tutun.¹

Brit.

/ˈtuːtuː/, U.S.

/ˈtuˌtu/

Etymology: Maori.

a. A New Zealand shrub yielding shining black juicy berries, containing poisonous seeds; = toot n.⁵ Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > poisonous bush or tree > [noun] > toot bush

tutu1845

toot1851

tupakihi1867

wineberry1889

1845 E. Meurant Diary 4 Oct. (typescript, Alexander Turnbull Libr., Wellington, N.Z.) 24 Bullocks..had been eating the tutu bush wich [sic] is poisonous to cattle.

1849 C. Hursthouse Acct. Settlement New Plymouth vii. 93 The cane-like fern stalks..should be cut at once,..and the ‘Tutu’ slashed down with a bill-hook.

1857 R. Wilkin in C. Hursthouse N. Zealand xiii. 372 The plant called ‘tutu’ or ‘toot’..appears to be universal over New Zealand.

1861 C. C. Bowen Poems 57 And flax and fern and tutu grew In wild luxuriance round.

1867 E. Sauter tr. F. von Hochstetter New Zealand vii. 139 (note) The Toot-plant, Tutu or Tupakihi of the Maoris (Coriaria sarmentosa, Forst. = C. ruscifolia, L.).

1884 A. Cox Recoll. 258 Footpaths..fringed with tutu bushes.

b. to eat (one's) tutu or toot, to become acclimatized, spec. to colonial life in New Zealand (see quots.). New Zealand slang (now Obsolete exc. Historical).

ΚΠ

1857 R. B. Paul Lett. from Canterbury ii. 26 [The newly arrived settlers] passed..through the crisis of unreasonableness, false pride, and grumbling, which old settlers call ‘eating their tutu’... The tutu, or ‘toot’,..is a native shrub the leaves of which may be eaten with safety by cattle gradually accumstomed to its use, but are often fatal to newly-landed animals.

1889 G. P. Williams & W. P. Reeves Colonial Couplets 20 The troublesome process..Which old settlers are wont to call ‘eating your tutu’.

1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang iii. 27 To eat toot was the pioneer way of describing the period during which new immigrants settled down to the cold facts of New Zealand life. More correctly the expression was to eat tutu..the poisonous plant.

1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. viii. 165 The early colonial phrase ‘to eat one's tutu’ meaning ‘to be acclimatized to colonial life’.

Derivatives

ˈtutued adj. poisoned by eating tutu.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders caused by poisons > [adjective] > affected with > other

strychnined1862

tutued1874

strychnized1875

tooted1879

gassed1900

fluorotic1946

1874 A. Bathgate Colonial Experiences xv. 211 Flock-owners have sometimes to contend with a poisonous plant called the tutu (Coriaria ruscifolia), commonly pronounced toot... Those [sheep] feeding amongst it..are apt to be affected by it, or be, as the phrase is, ‘tutued’.

1878 E. S. Elwell Boy Colonists 34 When they [sc. bullocks] were ‘tutu'd’ the only cures were either to bleed them or to put ammonia on the tip of the tongue.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

tutun.²

Brit.

/ˈtuːtuː/, U.S.

/ˈtuˌtu/

Forms: Also tu-tu.

Etymology: < French tutu, childish alteration of cucu , diminutive of cul cule n.

A ballet skirt made up of layers of stiff frills, reaching halfway between the knee and the ankle ( romantic tutu) or very short and standing out from the legs ( classic tutu). Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > ballet skirt

ballet skirt1858

parasol skirt1876

tutu1910

1910 E. F. Spence Our Stage ix. 196 She wished to exhibit what in technical slang is called le tutu, a term descriptive of the abbreviated costume and possessed also of a secondary meaning.

1913 A. E. Johnson Russ. Ballet 56 Columbine..attired in a scanty tu-tu.

1934 A. L. Haskell Balletomania 26 An old-fashioned ballet for this old-fashioned tragedy of naked footlights and a dancer's tutus.

1947 N. Nicolaeva-Legat Ballet Educ. iii. 49 To make a tutu skirt, the basque should first be cut.

1949 A. Chujoy & P. W. Manchester Dance Encycl. 486/1 The classic tutu reaches to a little above the knee, the romantic to the ankle.

1958 L. Gibbs Gowns & Satyr's Legs xii. 82 Four miniature ballet-girls, each poised gracefully on one toe and wearing a diminutive tutu.

1970 B. Cartland We danced All Night vii. 196 A snow-white figure in a fluffy tutu.

1980 ‘M. Fonteyn’ Magic of Dance 239 The soft, full ballet skirt Marie Taglioni had introduced climbed to just below the knee, then to mid-thigh. As it was shortened, it was made fuller and stood out more and more stiffly until it became the modern tutu.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tutu
释义	tutun.¹ Brit. /ˈtuːtuː/, U.S. /ˈtuˌtu/ Etymology: Maori. a. A New Zealand shrub yielding shining black juicy berries, containing poisonous seeds; = toot n.⁵ Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > poisonous or harmful plants > poisonous bush or tree > [noun] > toot bush tutu1845 toot1851 tupakihi1867 wineberry1889 1845 E. Meurant Diary 4 Oct. (typescript, Alexander Turnbull Libr., Wellington, N.Z.) 24 Bullocks..had been eating the tutu bush wich [sic] is poisonous to cattle. 1849 C. Hursthouse Acct. Settlement New Plymouth vii. 93 The cane-like fern stalks..should be cut at once,..and the ‘Tutu’ slashed down with a bill-hook. 1857 R. Wilkin in C. Hursthouse N. Zealand xiii. 372 The plant called ‘tutu’ or ‘toot’..appears to be universal over New Zealand. 1861 C. C. Bowen Poems 57 And flax and fern and tutu grew In wild luxuriance round. 1867 E. Sauter tr. F. von Hochstetter New Zealand vii. 139 (note) The Toot-plant, Tutu or Tupakihi of the Maoris (Coriaria sarmentosa, Forst. = C. ruscifolia, L.). 1884 A. Cox Recoll. 258 Footpaths..fringed with tutu bushes. b. to eat (one's) tutu or toot, to become acclimatized, spec. to colonial life in New Zealand (see quots.). New Zealand slang (now Obsolete exc. Historical). ΚΠ 1857 R. B. Paul Lett. from Canterbury ii. 26 [The newly arrived settlers] passed..through the crisis of unreasonableness, false pride, and grumbling, which old settlers call ‘eating their tutu’... The tutu, or ‘toot’,..is a native shrub the leaves of which may be eaten with safety by cattle gradually accumstomed to its use, but are often fatal to newly-landed animals. 1889 G. P. Williams & W. P. Reeves Colonial Couplets 20 The troublesome process..Which old settlers are wont to call ‘eating your tutu’. 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang iii. 27 To eat toot was the pioneer way of describing the period during which new immigrants settled down to the cold facts of New Zealand life. More correctly the expression was to eat tutu..the poisonous plant. 1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. viii. 165 The early colonial phrase ‘to eat one's tutu’ meaning ‘to be acclimatized to colonial life’. Derivatives ˈtutued adj. poisoned by eating tutu. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders caused by poisons > [adjective] > affected with > other strychnined1862 tutued1874 strychnized1875 tooted1879 gassed1900 fluorotic1946 1874 A. Bathgate Colonial Experiences xv. 211 Flock-owners have sometimes to contend with a poisonous plant called the tutu (Coriaria ruscifolia), commonly pronounced toot... Those [sheep] feeding amongst it..are apt to be affected by it, or be, as the phrase is, ‘tutued’. 1878 E. S. Elwell Boy Colonists 34 When they [sc. bullocks] were ‘tutu'd’ the only cures were either to bleed them or to put ammonia on the tip of the tongue. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). tutun.² Brit. /ˈtuːtuː/, U.S. /ˈtuˌtu/ Forms: Also tu-tu. Etymology: < French tutu, childish alteration of cucu , diminutive of cul cule n. A ballet skirt made up of layers of stiff frills, reaching halfway between the knee and the ankle ( romantic tutu) or very short and standing out from the legs ( classic tutu). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > ballet skirt ballet skirt1858 parasol skirt1876 tutu1910 1910 E. F. Spence Our Stage ix. 196 She wished to exhibit what in technical slang is called le tutu, a term descriptive of the abbreviated costume and possessed also of a secondary meaning. 1913 A. E. Johnson Russ. Ballet 56 Columbine..attired in a scanty tu-tu. 1934 A. L. Haskell Balletomania 26 An old-fashioned ballet for this old-fashioned tragedy of naked footlights and a dancer's tutus. 1947 N. Nicolaeva-Legat Ballet Educ. iii. 49 To make a tutu skirt, the basque should first be cut. 1949 A. Chujoy & P. W. Manchester Dance Encycl. 486/1 The classic tutu reaches to a little above the knee, the romantic to the ankle. 1958 L. Gibbs Gowns & Satyr's Legs xii. 82 Four miniature ballet-girls, each poised gracefully on one toe and wearing a diminutive tutu. 1970 B. Cartland We danced All Night vii. 196 A snow-white figure in a fluffy tutu. 1980 ‘M. Fonteyn’ Magic of Dance 239 The soft, full ballet skirt Marie Taglioni had introduced climbed to just below the knee, then to mid-thigh. As it was shortened, it was made fuller and stood out more and more stiffly until it became the modern tutu. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1845n.²1910
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