vanillan.

Brit.

/vəˈnɪlə/, U.S.

/vəˈnɪlə/

Forms: Also 1600s vaynilla. β. 1600s vinello-, 1700s vanello, 1700s–1800s vanelloe (1700s vaneloe); 1700s vanilio, vanillio, 1700s–1800s vanillo.

Etymology: In earlier use < older Spanish vaynilla , now vainilla , diminutive of vaina ( < Latin vāgīna vagina n.) sheath. Subsequently < modern botanical Latin Vanilla , from the same source. Compare Italian vainiglia , Portuguese bainilha , baunilha , French vanille vanille n.

1. A pod produced by one or other species of the genus Vanilla (see sense 2), esp. V. planifolia. Chiefly in plural.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants > vanilla pod

vanilla1662

vanell1703

vanilla bean1886

vanilla pod1887

α.

1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar ii. 11 They added..the Vaynillas [to the chocolate] for the like ends, and to strengthen the brain.

1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar ii. 17 Afterwards to mix the Vaynillas, cut into pieces, and dryed.

1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 485 Vanillas which they mingle with the Cacao to make Chocolate.

β. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iii. 38 There grow on this Coast Vinelloes in great quantity, with which Chocolate is perfumed.1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments v. 67 When..mix'd with Vanillios or Spices; it [chocolate] acquires likewise the good and bad Qualities of aromatick Oils.1757 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller iii. li. 220 Angelica-seed, Vanellos and Mace, of each one Ounce and a Half.1758 R. Dossie Elaboratory laid open 318 Cut the vanilloes into small pieces.1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) ii. 267 Vanelloes are long flat pods, containing a reddish pulp, with small shining black seeds,..but seldom imported.1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 311/2 The vanelloe is a long flattish pod [etc.].

a. The climbing orchid Vanilla planifolia, or other species related to this; the tropical (American) genus to which these belong.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants

green withe1696

vanilla1698

vanilla plant1753

vanilla1829

vanilla orchid1883

vanillon1884

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > vanilla plant

vanilla1698

vanilla plant1753

vanilla orchid1883

α.

1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 129 The Vanilla is a plant that creeps up along other trees, in the same manner as Ivy does.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 11 Nor does the vanilla,..grow any where..in greater perfection.

1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) III. 340 The vanilla is a plant which, like the ivy, grows to the trees it meets with.

1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. 182 In some parts of these forests I saw the Vanilla growing luxuriantly.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 116/2 The reason of the vanilla not producing fruit in Europe when it has flowered.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 91/2 The vanilla is an epiphyte, or air-plant.

β. 1702 Propos. Effectual War in Amer. 19 Cacao-Trees and the Vanilio grow there [i.e. in Granada in America] naturally.1748 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 45 160 The Vanelloe. With the Fruit of this Plant the Spaniards perfume their Chocolate.1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 330 Vanilla, or Vaneloe, Epidendrum.1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. 25 Feb. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1967) III. ii. 805 The known kinds of plants are..a shruby Speedwell found near all the Beeches, Sow thistles, Virgins Bower, Vanelloe.

b. With plural. One or other species of this genus.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants > a species of

vanilla1827

1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 87 Their country abounded in vanilloes and sarsaparilla.

1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (1836) 765 The Vanillæ shoot out roots at every joint like the Ivy.

1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxiii One hanging garden of crimson and orange orchids or vanillas.

1874 Athenæum 10 Oct. 488/1 La Liberté states that a wild vanilla has been introduced into commerce.

c. With distinctive premodifiers.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants

green withe1696

vanilla1698

vanilla plant1753

vanilla1829

vanilla orchid1883

vanillon1884

1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (1836) 764 Vanilla aromatica, aromatic Vanilla. [V.]planifolia, fragrant Vanilla.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 116/1 V. claviculata, Tendril-bearing Vanilla... V. grandiflora, Large-flowered Vanilla.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1204/1 Cuba Vanilla, Critonia Dalea.

a. The aromatic substance composed of, or obtained from, the slender pod-like capsule of Vanilla planifolia or related species, much used as a flavouring or perfume.

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the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > plants and extracts used for

roseeOE

nardusOE

nardOE

lavendera1300

spikenardc1350

piste?1440

orris root1598

bainilla1678

amberseed1728

vanilla1728

ambrette1745

vanell1790

tonka bean1796

scent bean1822

muguet1830

lemon-grass1837

vanillea1845

sweet pea1890

snuff-bean1898

oak moss1921

tea olive1952

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Chocolate To have the better Market for their Cacao Nuts, Achiott, Vanilla, and other Drugs.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The pods..of the simarona, which is also called bastard Vanilla, are the smallest of all the kinds. The ley kind is the only good Vanilla.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 265 The aromatic substance called Vanilla is the succulent fruit of a climbing West Indian plant of the order [Orchideæ].

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xvi. 63 The English and the Anglo-Americans often seek to make purchases of vanilla at the port of La Guayra.

1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 152 As an aromatic, vanilla is much used by confectioners for flavouring ices and custards.

b. A kind or variety of this. (See also quot. 1866.)

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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The smell of the Vanillas ought to be penetrating and agreeable.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 115/2 It does not appear that any of the Brazilian vanillas form the substance known in trade.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1204/1 Chica Vanilla, the Panama name for the fruit of a species of Sobralia.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 67/2 None of the South American vanillas appear to be used in Great Britain for flavouring purposes.

c. A vanilla ice cream.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > ices > [noun] > ice-cream > types or forms of

pistachio ice?1790

iced tea1827

tutti-frutti1834

brown-bread ice1846

vanilla ice1846

vanille ice1846

Neapolitan ice1867

Neapolitan ice cream1868

hokey-pokey1884

strawberry ice cream1890

choc chip1903

horn1908

Tortoni1911

slider1915

choc bar1919

cone1920

Eskimo pie1921

brick1922

brickette1922

Eskimo1922

choc ice1924

cornet1926

briquette1927

gelato1932

ninety-nine1935

wafer1936

fudgicle1938

ripple1939

tub1939

vanilla1955

double dip1965

1955 T. Sterling Evil of Day viii. 84 You should go to Schrafft's for a plain vanilla with marshmallow sauce.

1970 Guardian 13 July 9/3 They'll have a vanilla, our Ethel, ta.

4. Passing into adj.: vanilla-coloured, vanilla-flavoured. (Not clearly distinguishable from some of the uses in sense vanilla plant n. (a) at Compounds 2.)

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1946 A. Christie Come, tell me how you Live viii. 133 A vanilla soufflé, for a wonder, goes right.

1962 A. Lurie Love & Friendship viii. 145 Vanilla sodas with strawberry ice-cream.

1980 H. Engel Suicide Murders xviii. 121 I ordered a vanilla marshmallow sundae and a vanilla milkshake.

1982 M. Russell All Part of Service iii. 23 A box of vanilla fudge.

1984 Guardian 5 Oct. 17/8 Old-fashioned vanilla sundae with hot fudge sauce.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

vanilla bean n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants > vanilla pod

vanilla1662

vanell1703

vanilla bean1886

vanilla pod1887

1886 American 12 318 The aromatic principle of the vanilla bean.

1898 19th Cent. Apr. 644 Spices should be added, such as..cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and vanilla bean.

vanilla ice n.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > ices > [noun] > ice-cream > types or forms of

pistachio ice?1790

iced tea1827

tutti-frutti1834

brown-bread ice1846

vanilla ice1846

vanille ice1846

Neapolitan ice1867

Neapolitan ice cream1868

hokey-pokey1884

strawberry ice cream1890

choc chip1903

horn1908

Tortoni1911

slider1915

choc bar1919

cone1920

Eskimo pie1921

brick1922

brickette1922

Eskimo1922

choc ice1924

cornet1926

briquette1927

gelato1932

ninety-nine1935

wafer1936

fudgicle1938

ripple1939

tub1939

vanilla1955

double dip1965

1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 553 Garnish with a custard made as for vanilla ice.

vanilla ice cream n.

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1904 N.Y. Evening Post 21 May (Sat. Suppl.) 4/7 The Sundi, so popular at the confectioner's, can be prepared at home. Make a rich vanilla ice cream and over it pour the juice of your preserved fruits.

1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Apr. 7/1 (advt.) Ice Cream Bricks, Neapolitan, Vanilla, Strawberry, Pineapple, [etc.].

1974 Times 6 Apr. 12/5 Serve the oranges very cold with vanilla ice cream.

vanilla orchid n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants

green withe1696

vanilla1698

vanilla plant1753

vanilla1829

vanilla orchid1883

vanillon1884

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > vanilla plant

vanilla1698

vanilla plant1753

vanilla orchid1883

1883 R. B. White in Proc. Royal Geog. Soc. (N.S.) V. 260 A forest..in which the trees are literally over-burdened with the vanilla orchid.

vanilla pod n.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants > vanilla pod

vanilla1662

vanell1703

vanilla bean1886

vanilla pod1887

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 421 The source of the vanilla pods of commerce.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 66/2 The best varieties of vanilla pods are of a dark chocolate brown or nearly black colour.

vanilla sugar n.

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1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 569 Serve with whipped cream flavoured with vanilla sugar under it.

vanilla worker n.

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1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 923 Vanilla-workers sometimes manifest lichen-erythema of the face and hands.

vanilla-flavoured adj.

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1972 Harrods Christmas Catal. 59/4 French marrons in vanilla flavoured syrup.

1974 L. Deighton Spy Story xix. 207 That big vanilla-flavoured ice-cream sundae.

vanilla-sweet adj.

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1940 L. MacNeice Plant & Phantom (1941) 59 All her vanilla-sweet forgotten vaudeville nights.

C2.

vanilla grass n. (see quot.).

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > holy grass

holy grass1778

vanilla grass1856

1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (1860) 574 Hierochloa borealis. Vanilla or Seneca Grass.

vanilla plant n. (a) = sense 2; (b) an American species of Liatris.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants

green withe1696

vanilla1698

vanilla plant1753

vanilla1829

vanilla orchid1883

vanillon1884

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > vanilla plant

vanilla1698

vanilla plant1753

vanilla orchid1883

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > liatris

rattlesnake master1806

liatris1811

gayfeather1845

vanilla plant1856

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The leaves of the Vanilla plant are about a foot long, and three fingers breadth wide.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1263 The vanilla plant is cultivated in Brazil,..and some other tropical countries.

1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 311/2 Epidendrum Vanilla, the systematic name of the vanelloe plant.

1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (1860) 185 Liatris odoratissima. Vanilla-plant... Leaves exhaling the odor of Vanilla when bruised.

vanilla slice n. an oblong pastry containing custard flavoured with vanilla and usually iced.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > sweet or rich pastries > [noun]

puff1419

curd tart1594

baklava1650

petits choux1702

chou1706

pastry1708

millefeuille1733

pithivier1834

frangipane1844

apple strudel1850

cream puff1851

ensaimada1867

profiterole1884

Napoleon cake1892

strudel1893

milk tart1896

Napoleon1896

St. Honoré1907

cream horn1908

bear claw1915

butterhorn1920

churro1929

vanilla slice1930

Danish pastry1934

gur cake1936

rugelach1941

pain au chocolat1944

religieuse1954

Pop Tart1964

Napoleon pastry1969

1930 Radiation Cookery Book (ed. 12) vii. 119 Vanilla Slices. Ingredients—¹/ ₂ lb. puff paste. A few drops vanilla, ¹/ ₂ pint thick custard... When the pastry is cool, spread the custard on one strip and put the second strip over the top; cover with icing, and cut with a sharp knife in strips about 2 inches wide.

1979 This England Winter 19/1 I've brought you one of your favourite vanilla slices as well!

Draft additions 1997

[ < the popular perception of vanilla as the ordinary, bland flavour of ice-cream.] Plain, basic, conventional; (esp. of a computer, program, or other product) having no interesting or unusual feature; safe, unadventurous. Used originally with reference to sexual activity (esp. in vanilla sex). Only occasionally as predicative.adj. colloquial (originally U.S.).

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society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > basic or uninteresting

vanilla1972

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective]

feeblec1275

demeanc1380

unnoblec1384

coarse1424

colourlessc1425

passable1489

meana1500

indifferent1532

plain1539

so-so1542

mediocre1586

ordinary1590

fameless1611

middling1652

middle-rate1658

ornery1692

so-soish1819

nohow1828

betwixt and between1832

indifferential1836

null1847

undazzling1855

deviceless1884

uncompetitive1885

tug1890

run of the mill1919

serviceable1920

dim1958

spammy1959

comme ci, comme ça1968

vanilla1972

meh2007

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > conventional or unadventurous

vanilla sex1972

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [adjective] > conventional or unadventurous

vanilla1972

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > commonplace

commona1382

ordinarc1400

plainc1430

famosec1449

famous1528

vulgar1580

ordinary1590

undistinguished1600

indistinguished1608

commonplace1616

unremarkable1628

irremarkable1635

bread and cheese1643

incurious1747

ordinary-looking1798

routine1826

indistinctive1846

common-seeming1857

bread-and-butterish1893

bread-and-buttery1893

timeworn1901

day-to-day1919

vanilla1972

standard1977

1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 184 Vanilla bar, a gay bar that is not SM.

1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 205 Vanilla,..rigid, conforming, goody-goody ‘This neighborhood is too vanilla for the licks of us.’

1983 G. L. Steele et al. Hacker's Dict. 129 It's just a vanilla terminal; it doesn't have any interesting features.

1985 W. Dynes Homolexis 123 S & M adepts dismiss gays of simpler tastes as mere fluffs, who limit themselves to timid exercises in vanilla sex.

1988 InfoWorld 24 Oct. 60/2 In its unmodified, ‘vanilla’ state Accountmate is an adequate, if unimpressive, system.

1989 Profession (Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer.) 60/1 The specious appropriation of selected fragments of a prestigious literary theory can even make a species of ‘vanilla linguistics’..look enticingly ‘postmodern’.

1992 Guardian 28 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 7/2 Since the late Seventies, the lesbian community has also suffered a painful schism between ‘S & M dykes’ and ‘vanilla’ lesbians.

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

单词	vanilla
释义	vanillan. Brit. /vəˈnɪlə/, U.S. /vəˈnɪlə/ Forms: Also 1600s vaynilla. β. 1600s vinello-, 1700s vanello, 1700s–1800s vanelloe (1700s vaneloe); 1700s vanilio, vanillio, 1700s–1800s vanillo. Etymology: In earlier use < older Spanish vaynilla , now vainilla , diminutive of vaina ( < Latin vāgīna vagina n.) sheath. Subsequently < modern botanical Latin Vanilla , from the same source. Compare Italian vainiglia , Portuguese bainilha , baunilha , French vanille vanille n. 1. A pod produced by one or other species of the genus Vanilla (see sense 2), esp. V. planifolia. Chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants > vanilla pod vanilla1662 vanell1703 vanilla bean1886 vanilla pod1887 α. 1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar ii. 11 They added..the Vaynillas [to the chocolate] for the like ends, and to strengthen the brain. 1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar ii. 17 Afterwards to mix the Vaynillas, cut into pieces, and dryed. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 485 Vanillas which they mingle with the Cacao to make Chocolate. β. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iii. 38 There grow on this Coast Vinelloes in great quantity, with which Chocolate is perfumed.1731 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Nature Aliments v. 67 When..mix'd with Vanillios or Spices; it [chocolate] acquires likewise the good and bad Qualities of aromatick Oils.1757 A. Cooper Compl. Distiller iii. li. 220 Angelica-seed, Vanellos and Mace, of each one Ounce and a Half.1758 R. Dossie Elaboratory laid open 318 Cut the vanilloes into small pieces.1821 J. Smyth Pract. of Customs (ed. 2) ii. 267 Vanelloes are long flat pods, containing a reddish pulp, with small shining black seeds,..but seldom imported.1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 311/2 The vanelloe is a long flattish pod [etc.]. 2. a. The climbing orchid Vanilla planifolia, or other species related to this; the tropical (American) genus to which these belong. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants green withe1696 vanilla1698 vanilla plant1753 vanilla1829 vanilla orchid1883 vanillon1884 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > vanilla plant vanilla1698 vanilla plant1753 vanilla orchid1883 α. 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 129 The Vanilla is a plant that creeps up along other trees, in the same manner as Ivy does. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica i. ii. 11 Nor does the vanilla,..grow any where..in greater perfection. 1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) III. 340 The vanilla is a plant which, like the ivy, grows to the trees it meets with. 1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. 182 In some parts of these forests I saw the Vanilla growing luxuriantly. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 116/2 The reason of the vanilla not producing fruit in Europe when it has flowered. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 91/2 The vanilla is an epiphyte, or air-plant. β. 1702 Propos. Effectual War in Amer. 19 Cacao-Trees and the Vanilio grow there [i.e. in Granada in America] naturally.1748 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 45 160 The Vanelloe. With the Fruit of this Plant the Spaniards perfume their Chocolate.1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 330 Vanilla, or Vaneloe, Epidendrum.1777 W. Anderson Jrnl. 25 Feb. in J. Cook Jrnls. (1967) III. ii. 805 The known kinds of plants are..a shruby Speedwell found near all the Beeches, Sow thistles, Virgins Bower, Vanelloe. b. With plural. One or other species of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants > a species of vanilla1827 1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 87 Their country abounded in vanilloes and sarsaparilla. 1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (1836) 765 The Vanillæ shoot out roots at every joint like the Ivy. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxiii One hanging garden of crimson and orange orchids or vanillas. 1874 Athenæum 10 Oct. 488/1 La Liberté states that a wild vanilla has been introduced into commerce. c. With distinctive premodifiers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants green withe1696 vanilla1698 vanilla plant1753 vanilla1829 vanilla orchid1883 vanillon1884 1829 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (1836) 764 Vanilla aromatica, aromatic Vanilla. [V.]planifolia, fragrant Vanilla. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 116/1 V. claviculata, Tendril-bearing Vanilla... V. grandiflora, Large-flowered Vanilla. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1204/1 Cuba Vanilla, Critonia Dalea. 3. a. The aromatic substance composed of, or obtained from, the slender pod-like capsule of Vanilla planifolia or related species, much used as a flavouring or perfume. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > plants and extracts used for roseeOE nardusOE nardOE lavendera1300 spikenardc1350 piste?1440 orris root1598 bainilla1678 amberseed1728 vanilla1728 ambrette1745 vanell1790 tonka bean1796 scent bean1822 muguet1830 lemon-grass1837 vanillea1845 sweet pea1890 snuff-bean1898 oak moss1921 tea olive1952 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Chocolate To have the better Market for their Cacao Nuts, Achiott, Vanilla, and other Drugs. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The pods..of the simarona, which is also called bastard Vanilla, are the smallest of all the kinds. The ley kind is the only good Vanilla. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 265 The aromatic substance called Vanilla is the succulent fruit of a climbing West Indian plant of the order [Orchideæ]. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. II. xvi. 63 The English and the Anglo-Americans often seek to make purchases of vanilla at the port of La Guayra. 1870 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce 152 As an aromatic, vanilla is much used by confectioners for flavouring ices and custards. b. A kind or variety of this. (See also quot. 1866.) ΚΠ 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The smell of the Vanillas ought to be penetrating and agreeable. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 115/2 It does not appear that any of the Brazilian vanillas form the substance known in trade. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1204/1 Chica Vanilla, the Panama name for the fruit of a species of Sobralia. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 67/2 None of the South American vanillas appear to be used in Great Britain for flavouring purposes. c. A vanilla ice cream. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > ices > [noun] > ice-cream > types or forms of pistachio ice?1790 iced tea1827 tutti-frutti1834 brown-bread ice1846 vanilla ice1846 vanille ice1846 Neapolitan ice1867 Neapolitan ice cream1868 hokey-pokey1884 strawberry ice cream1890 choc chip1903 horn1908 Tortoni1911 slider1915 choc bar1919 cone1920 Eskimo pie1921 brick1922 brickette1922 Eskimo1922 choc ice1924 cornet1926 briquette1927 gelato1932 ninety-nine1935 wafer1936 fudgicle1938 ripple1939 tub1939 vanilla1955 double dip1965 1955 T. Sterling Evil of Day viii. 84 You should go to Schrafft's for a plain vanilla with marshmallow sauce. 1970 Guardian 13 July 9/3 They'll have a vanilla, our Ethel, ta. 4. Passing into adj.: vanilla-coloured, vanilla-flavoured. (Not clearly distinguishable from some of the uses in sense vanilla plant n. (a) at Compounds 2.) ΚΠ 1946 A. Christie Come, tell me how you Live viii. 133 A vanilla soufflé, for a wonder, goes right. 1962 A. Lurie Love & Friendship viii. 145 Vanilla sodas with strawberry ice-cream. 1980 H. Engel Suicide Murders xviii. 121 I ordered a vanilla marshmallow sundae and a vanilla milkshake. 1982 M. Russell All Part of Service iii. 23 A box of vanilla fudge. 1984 Guardian 5 Oct. 17/8 Old-fashioned vanilla sundae with hot fudge sauce. Compounds C1. General attributive. a. vanilla bean n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants > vanilla pod vanilla1662 vanell1703 vanilla bean1886 vanilla pod1887 1886 American 12 318 The aromatic principle of the vanilla bean. 1898 19th Cent. Apr. 644 Spices should be added, such as..cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and vanilla bean. vanilla ice n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > confections or sweetmeats > ices > [noun] > ice-cream > types or forms of pistachio ice?1790 iced tea1827 tutti-frutti1834 brown-bread ice1846 vanilla ice1846 vanille ice1846 Neapolitan ice1867 Neapolitan ice cream1868 hokey-pokey1884 strawberry ice cream1890 choc chip1903 horn1908 Tortoni1911 slider1915 choc bar1919 cone1920 Eskimo pie1921 brick1922 brickette1922 Eskimo1922 choc ice1924 cornet1926 briquette1927 gelato1932 ninety-nine1935 wafer1936 fudgicle1938 ripple1939 tub1939 vanilla1955 double dip1965 1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 553 Garnish with a custard made as for vanilla ice. vanilla ice cream n. ΚΠ 1904 N.Y. Evening Post 21 May (Sat. Suppl.) 4/7 The Sundi, so popular at the confectioner's, can be prepared at home. Make a rich vanilla ice cream and over it pour the juice of your preserved fruits. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Apr. 7/1 (advt.) Ice Cream Bricks, Neapolitan, Vanilla, Strawberry, Pineapple, [etc.]. 1974 Times 6 Apr. 12/5 Serve the oranges very cold with vanilla ice cream. vanilla orchid n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants green withe1696 vanilla1698 vanilla plant1753 vanilla1829 vanilla orchid1883 vanillon1884 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > vanilla plant vanilla1698 vanilla plant1753 vanilla orchid1883 1883 R. B. White in Proc. Royal Geog. Soc. (N.S.) V. 260 A forest..in which the trees are literally over-burdened with the vanilla orchid. vanilla pod n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants > vanilla pod vanilla1662 vanell1703 vanilla bean1886 vanilla pod1887 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 421 The source of the vanilla pods of commerce. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 66/2 The best varieties of vanilla pods are of a dark chocolate brown or nearly black colour. vanilla sugar n. ΚΠ 1846 A. Soyer Gastron. Regenerator 569 Serve with whipped cream flavoured with vanilla sugar under it. vanilla worker n. ΚΠ 1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 923 Vanilla-workers sometimes manifest lichen-erythema of the face and hands. b. vanilla-flavoured adj. ΚΠ 1972 Harrods Christmas Catal. 59/4 French marrons in vanilla flavoured syrup. 1974 L. Deighton Spy Story xix. 207 That big vanilla-flavoured ice-cream sundae. vanilla-sweet adj. ΚΠ 1940 L. MacNeice Plant & Phantom (1941) 59 All her vanilla-sweet forgotten vaudeville nights. C2. vanilla grass n. (see quot.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > holy grass holy grass1778 vanilla grass1856 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (1860) 574 Hierochloa borealis. Vanilla or Seneca Grass. vanilla plant n. (a) = sense 2; (b) an American species of Liatris. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > vanilla plants green withe1696 vanilla1698 vanilla plant1753 vanilla1829 vanilla orchid1883 vanillon1884 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > yielding condiments or used in food preparation > [noun] > vanilla plant vanilla1698 vanilla plant1753 vanilla orchid1883 the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > liatris rattlesnake master1806 liatris1811 gayfeather1845 vanilla plant1856 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The leaves of the Vanilla plant are about a foot long, and three fingers breadth wide. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1263 The vanilla plant is cultivated in Brazil,..and some other tropical countries. 1854 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 311/2 Epidendrum Vanilla, the systematic name of the vanelloe plant. 1856 A. Gray Man. Bot. Northern U.S. (1860) 185 Liatris odoratissima. Vanilla-plant... Leaves exhaling the odor of Vanilla when bruised. vanilla slice n. an oblong pastry containing custard flavoured with vanilla and usually iced. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > pastry > sweet or rich pastries > [noun] puff1419 curd tart1594 baklava1650 petits choux1702 chou1706 pastry1708 millefeuille1733 pithivier1834 frangipane1844 apple strudel1850 cream puff1851 ensaimada1867 profiterole1884 Napoleon cake1892 strudel1893 milk tart1896 Napoleon1896 St. Honoré1907 cream horn1908 bear claw1915 butterhorn1920 churro1929 vanilla slice1930 Danish pastry1934 gur cake1936 rugelach1941 pain au chocolat1944 religieuse1954 Pop Tart1964 Napoleon pastry1969 1930 Radiation Cookery Book (ed. 12) vii. 119 Vanilla Slices. Ingredients—¹/ ₂ lb. puff paste. A few drops vanilla, ¹/ ₂ pint thick custard... When the pastry is cool, spread the custard on one strip and put the second strip over the top; cover with icing, and cut with a sharp knife in strips about 2 inches wide. 1979 This England Winter 19/1 I've brought you one of your favourite vanilla slices as well! Draft additions 1997 [ < the popular perception of vanilla as the ordinary, bland flavour of ice-cream.] Plain, basic, conventional; (esp. of a computer, program, or other product) having no interesting or unusual feature; safe, unadventurous. Used originally with reference to sexual activity (esp. in vanilla sex). Only occasionally as predicative.adj. colloquial (originally U.S.). ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > [adjective] > basic or uninteresting vanilla1972 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > mediocrity > [adjective] feeblec1275 demeanc1380 unnoblec1384 coarse1424 colourlessc1425 passable1489 meana1500 indifferent1532 plain1539 so-so1542 mediocre1586 ordinary1590 fameless1611 middling1652 middle-rate1658 ornery1692 so-soish1819 nohow1828 betwixt and between1832 indifferential1836 null1847 undazzling1855 deviceless1884 uncompetitive1885 tug1890 run of the mill1919 serviceable1920 dim1958 spammy1959 comme ci, comme ça1968 vanilla1972 meh2007 the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [noun] > conventional or unadventurous vanilla sex1972 the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > other types of sexual activity or intercourse > [adjective] > conventional or unadventurous vanilla1972 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [adjective] > of no special quality > commonplace commona1382 ordinarc1400 plainc1430 famosec1449 famous1528 vulgar1580 ordinary1590 undistinguished1600 indistinguished1608 commonplace1616 unremarkable1628 irremarkable1635 bread and cheese1643 incurious1747 ordinary-looking1798 routine1826 indistinctive1846 common-seeming1857 bread-and-butterish1893 bread-and-buttery1893 timeworn1901 day-to-day1919 vanilla1972 standard1977 1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 184 Vanilla bar, a gay bar that is not SM. 1972 B. Rodgers Queens' Vernacular 205 Vanilla,..rigid, conforming, goody-goody ‘This neighborhood is too vanilla for the licks of us.’ 1983 G. L. Steele et al. Hacker's Dict. 129 It's just a vanilla terminal; it doesn't have any interesting features. 1985 W. Dynes Homolexis 123 S & M adepts dismiss gays of simpler tastes as mere fluffs, who limit themselves to timid exercises in vanilla sex. 1988 InfoWorld 24 Oct. 60/2 In its unmodified, ‘vanilla’ state Accountmate is an adequate, if unimpressive, system. 1989 Profession (Mod. Lang. Assoc. Amer.) 60/1 The specious appropriation of selected fragments of a prestigious literary theory can even make a species of ‘vanilla linguistics’..look enticingly ‘postmodern’. 1992 Guardian 28 Nov. (Weekend Suppl.) 7/2 Since the late Seventies, the lesbian community has also suffered a painful schism between ‘S & M dykes’ and ‘vanilla’ lesbians. 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