Plains Indiann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpleɪnz ˈɪndɪən/,

/ˈpleɪnz ˌɪndɪən/, U.S.

/ˈˌpleɪnz ˈˌɪndiən/

Forms:

α. 1600s 1800s– Plain Indian.

β. 1800s Plains Indian.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plain n.¹, Indian n.

Etymology: In α. forms < plain n.¹ + Indian n. In β. forms < the plural of plain n.¹ (see 1c) + Indian n. With use as adjective compare earlier Plains Cree adj.

A. n.

A member of any of the Indian peoples who inhabit, or formerly inhabited, the North American plains.

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Plains Indian1697

Great Plains Indian1903

1697 H. Kelsey Jrnl. 3 July in Kelsey Papers (1929) 88 About four a clock some plain indians arrived att the fort.

1843 T. Simpson Narr. Discov. N. Coast Amer. 48 There were no bands of the plain Indians in the neighbourhood, and none of the alarms consequent on their appearance.

1844 J. H. Lefroy In Search Magn. North (1955) xii. 142 The plains Indians are in a state of warfare, and there is a certain degree of danger in a single boat or canoe passing through their country.

1887 Jrnls. Senate Canada 21 App. 53 As to the existing food there is not very much on the plains for the plain Indians.

1913 J. London Valley of Moon 438 A lithograph..of a Plains Indian, in paint and feathers.

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. i. 23 With the loss of Camilla he returned to the times before he had known her, among the Zuñi and Mojave, the Plains Indians and the Kwakiutl.

1966 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 2 Apr. (1970) 380 Joe Frantz..began to weave together the story of the place..its history..the tribal Plains Indians..the Spanish conquistadores.

1972 D. Davies Dict. Anthropol. 148/2 With the depletion and destruction of the buffalo herds, through over-hunting by Indians and white men like Buffalo Bill, the Plains Indians lost their means of support..and in many places disappeared.

1990 Canad. Indian (Dept. Indian & Northern Affairs Canada) 21/1 There were eight principal tribes of Plains Indians in Canada. Of these, the Blackfoot, Blood, Piegan, Gros Ventre and Plains Cree spoke languages belonging to the Algonkian language family.

B. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of any of these peoples.

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the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > Plains Indian > [adjective]

Blackfoot1790

Plains Indian1879

1879 H. M. Robinson Great Fur Land 185 (heading) Blackfeet—a plain-Indian ‘trade’.

1917 C. Wissler Amer. Indian xiv. 207 (caption) The Plains Indian culture area.

1937 R. H. Lowie Hist. Ethnol. Theory viii. 127 A barely existing..totemic system is made responsible for the animal names of Plains Indian military societies.

1976 Times 25 Sept. 12/8 Among these exhibits are..Plains Indian artifacts.

1991 Nature Conservancy May 21/2 With the bison gone, Plains Indian culture was undermined.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plains indian
释义	Plains Indiann.adj. Brit. /ˌpleɪnz ˈɪndɪən/, /ˈpleɪnz ˌɪndɪən/, U.S. /ˈˌpleɪnz ˈˌɪndiən/ Forms: α. 1600s 1800s– Plain Indian. β. 1800s Plains Indian. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plain n.¹, Indian n. Etymology: In α. forms < plain n.¹ + Indian n. In β. forms < the plural of plain n.¹ (see 1c) + Indian n. With use as adjective compare earlier Plains Cree adj. A. n. A member of any of the Indian peoples who inhabit, or formerly inhabited, the North American plains. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > Plains Indian > [noun] Plains Indian1697 Great Plains Indian1903 1697 H. Kelsey Jrnl. 3 July in Kelsey Papers (1929) 88 About four a clock some plain indians arrived att the fort. 1843 T. Simpson Narr. Discov. N. Coast Amer. 48 There were no bands of the plain Indians in the neighbourhood, and none of the alarms consequent on their appearance. 1844 J. H. Lefroy In Search Magn. North (1955) xii. 142 The plains Indians are in a state of warfare, and there is a certain degree of danger in a single boat or canoe passing through their country. 1887 Jrnls. Senate Canada 21 App. 53 As to the existing food there is not very much on the plains for the plain Indians. 1913 J. London Valley of Moon 438 A lithograph..of a Plains Indian, in paint and feathers. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions i. i. 23 With the loss of Camilla he returned to the times before he had known her, among the Zuñi and Mojave, the Plains Indians and the Kwakiutl. 1966 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 2 Apr. (1970) 380 Joe Frantz..began to weave together the story of the place..its history..the tribal Plains Indians..the Spanish conquistadores. 1972 D. Davies Dict. Anthropol. 148/2 With the depletion and destruction of the buffalo herds, through over-hunting by Indians and white men like Buffalo Bill, the Plains Indians lost their means of support..and in many places disappeared. 1990 Canad. Indian (Dept. Indian & Northern Affairs Canada) 21/1 There were eight principal tribes of Plains Indians in Canada. Of these, the Blackfoot, Blood, Piegan, Gros Ventre and Plains Cree spoke languages belonging to the Algonkian language family. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of any of these peoples. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > North American peoples > Plains Indian > [adjective] Blackfoot1790 Plains Indian1879 1879 H. M. Robinson Great Fur Land 185 (heading) Blackfeet—a plain-Indian ‘trade’. 1917 C. Wissler Amer. Indian xiv. 207 (caption) The Plains Indian culture area. 1937 R. H. Lowie Hist. Ethnol. Theory viii. 127 A barely existing..totemic system is made responsible for the animal names of Plains Indian military societies. 1976 Times 25 Sept. 12/8 Among these exhibits are..Plains Indian artifacts. 1991 Nature Conservancy May 21/2 With the bison gone, Plains Indian culture was undermined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1697
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