† polymixadj.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French polymyxe.

Etymology: < French polymyxe (16th cent. in Rabelais) < classical Latin polymyxos (Martial) < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + μύξα lamp-wick, mucus (see mucus n.).

Obsolete. rare.

That has many wicks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [adjective] > of or resembling a lamp > with specific characteristics

polymix1694

shaded1836

shadowless1859

globed1867

Holophane1893

Aladdin1908

reflectored1912

mob cap1971

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxxiii. 167 Martial's Polymix [Fr. polymyxe] Lantern made a very good Figure there.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	polymix
释义	† polymixadj. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French polymyxe. Etymology: < French polymyxe (16th cent. in Rabelais) < classical Latin polymyxos (Martial) < ancient Greek πολυ- poly- comb. form + μύξα lamp-wick, mucus (see mucus n.). Obsolete. rare. That has many wicks. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [adjective] > of or resembling a lamp > with specific characteristics polymix1694 shaded1836 shadowless1859 globed1867 Holophane1893 Aladdin1908 reflectored1912 mob cap1971 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xxxiii. 167 Martial's Polymix [Fr. polymyxe] Lantern made a very good Figure there. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1694
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