pelotonn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛlətɒn/, U.S.

/ˌpɛləˈtɑn/

Forms: 1700s peleton, 1700s peletone, 1700s– peloton.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French peloton.

Etymology: < French peloton little ball, especially of thread (1417 in Middle French), small body of soldiers (1616), group of competitors in cycling (1884; 1855 in a sporting event in general) < pelote (see pellet n.¹) + -on (see -oon suffix). With sense 1a compare earlier platoon n. and also Spanish pelotón (1737 or earlier in this sense). N.E.D. (1904) indicates the stress as peloˈton.

a. A small body of soldiers; = platoon n. 1a. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > squad, platoon, section, etc.

glub1382

scalec1400

platoon?a1547

maniple1574

squadron1579

squader1590

squadrant1614

file1616

squada1657

peloton1702

section1913

1702 Mil. Dict. s.v Peloton, vide Platoon.

1744 N. Tindal Contin. Rapin's Hist. Eng. III. 209/1 Before he suffered any peloton of his battalion to discharge.

1760 Cautions & Advices to Officers of Army 171 Keep them at the head of your Peloton.

1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose xiv. 210 A very pretty position—as pretty a position for a small peloton of men as I have seen in my service—no enemy can come towards it by the road without being at the mercy of cannon and musket.

1883 Fortn. Rev. Nov. 664 A brilliant officer in command of anything from a peloton to an army corps.

1949 P. Bowles Sheltering Sky xxv. 251 The Frenchmen who accompanied the peloton into the wilderness.

2003 G. D. Kilworth Attack on Redan 12 Peterson's gender was not a secret amongst the peloton, though hidden from the army in general.

b. Cycling. A group or cluster of cyclists in a cycle race; esp. the main body of competitors, the pack (pack n.¹ 7d).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > bicycle race > [noun] > group in race

peloton1939

1939 Cycling 12 July 47/1 A prominent worker at the head of the peloton throughout the race.

1951 L. Pullen Road to Speed 42/2 By the time a spare machine arrived, the peloton had passed him, and he talked of abandoning.

2003 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Nov. d6 I just wanted to go see what I could do and break away from the peloton.

†2. A small ball or pellet. (In quot. 1716 figurative.) Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > sphere > very small sphere or pellet

pellet1381

pillc1450

bullet1578

boulet1605

peloton1716

bolus1782

pilole-

1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 93 in Athenæ Britannicæ III To pelter him with Heaps and Clouds of those Historical Balls or Librarian Bullets, or Pelotes or Peletons.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Presage Other Presages of Rain are, the falling down of Chimney-Soot all on a sudden..; the heaping of Ashes into Peletones.

Compounds

peloton glass n. a type of ornamental glassware first manufactured in Bohemia and decorated with glass filaments or threads in contrasting colours.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > glass-work or glassware > types of

murrhine1782

Waterford1783

crystalware1805

peloton glass1881

opal ware1894

Stiegel1906

Mary Gregory1959

Nailsea1961

Vaseline1966

1881 Brit. Patent 4346, 1880: Specif. 2 This Invention relates to a novel kind of decoration of glass, forming what may be termed a vermiculated or thread, wound, clustered, or grouped glass, but to which the designation has been given of ‘Peloton glass’.

1975 R. H. Vose Glass (Antique Collector's Guides) viii. 197/2 (caption) Vase in peloton glass.

1995 Record (Nexis) 26 Oct. h2 Peloton glass is an art glass first made in Bohemia and patented by Wilhelm Kralik in 1880. The body of the piece is clear, opaque white, or a transparent, colored glass. The body is then rolled in threads of colored glass, reheated, and pressed into shape.

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

单词	peloton
释义	pelotonn. Brit. /ˈpɛlətɒn/, U.S. /ˌpɛləˈtɑn/ Forms: 1700s peleton, 1700s peletone, 1700s– peloton. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French peloton. Etymology: < French peloton little ball, especially of thread (1417 in Middle French), small body of soldiers (1616), group of competitors in cycling (1884; 1855 in a sporting event in general) < pelote (see pellet n.¹) + -on (see -oon suffix). With sense 1a compare earlier platoon n. and also Spanish pelotón (1737 or earlier in this sense). N.E.D. (1904) indicates the stress as peloˈton. 1. a. A small body of soldiers; = platoon n. 1a. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > unit of army > [noun] > squad, platoon, section, etc. glub1382 scalec1400 platoon?a1547 maniple1574 squadron1579 squader1590 squadrant1614 file1616 squada1657 peloton1702 section1913 1702 Mil. Dict. s.v Peloton, vide Platoon. 1744 N. Tindal Contin. Rapin's Hist. Eng. III. 209/1 Before he suffered any peloton of his battalion to discharge. 1760 Cautions & Advices to Officers of Army 171 Keep them at the head of your Peloton. 1819 W. Scott Legend of Montrose xiv. 210 A very pretty position—as pretty a position for a small peloton of men as I have seen in my service—no enemy can come towards it by the road without being at the mercy of cannon and musket. 1883 Fortn. Rev. Nov. 664 A brilliant officer in command of anything from a peloton to an army corps. 1949 P. Bowles Sheltering Sky xxv. 251 The Frenchmen who accompanied the peloton into the wilderness. 2003 G. D. Kilworth Attack on Redan 12 Peterson's gender was not a secret amongst the peloton, though hidden from the army in general. b. Cycling. A group or cluster of cyclists in a cycle race; esp. the main body of competitors, the pack (pack n.¹ 7d). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > bicycle race > [noun] > group in race peloton1939 1939 Cycling 12 July 47/1 A prominent worker at the head of the peloton throughout the race. 1951 L. Pullen Road to Speed 42/2 By the time a spare machine arrived, the peloton had passed him, and he talked of abandoning. 2003 Washington Post (Nexis) 10 Nov. d6 I just wanted to go see what I could do and break away from the peloton. †2. A small ball or pellet. (In quot. 1716 figurative.) Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > curved three-dimensional shape or body > [noun] > sphericity or globularity > sphere > very small sphere or pellet pellet1381 pillc1450 bullet1578 boulet1605 peloton1716 bolus1782 pilole- 1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 93 in Athenæ Britannicæ III To pelter him with Heaps and Clouds of those Historical Balls or Librarian Bullets, or Pelotes or Peletons. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Presage Other Presages of Rain are, the falling down of Chimney-Soot all on a sudden..; the heaping of Ashes into Peletones. Compounds peloton glass n. a type of ornamental glassware first manufactured in Bohemia and decorated with glass filaments or threads in contrasting colours. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > glass-work or glassware > types of murrhine1782 Waterford1783 crystalware1805 peloton glass1881 opal ware1894 Stiegel1906 Mary Gregory1959 Nailsea1961 Vaseline1966 1881 Brit. Patent 4346, 1880: Specif. 2 This Invention relates to a novel kind of decoration of glass, forming what may be termed a vermiculated or thread, wound, clustered, or grouped glass, but to which the designation has been given of ‘Peloton glass’. 1975 R. H. Vose Glass (Antique Collector's Guides) viii. 197/2 (caption) Vase in peloton glass. 1995 Record (Nexis) 26 Oct. h2 Peloton glass is an art glass first made in Bohemia and patented by Wilhelm Kralik in 1880. The body of the piece is clear, opaque white, or a transparent, colored glass. The body is then rolled in threads of colored glass, reheated, and pressed into shape. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1702
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