polyphantn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪf(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈpɑlif(ə)nt/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Polyphant.

Etymology: < Polyphant (formerly Pollaphant), the name of a village in Cornwall, England, between Bodmin and Launceston, where the main quarry is located.Compare:1830 H. Boase in Trans. Geol. Soc. Cornwall (1832) 4 224 Greenstones, both compact and schistose, prevail between Trewint and Pollaphant.1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall 59 Near Pollaphant there is a kind of pot~stone which has been noticed by Dr. Boase, who states that not long before he wrote..several vessels formed of this stone had been discovered under the rubbish of an old quarry about a quarter of a mile distant.

In full polyphant stone. A kind of Cornish potstone, greenish-grey in colour.

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the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > talc > steatite > varieties

French chalk1728

potstone1741

Spanish chalk1760

polyphant stone1867

1867 Sci. Amer. 7 Dec. 358/3 There is a stone quarried in Cornwall, Eng., called the Polyphant stone, which can be cut by a hand saw with ease when first mined, but in time becomes exceedingly hard.

1899 S. Baring-Gould Bk. of West II. 88 In the porch under the stone bench, a hare hunt is carved on polyphant stone.

1931 Times 16 Oct. 17/6 The body of the hall will be built of polyphant, a greenish-grey stone.

1976 Encounter Oct. (back cover) (advt.) The plain work is in blue Forest of Dean stone and the decorative parts are in polyphant.

1978 Times 4 May 10/5 Here in the old polyphant quarry, overgrown with the kind of primitive Arthurian wood peculiar to Cornwall.

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

单词	polyphant
释义	polyphantn. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪf(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈpɑlif(ə)nt/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Polyphant. Etymology: < Polyphant (formerly Pollaphant), the name of a village in Cornwall, England, between Bodmin and Launceston, where the main quarry is located.Compare:1830 H. Boase in Trans. Geol. Soc. Cornwall (1832) 4 224 Greenstones, both compact and schistose, prevail between Trewint and Pollaphant.1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall 59 Near Pollaphant there is a kind of pot~stone which has been noticed by Dr. Boase, who states that not long before he wrote..several vessels formed of this stone had been discovered under the rubbish of an old quarry about a quarter of a mile distant. In full polyphant stone. A kind of Cornish potstone, greenish-grey in colour. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > phyllosilicate > [noun] > talc > steatite > varieties French chalk1728 potstone1741 Spanish chalk1760 polyphant stone1867 1867 Sci. Amer. 7 Dec. 358/3 There is a stone quarried in Cornwall, Eng., called the Polyphant stone, which can be cut by a hand saw with ease when first mined, but in time becomes exceedingly hard. 1899 S. Baring-Gould Bk. of West II. 88 In the porch under the stone bench, a hare hunt is carved on polyphant stone. 1931 Times 16 Oct. 17/6 The body of the hall will be built of polyphant, a greenish-grey stone. 1976 Encounter Oct. (back cover) (advt.) The plain work is in blue Forest of Dean stone and the decorative parts are in polyphant. 1978 Times 4 May 10/5 Here in the old polyphant quarry, overgrown with the kind of primitive Arthurian wood peculiar to Cornwall. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1867
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