platillan.

Brit.

/pləˈtɪlə/, U.S.

/pləˈtɪlə/

Forms: 1600s–1700s platillo, 1700s platillis (plural), 1700s– platilla, 1800s platille.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish platilla.

Etymology: < Spanish platilla (1683 or earlier in this sense; now historical), probably < plata silver (see plate n.) + -illa -illa suffix, with reference to the silvery-white colour of the textile. The Spanish word was apparently coined by Spanish merchants who worked in the export business in Germany or France: see further R. Vidos 1951, in Revista portuguesa de filologia 4 269. Compare ( < Spanish) French †platille (1723), Catalan platilla (1704; now historical).With form platillo compare the etymological note at olio n. In form platille probably after the French form.

Now historical.

A kind of white linen made in Silesia; a piece of this.Apparently the name in Spain's American colonies; cf. quot. 1699.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > linen > types of > from specific place of origin

Holland1427

minsters1481

tregarc1610

roan1617

Strasbourg linen1635

quentin1688

garlits1696

Ghenting1699

platilla1699

Russia linen1728

Russia crash1831

Ruskin linen1890

1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. iv. 110 Thus far Ships come to bring goods, especially European Commodities; viz. Broad-cloth, Serges,..Ghentins, Platilloes, Britannias, Hollandilloes, Iron-work.

1705 Boston News-let. 5 Mar. 2/1 20 odd bails of white Linnen, ——nen, viz. Holland, Britanish, Platillis, and Roan and other sorts of Linnen.

1740 Hist. Jamaica xiii. 336 The chief saleable Goods are.., Silks, Platilloes, all Sorts of Iron-ware.

1760 C. S. Merchant Informations to People of Ireland 12 Platillas Royals is a Linen of an indifferent Quality, made in Saxony and Silesia... In Spain it is very much demanded both for Mexico and Peru.

1800 Hull Advertiser 3 May 2/2 124¾ Platilles, containing 1364 ells.

1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) I. Introd. p. lviii/2 Platillas, Creas, Britannias, German ditto [sc. linen].

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Platillas, a white linen fabric made in Silesia for export to America.

1903 Times 30 Oct. 10/3 [Principal articles imported from the United Kingdom are] denims, drills, cotton and linen platillas, linens, head and handkerchiefs, [etc.].

1956 S. W. Bruchey R. Oliver, Merchant of Baltimore 306 They exported fancy cords and prints, dimities, quiltings, platillas, velvets, and other goods presumably purchased from the importers.

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

单词	platilla
释义	platillan. Brit. /pləˈtɪlə/, U.S. /pləˈtɪlə/ Forms: 1600s–1700s platillo, 1700s platillis (plural), 1700s– platilla, 1800s platille. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish platilla. Etymology: < Spanish platilla (1683 or earlier in this sense; now historical), probably < plata silver (see plate n.) + -illa -illa suffix, with reference to the silvery-white colour of the textile. The Spanish word was apparently coined by Spanish merchants who worked in the export business in Germany or France: see further R. Vidos 1951, in Revista portuguesa de filologia 4 269. Compare ( < Spanish) French †platille (1723), Catalan platilla (1704; now historical).With form platillo compare the etymological note at olio n. In form platille probably after the French form. Now historical. A kind of white linen made in Silesia; a piece of this.Apparently the name in Spain's American colonies; cf. quot. 1699. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from flax, hemp, or jute > [noun] > linen > types of > from specific place of origin Holland1427 minsters1481 tregarc1610 roan1617 Strasbourg linen1635 quentin1688 garlits1696 Ghenting1699 platilla1699 Russia linen1728 Russia crash1831 Ruskin linen1890 1699 W. Dampier Voy. & Descr. ii. iv. 110 Thus far Ships come to bring goods, especially European Commodities; viz. Broad-cloth, Serges,..Ghentins, Platilloes, Britannias, Hollandilloes, Iron-work. 1705 Boston News-let. 5 Mar. 2/1 20 odd bails of white Linnen, ——nen, viz. Holland, Britanish, Platillis, and Roan and other sorts of Linnen. 1740 Hist. Jamaica xiii. 336 The chief saleable Goods are.., Silks, Platilloes, all Sorts of Iron-ware. 1760 C. S. Merchant Informations to People of Ireland 12 Platillas Royals is a Linen of an indifferent Quality, made in Saxony and Silesia... In Spain it is very much demanded both for Mexico and Peru. 1800 Hull Advertiser 3 May 2/2 124¾ Platilles, containing 1364 ells. 1852 C. Tomlinson Cycl. Useful Arts (1854) I. Introd. p. lviii/2 Platillas, Creas, Britannias, German ditto [sc. linen]. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Platillas, a white linen fabric made in Silesia for export to America. 1903 Times 30 Oct. 10/3 [Principal articles imported from the United Kingdom are] denims, drills, cotton and linen platillas, linens, head and handkerchiefs, [etc.]. 1956 S. W. Bruchey R. Oliver, Merchant of Baltimore 306 They exported fancy cords and prints, dimities, quiltings, platillas, velvets, and other goods presumably purchased from the importers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1699
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