prairillonn.

Brit.

/prɛːˈrɪljən/, U.S.

/ˈprɛrəˌlɑn/,

/ˈprɛrəl(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– prairillon, 1800s– prairion.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French prairillon.

Etymology: Apparently < North American French prairillon (compare quot. 1931¹; not dated in dictionaries of French) < prairie prairie n. + -illon , suffix ( < -ille -illa suffix + -on : see -oon suffix).Compare the following:1931 W. A. Read Louisiana-French 178 The earliest reference that I have found to the prairie is in the corrupted spelling Priarillon [sic], recorded on a Spanish survey of 1797.1931 W. A. Read Louisiana-French 179 A tract of land situated in the Little Prairie of the Woods—or in the Prairiellon de la Prairie des Bois, as the name is given in the American State Papers, III (1823), 525 ed. Green.

Chiefly North American. Now rare.

A small prairie.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain > in specific country > type of

fielding1609

bottom prairie1804

prairie bottom1805

prairillon1811

mulatto prairie1858

1811 A. Henry Jrnl. 13 Feb. (1992) II. 519 The Country..about the Rocky Mountain House is in general covered with wood and at intervals small prairions until about a mile..where large open swamps are found.

1843 J. C. Frémont Rep. 30 July in D. Jackson & M. L. Spence Exped. J. C. Frémont (1970) I. 244 The rugged hills..alternated with green level prairillons or meadows, bordered on the river banks with thickets of willow.

1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms ii. 100 The prairillon, or little prairie, is fast disappearing from our idiom.

1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. v. 127 After another hour's walk..we sighted in one of these prairillons a clump of seventeen huts.

1953 W. B. Mowery Mounted Police 125 A little stream wound down the valley center, widening here and there into ponds, and small green prairillons.

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

单词	prairillon
释义	prairillonn. Brit. /prɛːˈrɪljən/, U.S. /ˈprɛrəˌlɑn/, /ˈprɛrəl(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– prairillon, 1800s– prairion. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from French. Etymon: French prairillon. Etymology: Apparently < North American French prairillon (compare quot. 1931¹; not dated in dictionaries of French) < prairie prairie n. + -illon , suffix ( < -ille -illa suffix + -on : see -oon suffix).Compare the following:1931 W. A. Read Louisiana-French 178 The earliest reference that I have found to the prairie is in the corrupted spelling Priarillon [sic], recorded on a Spanish survey of 1797.1931 W. A. Read Louisiana-French 179 A tract of land situated in the Little Prairie of the Woods—or in the Prairiellon de la Prairie des Bois, as the name is given in the American State Papers, III (1823), 525 ed. Green. Chiefly North American. Now rare. A small prairie. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > level land > [noun] > level place or plain > in specific country > type of fielding1609 bottom prairie1804 prairie bottom1805 prairillon1811 mulatto prairie1858 1811 A. Henry Jrnl. 13 Feb. (1992) II. 519 The Country..about the Rocky Mountain House is in general covered with wood and at intervals small prairions until about a mile..where large open swamps are found. 1843 J. C. Frémont Rep. 30 July in D. Jackson & M. L. Spence Exped. J. C. Frémont (1970) I. 244 The rugged hills..alternated with green level prairillons or meadows, bordered on the river banks with thickets of willow. 1872 M. S. De Vere Americanisms ii. 100 The prairillon, or little prairie, is fast disappearing from our idiom. 1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. v. 127 After another hour's walk..we sighted in one of these prairillons a clump of seventeen huts. 1953 W. B. Mowery Mounted Police 125 A little stream wound down the valley center, widening here and there into ponds, and small green prairillons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1811
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