Search for: 1905
3321 Etymology dictionary, p. brontophobia (n.).2
… thunderstorms," 1905 (but it appears in Flügel's 1891 German-English dictionary, translated as Gewitterfurcht ), with -phobia + Greek brontē "thunder," which is …
3322 Etymology dictionary, p. Browning.2
one of a range of U.S.-made firearms, 1905, named for inventor John M. Browning (1855-1926) of Utah.
3323 Etymology dictionary, p. can (v.2).2
"put up in cans," 1860, from can (n.1), especially "put up in a sealed container for preservation." The sense of "fire an employee" is from 1905. Related: Canned; canning .
3324 Etymology dictionary, p. cannon-ball (n.).2
also cannon ball, "iron ball to be shot from a cannon," 1660s, from cannon (n.) + ball (n.1). Earlier in this sense was cannon-shot (1590s). As a type of dive, from 1905.
3325 Etymology dictionary, p. cathode (n.).2
… from 1905.
3326 Etymology dictionary, p. Chamorro.2
… Islands, 1905, from Spanish Chamorro, literally "shorn, shaven, bald." Supposedly because the men shaved their heads, but the name also has been connected to native …
3327 Etymology dictionary, p. chassepot (n.).2
bolt-action breechloading rifle introduced into the French army 1866-68 and used by French forces in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870, named for French inventor Antonine-Alphonse Chassepot (1833-1905).
3328 Etymology dictionary, p. chromatin (n.).2
… (1843-1905), from Latinized form of Greek khrōmat-, the correct combinational form of khrōma "color" (see chroma ) + chemical suffix -in (2). So called because it has a …
3329 Etymology dictionary, p. co-dependent (adj.).2
… , by 1905, in various senses, from co- + dependent. Modern psychological sense "dysfunctionally supporting or enabling another in a relationship in addiction …
3330 Etymology dictionary, p. Comstockery (n.).2
… . 26, 1905]. The Comstock lode, silver vein in Nevada, was discovered 1859 and first worked by U.S. prospector Henry T.P. Comstock (1820-1870), apparently unrelated …
3331 Etymology dictionary, p. copywriter (n.).2
"writer of copy for advertisements," 1911, from copy (n.) in the sense of "the text of an advertisement" (1905) + writer. Related: Copywriting .
3332 Etymology dictionary, p. cordless (adj.).2
of electrical devices or appliances, "working without a cord, battery-powered," 1905, from cord + -less .
3333 Etymology dictionary, p. corner (n.).5
… by 1905. To cut corners is by 1847 as "pass round a corner or corners as closely as possible;" figurative use, in reference to an easy or economical but risky course …
3334 Etymology dictionary, p. cracker (n.2).3
… by 1905 as an adjective, "emblematic of down-home ways and views."
3335 Etymology dictionary, p. crazy (adj.).3
… by 1905. Phrase crazy like a fox has origins by 1935. Crazy Horse, name of the Teton Lakhota (Siouan) war leader (d. 1877), translates thašuka witko, literally "his …
3336 Etymology dictionary, p. decompression (n.).2
"process of relieving or reducing pressure," 1905, from de- + compression. Decompression chamber is attested by 1903.
3337 Etymology dictionary, p. depression (n.).3
… , from 1905); meteorological sense is from 1881 (in reference to barometric pressure); meaning "a lowering or reduction in economic activity" was in use by 1826 …
3338 Etymology dictionary, p. depressive (adj.).2
"able or tending to depress," 1610s, from Latin depress-, past-participle stem of deprimere (see depress ) + -ive. In psychology, from 1905. Related: Depressiveness .
3339 Etymology dictionary, p. detoxification (n.).2
1905, of substances, "action of depriving of poisonous qualities;" 1971, "removal of addictive substances from the body," originally in reference to habitual …
3340 Etymology dictionary, p. detoxify (v.).2
1905, "remove poisonous qualities from;" see de- + toxic + -fy. Earlier in the same sense was detoxicate (1867). Of persons, "treat to remove the effects of alcohol or drugs as a step to ending addiction," by 1970. Related: Detoxified; detoxifying .