† belmontinen.

Forms: 1800s Belmontin, 1800s–1900s Belmontine.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Belmont , paraffin n.

Etymology: < Belmont, the name of a former riverside villa in Vauxhall and hence of a factory later located in its grounds (owned by Price’s Patent Candle Company), perhaps after paraffine, variant of paraffin n. N.E.D. (1887) gives the pronunciation as (be·lmǫ̆ntīn) /ˈbɛlməntiːn/.

Obsolete.

Paraffin distilled from petroleum, used in oil lamps and for making candles. Also attributive.Belmontine was obtained from ‘Burmese naphtha’ or ‘Rangoon tar’ (both names for petroleum).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > greasy or fatty material > [noun] > mineral-derived

belmontine1857

Vaseline1874

petrolatum1881

petroleum jelly1883

1857 A. West Brit. Patent 2731 (1858) 1 My invention relates to the manufacture of candles from that material, or those materials, extracted from vegetable or mineral bodies and called paraffine and belmontine belmontine.

1857 A. West Brit. Patent 2731 (1858) 3 In the manufacture of candles called paraffine and belmontine candles [etc.].

1867 Edinb. Evening Courant 11 June 1/5 (advt.) Belmontine. Price's Patent Candle Company (Limited) are now manufacturing Candles from this beautiful new material. These Candles far surpass the finest Spermaceti in transparency and beauty, in strength of light, and duration of burning.

1870 Eng. Mech. 11 Mar. 626/1 It requires no stronger light than that afforded by a..belmontine lamp.

1872 Naut. Mag. Apr. 353 The loss of a cargo of belmontine, described as petroleum, shipped on board a steamer.

1890 Illustr. Catal. Microscopes & Accessories (James W. Queen & Co.) 62 Belmontine Microscope Lamp.

1921 Oil Weekly 7 May 32/1 In India the product obtained by distillation from Rangoon tar or Burmese petroleum with superheated steam is called belmontine oil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	belmontine
释义	† belmontinen. Forms: 1800s Belmontin, 1800s–1900s Belmontine. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Belmont , paraffin n. Etymology: < Belmont, the name of a former riverside villa in Vauxhall and hence of a factory later located in its grounds (owned by Price’s Patent Candle Company), perhaps after paraffine, variant of paraffin n. N.E.D. (1887) gives the pronunciation as (be·lmǫ̆ntīn) /ˈbɛlməntiːn/. Obsolete. Paraffin distilled from petroleum, used in oil lamps and for making candles. Also attributive.Belmontine was obtained from ‘Burmese naphtha’ or ‘Rangoon tar’ (both names for petroleum). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > greasy or fatty material > [noun] > mineral-derived belmontine1857 Vaseline1874 petrolatum1881 petroleum jelly1883 1857 A. West Brit. Patent 2731 (1858) 1 My invention relates to the manufacture of candles from that material, or those materials, extracted from vegetable or mineral bodies and called paraffine and belmontine belmontine. 1857 A. West Brit. Patent 2731 (1858) 3 In the manufacture of candles called paraffine and belmontine candles [etc.]. 1867 Edinb. Evening Courant 11 June 1/5 (advt.) Belmontine. Price's Patent Candle Company (Limited) are now manufacturing Candles from this beautiful new material. These Candles far surpass the finest Spermaceti in transparency and beauty, in strength of light, and duration of burning. 1870 Eng. Mech. 11 Mar. 626/1 It requires no stronger light than that afforded by a..belmontine lamp. 1872 Naut. Mag. Apr. 353 The loss of a cargo of belmontine, described as petroleum, shipped on board a steamer. 1890 Illustr. Catal. Microscopes & Accessories (James W. Queen & Co.) 62 Belmontine Microscope Lamp. 1921 Oil Weekly 7 May 32/1 In India the product obtained by distillation from Rangoon tar or Burmese petroleum with superheated steam is called belmontine oil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1857
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