white cliffsn.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪt ˈklɪfs/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪt ˈklɪfs/

Forms: see white adj. and n. and cliff n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., cliff n.

Etymology: < white adj. + the plural of cliff n. In use in compounds after White Cliffs, the name of a mining town in New South Wales.

With plural agreement. Chalk cliffs, spec. those of Dover, regarded as a symbol of Great Britain.

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the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun] > specific cliffs

white cliffsa1475

pali1815

palisado1818

palisade1827

a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in Englische Studien (1887) 10 6 (MED) This yle was clepyd Albyoun..of the white Craggis and Clyffis [L. albis rupibus] abowt the see-bankys.

1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 4^v Wheras some say, that it [sc. Albion] is so named, by reason of ye white cliffes: it is plaine ridiculous.

1642 Taylor's 2nd Pt. Theatre Gods Iudgments ii. 26 Iulius Caesar being in the warres of France, and beholding the white cliffes and rocks by Dover, demanded of the Gauls whether it were inhabited or no?

1729 J. Harvey Life R. Bruce iii. 184 Albion's white Cliffs soon gain the foreign Sails, And pour their Legions on Northumbrian Vales.

1811 M. Wells Mem. Life Mrs. Sumbel I. 129 I looked towards the white cliffs of Dover, and silently put up a prayer.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xvi. 263 The white cliffs which could be seen from Calais.

1941 N. Burton (sheet music) (title) There'll be blue birds over the white cliffs of Dover.

2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 21 Dec. (Business section) 4 Think of the port and the white cliffs and you think of freedom and victory over tyranny.

Compounds

General attributive designating opals mined near the town of White Cliffs in New South Wales.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > opal > [adjective] > varieties of

white cliffs1890

orange1902

pinfire1902

1890 Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. (Sydney) 26 July 12/3 Patrick Kennedy and W. Mackenzie left Wilcannia for Sydney with about 24lb of White Cliffs opals of magnificent quality.

1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xxv. 222 The Wilcannia banks live on the White Cliffs opal.

1936 H. P. Whitlock Story of Gems x. 127 The White Cliffs opals are not unlike those from Hungary, but they show broader flashes of colour.

1975 R. Webster Gems in Jewellery xi. 57 The White Cliffs opal is cream in colour and found in seams in sandstone.

2010 Northern Star (Lismore, New S. Wales) 20 Mar. 61 Word of the White Cliffs opals spread.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white cliffs
释义	white cliffsn. Brit. /ˌwʌɪt ˈklɪfs/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪt ˈklɪfs/ Forms: see white adj. and n. and cliff n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., cliff n. Etymology: < white adj. + the plural of cliff n. In use in compounds after White Cliffs, the name of a mining town in New South Wales. With plural agreement. Chalk cliffs, spec. those of Dover, regarded as a symbol of Great Britain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > high land > cliff > [noun] > specific cliffs white cliffsa1475 pali1815 palisado1818 palisade1827 a1475 (a1447) O. Bokenham Mappula Angliae in Englische Studien (1887) 10 6 (MED) This yle was clepyd Albyoun..of the white Craggis and Clyffis [L. albis rupibus] abowt the see-bankys. 1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 4^v Wheras some say, that it [sc. Albion] is so named, by reason of ye white cliffes: it is plaine ridiculous. 1642 Taylor's 2nd Pt. Theatre Gods Iudgments ii. 26 Iulius Caesar being in the warres of France, and beholding the white cliffes and rocks by Dover, demanded of the Gauls whether it were inhabited or no? 1729 J. Harvey Life R. Bruce iii. 184 Albion's white Cliffs soon gain the foreign Sails, And pour their Legions on Northumbrian Vales. 1811 M. Wells Mem. Life Mrs. Sumbel I. 129 I looked towards the white cliffs of Dover, and silently put up a prayer. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar xvi. 263 The white cliffs which could be seen from Calais. 1941 N. Burton (sheet music) (title) There'll be blue birds over the white cliffs of Dover. 2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 21 Dec. (Business section) 4 Think of the port and the white cliffs and you think of freedom and victory over tyranny. Compounds General attributive designating opals mined near the town of White Cliffs in New South Wales. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > opal > [adjective] > varieties of white cliffs1890 orange1902 pinfire1902 1890 Austral. Town & Country Jrnl. (Sydney) 26 July 12/3 Patrick Kennedy and W. Mackenzie left Wilcannia for Sydney with about 24lb of White Cliffs opals of magnificent quality. 1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xxv. 222 The Wilcannia banks live on the White Cliffs opal. 1936 H. P. Whitlock Story of Gems x. 127 The White Cliffs opals are not unlike those from Hungary, but they show broader flashes of colour. 1975 R. Webster Gems in Jewellery xi. 57 The White Cliffs opal is cream in colour and found in seams in sandstone. 2010 Northern Star (Lismore, New S. Wales) 20 Mar. 61 Word of the White Cliffs opals spread. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1475
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