SIMURG
living support
EN
c. n.
Trees used to train vines. 1
Vines are plants that cannot remain freestanding to any appreciable height. They must climb by using other plants or structures for support. Vines often use trees for support. […]
Vines climb on trees using four mechanisms […]: twining, tendrils, tendrils with adhesive disks and aerial roots. Twining vines climb by encircling or winding around upright supports such as trees and poles. […] 2
The mulberry was used as a living support for vines. 3
[‘liv.iŋ sə’port ] 4
Living: early 14c., "the fact of dwelling in some place," from O.E. lifiende, prp. of lifan (see live (v.)). The noun meaning "action, process, or method of gaining one's livelihood" is attested from 1530s. Living memory "within the memory of people still living" is attested from 1855.
Support: late 14c., from O.Fr. supporter, from L. supportare "convey, carry, bring up," from sub "up from under" + portare "to carry". 5
Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Corso di Laurea Teorie e tecniche della mediazione interlinguistica.
Percivale Irene rev. Gerbaudo
1 : «http://www.nofa.org/tnf/vineyards.php », (22/09/2008)
2 : «http://www.scribd.com/doc/35373726/Lichens-and-Vines-on-Trees» , (22/09/2008)
3 : «http://www.proz.com/kudoz/italian_to_english/wine_oenology_viticulture/2382517-tutore_vivo.html », (22/09/2008)
4 : Jones D., English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2003, second edition, p. 318, 519.
5 : «http://www.etymonline.com/index.php», (22/11/2011)