单词 | quorn |
释义 | Quornn.1 Usually with the. (The name of) a celebrated hunt that meets at Quorndon (formerly Quorn) and in the surrounding area of Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. Also more fully Quorn Hunt.The Hunt dates its foundation from 1696. Its dogs were kennelled at Quorn from 1753 to 1904. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunter > [noun] > hunt > specific Pytchley Hunt1766 Belvoir1788 Quorn1802 Pytchley1841 1802 in P. Beckford Thoughts upon Hunting (ed. 4) (verso title page) The celebrated ‘Quorn’ Hunting Scarf was first patented and introduced by Messrs. Turnbull & Asser. 1815 Sporting Mag. Apr. 41 The finale of the season in the Belvoir and Quorn hunts. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour lxiv. 362 Conversation..about the Quorn, or the Pytchely. 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags I. iv. 74 It lay in the Melton country, and was equally well placed for Pytchley, Quorn, and Belvoir. 1904 A. E. W. Mason Truants ii. 16 He hunted with the Quorn that winter. 1966 J. Betjeman High & Low 23 The rumble of the railway drowned The thunder of the Quorn. 1971 Guardian 30 Sept. 16/8 Melton was frequented by many of the nobility and gentry who came for the Quorn hunting season. 1993 Guardian 30 Sept. i. 2/7 Leicestershire has six fox hunts, including the Quorn, and three hare hunts, with about 26,000 participants and 2,000 jobs involved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Quornn.2 A proprietary name for: a type of textured mycoprotein used as a meat substitute. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > [noun] > vegetable protein leaf protein1917 soy protein1918 soy1945 Incaparina1960 TVP1968 Quorn1986 1986 Toronto Star 8 Oct. e5/4 Quorn starts as microscopic mushrooms grown in factories. It is processed with food-quality carbohydrate grains using special fermentation techniques, then flavored, colored and packaged. 1989 New Product News 7 July 43/3 Crispy Chinese with Quorn and Spicy Indian with Quorn are healthy alternatives to meat. 2003 Express (Nexis) 24 Nov. 38 You can substitute any nonmeat protein - beans, lentils, wholegrains, tofu, quorn, quinoa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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