† procationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin procātiōn-, procātiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin procātiōn-, procātiō act of wooing, suit (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) < procāt- , past participial stem of procāre to ask, demand ( < procus suitor, wooer < an ablaut variant of the Indo-European base of classical Latin prex prayer (see preces n.); with the specific sense compare Lithuanian piršlys matchmaker, ultimately < the same Indo-European base) + -iō -ion suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

A marriage suit.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > for specific purpose

sables1603

procation1650

business suit1854

frock-dress1854

suit1864

smoking-suit1898

rain suit1900

beach-pyjamas1928

safari kit1928

safari suit1935

1650 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions (ed. 2) Addit. iii. 416 She ought..to have made him sensible of so odious a procation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	procation
释义	† procationn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin procātiōn-, procātiō. Etymology: < classical Latin procātiōn-, procātiō act of wooing, suit (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) < procāt- , past participial stem of procāre to ask, demand ( < procus suitor, wooer < an ablaut variant of the Indo-European base of classical Latin prex prayer (see preces n.); with the specific sense compare Lithuanian piršlys matchmaker, ultimately < the same Indo-European base) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. A marriage suit. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > for specific purpose sables1603 procation1650 business suit1854 frock-dress1854 suit1864 smoking-suit1898 rain suit1900 beach-pyjamas1928 safari kit1928 safari suit1935 1650 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions (ed. 2) Addit. iii. 416 She ought..to have made him sensible of so odious a procation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1650
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