Seresn.

/ˈsɪəriːz/

Etymology: < Latin Sērēs (Greek Σῆρες ), whence sēricum silk n. and adj.

With plural agreement. The name of a people anciently inhabiting some part of Eastern Asia (probably China), whose country was believed to be the original home of silk. Hence †the Seres' wool, silk.

ΘΚΠ

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

Seresa1400

Serians1606

Chinenses1621

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > silk > [noun]

silkc888

the Seres' wool1587

a1400–50 Wars Alex. 3956 A sertane folke was in þat soile þat Serres ere callid, And all þe lyndis in þat land with leves as wolle.

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 86 Yet oftentimes the softnesse of Wooll, whiche the Seres sende, sticketh so fast to the skinne, that..it fetcheth bloude.

1587 R. Greene Euphues sig. D3^v A worme that fretteth like the Seres wooll.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 76 How the Seres spin Their fleecy Forests in a slender Twine.

1842 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Sericum Many of those [silks] produced by the industry and taste of the Seres.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	seres
释义	Seresn. /ˈsɪəriːz/ Etymology: < Latin Sērēs (Greek Σῆρες ), whence sēricum silk n. and adj. With plural agreement. The name of a people anciently inhabiting some part of Eastern Asia (probably China), whose country was believed to be the original home of silk. Hence †the Seres' wool, silk. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Asia > the Chinese > [noun] Seresa1400 Serians1606 Chinenses1621 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > silk > [noun] silkc888 the Seres' wool1587 a1400–50 Wars Alex. 3956 A sertane folke was in þat soile þat Serres ere callid, And all þe lyndis in þat land with leves as wolle. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 86 Yet oftentimes the softnesse of Wooll, whiche the Seres sende, sticketh so fast to the skinne, that..it fetcheth bloude. 1587 R. Greene Euphues sig. D3^v A worme that fretteth like the Seres wooll. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 76 How the Seres spin Their fleecy Forests in a slender Twine. View more context for this quotation 1842 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Sericum Many of those [silks] produced by the industry and taste of the Seres. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1400
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