单词 | orris root |
释义 | orris rootn. The fragrant rhizome of any of several irises of the Iris germanica group; a powdered preparation of such rhizomes, used in perfumery and formerly in medicine. Cf. orris n.1 oil of orris root: an essential oil obtained by distilling orris root and used in perfumery. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > roots cost?a1200 costusc1487 orris root1598 putchuk1617 iris-root1673 the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > plants and extracts used for roseeOE nardusOE nardOE lavendera1300 spikenardc1350 piste?1440 orris root1598 bainilla1678 amberseed1728 vanilla1728 ambrette1745 vanell1790 tonka bean1796 scent bean1822 muguet1830 lemon-grass1837 vanillea1845 sweet pea1890 snuff-bean1898 oak moss1921 tea olive1952 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > root > specific roots zedoaryOE madderOE setwall?c1225 liquoricec1275 rhubarba1400 ireosc1400 liquorice-racec1400 sage root14.. maple root1523 liquorice-root1530 rhabarbarum1533 orris1545 turmeric1545 cypressc1550 pyrethrum1562 china1582 China root1588 orris root1598 red squill1629 ginseng1654 ague root1676 poke root1687 cassumunar1693 nettle root1707 valerian root1747 belly-ache-root1775 Indian root1775 Turkey rhubarb1789 sumbul1791 serpentaria1803 Honduras sarsaparilla1818 serpentary1837 sang1843 savanilla1856 manaca1866 gelsemium1875 sanguinaria1875 Indian turmeric1890 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes A kinde of sweete white roote called oris-roote. 1653 R. Pemell De Morbis Puerorum 58 Take red Roses and Orris root, of each a quarter of an ounce. 1698 E. Ward London Spy I. ii. 8 I have had nothing in return of my Kindness..but a little Roman Vitriol for a Shanker, or a piece of Orrice-root for my issue. 1736 N. Bailey Dict. Domesticum 503 Put some Iris or Orris root, or bay leaves, or origanum..into the vessel with it; and the ale will recover its natural taste. 1779 Farmer's Mag. Oct. 312 Eight ounces of coriander-seeds, eight ounces of sweet orrice-root. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 261 The violet-scented Orris root, the produce of Iris Florentina. 1855 in W. G. Collingwood Life & Work J. Ruskin I. 202 Why don't you [sc. Ruskin] ask the next perfumer for a packet of orris-root? Don't everybody know 'tis a corruption of iris root? 1890 Cent. Dict. at Oil Oil of orris-root, a solid crystallizable substance distilled from orris-root. 1892 C. Campbell tr. Baroness Staffe Lady's Dressing-room iii. 335 If you buy your rice-powder, be careful not to choose it perfumed with orris-root. 1936 Amer. Home Feb. 66/4 Angelica, calamus, orris root, and horseradish are all true spices. With the exception of horseradish they are no longer used as condiments being, in the main, too starchy. 1985 G. Naylor Linden Hills 149 She didn't have the time..for pounding musk and civet into orris root and mint. Compounds orris root oil n. = oil of orris root at main sense. ΚΠ 1989 Merck Index (ed. 11) 1087/2 Orris Root Oil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598 |
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