Home›Sources›The Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd editionSourcesThe Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd editionCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-oxford-english-dictionary-3rd-edition.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-oxford-english-dictionary-3rd-editionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-oxford-english-dictionary-3rd-editio, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd edition}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-oxford-english-dictionary-3rd-edition}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe historical dictionary of the English language, continuously revised by Oxford University Press, tracing a word's recorded history and earliest attested uses. Its rigorous historical lexicographic method places it at this atlas's top tier. Within this atlas it is used specifically for the etymology of color, gem, metal and plant names, cited by headword. It documents the history of a word in English; it is not a source on the history or meaning of the object or substance the word names in any tradition's own practice, which needs its own separate source.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (958 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The historical dictionary of the English language, continuously revised by Oxford University Press, tracing a word's recorded history and earliest attested uses, used here for the etymology of color, gem, metal and plant names.NotesWell-attestedContinuously revised. The historical dictionary of English, used here for the etymologies of colour, gem, metal and plant names. Locators are the headword.CitationAuthorWell-attestedOxford University PressPublisherWell-attestedOxford University PressURLWell-attestedhttps://www.oed.com/Source TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (958 claims)This source backs 958 claims across the atlas. As facts: 487 well-attested, 1 partially Attested. As cited relationships: 16 holds. Plus 454 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicCountries, 399 claims: 200 well-attested, 199 general references.Plants, 165 claims: 75 well-attested, 16 holds, 74 general references.Regions, 158 claims: 79 well-attested, 79 general references.Cities, 102 claims: 51 well-attested, 51 general references.Colors, 65 claims: 43 well-attested, 22 general references.Gemstones, 44 claims: 22 well-attested, 22 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Metals, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.Religious Symbols, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 general references.Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 partially Attested.Planets, 2 claims: 2 general references.Well-attested487ArticlesAventurine, and a Name That Started With an Accident in GlassCopper, Bronze and the Trade That FollowedCopper, the Metal of VenusCitiesAleppoAlexandriaAmsterdamAntiochAssisiBabylonBaghdadBasraBeijingBethlehemBostonBukharaCairoCarthageChalcedonChicagoConstantinopleCordobaCorinthDamascusEphesusFlorenceGenevaJerusalemKandaharKufaKyivLahoreLondonLos AngelesLyonMilanMoscowNaplesNazarethNew YorkNicaeaNinevehPittsburghRomeSaint LouisSan DiegoShirazThebesThessalonicaToledoTrentShowing 1 to 50 of 456 entities carrying this claim. NextPartially Attested1ArticlesCassia, True Cinnamon, and a Warm CorrespondenceHolds16PlantsCedarChrysanthemumCinerariaCockscombDate PalmGladiolusHibiscusHydrangeaLotusPeach BlossomPinePrimroseSandalwoodSycamoreTulipGeneral References454CitiesAleppoAlexandriaAmsterdamAntiochAssisiBabylonBaghdadBasraBeijingBethlehemBostonBukharaCairoCarthageChalcedonChicagoConstantinopleCordobaCorinthDamascusEphesusFlorenceGenevaJerusalemKandaharKufaKyivLahoreLondonLos AngelesLyonMilanMoscowNaplesNazarethNew YorkNicaeaNinevehPittsburghRomeSaint LouisSan DiegoShirazThebesThessalonicaToledoTrentTurinUgaritVeliky NovgorodShowing 1 to 50 of 454 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year