peristeronicadj.

Brit.

/pᵻˌrɪstəˈrɒnɪk/, U.S.

/pəˌrɪstəˈrɑnɪk/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek περιστερών , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek περιστερών dovecote ( < ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon (see peristerite n.) + -ών, suffix forming nouns) + -ic suffix. Compare French péristeronique (dated 1875 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)).The National Peristeronic Society (see quot. 1868) was formed in Britain by the amalgamation of two other societies, one of which was the Philoperisteron Society (founded a1847).

Relating to or concerned with pigeons; suggestive of pigeons.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [adjective] > of or belonging to pigeon and dove

columbaceous1693

columbine1773

peristeronic1868

1868 Rules Peristeronic Soc. 1 That the Society be called the National Peristeronic Society.

1893 W. F. Lumley Fulton's Bk. Pigeons (new ed.) vii. 58 Who would talk of a pigeon's ‘eye-lids’ that has any knowledge of matters peristeronic?

1931 J. Cannan High Table 21 A discourse..which Anne and Cecilia punctuated with polite little peristeronic sounds.

1940 O. Sitwell Escape with Me! 171 How..could I have known the extent to which the peristeronic art had been cultivated in Peking, any more than the strange ways in which the birds had been employed?

1969 Times 12 Dec. 18/1 The peristeronic epic poet.

1998 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 28 July 9 One of Darwin's pigeon pens has been kept in Joe Roper's spare bedroom since he became secretary of the National Peristeronic Society.

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

单词	peristeronic
释义	peristeronicadj. Brit. /pᵻˌrɪstəˈrɒnɪk/, U.S. /pəˌrɪstəˈrɑnɪk/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek περιστερών , -ic suffix. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek περιστερών dovecote ( < ancient Greek περιστερά pigeon (see peristerite n.) + -ών, suffix forming nouns) + -ic suffix. Compare French péristeronique (dated 1875 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)).The National Peristeronic Society (see quot. 1868) was formed in Britain by the amalgamation of two other societies, one of which was the Philoperisteron Society (founded a1847). Relating to or concerned with pigeons; suggestive of pigeons. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [adjective] > of or belonging to pigeon and dove columbaceous1693 columbine1773 peristeronic1868 1868 Rules Peristeronic Soc. 1 That the Society be called the National Peristeronic Society. 1893 W. F. Lumley Fulton's Bk. Pigeons (new ed.) vii. 58 Who would talk of a pigeon's ‘eye-lids’ that has any knowledge of matters peristeronic? 1931 J. Cannan High Table 21 A discourse..which Anne and Cecilia punctuated with polite little peristeronic sounds. 1940 O. Sitwell Escape with Me! 171 How..could I have known the extent to which the peristeronic art had been cultivated in Peking, any more than the strange ways in which the birds had been employed? 1969 Times 12 Dec. 18/1 The peristeronic epic poet. 1998 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 28 July 9 One of Darwin's pigeon pens has been kept in Joe Roper's spare bedroom since he became secretary of the National Peristeronic Society. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1868
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