Pentelicanadj.n.

Brit.

/pɛnˈtɛlᵻk(ə)n/, U.S.

/pɛnˈtɛlək(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pentelicus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Pentelicus Pentelic adj. + -an suffix. Compare earlier Pentelic adj., Pentelician adj.

Of, relating to, or designating Pentelic marble (see Pentelic adj.). Also as n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [adjective] > marble

marblea1382

Pentelic1579

marblya1620

marmoreous1709

Pentelician1741

picturesque1762

marmoraceous1822

Pentelican1850

Lucullan1857

Connemara1861

1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 56 They [sc. the Greeks] cut the Pentelican marble as if it were snow.

1858 J. H. Whiffen tr. T. Tasso Jerusalem Delivered xii. 287 And if the tomb to which they were consign'd Was not of pure Pentelican,..The stone was choice.

1873 J. W. De Forest Wetherell Affair xxv. 94 Her face was as white as marble, but its delicate finish of feature was all the more obvious because of this Pentelican coloring.

1927 C. Mackenzie Vestal Fire ii. viii. 276 Two great teardrops rolled..down those massive cheeks carved at Cnidos out of Parian or Pentelican.

2002 Times (Nexis) 16 Nov. 49 All are carved in relief, in Pentelican marble from quarries near Athens, to the highest artistic standards, by Greek craftsmen but in Roman style.

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

单词	pentelican
释义	Pentelicanadj.n. Brit. /pɛnˈtɛlᵻk(ə)n/, U.S. /pɛnˈtɛlək(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pentelicus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Pentelicus Pentelic adj. + -an suffix. Compare earlier Pentelic adj., Pentelician adj. Of, relating to, or designating Pentelic marble (see Pentelic adj.). Also as n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > metamorphic rock > [adjective] > marble marblea1382 Pentelic1579 marblya1620 marmoreous1709 Pentelician1741 picturesque1762 marmoraceous1822 Pentelican1850 Lucullan1857 Connemara1861 1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 56 They [sc. the Greeks] cut the Pentelican marble as if it were snow. 1858 J. H. Whiffen tr. T. Tasso Jerusalem Delivered xii. 287 And if the tomb to which they were consign'd Was not of pure Pentelican,..The stone was choice. 1873 J. W. De Forest Wetherell Affair xxv. 94 Her face was as white as marble, but its delicate finish of feature was all the more obvious because of this Pentelican coloring. 1927 C. Mackenzie Vestal Fire ii. viii. 276 Two great teardrops rolled..down those massive cheeks carved at Cnidos out of Parian or Pentelican. 2002 Times (Nexis) 16 Nov. 49 All are carved in relief, in Pentelican marble from quarries near Athens, to the highest artistic standards, by Greek craftsmen but in Roman style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1850
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