单词 | pignon |
释义 | pignonn.1 1. An edible seed from the cones of certain pine trees, esp. the stone pine, Pinus pinea, of southern Europe; a pine nut. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > pine-seeds pine nuteOE pines1327 pineapple kernela1398 pineapple seed?1440 pignon1526 neoza1832 pinyon1846 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > edible pods, seeds, leaves, or flowers > [noun] > other edible seeds > pine-seeds pine nuteOE pines1327 pineapple kernela1398 pineapple seed?1440 pignon1526 pineapple1560 pinyon1577 pine kernel1598 neoza1832 piñon1834 pignoli1841 cembra nut1842 pinyon1846 cedar-nut1863 pignolia1891 Indian nut1922 pit1947 1526 Grete Herball ccclxxxix. sig. Xv/1 At the rote be two thynges as ballokes that be good in medycyns, whan they be grene they be confyct with hony, and aydeth lechery, but better it is to confict them with dates, pignons and hony. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxx. 292 There are great pine trees in New Spaine, though..they beare no pignons or kernells, but empty apples. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Pignon, or Pinone, the edible seed of the cones of various pines, as those of Pinus Pinea,..eaten in Italy. 1879 Sunday Mag. 181/1 The dealer will tell you that this is the Pignon or Pinyon Nut. 1957 M. Hadfield Brit. Trees 82 The timber [of the stone pine] is inferior... The seeds, known as pignons, pine-kernels, and pinocchi, are, however, of considerable value as food, either raw or roasted. 1985 J. M. Auel Mammoth Hunters xiv. 217 They did supplement the travelling food Nezzie had given them with the oily rich and nutritious pignon seeds from the cones of stone pines. 2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 26 Apr. 17 About three-quarters of an inch long, and the inside delectable to eat. Sold as pine kernels here or pignons. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > plant used in medicine > specific fruits or nuts laurel-bayc1450 tamarind1539 laurel-berry1561 pignon1604 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. xxix. 289 There are a thousand of these simples fit to purge, as..pignons of Punua..and many other things. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † pignonn.2 Architecture. Obsolete. rare. A gable. Cf. pinion n.1 ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [noun] > gable gable1371 gable fork1371 piniona1400 gable end1596 festier1601 eagle1682 pignon1875 step-gable1921 1875 F. I. Scudamore Day Dreams 38 Rich in houses with gables and pignons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.11526n.21875 |
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