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单词 orris root
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orris rootn.

Brit. /ˈɒrɪsˌruːt/, U.S. /ˈɔrəsˌrut/, /ˈɔrəsˌrʊt/
Forms: see orris n.1 and root n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: orris n.1, root n.1
Etymology: < orris n.1 + root n.1 Compare iris-root n. at iris n. Compounds 2.
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.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > roots
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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.
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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).
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