poppy headn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒpɪhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈpɑpiˌ(h)ɛd/

Forms: see poppy n. and head n.¹; also 1900s popey head.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poppy n., head n.¹

Etymology: < poppy n. + head n.¹ With sense 1, compare the etymological discussion at poppy n.

1. An ornamental finial shaped like a poppy head; spec. one on the top of the end of a church pew.

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society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > [noun] > parts of > end of > ornamental finial on

poppy1428

poppy head1517

finial1870

1517 Accts. Building Corpus Christi Coll., Oxf. 15–30 Mar. in B. H. Streeter Chained Library (1931) iii. 50 The popie heedis off the seitis.

1572 in J. C. Cox Churchwardens' Accts. (1913) xiv. 190 Payde for the Carvinge of xxvij poppee heeds for the leftt side of the church.

1839 Hints Eccl. Antiq. (Cambr. Camden Soc.) 8 St. Andrew's, Histon..viii. Ornaments, &c...8. Poppy Heads.

1841 C. Anderson Anc. Models 129 These seats have the ends usually ornamented, sometimes with raised ends, which are called poppy-heads.

1875 J. C. Cox Notes on Churches of Derbyshire I. 202 The poppy-head ends..carved in the fleur-de-lis pattern.

1904 T. H. Longfield in Athenæum 9 Apr. 473/3 Many remains..of poppyhead bench-ends and benches.

1941 F. H. Crossley Eng. Church Craftsmanship vii. 83 There is a fine carving on a popey head of a stall-end at Ripon.., another at Willian, Herts.

1988 Independent 2 Sept. 16/3 In 1979 a poppyhead fell from the Great Cross.

2. The seed capsule of a poppy.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > poppy and allied flowers > poppy > parts of

poppy boll?a1450

poppy head1565

1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 12^v And with her staffe shee typpeth of the hyghest poppye heades.

1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico i. 14 He [sc. Death] cropt the heads of Nations, as Tarquin struk off the Poppy-heads.

1724 J. Floyer Medicina Gerocomica v. 40 Boyl 3 Poppy Heads in Water or Posset-Drink, and sweeten it, or make an Infusion, like Tea, of 2 Drams of red Poppy Flowers, or the white.

1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) I. 223 Clysters of a strong decoction of poppy heads have also frequently been found highly beneficial.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XX. 131/2 The fields are visited a second or third time to collect the opium from the poppy-heads subsequently developed by the branching of the stem.

1997 Sunday Gaz.-Mail (Charleston, W. Va.) 31 Aug. 3/5 DEA officials say poppy gardeners have little to fear unless they're also doing something else illegal: scoring poppy heads to extract opium, say.

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

单词	poppy head
释义	poppy headn. Brit. /ˈpɒpɪhɛd/, U.S. /ˈpɑpiˌ(h)ɛd/ Forms: see poppy n. and head n.¹; also 1900s popey head. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poppy n., head n.¹ Etymology: < poppy n. + head n.¹ With sense 1, compare the etymological discussion at poppy n. 1. An ornamental finial shaped like a poppy head; spec. one on the top of the end of a church pew. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > furniture > seat > [noun] > parts of > end of > ornamental finial on poppy1428 poppy head1517 finial1870 1517 Accts. Building Corpus Christi Coll., Oxf. 15–30 Mar. in B. H. Streeter Chained Library (1931) iii. 50 The popie heedis off the seitis. 1572 in J. C. Cox Churchwardens' Accts. (1913) xiv. 190 Payde for the Carvinge of xxvij poppee heeds for the leftt side of the church. 1839 Hints Eccl. Antiq. (Cambr. Camden Soc.) 8 St. Andrew's, Histon..viii. Ornaments, &c...8. Poppy Heads. 1841 C. Anderson Anc. Models 129 These seats have the ends usually ornamented, sometimes with raised ends, which are called poppy-heads. 1875 J. C. Cox Notes on Churches of Derbyshire I. 202 The poppy-head ends..carved in the fleur-de-lis pattern. 1904 T. H. Longfield in Athenæum 9 Apr. 473/3 Many remains..of poppyhead bench-ends and benches. 1941 F. H. Crossley Eng. Church Craftsmanship vii. 83 There is a fine carving on a popey head of a stall-end at Ripon.., another at Willian, Herts. 1988 Independent 2 Sept. 16/3 In 1979 a poppyhead fell from the Great Cross. 2. The seed capsule of a poppy. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > poppy and allied flowers > poppy > parts of poppy boll?a1450 poppy head1565 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 12^v And with her staffe shee typpeth of the hyghest poppye heades. 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico i. 14 He [sc. Death] cropt the heads of Nations, as Tarquin struk off the Poppy-heads. 1724 J. Floyer Medicina Gerocomica v. 40 Boyl 3 Poppy Heads in Water or Posset-Drink, and sweeten it, or make an Infusion, like Tea, of 2 Drams of red Poppy Flowers, or the white. 1829 S. Cooper Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) I. 223 Clysters of a strong decoction of poppy heads have also frequently been found highly beneficial. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XX. 131/2 The fields are visited a second or third time to collect the opium from the poppy-heads subsequently developed by the branching of the stem. 1997 Sunday Gaz.-Mail (Charleston, W. Va.) 31 Aug. 3/5 DEA officials say poppy gardeners have little to fear unless they're also doing something else illegal: scoring poppy heads to extract opium, say. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1517
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