英和和英

別の表記

• Bristole, Brigstow, Bristou, Bristow (all obsolete)
• Brizzle (informal)

語源

Inherited from 中期英語 Brigstow, from 古期英語 Bryċġstōw (literally “the place by the bridge”), from bryċġ +‎ -stōw, with additional final /l/ due to hypercorrection from l-vocalizing accents. See bridge and stow for more.

The tiddlywinks sense is associated with players from Bristol University.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /ˈbɹɪstəl/
• 韻: -ɪstəl

固有名詞

Bristol

1. A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.
2. Several places in Canada:
   1. A former village in Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada, merged into the town of Florenceville-Bristol in 2008.
   2. A municipality of the Ouataouais region, Quebec, Canada.
   3. A community of Region of Queens municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
3. A locality in Limón Province, Costa Rica.
4. A locality in Cornwall County, Jamaica.
5. A locality in Loreto department, Peru.
6. Several places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Prowers County, Colorado.
   2. A suburban city in Hartford County, Connecticut.
   3. A small city, the county seat of Liberty County, Florida.
   4. An unincorporated community in Pierce County, Georgia.
   5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Kendall County, Illinois.
   6. A town in Washington Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
   7. A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
   8. An unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
   9. A ghost town in Lake County, Michigan.
   10. A township in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
   11. A community of the city of Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.
   12. A town and census-designated place therein. in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
   13. A town in Ontario County, New York.
   14. A township in Morgan County, Ohio.
   15. An unincorporated community in Pike Township, Perry County, Ohio.
   16. A borough and township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
   17. A town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, and the traditional county seat.
   18. A tiny city in Day County, South Dakota.
   19. A city in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
   20. A census-designated place in Ellis County, Texas.
   21. A town in Addison County, Vermont.
   22. An independent city in Virginia.
   23. An unincorporated community in Kittitas County, Washington.
   24. An unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia.
   25. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
   26. A former town in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, disestablished in 2010; most of the town became the village of Bristol, while the remainder was annexed to the village of Pleasant Prairie.
   27. A village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
7. A surname from Old English.

派生語

派生した語

• →⇒ Latin: bristoliensis

参考

• bristol
• Category:Bristolian English

名詞

Bristol (countable and uncountable, plural Bristols)

1. Synonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”)
2. (countable, tiddlywinks) A shot that moves a whole pile of winks rather than just one.
   • 2007, Forbes, volume 180, numbers 8-13, page 93:

     In the Cambridge-improved version of tiddlywinks, potting isn't everything. […] Most of the matches I watched during the tournament were defensive struggles like this one, games that came down to squops, gromps and Bristols.

参照

アナグラム

• strobil