wood-spiritn.

Brit.

/ˈwʊdˌspɪrɪt/, U.S.

/ˈwʊdˌspɪrᵻt/

Etymology: < wood n.¹ + spirit n. 10, 23

1. Mythology. A spirit or imaginary being, fabled to dwell in or haunt woods.

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the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting woods or trees

man in the oak1584

wood-spirit1845

green man1907

tree-people1954

1845 C. H. J. Anderson Swedish Brothers 4 The Nipen, or wood-spirit was..said to haunt these woods.

1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. 184 The wood-spirits, Lyeshie, bear most resemblance in conception and character to Pan and the Satyrs.

1911 W. W. Fowler Relig. Exper. Rom. People x. 235 Diana was a wood-spirit, a tree-spirit.

2. Crude methyl alcohol obtained from wood by destructive distillation.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > vegetable extracts or preparations > [noun] > wood-alcohol

wood naphtha1842

wood-spirit1842

wood-alcohol1861

1842 in Ure Revenue in Jeopardy (1843) 11 A sample of crude naphtha..the unrectified combustible liquid obtained from the distillation of wood,..imported from Scotland under the name of naphtha or wood-naphtha... It is named in Chemistry wood-spirit or pyroxylic spirit.

1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 367 Wood-spirit is used to some extent..in place of alcohol, in spirit-lamps.

1887 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. IV. 751/1 Methylic alcohol,..more popularly known under the several names of pyroligneous spirit, pyroxylic spirit, wood spirit, wood alcohol, and wood naphtha.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wood-spirit
释义	wood-spiritn. Brit. /ˈwʊdˌspɪrɪt/, U.S. /ˈwʊdˌspɪrᵻt/ Etymology: < wood n.¹ + spirit n. 10, 23 1. Mythology. A spirit or imaginary being, fabled to dwell in or haunt woods. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > nature-spirit > inhabiting woods or trees man in the oak1584 wood-spirit1845 green man1907 tree-people1954 1845 C. H. J. Anderson Swedish Brothers 4 The Nipen, or wood-spirit was..said to haunt these woods. 1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. C. P. Tiele Outl. Hist. Relig. 184 The wood-spirits, Lyeshie, bear most resemblance in conception and character to Pan and the Satyrs. 1911 W. W. Fowler Relig. Exper. Rom. People x. 235 Diana was a wood-spirit, a tree-spirit. 2. Crude methyl alcohol obtained from wood by destructive distillation. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > vegetable extracts or preparations > [noun] > wood-alcohol wood naphtha1842 wood-spirit1842 wood-alcohol1861 1842 in Ure Revenue in Jeopardy (1843) 11 A sample of crude naphtha..the unrectified combustible liquid obtained from the distillation of wood,..imported from Scotland under the name of naphtha or wood-naphtha... It is named in Chemistry wood-spirit or pyroxylic spirit. 1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 367 Wood-spirit is used to some extent..in place of alcohol, in spirit-lamps. 1887 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. IV. 751/1 Methylic alcohol,..more popularly known under the several names of pyroligneous spirit, pyroxylic spirit, wood spirit, wood alcohol, and wood naphtha. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1842
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