tripolin.

Brit.

/ˈtrɪpəli/,

/ˈtrɪpl̩i/, U.S.

/ˈtrɪpəli/

Forms: Also with capital initial, and 1600s tripolie, 1600s–1700s tripoly, (1700s tripela).

Etymology: = French tripoli (16th cent. in Godefroy Compl.), < Tripoli, a region in North Africa, or town of the same name in Syria, where found.

a. A fine earth used as a polishing-powder, consisting mainly of decomposed siliceous matter, esp. that formed of the shells of diatoms; called also infusorial earth or rotten-stone.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > earth > [noun] > infusorial earth

tripoli1601

fossil flour1788

fossil farina1789

terra cariosa1823

kieselguhr1875

diatomite1887

moler1910

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > tripoli

tripoli1601

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. vi. 530 Tripolie or goldsmiths earth.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia Pref. sig. F^v With a little Tripoly, rub them till they come to be very smooth.

1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 355 A sort of tripoly, which is called rotten-stone by some miners.

1797 Encycl. Brit. VII. 608/2 The common tripela, or Tripoli, used to polish glass and stones.

1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 214 That admixture of clay and silica, called tripoli.

1869 tr. F. A. Pouchet Universe (1871) 21 Some tripolis of a red colour are employed in house-painting.

b. attributive.

ΚΠ

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 78 That very lasting brightness..receiv'd from the Gold-smiths Tripoli-stone.

1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 755 To polish Varnish.—This is effected with pumice-stone and Tripoli earth.

1839 G. Roberts Dict. Geol. Tripoli powder.., used for polishing fossils, &c. It is itself the remains of fossil insects.

1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 199 Tripolite..(c) Tripoli slate (Polishing slate..), a slaty or thin laminated variety, fragile.

2. A large, mild onion; also, the plant producing a bulb of this kind. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > onion, leek, or garlic > [noun] > onion > types of onion

hollekec1000

scallion1393

sybow1574

Portugal onion1647

shallot1664

Spanish onion1706

eschalot1707

Welsh onion1731

Reading onion1784

onionet1820

potato onion1822

tripoli1822

ramps1828

escalion1847

stone-leek1861

Egyptian onion1880

cocktail onion1927

Maui onion1967

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > onion, leek, or garlic > onion > other types of onion

hollekec1000

chibol1362

scallion1393

oniona1398

chesbollc1410

oinet?1440

red onionc1450

sybow1574

green onion1577

Strasbourg onion1629

cibol1632

Portugal onion1647

Spanish onion1706

Welsh onion1731

spring onion1758

Reading1784

rareripe1788

yellow onion1816

onionet1820

potato onion1822

tripoli1822

escalion1847

stone-leek1861

Egyptian onion1880

ramp1885

multiplier1907

ramps1939

Vidalia1969

tree onion-

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [adjective] > of or resembling an onion

cepaceous1657

cepous1657

tripoli1932

1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening iii. i. 715 Tripoli, the largest onion grown; oval, light-red, tinged with green and brown, soft and mild.

1873 Young Englishwoman Sept. 446/2 The best varieties [of onion] for autumn sowing are the Tripoli, Giant Madeira, [etc.].

1932 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Feb. (Home & School Suppl.) p. iv/1 The following crops should be started as soon as possible:..tripoli onions, shallots, [etc.].

1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1425/2 Such onions as the Roccas, white Lisbon, and Tripoli..are of no value for storing.

Derivatives

ˈtripolite n. Mineralogy an infusorial variety of opalsilica, constituting one of the kinds of tripoli.

ΚΠ

1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 199 Infusorial Earth, or Earthy Tripolite, a very fine-grained earth looking often like an earthly chalk, or a clay.

ˈtripolith n. [Greek λίθος stone] trade name for a kind of cement: see quot.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [noun] > other kinds of cement or mortar

maltha?1440

testacyec1440

putty1472

tarras1612

natural cement1753

Roman cement1768

sand mortar1775

Roman cement1800

Parker's cement1811

mastic cement1815

gauge-stuff1823

Portland cement1824

putty cement1825

rust cement1830

matrix1838

terro-cement1838

rust1839

swish1863

Coaguline1868

albolith1870

dagga1878

mastic1881

tripolith1882

grappier1897

pozzolana cement1905

Ciment Fondu1924

snowcrete1928

soil-cement1936

1882 Athenæum 30 Sept. 438/1 The new binding material ‘tripolith’,..is composed of sulphate of lime (gypsum), coke powder, and precipitated oxide of iron.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tripoli
释义	tripolin. Brit. /ˈtrɪpəli/, /ˈtrɪpl̩i/, U.S. /ˈtrɪpəli/ Forms: Also with capital initial, and 1600s tripolie, 1600s–1700s tripoly, (1700s tripela). Etymology: = French tripoli (16th cent. in Godefroy Compl.), < Tripoli, a region in North Africa, or town of the same name in Syria, where found. 1. a. A fine earth used as a polishing-powder, consisting mainly of decomposed siliceous matter, esp. that formed of the shells of diatoms; called also infusorial earth or rotten-stone. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > earth > [noun] > infusorial earth tripoli1601 fossil flour1788 fossil farina1789 terra cariosa1823 kieselguhr1875 diatomite1887 moler1910 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > [noun] > tripoli tripoli1601 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxv. vi. 530 Tripolie or goldsmiths earth. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia Pref. sig. F^v With a little Tripoly, rub them till they come to be very smooth. 1777 G. Forster Voy. round World II. 355 A sort of tripoly, which is called rotten-stone by some miners. 1797 Encycl. Brit. VII. 608/2 The common tripela, or Tripoli, used to polish glass and stones. 1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 214 That admixture of clay and silica, called tripoli. 1869 tr. F. A. Pouchet Universe (1871) 21 Some tripolis of a red colour are employed in house-painting. b. attributive. ΚΠ 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 78 That very lasting brightness..receiv'd from the Gold-smiths Tripoli-stone. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 755 To polish Varnish.—This is effected with pumice-stone and Tripoli earth. 1839 G. Roberts Dict. Geol. Tripoli powder.., used for polishing fossils, &c. It is itself the remains of fossil insects. 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 199 Tripolite..(c) Tripoli slate (Polishing slate..), a slaty or thin laminated variety, fragile. 2. A large, mild onion; also, the plant producing a bulb of this kind. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > onion, leek, or garlic > [noun] > onion > types of onion hollekec1000 scallion1393 sybow1574 Portugal onion1647 shallot1664 Spanish onion1706 eschalot1707 Welsh onion1731 Reading onion1784 onionet1820 potato onion1822 tripoli1822 ramps1828 escalion1847 stone-leek1861 Egyptian onion1880 cocktail onion1927 Maui onion1967 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > onion, leek, or garlic > onion > other types of onion hollekec1000 chibol1362 scallion1393 oniona1398 chesbollc1410 oinet?1440 red onionc1450 sybow1574 green onion1577 Strasbourg onion1629 cibol1632 Portugal onion1647 Spanish onion1706 Welsh onion1731 spring onion1758 Reading1784 rareripe1788 yellow onion1816 onionet1820 potato onion1822 tripoli1822 escalion1847 stone-leek1861 Egyptian onion1880 ramp1885 multiplier1907 ramps1939 Vidalia1969 tree onion- the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [adjective] > of or resembling an onion cepaceous1657 cepous1657 tripoli1932 1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening iii. i. 715 Tripoli, the largest onion grown; oval, light-red, tinged with green and brown, soft and mild. 1873 Young Englishwoman Sept. 446/2 The best varieties [of onion] for autumn sowing are the Tripoli, Giant Madeira, [etc.]. 1932 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Feb. (Home & School Suppl.) p. iv/1 The following crops should be started as soon as possible:..tripoli onions, shallots, [etc.]. 1951 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) III. 1425/2 Such onions as the Roccas, white Lisbon, and Tripoli..are of no value for storing. Derivatives ˈtripolite n. Mineralogy an infusorial variety of opalsilica, constituting one of the kinds of tripoli. ΚΠ 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 199 Infusorial Earth, or Earthy Tripolite, a very fine-grained earth looking often like an earthly chalk, or a clay. ˈtripolith n. [Greek λίθος stone] trade name for a kind of cement: see quot. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [noun] > other kinds of cement or mortar maltha?1440 testacyec1440 putty1472 tarras1612 natural cement1753 Roman cement1768 sand mortar1775 Roman cement1800 Parker's cement1811 mastic cement1815 gauge-stuff1823 Portland cement1824 putty cement1825 rust cement1830 matrix1838 terro-cement1838 rust1839 swish1863 Coaguline1868 albolith1870 dagga1878 mastic1881 tripolith1882 grappier1897 pozzolana cement1905 Ciment Fondu1924 snowcrete1928 soil-cement1936 1882 Athenæum 30 Sept. 438/1 The new binding material ‘tripolith’,..is composed of sulphate of lime (gypsum), coke powder, and precipitated oxide of iron. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1601
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