Search for: 1905
3421 Etymology dictionary, p. Octobrist (n.).2
… October 1905 in response to imperial policies"; 2., from Russian Oktyabryonok, "member of a Russian communist children's organization founded 1925 and named …
3422 Etymology dictionary, p. opening (n.).2
… from 1905. Opening night is attested from 1814.
3423 Etymology dictionary, p. operative (n.).2
1809, "worker, operator, artisan," from operative (adj.); sense of "secret agent, spy" is attested from 1930, probably from its use by the Pinkerton Detective Agency as a title for their private detectives (1905) to avoid the term detective .
3424 Etymology dictionary, p. orthodontic (adj.).2
"serving to correct the positions of the teeth," 1905, from orthodontia + -ic .
3425 Etymology dictionary, p. Palestinian.2
1875 (adj.) "of or pertaining to the Holy Land;" 1905 (n.) "an inhabitant of Palestine," from Palestine + -ian. Also in early use with reference to Jews who settled or advocated Jewish settlement in that place.
3426 Etymology dictionary, p. paranormal (adj.).2
1905, in reference to observed events or things presumed to operate by natural laws but not conforming to those known or normal, from para- (1) + normal. Related: Paranormally .
3427 Etymology dictionary, p. parasympathetic (adj.).2
in reference to major divisions of the nervous system, 1905, from para- (1) "beside" + sympathetic .
3428 Etymology dictionary, p. parenteral (adj.).2
"involving the introduction of a substance into the body other than by the alimentary tract," 1905, from para- (1) + Greek enteron "intestine" (see enteric ).
3429 Etymology dictionary, p. payoff (n.).2
… , by 1905, "winnings from gambling," from pay (v.) + off (adv.). Meaning "graft, bribes" is attested by 1930. The verbal phrase pay off is by 1710 in the sense of "pay in full and …
3430 Etymology dictionary, p. period (n.).4
… from 1905; period piece is attested from 1911.
3431 Etymology dictionary, p. physiotherapy (n.).2
"treatment of disease, injury, etc. by physical methods," 1905, from physio- + therapy. Related: Physiotherapist; physiotherapeutic .
3432 Etymology dictionary, p. pickup (n.).2
… , from 1905; as an adjective, "composed of such things as are immediately available," by 1859.
3433 Etymology dictionary, p. pimpernel (n.).2
… in 1905.
3434 Etymology dictionary, p. ping-pong (n.).2
1900, as Ping-Pong, trademark for table tennis equipment (Parker Brothers). Both words are imitative of the sound of the ball hitting a hard surface; from ping + pong (attested from 1823). It had a "phenomenal vogue" in U.S. c. 1900-1905.
3435 Etymology dictionary, p. plastic (n.).2
1905, "solid substance that can be molded," originally of dental molds, from plastic (adj.). The main current meaning, "synthetic product made from oil derivatives," is recorded by 1909, used in this sense by Leo Baekeland (see Bakelite ).
3436 Etymology dictionary, p. poisoner (n.).2
"one who poisons or corrupts," late 14c., poisonere, agent noun from poison (v.). OED notes that in Australia and New Zealand it was used for "A cook, esp. for large numbers" (1905).
3437 Etymology dictionary, p. Potemkin.2
… of 1905 and the mutiny aboard a Russian battleship named for the Tsarist minister.
3438 Etymology dictionary, p. pragmaticism (n.).2
… . From 1905 as a term in philosophy by American philosopher C.S. Peirce (1839-1914) in reference to the doctrine that abstract concepts must be understood in …
3439 Etymology dictionary, p. predigest (v.).2
also pre-digest, "digest more or less completely by artificial means before introducing into the body," 1660s, from pre- "before" + digest (v.). Figurative use by 1905. Related: Predigested; predigesting; predigestion .
3440 Etymology dictionary, p. premorbid (adj.).2
also pre-morbid, "preceding the occurrence of symptoms or disease," 1905, from pre- "before" + morbid .