vaseline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvæ.sə.liːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvæ.sə.lin/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old High German waȥȥar Middle High German waȥȥer German Wasser Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English vaseline From German Wasser (“water”) + Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil”) + -ine. Genericized trademark of the Vaseline brand of petroleum jelly introduced by American chemist Robert Augustus Chesebrough in 1872.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Petroleum jelly.
Hearts of putty, hearts of vaseline...
1930, Aldous Huxley, Brief Candles:
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(countable, uncountable) Any particular kind of petroleum jelly or of any similar lubricant.
A Russian vaseline has been lately added to the many kinds of vaseline found in […]
1882, Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Vaseline glass, or the coloring used in making it.
alt of Vaseline glass
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vaselines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Vaseline | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
wazelina · วาสลีน · veasailín · vaseline · vaselina
Synonyms
Translations (35)
fr vaseline (petroleum jelly) · th วาสลีน (petroleum jelly) · tl baselina (petroleum jelly) · id vaselin (petroleum jelly) · cs vazelína (petroleum jelly) · tr vazelin (petroleum jelly) · ja ワセリン (petroleum jelly) · de Vaselin (petroleum jelly) · ga veasailín (petroleum jelly) · nl vaseline (petroleum jelly) · cmn 凡士林 (petroleum jelly) · nv akʼah łitsooígíí (petroleum jelly) · ar ڤازلين (petroleum jelly) · de Vaseline (petroleum jelly) · crh vazelin (petroleum jelly) · tt вазелин (petroleum jelly) · eo vazelino (petroleum jelly) · kea vazulina (petroleum jelly) · fa وازلین (petroleum jelly) · it petrolato (petroleum jelly) · ka ვაზელინი (petroleum jelly) · ar فازلين (petroleum jelly) · mr वॅसेलीन (petroleum jelly) · it vasellina (petroleum jelly) · ro vaselină (petroleum jelly) · fi vaseliini (petroleum jelly) · el βαζελίνη (petroleum jelly) · ru вазели́н (petroleum jelly) · be вазелі́н (petroleum jelly) · mk вазелин (petroleum jelly) · sv vaselin (petroleum jelly) · kl punnerusaaq (petroleum jelly) · pl wazelina (petroleum jelly) · uk вазелі́н (petroleum jelly) · es vaselina (petroleum jelly)