bear's footn.

Brit.

/ˈbɛːz fʊt/, U.S.

/ˈbɛrz ˌfʊt/

Forms:

α. Middle English berefot, Middle English berfot, 1500s bearefote, 1500s bearfoote, 1500s berefoot, 1500s berefote, 1500s–1600s bearefoote, 1600s bearefoot, 1600s bearfoot.

β. 1500s–1600s beares foote, 1600s bears foot, 1700s– bear's foot.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: bear n.¹, foot n.

Etymology: In α. forms < bear n.¹ + foot n. In β. forms < the genitive of bear n.¹ + foot n. Originally after post-classical Latin branca ursina brank-ursine n. (so called on account of the supposed resemblance of the leaves to the paw of a bear). Compare later bear claw n. 1. In sense 2 apparently also so called on account of the supposed resemblance of the leaves to the paw of a bear (compare quot. 1863). Compare German Bärenfuß green hellebore (1776 or earlier).

1. A plant of the genus Acanthus, esp. A. mollis or A. spinosus.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun]

sea-docka1400

bear's footc1400

bear claw1543

acanthus1551

brank-ursine1551

bear's breech1565

acanth1648

Malabar nut1694

spirit-leaf1696

spirit weed1699

snap-tree?1711

many-roots1750

ruellia1751

Christmas pride1756

menow weed1756

strobilanthes1836

adelaster1863

bear's breeches1882

c1400 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 54 [Branca Ursina] berefot.

1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca at Acanthus It is supposed to be that herbe, which is commonly called Branca ursina, It is also called Acanthus and Acantha, in englyshe beare fote, as some doo suppose.

1729 B. Langley Builder’s Vade-mecum v. 35 First, the Capital H, whose Leaves are the Acanthus or Branca Ursina, Bear's foot, first invented by Callimachus.

1890 Monthly Packet Apr. 368 The word 'ακανθὸς, meaning merely a thorn, has been interpreted to signify the bear's foot (Acanthus mollis) of our gardens, whose broad spiky leaves can hardly be termed thorny.

1961 Gardeners Chron. 21 Oct. 312/2 These plants are of great historical interest, as it is their foliage which was thought to have been copied for the decoration of columns in ancient Greece. They are known also as bear's foot or bear's breech.

2. Any of several hellebores; esp. stinking hellebore, Helleborus foetidus.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > hellebore > bear's foot

settergrassa1400

bear's foot1551

setterwort1551

lousewort1578

lousy grass1597

oxheal1597

helleboraster1656

1551 W. Turner New Herball 126 Thys herbe whyche they call chrystes wurtz and we berefoot.

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole lxxxi. 344 There are three sorts of blacke Hellebor or Beares foote.

1778 G. White Let. 3 July in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 234 Helleborus fœtidus, stinking hellebore, bear's foot, or setterworth... Women give the leaves powdered to children troubled with worms.

1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 17 Bear's-foot, from its digitate leaf.

1919 A. B. Teetgen Profitable Herb Growing & Collecting (ed. 2) ii. 140 The English Green Hellebore, or Bear's Foot (Helleborus viridis) is a ranunculaceous plant not mentioned in the herbalists' lists.

2017 Whitby Gaz. (Nexis) 26 Mar. About 150 yards ahead bloom, beneath hedging, the hellebore sometimes called bear's foot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bears foot
释义	bear's footn. Brit. /ˈbɛːz fʊt/, U.S. /ˈbɛrz ˌfʊt/ Forms: α. Middle English berefot, Middle English berfot, 1500s bearefote, 1500s bearfoote, 1500s berefoot, 1500s berefote, 1500s–1600s bearefoote, 1600s bearefoot, 1600s bearfoot. β. 1500s–1600s beares foote, 1600s bears foot, 1700s– bear's foot. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: bear n.¹, foot n. Etymology: In α. forms < bear n.¹ + foot n. In β. forms < the genitive of bear n.¹ + foot n. Originally after post-classical Latin branca ursina brank-ursine n. (so called on account of the supposed resemblance of the leaves to the paw of a bear). Compare later bear claw n. 1. In sense 2 apparently also so called on account of the supposed resemblance of the leaves to the paw of a bear (compare quot. 1863). Compare German Bärenfuß green hellebore (1776 or earlier). 1. A plant of the genus Acanthus, esp. A. mollis or A. spinosus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Acanthaceae (acanthus) > [noun] sea-docka1400 bear's footc1400 bear claw1543 acanthus1551 brank-ursine1551 bear's breech1565 acanth1648 Malabar nut1694 spirit-leaf1696 spirit weed1699 snap-tree?1711 many-roots1750 ruellia1751 Christmas pride1756 menow weed1756 strobilanthes1836 adelaster1863 bear's breeches1882 c1400 in T. Hunt Plant Names Medieval Eng. (1989) 54 [Branca Ursina] berefot. 1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca at Acanthus It is supposed to be that herbe, which is commonly called Branca ursina, It is also called Acanthus and Acantha, in englyshe beare fote, as some doo suppose. 1729 B. Langley Builder’s Vade-mecum v. 35 First, the Capital H, whose Leaves are the Acanthus or Branca Ursina, Bear's foot, first invented by Callimachus. 1890 Monthly Packet Apr. 368 The word 'ακανθὸς, meaning merely a thorn, has been interpreted to signify the bear's foot (Acanthus mollis) of our gardens, whose broad spiky leaves can hardly be termed thorny. 1961 Gardeners Chron. 21 Oct. 312/2 These plants are of great historical interest, as it is their foliage which was thought to have been copied for the decoration of columns in ancient Greece. They are known also as bear's foot or bear's breech. 2. Any of several hellebores; esp. stinking hellebore, Helleborus foetidus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > hellebore > bear's foot settergrassa1400 bear's foot1551 setterwort1551 lousewort1578 lousy grass1597 oxheal1597 helleboraster1656 1551 W. Turner New Herball 126 Thys herbe whyche they call chrystes wurtz and we berefoot. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole lxxxi. 344 There are three sorts of blacke Hellebor or Beares foote. 1778 G. White Let. 3 July in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 234 Helleborus fœtidus, stinking hellebore, bear's foot, or setterworth... Women give the leaves powdered to children troubled with worms. 1863 R. C. A. Prior On Pop. Names Brit. Plants 17 Bear's-foot, from its digitate leaf. 1919 A. B. Teetgen Profitable Herb Growing & Collecting (ed. 2) ii. 140 The English Green Hellebore, or Bear's Foot (Helleborus viridis) is a ranunculaceous plant not mentioned in the herbalists' lists. 2017 Whitby Gaz. (Nexis) 26 Mar. About 150 yards ahead bloom, beneath hedging, the hellebore sometimes called bear's foot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400
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