Pomonan.adj.

Brit.

/pəˈməʊnə/, U.S.

/pəˈmoʊnə/

Forms: late Middle English 1600s 1800s Pomone, 1500s– Pomona. Also with lower-case initial.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin Pōmōna, the name of a Roman goddess, regarded as the patron of fruits and fruit trees, originally via Middle French pommone (a1480 in the passage translated in quot. 1480 at sense A. 1; Caxton is apparently translating a manuscript source that was not printed until later (1484); French Pomone).In the sense ‘treatise on apples’ (see sense A. 2) apparently by association with either French pomme pome n.¹ or post-classical Latin pomum pomum n. With the sense ‘a treatise on the fruit varieties of a particular region’ perhaps compare French pomone ‘the fruit trees of a particular region (collectively)’ ( 1834 in this sense).

A. n.

1. (The name of) a Roman goddess, regarded as the patron of fruits and fruit trees.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Pomona

Pomona1480

apple's queen?1614

1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xiv.xii She louyd nothynge sauyng trees & gardyns as pomyers or apple & pere trees, after whome she was named Pomone.

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xiv. f. 182 In this Kings reigne Pomona livd. There was not too bee found Among the woodnymphes any one..so conning for too keepe an Ortyard as was shee.

1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris i. iv. sig. B To them that doth this honour to our fieldes, Her mellowe apples poore Pomona yeildes.

1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian viii. 139 The daintie Florist..Hath not so faire, so diuers in her garden. For there together dwell Pomone and Flore.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 378 So to the Silvan Lodge They came, that like Pomona's Arbour smil'd With flourets deck'd and fragrant smells.

1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 82 Bear me, Pomona! to thy Citron-Groves.

a1825 A. L. Barbauld Legacy for Young Ladies (1826) 111 Two smiling infants grace Maria's side; More lovely fruit than all Pomona's store, Her ruddy orchards, or her golden pride.

1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. xxiv. 353 Mrs. March and Meg sat among the apple piles like a pair of Pomonas.

1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 178 The cultivated apple is the Tree of Eden, the tree of magic, Pomona's tree.

2004 Washington Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. a12 The new seal replaces the goddess Pomona with an American Indian girl holding a bowl of grain.

2. (a) Used in the titles of treatises on fruit, esp. on the fruit varieties of a particular region. (b) A treatise, survey, etc., of this kind.Frequently used spec. in relation to apples.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > botany > [noun] > book or treatise on plants > on specific types of plants

anthologic1601

anthology1658

Pomona1664

sylva1664

meconology1721

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (title) Sylva..to which is annexed Pomona, or an appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider.

1729 B. Langley (title) Pomona: or, the fruit-garden illustrated.

1876 R. Hogg & H. G. Bull (title) The Herefordshire Pomona, containing figures and descriptions of the most esteemed kinds of apples and pears.

1961 E. Hyams & A. A. Jackson (title) The orchard and fruit garden. A new Pomona of hardy and sub-tropical fruits.

1985 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Oct. 458/1 It is the intention of Bulmers..to prepare a new Pomona describing the varieties [of apple] which have been recently developed.

2001 Western Morning News (Nexis) 6 Jan. 26 Apple Maps have been drawn up by some enthusiasts, and in Devon and Somerset there are such things as ‘pomonas’ or annotated variety lists for the area.

3. = Pomona green n. and adj. (a) at Compounds. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > yellowish green

popinjayc1484

parrot green1646

gosling-green1756

siskin green1757

Pomona green1788

chrysoprase1835

Georgian green1918

honeydew1920

Pomona1969

1969 J. Fowles French Lieutenant's Woman xxix. 233 And such an infinity of greens, some almost black in the further recesses of the foliage; from the most intense emerald to the palest pomona.

B. adj.

†1. = Pomona green n. and adj. (b) at Compounds. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > yellowish green

gaudy-greenc1400

gosling-colour1600

gosling-green1756

Pomona1833

chrysoprase1835

tilleul1884

1833 T. Hook Widow ii, in Love & Pride I. 44 The pleasing viridity..of her mother's pomona pelisse.

2. Designating a type of ornamental glass, produced in the late 19th cent. by the New England Glass Company, and having a surface partially stained a pale amber and partially frosted with etched motifs, typically in another colour.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > types of glass-work or glassware

Pomona1886

Nailsea1910

Steuben1920

Orrefors1928

end-of-day1937

c1885 in G. S. McKearin & H. McKearin Amer. Glass (1942) ix. 420 (in photograph) New Pomona Pat'd April 28 1885.]

1886 Pottery & Glassware Reporter 4 Nov. 21/2 In recent years four novelties have been brought out by the New England Glass Works... We refer to the Amberina, Pomona, Peachblow, and Agata grades of goods.

1942 G. S. Mckearin & H. McKearin Amer. Glass ix. 420 Pomona glass..was originated by Joseph Locke and produced by the New England Glass Company. It was blown from clear glass, frequently pattern-molded, and prepared with two distinct surfaces treated with etching, tinting or staining. The stain is of a pale amber or straw color.

1970 Canad. Antiques Collector Jan. 28/1 What is Pomona Glass? This is a variety of clear glass blown in a part-sized mold, then expanded and ornamented by etching and staining [etc.].

2000 London (Ont.) Free Press (Nexis) 17 Sept. s16 Your vase is known as Pomona glass. These pieces are also sometimes referred to as silk glass.

Compounds

Pomona green n. and adj. (a) n. a bright shade of green in which yellow predominates over blue; (b) adj. of or designating this colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > yellowish green

popinjayc1484

parrot green1646

gosling-green1756

siskin green1757

Pomona green1788

chrysoprase1835

Georgian green1918

honeydew1920

Pomona1969

1788 Calcutta Chron. 7 Feb. Ribands, Of different breadths, and the following colours:—dark purple, puce, pomona green, pink, sky-blue..and black.

1799 J. West Tale of Times II. xxxii. 67 The dashing spirits with whom he had been formerly acquainted sought celebrity by high phaetons, Pomona green coats, and Artois buckles.

1842 D. R. Hay Nomencl. Colours (1846) 44 Pomona green is the popular name of all full-toned greens in which yellow predominates.

1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 48/1 The rose colour, cornelian red, and pomona green require a less degree of heat.

1968 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 26 May 40/8 (advt.) Lg. shell-shape vase with pomona green trim and base.

1993 C. Harrod-Eagles Dynasty 15: Reckoning (BNC) 193 I was thinking of wearing my pomona green, because I've only worn it once, but Hill says that green is bad luck at weddings.

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

单词	pomona
释义	Pomonan.adj. Brit. /pəˈməʊnə/, U.S. /pəˈmoʊnə/ Forms: late Middle English 1600s 1800s Pomone, 1500s– Pomona. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pōmōna. Etymology: < classical Latin Pōmōna, the name of a Roman goddess, regarded as the patron of fruits and fruit trees, originally via Middle French pommone (a1480 in the passage translated in quot. 1480 at sense A. 1; Caxton is apparently translating a manuscript source that was not printed until later (1484); French Pomone).In the sense ‘treatise on apples’ (see sense A. 2) apparently by association with either French pomme pome n.¹ or post-classical Latin pomum pomum n. With the sense ‘a treatise on the fruit varieties of a particular region’ perhaps compare French pomone ‘the fruit trees of a particular region (collectively)’ ( 1834 in this sense). A. n. 1. (The name of) a Roman goddess, regarded as the patron of fruits and fruit trees. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > Pomona Pomona1480 apple's queen?1614 1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xiv.xii She louyd nothynge sauyng trees & gardyns as pomyers or apple & pere trees, after whome she was named Pomone. 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis xiv. f. 182 In this Kings reigne Pomona livd. There was not too bee found Among the woodnymphes any one..so conning for too keepe an Ortyard as was shee. 1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris i. iv. sig. B To them that doth this honour to our fieldes, Her mellowe apples poore Pomona yeildes. 1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian viii. 139 The daintie Florist..Hath not so faire, so diuers in her garden. For there together dwell Pomone and Flore. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 378 So to the Silvan Lodge They came, that like Pomona's Arbour smil'd With flourets deck'd and fragrant smells. View more context for this quotation 1744 J. Thomson Summer in Seasons (new ed.) 82 Bear me, Pomona! to thy Citron-Groves. a1825 A. L. Barbauld Legacy for Young Ladies (1826) 111 Two smiling infants grace Maria's side; More lovely fruit than all Pomona's store, Her ruddy orchards, or her golden pride. 1869 L. M. Alcott Little Women II. xxiv. 353 Mrs. March and Meg sat among the apple piles like a pair of Pomonas. 1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 178 The cultivated apple is the Tree of Eden, the tree of magic, Pomona's tree. 2004 Washington Times (Nexis) 15 Nov. a12 The new seal replaces the goddess Pomona with an American Indian girl holding a bowl of grain. 2. (a) Used in the titles of treatises on fruit, esp. on the fruit varieties of a particular region. (b) A treatise, survey, etc., of this kind.Frequently used spec. in relation to apples. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > botany > [noun] > book or treatise on plants > on specific types of plants anthologic1601 anthology1658 Pomona1664 sylva1664 meconology1721 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (title) Sylva..to which is annexed Pomona, or an appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider. 1729 B. Langley (title) Pomona: or, the fruit-garden illustrated. 1876 R. Hogg & H. G. Bull (title) The Herefordshire Pomona, containing figures and descriptions of the most esteemed kinds of apples and pears. 1961 E. Hyams & A. A. Jackson (title) The orchard and fruit garden. A new Pomona of hardy and sub-tropical fruits. 1985 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Oct. 458/1 It is the intention of Bulmers..to prepare a new Pomona describing the varieties [of apple] which have been recently developed. 2001 Western Morning News (Nexis) 6 Jan. 26 Apple Maps have been drawn up by some enthusiasts, and in Devon and Somerset there are such things as ‘pomonas’ or annotated variety lists for the area. 3. = Pomona green n. and adj. (a) at Compounds. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > yellowish green popinjayc1484 parrot green1646 gosling-green1756 siskin green1757 Pomona green1788 chrysoprase1835 Georgian green1918 honeydew1920 Pomona1969 1969 J. Fowles French Lieutenant's Woman xxix. 233 And such an infinity of greens, some almost black in the further recesses of the foliage; from the most intense emerald to the palest pomona. B. adj. †1. = Pomona green n. and adj. (b) at Compounds. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > yellowish green gaudy-greenc1400 gosling-colour1600 gosling-green1756 Pomona1833 chrysoprase1835 tilleul1884 1833 T. Hook Widow ii, in Love & Pride I. 44 The pleasing viridity..of her mother's pomona pelisse. 2. Designating a type of ornamental glass, produced in the late 19th cent. by the New England Glass Company, and having a surface partially stained a pale amber and partially frosted with etched motifs, typically in another colour. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > types of glass-work or glassware Pomona1886 Nailsea1910 Steuben1920 Orrefors1928 end-of-day1937 c1885 in G. S. McKearin & H. McKearin Amer. Glass (1942) ix. 420 (in photograph) New Pomona Pat'd April 28 1885.] 1886 Pottery & Glassware Reporter 4 Nov. 21/2 In recent years four novelties have been brought out by the New England Glass Works... We refer to the Amberina, Pomona, Peachblow, and Agata grades of goods. 1942 G. S. Mckearin & H. McKearin Amer. Glass ix. 420 Pomona glass..was originated by Joseph Locke and produced by the New England Glass Company. It was blown from clear glass, frequently pattern-molded, and prepared with two distinct surfaces treated with etching, tinting or staining. The stain is of a pale amber or straw color. 1970 Canad. Antiques Collector Jan. 28/1 What is Pomona Glass? This is a variety of clear glass blown in a part-sized mold, then expanded and ornamented by etching and staining [etc.]. 2000 London (Ont.) Free Press (Nexis) 17 Sept. s16 Your vase is known as Pomona glass. These pieces are also sometimes referred to as silk glass. Compounds Pomona green n. and adj. (a) n. a bright shade of green in which yellow predominates over blue; (b) adj. of or designating this colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > yellowish green popinjayc1484 parrot green1646 gosling-green1756 siskin green1757 Pomona green1788 chrysoprase1835 Georgian green1918 honeydew1920 Pomona1969 1788 Calcutta Chron. 7 Feb. Ribands, Of different breadths, and the following colours:—dark purple, puce, pomona green, pink, sky-blue..and black. 1799 J. West Tale of Times II. xxxii. 67 The dashing spirits with whom he had been formerly acquainted sought celebrity by high phaetons, Pomona green coats, and Artois buckles. 1842 D. R. Hay Nomencl. Colours (1846) 44 Pomona green is the popular name of all full-toned greens in which yellow predominates. 1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 48/1 The rose colour, cornelian red, and pomona green require a less degree of heat. 1968 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 26 May 40/8 (advt.) Lg. shell-shape vase with pomona green trim and base. 1993 C. Harrod-Eagles Dynasty 15: Reckoning (BNC) 193 I was thinking of wearing my pomona green, because I've only worn it once, but Hill says that green is bad luck at weddings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1480
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