silexn.¹

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪlɛks/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪˌlɛks/

Etymology: < Latin silex flint. So French silex.

Flint, silica.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > hard stone > flint

flintOE

flintstone1375

silexa1592

gold-flint1683

potstone1811

the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > silica

silexa1592

silica1801

a1592 R. Greene Orpharion (1599) 41 The precious stone Silex is full of secret vertue.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Silex, flint, in natural history, the name of a genus of semi-pellucid stones [etc.].1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 433 Most of the ambiguous stones..contain, besides portions of calcareous and argillaceous earths, certain portions of the silex also.1805 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 231 If the stone contain silex, this earth will be separated in the process of solution and evaporation.1840 J. Buel Farmer's Compan. (ed. 2) 35 Silex is apparent in the epidermis of Indian corn, wheat, oats, and the hollow grasses.1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xvi. 271 It would..be a highly fossiliferous limestone with more or less silex.attributive.1887 Daily News 20 June 2/6 Valuable seams of hematite ore and silex pottery clay.1895 Outing 26 36/1 The collection of silex grains that for courtesy we called the road.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Silexn.²

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪlɛks/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪˌlɛks/

The proprietary name of a coffee-making machine in which boiling water is drawn through ground coffee in a filter by the creation of a vacuum.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of coffee > utensils

coffee-pot1705

coffee maker1754

biggin1789

coffee-biggin1803

percolator1830

cafetière1846

coffee machine1894

drip coffee-pot1897

Silex1914

perc1934

filtre1940

French press1956

drip coffee-maker1964

plunger1970

pourover1973

Napoletana1983

1914 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 31 Mar. 1370/2 Silex. Particular description of goods.—Coffee-percolators.

1934 Trade Marks Jrnl. 12 Sept. 1187/2 Silex... Coffee making appliances, kettles and kettle stands, milk heating and pasteurizing utensils, urns and urn stands, coffee sets [etc.]... The Silex Company.., State of Connecticut, United States of America; manufacturers.

1949 H. MacLennan Precipice iv. 267 The coffee had bubbled into the top of the Silex.

1971 J. Henderson Copperhead xv. 191 A girl appeared with a Silex of coffee and the usual paper cups.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silex
释义	silexn.¹ Brit. /ˈsʌɪlɛks/, U.S. /ˈsaɪˌlɛks/ Etymology: < Latin silex flint. So French silex. Flint, silica. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > [noun] > hard stone > flint flintOE flintstone1375 silexa1592 gold-flint1683 potstone1811 the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > silicates > tectosilicate > [noun] > silica silexa1592 silica1801 a1592 R. Greene Orpharion (1599) 41 The precious stone Silex is full of secret vertue. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Silex, flint, in natural history, the name of a genus of semi-pellucid stones [etc.].1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 433 Most of the ambiguous stones..contain, besides portions of calcareous and argillaceous earths, certain portions of the silex also.1805 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 95 231 If the stone contain silex, this earth will be separated in the process of solution and evaporation.1840 J. Buel Farmer's Compan. (ed. 2) 35 Silex is apparent in the epidermis of Indian corn, wheat, oats, and the hollow grasses.1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) xvi. 271 It would..be a highly fossiliferous limestone with more or less silex.attributive.1887 Daily News 20 June 2/6 Valuable seams of hematite ore and silex pottery clay.1895 Outing 26 36/1 The collection of silex grains that for courtesy we called the road. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Silexn.² Brit. /ˈsʌɪlɛks/, U.S. /ˈsaɪˌlɛks/ The proprietary name of a coffee-making machine in which boiling water is drawn through ground coffee in a filter by the creation of a vacuum. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > preparation of coffee > utensils coffee-pot1705 coffee maker1754 biggin1789 coffee-biggin1803 percolator1830 cafetière1846 coffee machine1894 drip coffee-pot1897 Silex1914 perc1934 filtre1940 French press1956 drip coffee-maker1964 plunger1970 pourover1973 Napoletana1983 1914 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 31 Mar. 1370/2 Silex. Particular description of goods.—Coffee-percolators. 1934 Trade Marks Jrnl. 12 Sept. 1187/2 Silex... Coffee making appliances, kettles and kettle stands, milk heating and pasteurizing utensils, urns and urn stands, coffee sets [etc.]... The Silex Company.., State of Connecticut, United States of America; manufacturers. 1949 H. MacLennan Precipice iv. 267 The coffee had bubbled into the top of the Silex. 1971 J. Henderson Copperhead xv. 191 A girl appeared with a Silex of coffee and the usual paper cups. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1592n.²1914
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