rosillyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɒzᵻli/,

/ˈrɒzl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈrɑzᵻli/

Forms: 1500s rosellie, 1500s roselly, 1600s– rosilly, 1700s rosselly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rosil n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < rosil n. + -y suffix¹, perhaps with allusion to the cohesive texture of the soil. Compare rosiny adj. 2.

Chiefly English regional (East Anglian). Now rare.

Of soil: consisting of both sand and clay, intermediate in quality between sand and clay. Cf. rosiny adj. 2, rosil n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > neither light nor heavy

rosilly1577

1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. xiii. f. 38^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I The red or white sandy [mould], the lomye, roselly, grauelly, chalky or blacke.

1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 110 Rosil or Rosilly soil, land between Sand and Clay, neither light nor heavy.

1716 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (ed. 4) I. v. xx. 170 That which I have observed to be the best is a rosselly top, and a brick earthy bottom.

a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Rosilly, like rosin. It is applied to a soil both sandy and clayey.

1880 R. S. Charnock Gloss. Essex Dial. 40 Rosil or Rosilly, a word applied to soil between sand and clay, i.e. neither light nor heavy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rosilly
释义	rosillyadj. Brit. /ˈrɒzᵻli/, /ˈrɒzl̩i/, U.S. /ˈrɑzᵻli/ Forms: 1500s rosellie, 1500s roselly, 1600s– rosilly, 1700s rosselly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rosil n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < rosil n. + -y suffix¹, perhaps with allusion to the cohesive texture of the soil. Compare rosiny adj. 2. Chiefly English regional (East Anglian). Now rare. Of soil: consisting of both sand and clay, intermediate in quality between sand and clay. Cf. rosiny adj. 2, rosil n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > soil qualities > [adjective] > neither light nor heavy rosilly1577 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. xiii. f. 38^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I The red or white sandy [mould], the lomye, roselly, grauelly, chalky or blacke. 1691 J. Ray S. & E. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 110 Rosil or Rosilly soil, land between Sand and Clay, neither light nor heavy. 1716 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (ed. 4) I. v. xx. 170 That which I have observed to be the best is a rosselly top, and a brick earthy bottom. a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Rosilly, like rosin. It is applied to a soil both sandy and clayey. 1880 R. S. Charnock Gloss. Essex Dial. 40 Rosil or Rosilly, a word applied to soil between sand and clay, i.e. neither light nor heavy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1577
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