sierran.

Brit.

/sɪˈɛrə/, U.S.

/siˈɛrə/

Forms: Also 1600s ser(r)a.

Etymology: < Spanish sierra < Latin serra saw.

a. In Spain and parts of Latin America: A range of hills or mountains, rising in peaks which suggest the teeth of a saw.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > range

ledge1555

range1601

sierra1613

cordillera1704

mountain chain1776

mountain range1809

chain1830

serra1830

mountain system1838

hump1914

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 873 Peru is diuided into three parts, which they call Llanos, Sierras, and Andes.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 445 Spaine generally, is a masse of mountaines,..the Rockie Seraes or Alpes so innumerable.

1692 J. Evelyn Let. 15 Oct. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 326 There are vast ones [sc. caves] under those Alps and Sierras from whence our rivers derive their plentiful streams.

1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 68 The Andes and Scirras [sic] are two Ridges of Mountains that run from North to South.

1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. xxxii. 24 Doth Tayo interpose his mighty tide? Or dark Sierras rise in craggy pride?

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. iii. v. 432 Although the bleak winds of the sierra gave an austerity to the climate.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 673/1 The sierra of Peru may be..divided into four sections.

attributive.1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 422 Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis,..Sierra Jay.

b. In general use: A mountain-range of this description.

ΚΠ

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. xxxiv. 95 A range of mountains standing in the three provinces of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford... This sierra is justly admired for the beauty of its form.

1850 W. Irving Mahomet (1853) xxxii. 141 Their rocky sierras on the east separated Azerbîjân from..the shores of the Caspian.

1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 96 The main range of Djebel Shomer, a long purple sierra of most picturesque outline.

2. Astronomy. = chromosphere n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > chromosphere

sierra1851

chromosphere1868

chromatosphere1871

1851 G. B. Airy in Mem. Royal Astron. Soc. XXI. 7 I saw that the sierra, or rugged line of projections,..had arisen.

1871 R. A. Proctor Light Sci. 97 The objectionable word chromosphere (for chromatosphere) should be replaced by sierra.

1883 R. A. Proctor in 19th Cent. Nov. 876 In the sierra or chromatosphere the presence and nature of many other vapours are noted.

3. = cero n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > member of Scomberomorus (Spanish mackerel)

kingfish1775

Spanish mackerel1832

pintado1874

king mackerel1879

cero1884

sierra1889

katonkel1893

speckled hound-fish-

1889 in Cent. Dict.

1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xvi. 266 Almost exactly like it [sc. the Spanish mackerel] in appearance is the pintado, or sierra.

1965 A. J. McClane Standard Fishing Encycl. 793/2 Sierra are found along the Pacific coast of America from San Diego to Peru.

Derivatives

siˈerran adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range

sierran1873

1873 B. Harte Episode of Fiddletown 92 It was in a Sierran solitude, where I had encamped.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 673/1 Sierran flora.

Draft additions March 2003

Sierra Club n. originally and chiefly U.S. a non-profit-making environmentalist organization, formed in the U.S. in the early 1890s (originally to promote the exploration of the mountainous regions of the Pacific coast); (also, occasionally) an organization modelled on this; also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > other specific associations or organizations

Tityre-tu1623

Peep o' Day Boys1780

law society1821

kongsi1839

B'nai B'rith1862

Molly Maguire1867

Kennel Club1874

Ethical Society1877

Kyrle Society1877

Molly1877

Sierra Club1891

subak1897

Workers' Educational Association1905

senior1906

W.E.A.1910

Lions Club1922

godless1927

F.P.A.a1940

Diners' Club1950

amnesty1961

Sealed Knot1971

Greenpeace1972

lions1972

Gaysoc1976

Group of Eight1977

Group of Seven1977

meeja1983

G71986

G81988

1891 Overland Monthly July 19/1 Why not have a Sierra Club, to spend vacations in the mountains, and study them?

1926 World's Work Sept. In the summer of 1902..he went with the Sierra Club far up in King's River Cañon.

1959 Ski Mar. 47/1 The word ‘mogul’..it might be worthwhile to investigate it... The Sierra Club Ski Mountaineers have been using the word for the past twenty-five years or so as ‘mugel’.

1991 Newsweek 18 Feb. 63/3 That leaves everything up to the iconography—a Freudian version of ‘Total Recall’ in Dali's case, and a kind of Sierra Club Valhalla in Friedrich's.

2000 D. D'Souza Virtue of Prosperity ii. 47 Right-wingers are moving toward a proenvironmental stance. This does not mean that conservatives are signing up in droves to go tree hugging with the Sierra Club.

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

单词	sierra
释义	sierran. Brit. /sɪˈɛrə/, U.S. /siˈɛrə/ Forms: Also 1600s ser(r)a. Etymology: < Spanish sierra < Latin serra saw. 1. a. In Spain and parts of Latin America: A range of hills or mountains, rising in peaks which suggest the teeth of a saw. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [noun] > range ledge1555 range1601 sierra1613 cordillera1704 mountain chain1776 mountain range1809 chain1830 serra1830 mountain system1838 hump1914 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 873 Peru is diuided into three parts, which they call Llanos, Sierras, and Andes. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 445 Spaine generally, is a masse of mountaines,..the Rockie Seraes or Alpes so innumerable. 1692 J. Evelyn Let. 15 Oct. in Diary & Corr. (1852) III. 326 There are vast ones [sc. caves] under those Alps and Sierras from whence our rivers derive their plentiful streams. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 68 The Andes and Scirras [sic] are two Ridges of Mountains that run from North to South. 1812 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Cantos I & II i. xxxii. 24 Doth Tayo interpose his mighty tide? Or dark Sierras rise in craggy pride? 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. iii. v. 432 Although the bleak winds of the sierra gave an austerity to the climate. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 673/1 The sierra of Peru may be..divided into four sections. attributive.1884 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds (ed. 2) 422 Cyanocitta stelleri frontalis,..Sierra Jay. b. In general use: A mountain-range of this description. ΚΠ 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. xxxiv. 95 A range of mountains standing in the three provinces of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford... This sierra is justly admired for the beauty of its form. 1850 W. Irving Mahomet (1853) xxxii. 141 Their rocky sierras on the east separated Azerbîjân from..the shores of the Caspian. 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 96 The main range of Djebel Shomer, a long purple sierra of most picturesque outline. 2. Astronomy. = chromosphere n. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [noun] > chromosphere sierra1851 chromosphere1868 chromatosphere1871 1851 G. B. Airy in Mem. Royal Astron. Soc. XXI. 7 I saw that the sierra, or rugged line of projections,..had arisen. 1871 R. A. Proctor Light Sci. 97 The objectionable word chromosphere (for chromatosphere) should be replaced by sierra. 1883 R. A. Proctor in 19th Cent. Nov. 876 In the sierra or chromatosphere the presence and nature of many other vapours are noted. 3. = cero n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > suborder Scombroidei (mackerel) > [noun] > family Scombridae > member of Scomberomorus (Spanish mackerel) kingfish1775 Spanish mackerel1832 pintado1874 king mackerel1879 cero1884 sierra1889 katonkel1893 speckled hound-fish- 1889 in Cent. Dict. 1905 D. S. Jordan Guide Study of Fishes II. xvi. 266 Almost exactly like it [sc. the Spanish mackerel] in appearance is the pintado, or sierra. 1965 A. J. McClane Standard Fishing Encycl. 793/2 Sierra are found along the Pacific coast of America from San Diego to Peru. Derivatives siˈerran adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > mountain > [adjective] > range sierran1873 1873 B. Harte Episode of Fiddletown 92 It was in a Sierran solitude, where I had encamped. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 673/1 Sierran flora. Draft additions March 2003 Sierra Club n. originally and chiefly U.S. a non-profit-making environmentalist organization, formed in the U.S. in the early 1890s (originally to promote the exploration of the mountainous regions of the Pacific coast); (also, occasionally) an organization modelled on this; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > other specific associations or organizations Tityre-tu1623 Peep o' Day Boys1780 law society1821 kongsi1839 B'nai B'rith1862 Molly Maguire1867 Kennel Club1874 Ethical Society1877 Kyrle Society1877 Molly1877 Sierra Club1891 subak1897 Workers' Educational Association1905 senior1906 W.E.A.1910 Lions Club1922 godless1927 F.P.A.a1940 Diners' Club1950 amnesty1961 Sealed Knot1971 Greenpeace1972 lions1972 Gaysoc1976 Group of Eight1977 Group of Seven1977 meeja1983 G71986 G81988 1891 Overland Monthly July 19/1 Why not have a Sierra Club, to spend vacations in the mountains, and study them? 1926 World's Work Sept. In the summer of 1902..he went with the Sierra Club far up in King's River Cañon. 1959 Ski Mar. 47/1 The word ‘mogul’..it might be worthwhile to investigate it... The Sierra Club Ski Mountaineers have been using the word for the past twenty-five years or so as ‘mugel’. 1991 Newsweek 18 Feb. 63/3 That leaves everything up to the iconography—a Freudian version of ‘Total Recall’ in Dali's case, and a kind of Sierra Club Valhalla in Friedrich's. 2000 D. D'Souza Virtue of Prosperity ii. 47 Right-wingers are moving toward a proenvironmental stance. This does not mean that conservatives are signing up in droves to go tree hugging with the Sierra Club. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1613
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