cannan.¹

Brit.

/ˈkanə/, U.S.

/ˈkænə/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian canna.

Etymology: < Italian canna (13th cent.), specific sense development of canna cane n.¹ Compare cane n.¹ 7.

Now historical and rare.

In Italy, other parts of southern Europe, and the eastern Mediterranean: a unit of length used especially for measuring cloth, varying locally and with time, but typically between 1 and 3 metres (approx. 3.3 to 9.8 feet). Cf. cane n.¹ 7.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > Italian unit

canna1573

1573 J. Sanford tr. L. Guicciardini Garden of Pleasure f. 45^v A Florentine passing through Siena, vpon a leane horse, and of an extraordinarie length, one of Siena, to the end to mocke him sayd: Ho sirra on horsebacke, what is the Canna worth? (this is a mesure of 4. Flemish elles).

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 61 A Canna [L. canna] (a measure proper to this region [in Morocco] containing two elles) of course cloth is solde for halfe a peece of gold.

1735 J. Kirkby Arithm. Inst. ii. vi. 41 If the English Standard Foot be divided into 1000 equal Parts, then..732 = the Palm of the Architects at Rome, whereof ten make the Canna of the same Architects.

a1831 G. Peacock Arithm. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) I. 457/1 What was the value of the canna of cloth and of the lira of saffron?

2012 D. Jacoby in M. J. K. Walsh et al. Medieval & Renaissance Famagusta i. 39 Trade manuals such as Pegolotti's compare Cypriot textile measurements with those of various cities, yet the estimates of these units differ according to the length ascribed to the canna.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

cannan.²

Brit.

/ˈkanə/, U.S.

/ˈkænə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Canna.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Canna, genus name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 1) < classical Latin canna reed (see cane n.¹).Compare early use of post-classical Latin canna indica in English contexts to denote plants of this genus:1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 376 (heading) Canna Indica. The Indian flowring Reede.1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 63 in Sylva Sow on the Hot-bed..Canna Indica..and the like rare and exotic Plants.

More fully canna lily. Any of various perennial herbaceous plants comprising the genus Canna (family Cannaceae), having broad flat leaves, bright orange, red, or yellow flowers, and starchy rhizomes, native to tropical and subtropical America and widely cultivated as ornamentals or as a source of edible starch. Occasionally with distinguishing word. Also (in form Canna): the genus itself.Cf. Indian shot n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1b(b).The identity of the plant in quot. 1582 is uncertain.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > Indian shot

canna1582

Indian reed1615

plantain shot1750

wild plantain1756

Indian shot1760

1582 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Compend. Rationall Secretes iii. xlvii. 67 This China is a roote like vnto the roote of Canna.

1756 Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser 26 Aug. Descriptions and Figures of 1. The Scarlet Canna. 2. The great Larks-spur..and 7. The great Flowered Jasmine.

1767 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener 742/2 Canna, Indian shot, or canacorus.

1818 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. III. 74 The cannas, the heliconias..the costuses, and other plants of the family of the amomums, here attain eight or ten feet in height.

1886 Park's Floral Mag. July 121/1 At Christmas a Canna Lily and Roman Hyacinth were in full bloom, the scarlet spikes of the former contrasting beautifully with the latter.

1927 Science Suppl. 8 Apr. p. xii/2 The familiar canna of our gardens has tubers rich in starch, but the edible species has a very much larger spread of underground stems filled with starch.

1988 I. Wedde Survival Arts xxvi. 149 There are buckets of canna lilies outside the hospital shop.

2013 Daily Tel. 11 Jan. 32/6 Borders are brought to life using colourful cannas, ginger and dahlias.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	canna
释义	cannan.¹ Brit. /ˈkanə/, U.S. /ˈkænə/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian canna. Etymology: < Italian canna (13th cent.), specific sense development of canna cane n.¹ Compare cane n.¹ 7. Now historical and rare. In Italy, other parts of southern Europe, and the eastern Mediterranean: a unit of length used especially for measuring cloth, varying locally and with time, but typically between 1 and 3 metres (approx. 3.3 to 9.8 feet). Cf. cane n.¹ 7. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > Italian unit canna1573 1573 J. Sanford tr. L. Guicciardini Garden of Pleasure f. 45^v A Florentine passing through Siena, vpon a leane horse, and of an extraordinarie length, one of Siena, to the end to mocke him sayd: Ho sirra on horsebacke, what is the Canna worth? (this is a mesure of 4. Flemish elles). 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. ii. 61 A Canna [L. canna] (a measure proper to this region [in Morocco] containing two elles) of course cloth is solde for halfe a peece of gold. 1735 J. Kirkby Arithm. Inst. ii. vi. 41 If the English Standard Foot be divided into 1000 equal Parts, then..732 = the Palm of the Architects at Rome, whereof ten make the Canna of the same Architects. a1831 G. Peacock Arithm. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) I. 457/1 What was the value of the canna of cloth and of the lira of saffron? 2012 D. Jacoby in M. J. K. Walsh et al. Medieval & Renaissance Famagusta i. 39 Trade manuals such as Pegolotti's compare Cypriot textile measurements with those of various cities, yet the estimates of these units differ according to the length ascribed to the canna. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). cannan.² Brit. /ˈkanə/, U.S. /ˈkænə/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Canna. Etymology: < scientific Latin Canna, genus name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 1) < classical Latin canna reed (see cane n.¹).Compare early use of post-classical Latin canna indica in English contexts to denote plants of this genus:1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 376 (heading) Canna Indica. The Indian flowring Reede.1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 63 in Sylva Sow on the Hot-bed..Canna Indica..and the like rare and exotic Plants. More fully canna lily. Any of various perennial herbaceous plants comprising the genus Canna (family Cannaceae), having broad flat leaves, bright orange, red, or yellow flowers, and starchy rhizomes, native to tropical and subtropical America and widely cultivated as ornamentals or as a source of edible starch. Occasionally with distinguishing word. Also (in form Canna): the genus itself.Cf. Indian shot n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1b(b).The identity of the plant in quot. 1582 is uncertain. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > foliage, house, or garden plants > [noun] > Indian shot canna1582 Indian reed1615 plantain shot1750 wild plantain1756 Indian shot1760 1582 J. Hester tr. L. Fioravanti Compend. Rationall Secretes iii. xlvii. 67 This China is a roote like vnto the roote of Canna. 1756 Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser 26 Aug. Descriptions and Figures of 1. The Scarlet Canna. 2. The great Larks-spur..and 7. The great Flowered Jasmine. 1767 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener 742/2 Canna, Indian shot, or canacorus. 1818 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. III. 74 The cannas, the heliconias..the costuses, and other plants of the family of the amomums, here attain eight or ten feet in height. 1886 Park's Floral Mag. July 121/1 At Christmas a Canna Lily and Roman Hyacinth were in full bloom, the scarlet spikes of the former contrasting beautifully with the latter. 1927 Science Suppl. 8 Apr. p. xii/2 The familiar canna of our gardens has tubers rich in starch, but the edible species has a very much larger spread of underground stems filled with starch. 1988 I. Wedde Survival Arts xxvi. 149 There are buckets of canna lilies outside the hospital shop. 2013 Daily Tel. 11 Jan. 32/6 Borders are brought to life using colourful cannas, ginger and dahlias. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1573n.²1582
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