bottle impn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒtl ˌɪmp/, U.S.

/ˈbɑdəl ˌɪmp/

Forms: also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottle n.³, imp n.¹

Etymology: < bottle n.³ + imp n.¹In quot. 1823 at sense 1 translating German Galgenmännlein, lit. ‘gallows imp’ (1810 or earlier in this sense, in the title of a short story by F. de la Motte Fouqué); in the story the imp lives in a bottle.

1. Mythology. An evil spirit which lives in a bottle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > imp, goblin, or hobgoblin > specific types of

gay horse1483

roblet-led1647

redcap?1790

erl-king1797

red-cowl1816

bottle imp1823

gremlin1929

1823 tr. F. de la Motte Fouqué Bottle-imp in Pop. Tales & Romances Northern Nations I. 81 He hoped he should be able to pass off the bottle-imp to the learned man as a curiosity.

1856 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay V. 106 The letter would poison my very existence, like the bottle-imp.

1905 E. Candler Unveiling of Lhasa xiii. 248 No unknown land of dreams, where there may still be genii and mahatmas and bottle-imps.

1915 J. Huneker New Cosmopolis i. i. 4 What hand-to-hand struggles with genii, afrits, imps—bottle-imps, very often!

2003 J. Fforde Well of Lost Plots v. 57 Don't buy any Bottle Imps no matter how good the bargain.

2. A toy consisting of a hollow figure which sinks and rises in a container of water; = Cartesian diver, variant of Cartesian devil n. at Cartesian adj. and n. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun]

multiplying-glass1639

Cartesian devil1731

kaleidoscope1817

myriorama1823

thaumatrope1827

bottle imp1833

phantasmascope1833

phenakistoscope1834

stroboscope1836

anorthoscope1842

tantalus-cup1842

phantascope1851

phantoscope1861

Pharaoh's serpent1863

phosphoroscope1866

zoetrope1866

wheel of life1872

praxinoscope1878

zoopraxiscope1881

phantoscope1894

Newton's cradle1971

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > other figures > [noun] > bottle-imp

bottle imp1947

1833 J. M. Moffatt Bk. Sci. 193 Hollow glass figures, about an inch and a half in length, resembling men or women must be procured...These diminutive images have been whimsically called bottle-imps.

1873 J. J. Griffin Sci. Handicraft I. 160 The bottle imp is hollow, and has a small opening in one of the feet or in the tail.

1947 Antiquity 21 105 A toy known sometimes as a Bottle-imp, sometimes more grandly as a Cartesian Devil or Diver.

1998 M. Allen Water 10 A classic toy known as a ‘cartesian devil’ or ‘bottle imp’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	bottle imp
释义	bottle impn. Brit. /ˈbɒtl ˌɪmp/, U.S. /ˈbɑdəl ˌɪmp/ Forms: also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bottle n.³, imp n.¹ Etymology: < bottle n.³ + imp n.¹In quot. 1823 at sense 1 translating German Galgenmännlein, lit. ‘gallows imp’ (1810 or earlier in this sense, in the title of a short story by F. de la Motte Fouqué); in the story the imp lives in a bottle. 1. Mythology. An evil spirit which lives in a bottle. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > imp, goblin, or hobgoblin > specific types of gay horse1483 roblet-led1647 redcap?1790 erl-king1797 red-cowl1816 bottle imp1823 gremlin1929 1823 tr. F. de la Motte Fouqué Bottle-imp in Pop. Tales & Romances Northern Nations I. 81 He hoped he should be able to pass off the bottle-imp to the learned man as a curiosity. 1856 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay V. 106 The letter would poison my very existence, like the bottle-imp. 1905 E. Candler Unveiling of Lhasa xiii. 248 No unknown land of dreams, where there may still be genii and mahatmas and bottle-imps. 1915 J. Huneker New Cosmopolis i. i. 4 What hand-to-hand struggles with genii, afrits, imps—bottle-imps, very often! 2003 J. Fforde Well of Lost Plots v. 57 Don't buy any Bottle Imps no matter how good the bargain. 2. A toy consisting of a hollow figure which sinks and rises in a container of water; = Cartesian diver, variant of Cartesian devil n. at Cartesian adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun] multiplying-glass1639 Cartesian devil1731 kaleidoscope1817 myriorama1823 thaumatrope1827 bottle imp1833 phantasmascope1833 phenakistoscope1834 stroboscope1836 anorthoscope1842 tantalus-cup1842 phantascope1851 phantoscope1861 Pharaoh's serpent1863 phosphoroscope1866 zoetrope1866 wheel of life1872 praxinoscope1878 zoopraxiscope1881 phantoscope1894 Newton's cradle1971 society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > doll > other figures > [noun] > bottle-imp bottle imp1947 1833 J. M. Moffatt Bk. Sci. 193 Hollow glass figures, about an inch and a half in length, resembling men or women must be procured...These diminutive images have been whimsically called bottle-imps. 1873 J. J. Griffin Sci. Handicraft I. 160 The bottle imp is hollow, and has a small opening in one of the feet or in the tail. 1947 Antiquity 21 105 A toy known sometimes as a Bottle-imp, sometimes more grandly as a Cartesian Devil or Diver. 1998 M. Allen Water 10 A classic toy known as a ‘cartesian devil’ or ‘bottle imp’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1823
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