woodruffn.¹

Brit.

/ˈwʊdrʌf/, U.S.

/ˈwʊdˌrəf/

Forms: Old English wudurofe, wuderofe, wuderife, Middle English wuderoue, Middle English woderowe, Middle English woderove, Middle English woderofe, wodrove, wodroffe, wodruffe, Middle English–1500s wodrofe, 1500s woodroue, woodrowe, woodrofe, woodroof(f)e, 1600s woodrof, woodrough, 1600s– woodroof, (1700s woodrooff), 1800s woodruff, (Scottish woodriff, archaic wooderoofe, wood-ruffe).

Etymology: Old English wudurofe , < wudu wood n.¹ + *rofe, *rife, of unknown meaning.

a. A low-growing herb ( Asperula odorata, N.O. Rubiaceæ) found in woods in Britain and Europe generally, with clusters of small white flowers, and strongly sweet-scented leaves in whorls; also descriptively or distinctively called sweet woodruff. Also attributive.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > woodruff

woodruffc1000

wood-rowel1568

mugget1578

c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 18 Herba astula regia þæt is wudu rofe.

c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 64 Wiþ þære winestran sidan sare wudurifan gecnuwa on eced.

a1300 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 558/10 Hastula regia, i. muge de bois, i. wuderoue.

a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 43 Away is huere wynter wo when woderoue springeþ.

a1400 Stockholm Med. MS. 191 Woderowe, hastilogia.

14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 566/20 Astula regia, woderofe.

1477–9 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 81 Rose-garlondis and wodrove-garlondis.

1526 Grete Herball xli. sig. Civ/2 De astula regia. Woodroue.

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 966 In English Woodrooffe, Woodrowe, and Woodrowell.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xv. 170 Sherardia and Woodroof have funnel-shaped corols.

1824 J. Hogg Private Mem. Justified Sinner 136 Murder will out, though the Almighty should lend hearing to the ears of the willow, and speech to the seven tongues of the woodriff.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xix. 263 As a bunch of woodruff will sweeten a lumber-room.

b. Extended to other species of Asperula.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > woodruff > allied flowers

woodruff1597

squinancy-wort1713

houstonia1764

quinsy wort1799

Venus's pride1845

bouvardia1846

Quaker ladies1871

1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 965 There is another sort of Woodrooffe called Asperula Cærulea, or blew Woodrooffe.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 98/2 Woodroof... Some have blew, others purple coloured flowers.

1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians II. App. A. 260 Woodroof, a species of madder used as a red dye.

1865 J. T. B. Syme Sowerby's Eng. Bot. (ed. 3) IV. 231 Asperula Arvensis... Blue Field Woodruff.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1236 Woodroof, or Woodruff.., Quinsy, Asperula cynanchica.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Woodruffn.²

Brit.

/ˈwʊdrʌf/, U.S.

/ˈwʊdˌrəf/

Etymology: See quot. 1892¹ for Woodruff key n.

Mechanics.

Woodruff key n. a key whose cross-section is part circular (to fit into a curved keyway in a shaft) and part rectangular.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > shaft > [noun] > parts of > key

spline1864

Woodruff key1892

1892 P. Benjamin Mod. Mech. 455 The Woodruff System of Keying.—The Woodruff Manufacturing Co., of Hartford, Conn., has brought out a novel system of keying.]

1892 P. Benjamin Mod. Mech. Index 924 Woodruff keys.

1923 C. D. Albert Machine Design Drawing Room Probl. i. 63 Woodruff keys are quite extensively used in machine tools and in machine construction generally.

1976 New Motorcycling Monthly Oct. 34/1 Remove Woodruff key from its slot in magneto shaft.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	woodruff
释义	woodruffn.¹ Brit. /ˈwʊdrʌf/, U.S. /ˈwʊdˌrəf/ Forms: Old English wudurofe, wuderofe, wuderife, Middle English wuderoue, Middle English woderowe, Middle English woderove, Middle English woderofe, wodrove, wodroffe, wodruffe, Middle English–1500s wodrofe, 1500s woodroue, woodrowe, woodrofe, woodroof(f)e, 1600s woodrof, woodrough, 1600s– woodroof, (1700s woodrooff), 1800s woodruff, (Scottish woodriff, archaic wooderoofe, wood-ruffe). Etymology: Old English wudurofe , < wudu wood n.¹ + rofe, rife, of unknown meaning. a. A low-growing herb ( Asperula odorata, N.O. Rubiaceæ) found in woods in Britain and Europe generally, with clusters of small white flowers, and strongly sweet-scented leaves in whorls; also descriptively or distinctively called sweet woodruff. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > woodruff woodruffc1000 wood-rowel1568 mugget1578 c1000 Sax. Leechd. I. 18 Herba astula regia þæt is wudu rofe. c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 64 Wiþ þære winestran sidan sare wudurifan gecnuwa on eced. a1300 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 558/10 Hastula regia, i. muge de bois, i. wuderoue. a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 43 Away is huere wynter wo when woderoue springeþ. a1400 Stockholm Med. MS. 191 Woderowe, hastilogia. 14.. in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 566/20 Astula regia, woderofe. 1477–9 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 81 Rose-garlondis and wodrove-garlondis. 1526 Grete Herball xli. sig. Civ/2 De astula regia. Woodroue. 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 966 In English Woodrooffe, Woodrowe, and Woodrowell. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xv. 170 Sherardia and Woodroof have funnel-shaped corols. 1824 J. Hogg Private Mem. Justified Sinner 136 Murder will out, though the Almighty should lend hearing to the ears of the willow, and speech to the seven tongues of the woodriff. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xix. 263 As a bunch of woodruff will sweeten a lumber-room. b. Extended to other species of Asperula. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > woodruff > allied flowers woodruff1597 squinancy-wort1713 houstonia1764 quinsy wort1799 Venus's pride1845 bouvardia1846 Quaker ladies1871 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 965 There is another sort of Woodrooffe called Asperula Cærulea, or blew Woodrooffe. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 98/2 Woodroof... Some have blew, others purple coloured flowers. 1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians II. App. A. 260 Woodroof, a species of madder used as a red dye. 1865 J. T. B. Syme Sowerby's Eng. Bot. (ed. 3) IV. 231 Asperula Arvensis... Blue Field Woodruff. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1236 Woodroof, or Woodruff.., Quinsy, Asperula cynanchica. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Woodruffn.² Brit. /ˈwʊdrʌf/, U.S. /ˈwʊdˌrəf/ Etymology: See quot. 1892¹ for Woodruff key n. Mechanics. Woodruff key n. a key whose cross-section is part circular (to fit into a curved keyway in a shaft) and part rectangular. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > shaft > [noun] > parts of > key spline1864 Woodruff key1892 1892 P. Benjamin Mod. Mech. 455 The Woodruff System of Keying.—The Woodruff Manufacturing Co., of Hartford, Conn., has brought out a novel system of keying.] 1892 P. Benjamin Mod. Mech. Index 924 Woodruff keys. 1923 C. D. Albert Machine Design Drawing Room Probl. i. 63 Woodruff keys are quite extensively used in machine tools and in machine construction generally. 1976 New Motorcycling Monthly Oct. 34/1 Remove Woodruff key from its slot in magneto shaft. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹c1000n.²1892
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