† pyrobolyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pyrobolia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pyrobolia (1608 in a work title with reference to artillery (rendering German Büchsenmeisterei ), 1703 in a work title with reference to fireworks) < Hellenistic Greek πυροβόλος fire-darting (also πυροβόλα bolts or arrows tipped with fire, use as noun of neuter plural; < ancient Greek πυρο- pyro- comb. form + -βόλος : see peribolos n.) + classical Latin -ia -y suffix³. Compare earlier pyrobolist n. and slightly earlier pyrobology n.

Obsolete.

= pyroballogy n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > making or managing of

pyrotechny1635

pyroboly1732

pyrotechnics1778

1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 4 114 Here we understand, that the use of Guns was practis'd at the Siege of Sian-Yang above a hundred Years before... If the Chinese have been so ancient in the Mystery of Pyroboly and Pyrotechnics, it is much the Moguls should have been ignorant therein, after so many Victories.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	pyroboly
释义	† pyrobolyn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pyrobolia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pyrobolia (1608 in a work title with reference to artillery (rendering German Büchsenmeisterei ), 1703 in a work title with reference to fireworks) < Hellenistic Greek πυροβόλος fire-darting (also πυροβόλα bolts or arrows tipped with fire, use as noun of neuter plural; < ancient Greek πυρο- pyro- comb. form + -βόλος : see peribolos n.) + classical Latin -ia -y suffix³. Compare earlier pyrobolist n. and slightly earlier pyrobology n. Obsolete. = pyroballogy n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > making or managing of pyrotechny1635 pyroboly1732 pyrotechnics1778 1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 4 114 Here we understand, that the use of Guns was practis'd at the Siege of Sian-Yang above a hundred Years before... If the Chinese have been so ancient in the Mystery of Pyroboly and Pyrotechnics, it is much the Moguls should have been ignorant therein, after so many Victories. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1732
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