单词 | philippine |
释义 | Philippineadj. Of, relating to, or designating the Philippines, a country in South-East Asia consisting of an archipelago of over 7000 islands separated from the Asian mainland by the South China Sea; (also) of or relating to the inhabitants of this country. Cf. Filipino n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Malaysia and Indonesia > [adjective] > specific islands Philippine1603 Javan1613 Papuan1786 Balinese1820 Javanese1841 Sundanesian1876 Madurese1880 Filipino1900 Irian1950 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > native or inhabitant of Philippines > [adjective] Philippine1603 Filipino1900 1603 R. Broughton 1st Pt. Resol. of Relig. i. xiv. 141 The Canary Ilands, Sardinia, Sycilly, Naples, the Dukedome of Myllane, Portugall, the Philippine Ilands, [etc.]. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v.xiii. 436 Those Islands, which more properly beare the Philippine title. 1682 P. C. Chamberlayne Compend. Geographicum 75 Archipelago of St. Lazarus, a Sea between the Japan and Phillippine Islands. ?1711 J. Petiver Gazophylacii VII.–VIII. Table 71 A hard reddish veiny Wood from the Philippine Isles. 1792 R. Kerr Linnæus's Animal Kingdom 89 Colugo—..Lemur volans..has a membrane fitted for flying... Inhabits Guzurat, and the Philippine and Molucca islands. 1812 W. Marsden Gram. Malayan Lang. p. xxi The dictionaries of Tagala, Bisaya, Pampagna, and other Philippine languages are voluminous. 1899 W. James Talks to Teachers x. 98 What a help is our Philippine war at present in teaching geography! 1945 C. L. B. Hubbard Observer's Bk. Dogs 115 Though not recognized by The American Kennel Club, Philippine Dogs are generally bred to a type. 1955 Pop. Sci. July 243/1 (advt.) Genuine select Phillipine mahogany. 1977 Time 12 Dec. 27/1 Manila-born Emerson Coseteng, by contrast, is a 46-year-old naturalized Philippine citizen and a major stockholder in the Mariwasa group of companies. 1994 Hispanic Jan. 32/1 According to Philippine custom, it was quite common for women to be serenaded by admirers in the form of a harana. Compounds C1. Locative. Philippine-born adj. ΚΠ 1959 E. Norbeck Pineapple Town: Hawaii 56 The twenty Philippine-born employees..constitute the most socially and occupationally prominent men of the Filipino group. 1985 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 45 196 The Spanish population was sparse and the Philippine-born Spanish inhabitants held little influence. C2. Philippine mahogany n. the reddish wood of various trees native to the Philippines, used for furniture-making, carving, etc.; esp. = lauan n. ΚΠ 1914 H. H. Taft Recoll. Full Years x. 214 The Palace furniture..was of red narra, or Philippine mahogany, handsomely carved and displaying on every piece the Spanish coat-of-arms. 1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. x. 292 Philippine mahogany is not a true mahogany. The name is applied to at least a half~dozen species of the dipterocarp family. Most of the woods referred to as Philippine mahogany are fairly soft and carve well. 1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 382 The tractors that until last spring ploughed into the forest, and dragged out the logs the lumberjacks had felled: the Philippine mahogany, the teak, the damar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1603 |
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