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beagle [beagle 词源字典]: beagle: [15] The likeliest source of beagle appears to be Old French becgueule ‘noisy person’ (the supposition is that the dog had the term applied to it because of its loud bark). Becgueule itself was probably a compound formed from beer ‘gape, yawn’ (source also of English abash and abeyance and, in its later form bayer, of English bay ‘recessed area’) and gueule ‘throat’ (related to English gullet).
=> abash, abeyance, bay, bullet[beagle etymology, beagle origin, 英语词源]
eagle: eagle: [14] Eagle comes via Old French aigle from Latin aquila (source also of English aquiline [17]). This was presumably a derivative of the adjective aquilus ‘dark-coloured’, suggesting that the eagle’s name originally signified simply ‘dark-coloured bird’ (Greek had the term melanáetos ‘black eagle’). Before the French word was introduced, the English term for ‘eagle’ was erne, which still survives dialectally.
=> aquiline
seraglio: seraglio: see caravan
Aglaia: one of the Graces, Greek, literally "splendor, beauty, brightness," from aglaos "splendid, beautiful, bright," which is of unknown origin, + abstract noun ending -ia.
agleam (adj.): 1854, from a- (1) + gleam.
aglow (adj.): 1817 (in Coleridge), from a- (1) + glow. Figurative sense of "flushed with pleasurable excitement" is from 1830.
beagle (n.): late 15c., of unknown origin, possibly from French becguele "noisy person," literally "gaping throat," from bayer "open wide" (see bay (n.2)) + gueule "mouth" (see gullet).
eagle (n.): mid-14c., from Old French egle, from Old Provençal aigla, from Latin aquila "black eagle," fem. of aquilus, often explained as "dark colored" (bird); see aquiline. The native term was erne. Golf score sense is by 1908 (according to old golf sources, because it "soars higher" than a birdie). As the name of a U.S. $10 coin minted from 1792 to 1933, established in the 1786 resolution for a new monetary system (but at first only the desperately needed small copper coins were minted). The figurative eagle-eyed is attested from c. 1600.
eaglet (n.): 1570s, from French aiglette, diminutive of aigle (see eagle).
finagle (v.): "get dishonestly or deviously," 1926, American English, possibly a variant of English dialectal fainaigue "to cheat or renege" (at cards), which is of unknown origin. Liberman says finagle is from figgle, phonetic variant of fiddle "fidget about," frequentative of fig. Related: Finagled; finagling.
half-eagle (n.): U.S. $5 gold coin minted from 1795 to 1929, authorized in the 1786 resolution for a new monetary system; see half + eagle in the coinage sense.
intaglio (n.): 1640s, from Italian intaglio "engraved work" (plural intagli), from intagliare "to cut in, engrave," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + tagliare "to cut" (see entail).
Kleagle (n.): title of an officer in the KKK, 1924, from Klan + eagle.
maglev: 1973, contraction of magnetic levitation.
passacaglia (n.): dance tune of Spanish origin, 1650s, from Italian, from Spanish pasacalle, from pasar "to pass" (see pass (v.)) + calle "street." So called because they often were played in the streets.
prostaglandin (n.): 1936, from German (1935); see prostate + gland + chemical suffix -in (2).
raglan (n.): type of overcoat, 1863, named for British general Lord Raglan (1788-1855), commander of British forces in the Crimean War. The name is from a place in Wales.
seraglio (n.): "harem," also the name of a former palace of the sultan in Istanbul, 1580s, from Italian seraglio, alteration of Turkish saray "palace, court," from Persian sara'i "palace, inn," from Iranian base *thraya- "to protect" (cognates: Avestan thrayeinti "they protect"), from PIE *tra-, variant form of root *tere- (2) "to cross over, pass through, overcome" (see through).

The Italian word probably reflects folk etymology influence of serraglio "enclosure, cage," from Medieval Latin serraculum "bung, stopper" (see serried).
spread-eagle (n.): literally "splayed eagle," 1560s, a heraldic term, from past participle adjective of spread (v.). Common on signs, flags, etc; the colloquial term was from split crow. The figure is on the seal of the United States (hence spreadeagleism "extravagant laudation of the U.S.," 1858). Meaning "person secured with arms and legs stretched out" (originally to be flogged) is attested from 1785.
tagliatelle (n.): 1876, from Italian tagliatelle, plural noun from tagliare "to cut" (see entail).
tagline (n.): "punchline of a joke," 1926, originally "last line in an actor's speech" (1916), from tag (n.1) + line (n.).
aglyphous: "Of a snake's tooth: solid and unspecialized, without a groove for venom. Of a snake: having such teeth; specifically belonging to the former division Aglypha (approximating to the large subfamily Colubrinae of harmless colubrids)", Late 19th cent. From either French aglyphe or scientific Latin Aglypha + -ous.
paraglossa: "The outer lobe of the ligula in certain insects", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in William Kirby (1759–1850), entomologist and naturalist. From scientific Latin paraglossa from para- + ancient Greek γλῶσσα tongue.
aglossal: "Designating the tongueless frogs that constitute the family Pipidae; belonging to this family", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in George Rolleston (1829–1881), physician and physiologist. From scientific Latin Aglossae, former family name + -al.
aglycone: "An organic compound (typically an alcohol or phenol) which is combined with a sugar molecule to form a glycoside, from which it may be obtained by hydrolysis", Early 20th cent. From a- + glyco- + -one, after German Aglykon.
porbeagle: "A large, active shark which is found chiefly in the open seas of the North Atlantic and in the Mediterranean", Mid 18th century: perhaps from Cornish porth 'harbour, cove' + bugel 'shepherd'.