Willesdenn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪlzdən/, U.S.

/ˈwɪlzdən/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Willesden.

Etymology: < the name of Willesden, a north-western suburb of London.The Waterproof Paper and Corrugated Fibre Co. was founded by Mr. Elkanah Healey in Warrington, in 1868. Specimens of their products were exhibited at the Scientific Inventions Exhibition at South Kensington in 1872. The following year a factory was established at Willesden, managed by the son of the founder, Mr. A. E. Healey.

Used attributively to denote forms of paper or canvas that have been toughened and waterproofed by being treated with cuprammonium solution.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > processed or finished in specific way

animal-sized1860

calendered1878

Willesden1879

machine-finished1892

mould-made1895

friction-glazed1907

tub-sized?1912

machine-glazed1914

1879 Catal. Agric. Implements (Royal Agric. Soc.) 42 Example of the Willesden Patent Waterproof Awning, or Sun Shade; manufactured by the Exhibitors.

1895 C. F. Cross et al. Cellulose i. 13 Vegetable textile fabrics passed through a bath of the cuprammonium hydroxide are ‘surfaced’ by the film of gelatinized cellulose... These fabrics are sold under the style or description of ‘Willesden’ goods; the manufacture being in the hands of a company whose works are situated at Willesden. The company's processes are based on the patents of Drs. J. Scoffern and C. R. A. Wright.

1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 283/1 Patent Sleeping Valise... No. 3. Willesden Kharki cotton canvas throughout. No. 4. In Willesden flax canvas.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 705/1 ‘Willesden paper’..is cardboard chemically treated to render it tough, waterproof and fire-resisting.

1912 R. A. Freeman Singing Bone i. ii. 30 Boscovitch continued to stare up at the little square case covered with Willesden canvas... Thorndyke good-naturedly lifted it down and unlocked it. As a matter of fact he was rather proud of his ‘portable laboratory’.

1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 219/3 Willesden Canvas. Suitable for..awnings, shelters, etc.

1964 J. S. Scott Dict. Building 358 Willesden paper, a building paper made of cardboard treated with cuprammonium hydroxide to rotproof it.

1982 J. Sherwood Shot in Arm xiv. 141 A second-hand Willesden canvas cabin trunk with leather corners.

2005 Scotsman (Nexis) 22 Dec. 20 They will sleep in heavy-duty green Willesden canvas tents with ‘iron’ bamboo poles and reindeer-skin sleeping bags.

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

单词	willesden
释义	Willesdenn. Brit. /ˈwɪlzdən/, U.S. /ˈwɪlzdən/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Willesden. Etymology: < the name of Willesden, a north-western suburb of London.The Waterproof Paper and Corrugated Fibre Co. was founded by Mr. Elkanah Healey in Warrington, in 1868. Specimens of their products were exhibited at the Scientific Inventions Exhibition at South Kensington in 1872. The following year a factory was established at Willesden, managed by the son of the founder, Mr. A. E. Healey. Used attributively to denote forms of paper or canvas that have been toughened and waterproofed by being treated with cuprammonium solution. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [adjective] > processed or finished in specific way animal-sized1860 calendered1878 Willesden1879 machine-finished1892 mould-made1895 friction-glazed1907 tub-sized?1912 machine-glazed1914 1879 Catal. Agric. Implements (Royal Agric. Soc.) 42 Example of the Willesden Patent Waterproof Awning, or Sun Shade; manufactured by the Exhibitors. 1895 C. F. Cross et al. Cellulose i. 13 Vegetable textile fabrics passed through a bath of the cuprammonium hydroxide are ‘surfaced’ by the film of gelatinized cellulose... These fabrics are sold under the style or description of ‘Willesden’ goods; the manufacture being in the hands of a company whose works are situated at Willesden. The company's processes are based on the patents of Drs. J. Scoffern and C. R. A. Wright. 1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 283/1 Patent Sleeping Valise... No. 3. Willesden Kharki cotton canvas throughout. No. 4. In Willesden flax canvas. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 705/1 ‘Willesden paper’..is cardboard chemically treated to render it tough, waterproof and fire-resisting. 1912 R. A. Freeman Singing Bone i. ii. 30 Boscovitch continued to stare up at the little square case covered with Willesden canvas... Thorndyke good-naturedly lifted it down and unlocked it. As a matter of fact he was rather proud of his ‘portable laboratory’. 1926–7 Army & Navy Stores Catal. 219/3 Willesden Canvas. Suitable for..awnings, shelters, etc. 1964 J. S. Scott Dict. Building 358 Willesden paper, a building paper made of cardboard treated with cuprammonium hydroxide to rotproof it. 1982 J. Sherwood Shot in Arm xiv. 141 A second-hand Willesden canvas cabin trunk with leather corners. 2005 Scotsman (Nexis) 22 Dec. 20 They will sleep in heavy-duty green Willesden canvas tents with ‘iron’ bamboo poles and reindeer-skin sleeping bags. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1879
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