单词 | valencia |
释义 | Valencian. 1. attributive. Of or pertaining to, cultivated in or obtained from, Valencia. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > Iberian peninsula and islands > [adjective] > Spain > parts of Spain Asturian1612 Celtiberian1614 Andalusian1615 Cantabrian1642 Catalonian1707 Valencia1794 Manchego1828 Castilian1829 Sevillian1830 Andorran1837 Manchegan1841 Gallegan1845 Leonese1845 Granadine1865 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 207 The Stones commonly called Valentia garnets are..of this species... They may be the garnets of Spain, mentioned in..Raab's Catalogue. 1818 A. T. Thomson London Dispensatory (ed. 2) ii. 29 The Valentia almond is a sweet, large, flat almond, pointed at one extremity. 1858 I. S. Homans & I. S. Homans Cycl. Commerce & Commerc. Navigation 1477/2 In Europe, the Valencia oranges are eagerly sought after, on account of their early appearance, large size, and beautiful color. 2. Also with lower-case initial. A mixed fabric mainly employed for waistcoats, having a wool weft with a warp of silk, silk and cotton, or linen, and usually striped. Chiefly in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from mixed fibres > [noun] > wool and silk or linen > wool and silk (and cotton) or linen Valencia1838 1838 Actors by Daylight 1 8/2 (advt.) Shawls, Valencias, Silks, and Figured Velvets of the choicest patterns, for Waistcoats. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 490/1 Fancy vesting called valencias or toilinets. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1115/2 Toilinets and valentias. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 510/1 Valentias are produced at Spitalfields, and many are showy in appearance. 3. elliptical in plural. Valencia almonds or raisins; raisins similar to those of Valencia. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > dried fruit > [noun] > raisin > types of raisin raisins of Corauntz?c1390 small raisinc1485 currantc1503 Malaga raisin1629 muscatel1803 bloom1841 sultana raisin1841 Smyrna1845 Valencia1867 1867 P. L. Simmonds Commerc. Dict. Trade Products (rev. ed.) Suppl. 460/1 Valencias, raisins prepared by dipping the bunches of grapes into a hot lye made of wood ashes, oil, and lime, and then dried in the sun. 1904 Daily News 12 Nov. 9 This year we have some of the finest Valencias (we call all raisins Valencias, you know) from Australia. Draft additions 1993 b. A sweet orange of a type originally cultivated in Valencia; also, the tree from which these oranges are obtained. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > tree or plant bearing citrus fruit > bergamot bergamot1696 mela-rosa1837 Valencia1888 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > orange > types of orange Seville orange1593 kumquat1699 Tangerine orange1710 mikan1727 mandarin1771 naartjie1790 blood orange1806 St. Michael'sc1830 Tangerine1842 navel orange1856 Florida orange1861 Bengal quince1866 noble orange1866 blood1867 Jaffa1881 satsuma1881 navel1882 citrange1903 tangelo1904 Valencia1915 sour orange1920 clementine1926 minneola1931 ortanique1936 1888 B. M. Lelong Treat. Citrus Culture Calif. i. 14 Valencia Late (Valencia August, Loretto, Rivers' Late)... This variety has in the last six years fruited in this State. 1915 J. E. Coit Citrus Fruits iv. 70 The Valencia hangs on the tree well during the summer but in interior valleys it is apt to turn green again in late summer. 1942 M. K. Rawlings Cross Creek xii. 97 When I planted ten acres of Valencias..where the dingy pecan trees had been cut down..he rejoiced with me. 1962 Times 16 May 14/7 Citrus trees in all their variety: valencia, ortanique,..navel, tangello. 1979 Cunningham & Laber Fannie Farmer Cookbook 665 Navel oranges..and Valencias should be rich orange. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1794 |
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