Taj Mahaln.

/tɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl/

/tɑːʒ məˈhɑːl/

Etymology: perhaps a corruption of Mumtaz Mahal (see below) under the influence of taj n.; compare mahal n.

The name of a mausoleum built at Agra by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife known as Mumtaz (Persian ‘chosen one’) Mahal (d. 1631), used:

a. elliptical as Taj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > types of tomb > [noun] > monumental > large or elaborate > for person of distinction > specific

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Taj1860

1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 II. 279 I had seen that Pearl of architecture, the wonder of the world—The Taj of Agra.

1887 R. Kipling Lett. Marque (1891) i. 2 He saw from the train the Taj wrapped in the mists of the morning.

1912 E. Lutyens Let. May in M. Lutyens Edwin Lutyens (1980) vii. 104 The Taj and some other of the tombs have charm.

1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions xiv. 225 Shah Jehan's Empress the lady of the Taj.

b. figurative denoting that which is excellent or surpassing of its kind. Also occasionally in transferred use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent thing

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1895 Q. Rev. Apr. 353 Stevenson has set up and decorated with every precious stone a building so magnificent, that it deserves to be called the Taj Mahal of our prose literature.

1950 E. Partridge Name into Word 429 One not seldom meets with such phrases as ‘the Taj Mahal of architectural elegance’ or ‘the Taj Mahal of romantic architecture’.

1980 D. Pownall Between Ribble & Lune i. 20 In 1906..his lordship ordered the structure as a Taj Mahal for his dead wife.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	taj mahal
释义	Taj Mahaln. /tɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl//tɑːʒ məˈhɑːl/ Etymology: perhaps a corruption of Mumtaz Mahal (see below) under the influence of taj n.; compare mahal n. The name of a mausoleum built at Agra by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife known as Mumtaz (Persian ‘chosen one’) Mahal (d. 1631), used: a. elliptical as Taj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > grave or burial-place > types of tomb > [noun] > monumental > large or elaborate > for person of distinction > specific mausoleuma1500 mausole1584 Taj1860 1860 W. H. Russell My Diary in India 1858–9 II. 279 I had seen that Pearl of architecture, the wonder of the world—The Taj of Agra. 1887 R. Kipling Lett. Marque (1891) i. 2 He saw from the train the Taj wrapped in the mists of the morning. 1912 E. Lutyens Let. May in M. Lutyens Edwin Lutyens (1980) vii. 104 The Taj and some other of the tombs have charm. 1978 ‘M. M. Kaye’ Far Pavilions xiv. 225 Shah Jehan's Empress the lady of the Taj. b. figurative denoting that which is excellent or surpassing of its kind. Also occasionally in transferred use. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun] > excellent thing starOE dainty1340 daisyc1485 say-piece1535 bravery1583 paragon1585 daint1633 rapper1653 supernaculum1704 dandy1785 roarer1813 sneezer1823 plum1825 trimmer1827 sockdolager1838 rasper1844 dinger1861 job1863 fizzer1866 champagne1880 beauty1882 pie1884 twanger1889 smasher1894 crackerjack1895 Taj Mahal1895 beaut1896 pearler1901 lollapalooza1904 bearcat1909 beaner1911 grande dame1915 Rolls-Royce1916 the nuts1917 pipperoo1939 rubydazzler1941 rumpty1941 rumptydooler1941 snodger1941 sockeroo1942 sweetheart1942 zinger1955 blue-chipper1957 ring-a-ding1959 premier cru1965 sharpie1970 stormer1978 1895 Q. Rev. Apr. 353 Stevenson has set up and decorated with every precious stone a building so magnificent, that it deserves to be called the Taj Mahal of our prose literature. 1950 E. Partridge Name into Word 429 One not seldom meets with such phrases as ‘the Taj Mahal of architectural elegance’ or ‘the Taj Mahal of romantic architecture’. 1980 D. Pownall Between Ribble & Lune i. 20 In 1906..his lordship ordered the structure as a Taj Mahal for his dead wife. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1860
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