tenaclen.

/ˈtɛnək(ə)l/

Etymology: < Latin tenāculum holder: see below.

Now rare.

†1. plural. Forceps, pincers, nippers; cf. tenaculum n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > forceps

tenaclesc1400

tongsc1425

raven's bill1446

parrotbill1598

duck's bill1601

swan's bill1631

forceps1634

beaks1656

volsella1684

tenaculum1693

rostrum1722

crane's-bill1753

porte-aiguille1830

volsellum1851

vulsellum1863

iris-forceps1874

speculum forceps1875

bulldog forceps1880

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 308 Þou schalt take vp þe skyn wiþ tenaclis, and putt in þin hoot iren þoruȝ þe hole of þe tenaclis, & brenne þe skyn.

1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 15 b/2 Rounde pinsers or tenacles, to take away the trepanede percelle of bone.

2. That by which a plant, a fruit, etc. is upheld or supported: †a stalk, peduncle, or petiole (obsolete); in plural the organs by which some climbing plants attach themselves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [noun] > tendril or twining shoot

tenaclec1500

tendril1538

clasp1577

clasper1577

winder1577

capreol1578

taglet1578

twine1579

string1585

trail1597

tress1605

nervelet1648

cirrus1708

clavicle1725

twister1799

bine1808

c1500 Bollard tr. Godfredus on Palladius 157 The furste [kind of cherry] hath shorte tenacles v. stalkys.

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 164 Ivy divided from the root, we have observed to live some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tenacles and holdfasts unto it.

1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxvi. 305 We all know how the ivy..casts out innumerable little arms and tenacles by which it attaches and fastens itself.

†3. ? A holster or the like in which to hold the staff of a standard or flag when borne. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > poles and staffs > holster, etc., in which to carry

tenacle1556

1556 Chron. Gr. Fr. (Camd.) 50 A generalle processione from Powlles unto sent Peters in Cornehylle with alle the chelderne of Powlles scole, & a crosse of every parishe churche with a banner and one to ber it in a tenacle [MS. tenache].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	tenacle
释义	tenaclen. /ˈtɛnək(ə)l/ Etymology: < Latin tenāculum holder: see below. Now rare. †1. plural. Forceps, pincers, nippers; cf. tenaculum n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [noun] > forceps tenaclesc1400 tongsc1425 raven's bill1446 parrotbill1598 duck's bill1601 swan's bill1631 forceps1634 beaks1656 volsella1684 tenaculum1693 rostrum1722 crane's-bill1753 porte-aiguille1830 volsellum1851 vulsellum1863 iris-forceps1874 speculum forceps1875 bulldog forceps1880 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 308 Þou schalt take vp þe skyn wiþ tenaclis, and putt in þin hoot iren þoruȝ þe hole of þe tenaclis, & brenne þe skyn. 1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 15 b/2 Rounde pinsers or tenacles, to take away the trepanede percelle of bone. 2. That by which a plant, a fruit, etc. is upheld or supported: †a stalk, peduncle, or petiole (obsolete); in plural the organs by which some climbing plants attach themselves. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [noun] > tendril or twining shoot tenaclec1500 tendril1538 clasp1577 clasper1577 winder1577 capreol1578 taglet1578 twine1579 string1585 trail1597 tress1605 nervelet1648 cirrus1708 clavicle1725 twister1799 bine1808 c1500 Bollard tr. Godfredus on Palladius 157 The furste [kind of cherry] hath shorte tenacles v. stalkys. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iv, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 164 Ivy divided from the root, we have observed to live some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tenacles and holdfasts unto it. 1860 R. C. Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxvi. 305 We all know how the ivy..casts out innumerable little arms and tenacles by which it attaches and fastens itself. †3. ? A holster or the like in which to hold the staff of a standard or flag when borne. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > poles and staffs > holster, etc., in which to carry tenacle1556 1556 Chron. Gr. Fr. (Camd.) 50 A generalle processione from Powlles unto sent Peters in Cornehylle with alle the chelderne of Powlles scole, & a crosse of every parishe churche with a banner and one to ber it in a tenacle [MS. tenache]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.c1400
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