Serianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsɪərɪən/, U.S.

/ˈsɪriən/

Forms:

α. 1600s–1700s 1900s– Serean.

β. 1600s– Serian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Seres n., Latin Sērēs , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < Ser- (in Seres n. or its etymon classical Latin Sērēs) + -ian suffix. Compare Seric adj. 2.With the α. forms compare -ean suffix. The following apparent earlier example occurs in an account of events in Egypt, and probably shows a different word, of uncertain meaning:1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. E4^v As I was walking through the Serian groues I sawe [etc.].

Now historical and rare.

A. adj.

Of or relating to the ancient Asian people the Seres; esp. relating to silk, silken.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Far East > [adjective] > China

Cathayan1577

Chinese1577

Chinean1599

Serian1605

Chinesian1625

Chinensian1626

celestial1824

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and smooth

softc1275

velvet1592

Serian1605

silk-like1672

velvet-like1677

velvety1752

silky1757

swanskin1925

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [adjective]

Seric1653

silken1719

Serian1865

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 101 Heere thousand Fleeces, fit for Princes Robes, In Serean Forrests hang in silken Globes.

1633 W. Drummond Entertainm. Charles King of Great Brit. 8 Heere are no Serean fleeces.

1750 S. Pullein tr. M. G. Vida Silkworm ii. 135 The broider'd robe where Serean needles play'd In blazing gold, and silk of softer shade.

1865 St. James's Mag. 13 344 Thus it came that the name of Serian clothing was soon forgotten in that of Assyrian or Median robe.

1909 B. Pick tr. Apocryphal Acts 317 The royal letter made of Serean tissue.

1979 G. Davenport Da Vinci's Bicycle 145 This Serian insect..spins a web like the tree spider.

B. n.

In plural = Seres n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > the Chinese > [noun]

Seresa1400

Serians1606

Chinenses1621

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 50 That hath soft Sereans [Fr. des Seres douillets] yellow Spoils.

1669 J. Webb Hist. Ess. Lang. China 52 The Historical time..of the Serians begins two thousand and eight hundred forty seven years before Christ was born.

1751 J. Holmes Grammarian's Geogr. i. iv. 88 Now..will I shew you on the Globe where dwelt the old Sinians and Serians.

1865 P. Smith Hist. World III. xliii. 659 The vague name of Serians, which in the Augustan age denoted the unknown people from whose country silk had long been brought into Western Asia and Europe.

1996 L. Norfolk Pope's Rhinoceros (2003) 38 On the easternmost edge of the world were the Serians, who made silk and bartered it in silence.

Compounds

† Serian worm n. Obsolete rare a silkworm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Bombycidae > genus Bombyx > silk moth > caterpillar of bombyx mori or silkworm

worma900

silkwormc1000

bombyxa1398

spinner1598

Serian worm1633

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island xii. iii. 159 No Serian worms..that with their threed Draw out their silken lives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	serian
释义	Serianadj.n. Brit. /ˈsɪərɪən/, U.S. /ˈsɪriən/ Forms: α. 1600s–1700s 1900s– Serean. β. 1600s– Serian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Seres n., Latin Sērēs , -ian suffix. Etymology: < Ser- (in Seres n. or its etymon classical Latin Sērēs) + -ian suffix. Compare Seric adj. 2.With the α. forms compare -ean suffix. The following apparent earlier example occurs in an account of events in Egypt, and probably shows a different word, of uncertain meaning:1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. E4^v As I was walking through the Serian groues I sawe [etc.]. Now historical and rare. A. adj. Of or relating to the ancient Asian people the Seres; esp. relating to silk, silken. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Far East > [adjective] > China Cathayan1577 Chinese1577 Chinean1599 Serian1605 Chinesian1625 Chinensian1626 celestial1824 the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [adjective] > soft and smooth softc1275 velvet1592 Serian1605 silk-like1672 velvet-like1677 velvety1752 silky1757 swanskin1925 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [adjective] Seric1653 silken1719 Serian1865 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iii. 101 Heere thousand Fleeces, fit for Princes Robes, In Serean Forrests hang in silken Globes. 1633 W. Drummond Entertainm. Charles King of Great Brit. 8 Heere are no Serean fleeces. 1750 S. Pullein tr. M. G. Vida Silkworm ii. 135 The broider'd robe where Serean needles play'd In blazing gold, and silk of softer shade. 1865 St. James's Mag. 13 344 Thus it came that the name of Serian clothing was soon forgotten in that of Assyrian or Median robe. 1909 B. Pick tr. Apocryphal Acts 317 The royal letter made of Serean tissue. 1979 G. Davenport Da Vinci's Bicycle 145 This Serian insect..spins a web like the tree spider. B. n. In plural = Seres n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > the Chinese > [noun] Seresa1400 Serians1606 Chinenses1621 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 50 That hath soft Sereans [Fr. des Seres douillets] yellow Spoils. 1669 J. Webb Hist. Ess. Lang. China 52 The Historical time..of the Serians begins two thousand and eight hundred forty seven years before Christ was born. 1751 J. Holmes Grammarian's Geogr. i. iv. 88 Now..will I shew you on the Globe where dwelt the old Sinians and Serians. 1865 P. Smith Hist. World III. xliii. 659 The vague name of Serians, which in the Augustan age denoted the unknown people from whose country silk had long been brought into Western Asia and Europe. 1996 L. Norfolk Pope's Rhinoceros (2003) 38 On the easternmost edge of the world were the Serians, who made silk and bartered it in silence. Compounds † Serian worm n. Obsolete rare a silkworm. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Bombycidae > genus Bombyx > silk moth > caterpillar of bombyx mori or silkworm worma900 silkwormc1000 bombyxa1398 spinner1598 Serian worm1633 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island xii. iii. 159 No Serian worms..that with their threed Draw out their silken lives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas ˈSerian ˈSerian n. the language family comprising the Seri language alone. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Amerindian > [noun] > northern Amerindian > Hokan > Serian Serian1915 Seri1965 1915 A. L. Kroeber (title) Serian, Tequistlatecan, and Hokan. extracted from Serin.adj. < adj.n.1605 as lemmas
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Serianadj.n.

Compounds

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