peat mossn.

Brit.

/ˈpiːt mɒs/, U.S.

/ˈpit ˌmɔs/,

/ˈpit ˌmɑs/

Forms: see peat n.¹ and moss n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peat n.¹, moss n.¹

Etymology: < peat n.¹ + moss n.¹Earlier currency is probably implied by Petemosway as the name of a road or path in the following:c1350 (c1260) in J. T. Fowler Chartularium Abbathiæ de Novo Monasterio (1878) 71 A capite de Holleche per viam quæ vocatur Petemosway usque ad capud de Riggesbanc.

1. Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). A peatbog, esp. in a lowland area.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > peat-bog

turf-graft1313

turbary1363

peat mire1431

peat moss1505

peatbog1550

flow-mossc1565

cess1636

peat marsh1723

yarpha1805

peat moor1821

flow bog1831

raised bog1891

mire1946

raised mire1968

1505 in J. Fullarton Rec. Burgh Prestwick (1834) 38 viij s. of the petmos siluir.

1543 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 39 My peat mosse at ye Stonyford bryge, and ye peat cote there bulded.

1639 in Sc. Hist. Rev. (1924) 21 130 Withe..mossis mueris peattis peatmosses [etc.].

1769 Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 187 In almost every peat-moss, there are the remains of oak trees.

1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 2) II. 213 Gradual conversion of a dry tract into a swamp, and lastly a peat-moss.

1898 S. R. Crockett Standard Bearer iv The poor lad who lay so still on his face in the soft lair of the peat moss.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1051 This is seen also in the unicellular Desmids, a group common in the water of peat-mosses.

1983 C. G. Booth Islay Notebk. (Islay Museums Trust) (BNC) 13 A square vessel and parts of other domestic articles of wood were found about eight feet down in a peat moss at Strathmore.

2. = peat n.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > other organic fuels > [noun] > turf or peat

turfc1300

peat1333

turbaryc1450

turf1510

moor-coal1562

peat moss1775

bear's-muck1784

vag1796

breast-peat1802

gathering-peat1825

sod1825

bat1846

flight1847

mump1887

1775 M. Culley in M. Culley & G. Culley Trav. Jrnls. & Lett. (2002) 127 The whole face of this country for many miles is covered with a crest of peat moss.

1795 W. MacRitchie Diary 25 June (1897) 5 Here the country abounds with good peat-moss, cast up in great quantities.

?1830 P. Sellar Kyle in Ayrshire 42 in Farm-rep. Peat moss was..regularly mixed with it in layers.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xx. 202 The fires were of peat-moss greased with the fat of the bird-skins.

1937 Amer. Home Apr. 146/1 (advt.) What vitamins do for humans—the growth substances found in peat moss do for plant life in every form.

1995 Roanoke (Virginia) Times & World News 17 Sept. d2/5 A thin layer of peat moss spread across the top of the lawn after aeration will make the soil more drought-tolerant.

3. Any of the large mosses constituting the genus Sphagnum or the family Sphagnaceae, which grow in dense, absorbent masses on boggy ground, where the lower parts decay slowly to form peat deposits; a bog moss, a sphagnum moss.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [noun] > peat-moss

ooze1665

sphagnum1741

bog moss1785

peat moss1848

moss peat1875

1848 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. 646 Sphagnum, Dill. Peat-Moss... Soft, flaccid, and usually pale-colored Mosses, inhabiting bogs and swampy places.

1880 R. Braithwaite (title) The Sphagnaceæ or peat mosses of Europe and North America.

1939 C. J. Hylander World of Plant Life vi. 97 (caption) Peat Moss (Sphagnum) leaves can absorb two hundred times their weight in water.

1991 R. C. Harris & J. Warkentin Canada before Confederation ii. 23 The marshes supported peat mosses, cotton grasses, sedges, horsetails, and willow herb.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	peat moss
释义	peat mossn. Brit. /ˈpiːt mɒs/, U.S. /ˈpit ˌmɔs/, /ˈpit ˌmɑs/ Forms: see peat n.¹ and moss n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peat n.¹, moss n.¹ Etymology: < peat n.¹ + moss n.¹Earlier currency is probably implied by Petemosway as the name of a road or path in the following:c1350 (c1260) in J. T. Fowler Chartularium Abbathiæ de Novo Monasterio (1878) 71 A capite de Holleche per viam quæ vocatur Petemosway usque ad capud de Riggesbanc. 1. Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). A peatbog, esp. in a lowland area. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > peat-bog turf-graft1313 turbary1363 peat mire1431 peat moss1505 peatbog1550 flow-mossc1565 cess1636 peat marsh1723 yarpha1805 peat moor1821 flow bog1831 raised bog1891 mire1946 raised mire1968 1505 in J. Fullarton Rec. Burgh Prestwick (1834) 38 viij s. of the petmos siluir. 1543 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 39 My peat mosse at ye Stonyford bryge, and ye peat cote there bulded. 1639 in Sc. Hist. Rev. (1924) 21 130 Withe..mossis mueris peattis peatmosses [etc.]. 1769 Philos. Trans. 1768 (Royal Soc.) 58 187 In almost every peat-moss, there are the remains of oak trees. 1832 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 2) II. 213 Gradual conversion of a dry tract into a swamp, and lastly a peat-moss. 1898 S. R. Crockett Standard Bearer iv The poor lad who lay so still on his face in the soft lair of the peat moss. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1051 This is seen also in the unicellular Desmids, a group common in the water of peat-mosses. 1983 C. G. Booth Islay Notebk. (Islay Museums Trust) (BNC) 13 A square vessel and parts of other domestic articles of wood were found about eight feet down in a peat moss at Strathmore. 2. = peat n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > other organic fuels > [noun] > turf or peat turfc1300 peat1333 turbaryc1450 turf1510 moor-coal1562 peat moss1775 bear's-muck1784 vag1796 breast-peat1802 gathering-peat1825 sod1825 bat1846 flight1847 mump1887 1775 M. Culley in M. Culley & G. Culley Trav. Jrnls. & Lett. (2002) 127 The whole face of this country for many miles is covered with a crest of peat moss. 1795 W. MacRitchie Diary 25 June (1897) 5 Here the country abounds with good peat-moss, cast up in great quantities. ?1830 P. Sellar Kyle in Ayrshire 42 in Farm-rep. Peat moss was..regularly mixed with it in layers. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xx. 202 The fires were of peat-moss greased with the fat of the bird-skins. 1937 Amer. Home Apr. 146/1 (advt.) What vitamins do for humans—the growth substances found in peat moss do for plant life in every form. 1995 Roanoke (Virginia) Times & World News 17 Sept. d2/5 A thin layer of peat moss spread across the top of the lawn after aeration will make the soil more drought-tolerant. 3. Any of the large mosses constituting the genus Sphagnum or the family Sphagnaceae, which grow in dense, absorbent masses on boggy ground, where the lower parts decay slowly to form peat deposits; a bog moss, a sphagnum moss. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > moss > [noun] > peat-moss ooze1665 sphagnum1741 bog moss1785 peat moss1848 moss peat1875 1848 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. 646 Sphagnum, Dill. Peat-Moss... Soft, flaccid, and usually pale-colored Mosses, inhabiting bogs and swampy places. 1880 R. Braithwaite (title) The Sphagnaceæ or peat mosses of Europe and North America. 1939 C. J. Hylander World of Plant Life vi. 97 (caption) Peat Moss (Sphagnum) leaves can absorb two hundred times their weight in water. 1991 R. C. Harris & J. Warkentin Canada before Confederation ii. 23 The marshes supported peat mosses, cotton grasses, sedges, horsetails, and willow herb. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1505
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