† polyphorousadj.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polyphorus , -ous suffix; Greek πολυϕόρος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin polyphorus (1608 in the passage translated in quot. 1657 at sense 1) and its etymon ancient Greek πολυϕόρος bearing much, productive, prolific, in Hellenistic Greek also (of wine) that will stand dilution ( < πολυ- poly- comb. form + -ϕόρος : see -phorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French polyphore (1589 in sense 1). Compare earlier oligophorous adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ̆li·fŏrəs) /pəˈlɪfərəs/.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Of wine: that will stand dilution; concentrated, strong. Cf. oligophorous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > qualities or characteristics of wine > [adjective] > rich or strong

wightc1400

generous1607

polyphorous1657

full-bodied1723

big1890

mouth-filling1975

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Gg^v Sorts of wine differenced..from their virtue, vinous, aquous, polyphorous [L. polyphorum],..and oligophorous.

2. Productive, fruitful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective]

bearinglOE

fruitfula1300

plenteousc1325

fructuousa1382

birthful?c1475

fertile1481

broodya1522

yielding1556

foisonous1570

procreant1588

generative1597

yieldy1598

childing1600

seedful1605

thankful1610

foisonable1613

prolifical1615

fecundous1630

feracious1637

prolific1653

fetiferous1654

floriferous1656

productive1672

fœtant1678

spawning1682

uberousa1706

populous?1789

productible1830

grateful1832

resultful1833

genetic1838

tumid1840

polyphorous1858

generant1875

proliferent1920

1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1000/2 Polyphorus, bearing or yielding much; fruitful; polyphorous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	polyphorous
释义	† polyphorousadj. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polyphorus , -ous suffix; Greek πολυϕόρος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin polyphorus (1608 in the passage translated in quot. 1657 at sense 1) and its etymon ancient Greek πολυϕόρος bearing much, productive, prolific, in Hellenistic Greek also (of wine) that will stand dilution ( < πολυ- poly- comb. form + -ϕόρος : see -phorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French polyphore (1589 in sense 1). Compare earlier oligophorous adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ̆li·fŏrəs) /pəˈlɪfərəs/. Obsolete. rare. 1. Of wine: that will stand dilution; concentrated, strong. Cf. oligophorous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > qualities or characteristics of wine > [adjective] > rich or strong wightc1400 generous1607 polyphorous1657 full-bodied1723 big1890 mouth-filling1975 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Gg^v Sorts of wine differenced..from their virtue, vinous, aquous, polyphorous [L. polyphorum],..and oligophorous. 2. Productive, fruitful. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > productiveness > [adjective] bearinglOE fruitfula1300 plenteousc1325 fructuousa1382 birthful?c1475 fertile1481 broodya1522 yielding1556 foisonous1570 procreant1588 generative1597 yieldy1598 childing1600 seedful1605 thankful1610 foisonable1613 prolifical1615 fecundous1630 feracious1637 prolific1653 fetiferous1654 floriferous1656 productive1672 fœtant1678 spawning1682 uberousa1706 populous?1789 productible1830 grateful1832 resultful1833 genetic1838 tumid1840 polyphorous1858 generant1875 proliferent1920 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1000/2 Polyphorus, bearing or yielding much; fruitful; polyphorous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1657
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