88 As a kitten, the ocelot is playful and tames easily.

1990 Nature Conservancy Sept. 9/3 Jaguars, pumas, ocelots, caimans..share this seasonally aquatic environment with millions of birds at the height of their nesting season.

1996 H. Fielding Bridget Jones's Diary (1997) 253 He was holding..an indeterminate furry item which he claimed was a dead ocelot.

2. The skin or fur of the ocelot; a garment made of this. Frequently attributive.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > skins of other animals

bear-hide?c1225

russwale1336

roan skin1446

rabbit skin1760

zebra skin1774

kangaroo-skin1777

rack1805

alligator1877

ocelot1903

crocodile1907

1903 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. 7/3 A long ocelot coat will cost $150, and natural Russian dogskin $75.

1956 J. G. Links Bk. of Fur iii. 126 Ocelot is a brown fur with a few blue-white freaks.

1967 R. Rendell Wolf to Slaughter (1970) vi. 96 She had her ocelot coat on ready to go out.

1991 S. Fry Liar (1992) ix. 247 ‘We've heard a lot about you,’ said Angela, dropping her ocelot stole onto the kitchen table.

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

单词	ocelot
释义	ocelotn. Brit. /ˈɒsᵻlɒt/, /ˈɒsl̩ɒt/, U.S. /ˈɑsəˌlɑt/, /ˈoʊsəˌlɑt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ocelot. Etymology: < French ocelot (1765 in Buffon) < Spanish ocelote and its etymon Nahuatl ocelotl jaguar (1571 in A. de Molina Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana).Nahuatl tlalocelotl, lit. ‘field jaguar’ ( < tlalli earth, field + ocelotl jaguar) is first recorded in Francisco Hernández Noua Plantarum, Animalium et Mineralium Mexicanorum Historia (1651), but ocelotl had already been cited in a French text as an Aztec word by J. de Laet L'Hist. du Nouveau Monde (1640). Ocelotl is recorded earlier in English as the name of a day (represented by the tiger or jaguar) in the ancient Aztec calendar. Compare:1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 372 The [Mexican] names of dayes. Ocelotl, A Tigre; Coautli, An Egle; Cozcaquahutl, A Bussard. N.E.D. (1902) also gives the pronunciation (ō^u·sĭlǫt) /ˈəʊsɪlɒt/. 1. A wild cat, Felis pardalis, having a tawny coat marked with numerous black rings, spots, and streaks, and found in forests and scrub from southern Texas to Argentina. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > [noun] > genus Felis > felis pardalis (ocelot) catamountain?a1475 mountain cat1625 ocelot1774 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 255 The catamountain which is the Ocelot of Mr. Buffon. 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters III. xvii. 216 Have you seen the captive ocelot? 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. ii. 77 I should be glad to believe..that the Fer-de-lance looks an hideous fiend, the Ocelot a beautiful fiend, merely because the outlines of the Ocelot approach more nearly to those which we consider beautiful in a human being. 1917 Mammals Amer. 152 If one talks with hunters or ranchmen about Ocelots, the probability is that they will refer to them as Leopard Cats or Spotted Cats. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo v. 88 As a kitten, the ocelot is playful and tames easily. 1990 Nature Conservancy Sept. 9/3 Jaguars, pumas, ocelots, caimans..share this seasonally aquatic environment with millions of birds at the height of their nesting season. 1996 H. Fielding Bridget Jones's Diary (1997) 253 He was holding..an indeterminate furry item which he claimed was a dead ocelot. 2. The skin or fur of the ocelot; a garment made of this. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > skin or hide > [noun] > skins of other animals bear-hide?c1225 russwale1336 roan skin1446 rabbit skin1760 zebra skin1774 kangaroo-skin1777 rack1805 alligator1877 ocelot1903 crocodile1907 1903 N.Y. Times 15 Jan. 7/3 A long ocelot coat will cost $150, and natural Russian dogskin $75. 1956 J. G. Links Bk. of Fur iii. 126 Ocelot is a brown fur with a few blue-white freaks. 1967 R. Rendell Wolf to Slaughter (1970) vi. 96 She had her ocelot coat on ready to go out. 1991 S. Fry Liar (1992) ix. 247 ‘We've heard a lot about you,’ said Angela, dropping her ocelot stole onto the kitchen table. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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