bonzolinen.

Brit.

/ˈbɒnzəliːn/, U.S.

/ˈbɑnzəˌlin/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a first element of arbitrary origin, -ol suffix, -ine suffix⁵.

Etymology: Apparently < a first element probably of arbitrary origin (perhaps compare bone n.¹) + -ol suffix + -ine suffix⁵.

Now chiefly historical.

A celluloid composite material, used to manufacture billiard balls.In the 19th century, billiard balls were chiefly made from ivory. Bonzoline was developed as a cheaper substitute.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > cellulose materials > celluloid

Parkesine1862

xylonite1869

celluloid1872

ivoride1875

ivory1875

bonzoline1885

Parisian ivory1921

xylo1926

1885 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 28 Jan. 3/6 (advt.) Bonzoline Billiard Balls.—The best imitation of ivory yet produced, having the hardness, click, and elasticity of the best ivory.

1896 Daily News 18 Apr. 6/1 During the last two or three years the balls have been made of a new composition called bonzoline.

1944 Times 13 June 2/5 He was also the first to make a thousand break with bonzoline balls.

2010 N. Metcalfe Pool Bible 16/1 By 1894, the new Bonzoline composition balls were in play. This move didn't arrive a moment too soon, since by then some 20,000 elephants were being slaughtered annually to feed the demand for ivory billiard balls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bonzoline
释义	bonzolinen. Brit. /ˈbɒnzəliːn/, U.S. /ˈbɑnzəˌlin/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a first element of arbitrary origin, -ol suffix, -ine suffix⁵. Etymology: Apparently < a first element probably of arbitrary origin (perhaps compare bone n.¹) + -ol suffix + -ine suffix⁵. Now chiefly historical. A celluloid composite material, used to manufacture billiard balls.In the 19th century, billiard balls were chiefly made from ivory. Bonzoline was developed as a cheaper substitute. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > cellulose materials > celluloid Parkesine1862 xylonite1869 celluloid1872 ivoride1875 ivory1875 bonzoline1885 Parisian ivory1921 xylo1926 1885 Sporting Life (Philadelphia) 28 Jan. 3/6 (advt.) Bonzoline Billiard Balls.—The best imitation of ivory yet produced, having the hardness, click, and elasticity of the best ivory. 1896 Daily News 18 Apr. 6/1 During the last two or three years the balls have been made of a new composition called bonzoline. 1944 Times 13 June 2/5 He was also the first to make a thousand break with bonzoline balls. 2010 N. Metcalfe Pool Bible 16/1 By 1894, the new Bonzoline composition balls were in play. This move didn't arrive a moment too soon, since by then some 20,000 elephants were being slaughtered annually to feed the demand for ivory billiard balls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1885
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