red firn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈfəː/, U.S.

/ˈˌrɛd ˈfər/

Forms: see red adj. and n. and fir n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., fir n.

Etymology: < red adj. + fir n.

1. The wood of the Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris; cf. red deal n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d) (now rare). Also: the tree itself (rare).

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spurch1295

firc1381

fir-treea1382

mast tree1597

white fir1605

Scotch fir1673

silver fir1707

Scotchman1807

fir balsam1810

Alpine fir1819

deal treea1825

pinsapo1839

fir-pine1843

red fir1852

grand fir1874

mountain balsam1878

Shasta fir1897

Santa Lucia fir1905

1614 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1931) VI. 110 Tymber, ather reid firre or aike.

1657 R. Moray Let. 27 Oct.–7 Dec. (MS NLS .5049–50) Red firre will do still as well as elm.

1734 Builder's Dict. I. at Dial Good Red Fir that is hard, will generally last the Age of a Man.

1852 Cottager's Monthly Nov. 394 The red fir or pine is the ‘Pinus Sylvestris’, common to the north of Europe—by our people called Scotch fir.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 979/2 The northern pine (Pinus sylvestris) has a number of other names and may be referred to under any of the following: Scotch fir, red deal, red fir, yellow deal [etc.].

2. Any of various other coniferous trees; (in later use) spec. either of two silver firs of western North America, Abies magnifica and A. amabilis. Also: the wood of such a tree.

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black-gum1709

white gum1709

red fir1722

Quebec oak1768

Pennsylvania fir tree1770

Pennsylvania dwarf mountain maple1785

Pennsylvania mountain laurel1785

pepperbush1785

southern pine1796

titi1827

palo blanco1829

mock orange1860

palo fierro1860

mountain laurel1866

Joshua1867

red cedar1872

porkwood1884

guajillo1886

mountain balm1924

1649 C. Hoole Easie Entrance Lat. Tongue 171/2 Rosin of the red fir tree, résina pituína.]

1722 J. Miller Botanicum Officinale 2 Picea Major prima, seu Abies rubra, the Greater Pitch-Tree, or the Red Fir.

1809 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 ii. 382 Names of the wood... Baltic red fir.

1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India 498 The red fir or Picea Morinda.

1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 46/1 Fir, Red, Abies excelsa var. nigra.

1897 G. B. Sudworth Arborescent Flora U.S. 58 Abies magnifica, Shasta Fir... [Also called] Red Fir (Cal.),... Californian Red Fir (Cal lit.).

1909 H. J. Elwes & A. Henry Trees Great Brit. & Ireland IV. 794 On the west slopes of Mount Shasta the tree [sc. Abies magnifica var. shastensis] occurs higher up than A. Lowiana... I could not see much difference in the bark; though A. magnifica is known as the red, and A. Lowiana as the white fir.

1957 Handbk. Softwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 16 Fir, Amabilis—Abies amabilis. Other names. Red, lovely, alpine, silver, white, balsam, cascade fir.

1974 Country Life 12 Dec. 1855/1 A fine Red fir (Abies amabilis) a rather rare tree from Washington State and British Columbia.

2004 Condor 106 568/2 Above 1500m there was a transition zone dominated by red fir (Abies magnifica).

3. The Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii. Also: the wood of this tree, esp. when reddish in colour (as a result of growing conditions). Cf. yellow fir n. at yellow adj. and n. Compounds 2c(b). Now rare.

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Nootka fir1803

red fir1844

Oregon pine1845

Douglas fir1850

Oregon fir1853

1844 D. Lee & J. H. Frost Ten Years in Oregon 81 The red fir constitutes the greater part of the timber of the country.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 386/2 The principal timber is yellow and red fir, ordinarily known as ‘Oregon pine’, which constitutes the bulk of the forests.

1909 H. J. Elwes & A. Henry Trees Great Brit. & Ireland IV. 820 The result of this study is to conclude that the rapid growth of Oregon fir in the open produces red fir, and the subsequent growth when the trees begin to crowd each other produces yellow fir.

1957 M. Hadfield Brit. Trees 32 Douglas fir,..Oregon pine, red fir.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red fir
释义	red firn. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈfəː/, U.S. /ˈˌrɛd ˈfər/ Forms: see red adj. and n. and fir n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., fir n. Etymology: < red adj. + fir n. 1. The wood of the Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris; cf. red deal n. at red adj. and n. Compounds 1e(d) (now rare). Also: the tree itself (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > fir-tree spurch1295 firc1381 fir-treea1382 mast tree1597 white fir1605 Scotch fir1673 silver fir1707 Scotchman1807 fir balsam1810 Alpine fir1819 deal treea1825 pinsapo1839 fir-pine1843 red fir1852 grand fir1874 mountain balsam1878 Shasta fir1897 Santa Lucia fir1905 1614 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1931) VI. 110 Tymber, ather reid firre or aike. 1657 R. Moray Let. 27 Oct.–7 Dec. (MS NLS .5049–50) Red firre will do still as well as elm. 1734 Builder's Dict. I. at Dial Good Red Fir that is hard, will generally last the Age of a Man. 1852 Cottager's Monthly Nov. 394 The red fir or pine is the ‘Pinus Sylvestris’, common to the north of Europe—by our people called Scotch fir. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 979/2 The northern pine (Pinus sylvestris) has a number of other names and may be referred to under any of the following: Scotch fir, red deal, red fir, yellow deal [etc.]. 2. Any of various other coniferous trees; (in later use) spec. either of two silver firs of western North America, Abies magnifica and A. amabilis. Also: the wood of such a tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > North American trees or shrubs > [noun] > other North American trees or shrubs black-gum1709 white gum1709 red fir1722 Quebec oak1768 Pennsylvania fir tree1770 Pennsylvania dwarf mountain maple1785 Pennsylvania mountain laurel1785 pepperbush1785 pepperbush1785 southern pine1796 titi1827 palo blanco1829 mock orange1860 palo fierro1860 mountain laurel1866 Joshua1867 red cedar1872 porkwood1884 guajillo1886 mountain balm1924 1649 C. Hoole Easie Entrance Lat. Tongue 171/2 Rosin of the red fir tree, résina pituína.] 1722 J. Miller Botanicum Officinale 2 Picea Major prima, seu Abies rubra, the Greater Pitch-Tree, or the Red Fir. 1809 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 6 ii. 382 Names of the wood... Baltic red fir. 1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India 498 The red fir or Picea Morinda. 1884 W. Miller Dict. Eng. Names Plants 46/1 Fir, Red, Abies excelsa var. nigra. 1897 G. B. Sudworth Arborescent Flora U.S. 58 Abies magnifica, Shasta Fir... [Also called] Red Fir (Cal.),... Californian Red Fir (Cal lit.). 1909 H. J. Elwes & A. Henry Trees Great Brit. & Ireland IV. 794 On the west slopes of Mount Shasta the tree [sc. Abies magnifica var. shastensis] occurs higher up than A. Lowiana... I could not see much difference in the bark; though A. magnifica is known as the red, and A. Lowiana as the white fir. 1957 Handbk. Softwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 16 Fir, Amabilis—Abies amabilis. Other names. Red, lovely, alpine, silver, white, balsam, cascade fir. 1974 Country Life 12 Dec. 1855/1 A fine Red fir (Abies amabilis) a rather rare tree from Washington State and British Columbia. 2004 Condor 106 568/2 Above 1500m there was a transition zone dominated by red fir (Abies magnifica). 3. The Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii. Also: the wood of this tree, esp. when reddish in colour (as a result of growing conditions). Cf. yellow fir n. at yellow adj. and n. Compounds 2c(b). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > Douglas fir Nootka fir1803 red fir1844 Oregon pine1845 Douglas fir1850 Oregon fir1853 1844 D. Lee & J. H. Frost Ten Years in Oregon 81 The red fir constitutes the greater part of the timber of the country. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 386/2 The principal timber is yellow and red fir, ordinarily known as ‘Oregon pine’, which constitutes the bulk of the forests. 1909 H. J. Elwes & A. Henry Trees Great Brit. & Ireland IV. 820 The result of this study is to conclude that the rapid growth of Oregon fir in the open produces red fir, and the subsequent growth when the trees begin to crowd each other produces yellow fir. 1957 M. Hadfield Brit. Trees 32 Douglas fir,..Oregon pine, red fir. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1614
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