zanellanoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zanella mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zanella. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the noun zanella?
| 1870 | 0.0007 |
| 1880 | 0.0005 |
| 1890 | 0.0006 |
| 1900 | 0.0005 |
| 1910 | 0.0004 |
| 1920 | 0.0003 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0002 |
| 1950 | 0.0002 |
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |
How is the noun zanella pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun zanella come from?
Earliest known use
1870s
The earliest known use of the noun zanella is in the 1870s.
OED's earliest evidence for zanella is from 1876, in a diary entry by Francis Kilvert, diarist.
Perhaps from a proper name.
Etymons: proper name Zanelli.
Nearby entries
- zamindarship, n.1698–1902
- zamioid, adj.1860–
- zamorin, n.1582–
- zampino, n.1881–
- zampogna, n.1740–
- zampone, n.1860–
- zamzawed, adj.1743–
- Zamzummim, n.1530–
- Zande, n.1873–
- zander, n.1854–
- zanella, n.1876–
- zanily, adv.1936–
- zaniness, n.1933–
- Zante, n.1615–
- Zantedeschia, n.1836–
- ZANU, n.1963–
- zany, n. & adj.1582–
- zany, v.1602–1894
- zanyish, adj.1843–
- zanyism, n.1823–
- zanyship, n.1766–1839
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1876–(See quot. 1882.)
- 1876
I found she had taken my umbrella and left me a much better one, a fine silk umbrella in place of my zenilla.
F. Kilvert, Diary 28 April (1940) vol. III. 272 - 1880
Since 1848 a material called zanella cloth, which has a cotton warp, has been largely made.
Great Industrial Great Britain vol. III. 213 - 1882
Zanella, a mixed twilled fabric introduced of late years, and used for covering umbrellas.
S. W. Beck, Draper's Dictionary
the world textiles and clothing textiles textile fabric or an article of textile fabric textile fabric textile fabric manufactured in specific way [nouns] twilled specific- Venetian1710–A closely-woven cloth having a fine twilled surface, used as a suiting or dress material.
- Venetian clothc1790–= Venetian, n. A.4.
- broken twill1845–A type of twill fabric in which the direction of the diagonal weave alternates back and forth, producing a zigzag pattern; frequently (and in…
- gambroon1858–A cotton and worsted fabric used typically for men's jackets and trousers; (usually in plural) a piece of cloth, or garment, made from this…
- diagonal1861–= diagonal cloth at sense A.3: (a) a soft material used for embroidery; (b) a black coating for men's wear.
- zanella1876–(See quot. 1882.)
- cavalry twill1942–(See quot. 1957).
Pronunciation
British English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
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Forms
Variant forms
Also 1800s zenilla.Frequency
zanella typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zanella is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zanella, n., 1870–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0007 |
| 1880 | 0.0005 |
| 1890 | 0.0006 |
| 1900 | 0.0005 |
| 1910 | 0.0004 |
| 1920 | 0.0003 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0002 |
| 1950 | 0.0002 |
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |