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The working or serving man, shall be a buried by-gone, a superseded fossil | fossil | /dictionary/fossil_n?tab=meaning_and_use#3857818 | 1,569 | null | n. & adj. | 5 | 1569– | Obtained by digging; found buried in the earth. Now chiefly of fuels and other materials occurring naturally in underground deposits; esp. in fossil… | 1844– | ["noun", "figurative . A person or thing that is old or out of date, esp. a person who has lost the capacity for emotion or personal development or fails to absorb new ideas, practices, etc."] | 1,844 | null | 1857 | The working or serving man, shall be a buried by-gone, a superseded fossil . | H. Melville , Confidence-man xxii. 161 | 1,857 |
However he may feel personally, the President of the United States must always conduct himself like an old fossil | fossil | /dictionary/fossil_n?tab=meaning_and_use#3857818 | 1,569 | null | n. & adj. | 5 | 1569– | Obtained by digging; found buried in the earth. Now chiefly of fuels and other materials occurring naturally in underground deposits; esp. in fossil… | 1844– | ["noun", "figurative . A person or thing that is old or out of date, esp. a person who has lost the capacity for emotion or personal development or fails to absorb new ideas, practices, etc."] | 1,844 | null | 1942 | However he may feel personally, the President of the United States must always conduct himself like an old fossil . | P. Sturges , Great Moment in Four More Screenplays (1995) 398 | 1,942 |
Its Shape bespeaks it to be a Species of Nautilus ; and it is thought to be a Non-descript, both in its natural and fossil | fossil | /dictionary/fossil_n?tab=meaning_and_use#3857818 | 1,569 | null | n. & adj. | 5 | 1569– | Obtained by digging; found buried in the earth. Now chiefly of fuels and other materials occurring naturally in underground deposits; esp. in fossil… | 1665– | ["adjective Chiefly attributive .", "Designating petrified remains or other traces of living organisms preserved in the earth, esp. in the strata of past geological periods; that is a fossil (sense A.2b ), fossilized. Hence (of organisms): known only in the form of fossils, dating from a past geological period."] | 1,665 | null | 1749 | Its Shape bespeaks it to be a Species of Nautilus ; and it is thought to be a Non-descript, both in its natural and fossil State. | Philosophical Transactions 1748 (Royal Society) vol. 45 321 | 1,749 |
The oldest light in the universe,..created within moments of the Big Bang... The probe will construct four full-sky pictures of this so-called fossil | fossil | /dictionary/fossil_n?tab=meaning_and_use#3857818 | 1,569 | null | n. & adj. | 5 | 1569– | Obtained by digging; found buried in the earth. Now chiefly of fuels and other materials occurring naturally in underground deposits; esp. in fossil… | 1860– | ["adjective Chiefly attributive .", "Chiefly Physical Geography and Astronomy . In extended use: designating traces or remnants of physical features, phenomena, etc., which have survived from the distant past."] | 1,860 | null | 2001 | The oldest light in the universe,..created within moments of the Big Bang... The probe will construct four full-sky pictures of this so-called fossil light. | New York Times 1 July i. 18/3 | 2,001 |
Yf thou folowest righteousnes, thou shalt get her, and put her vpon y e as a fayre garment | garment | /dictionary/garment_n?tab=factsheet#3230929 | 1,340 | null | n. | 5 | 1340– | Any article of dress: in singular esp. an outer vestment, a gown or cloak; in plural = clothes. Now somewhat rhetorical. | 1340– | ["Any article of dress: in singular esp. an outer vestment, a gown or cloak; in plural = clothes. Now somewhat rhetorical ."] | 1,340 | null | 1535 | Yf thou folowest righteousnes, thou shalt get her, and put her vpon y e as a fayre garment . | Bible (Coverdale) Ecclesiasticus xxvii. 9 | 1,535 |
You sir, I entertaine you for one of my hundred, Only I do not like the fashion of your garments | garment | /dictionary/garment_n?tab=factsheet#3230929 | 1,340 | null | n. | 5 | 1340– | Any article of dress: in singular esp. an outer vestment, a gown or cloak; in plural = clothes. Now somewhat rhetorical. | 1340– | ["Any article of dress: in singular esp. an outer vestment, a gown or cloak; in plural = clothes. Now somewhat rhetorical ."] | 1,340 | null | 1608 | You sir, I entertaine you for one of my hundred, Only I do not like the fashion of your garments . | W. Shakespeare , King Lear xiii. 74 | 1,608 |
That he be right ware..That he mistake not his gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | 1390– | ["I. A way.", "( to find , lose , ask , etc. one's ) way."] | 1,390 | null | 1390 | That he be right ware..That he mistake not his gate . | J. Gower , Confessio Amantis vol. II. 35 | 1,390 |
[Cato] That with his dethe dyd skape out off the gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | c1330– | ["I. A way.", "Phrases. to come, gang, go, ride a, the, his, her, etc. gate : see gang v. 1 and go v. to take (the) gate : to take the road, go away; to follow a path or course. \u2020 to be in gate to : to be on the way to, be bound for. \u2020 to give gate to : to give a road to , make way for . \u2020 to go to the g... | 1,330 | null | a1542 | [Cato] That with his dethe dyd skape out off the gate. | T. Wyatt , Collected Poems (1969) cv. 39 | 1,542 |
Crashing ice, borne on the roaring speat, Sweeps dams, an' mills, an' brigs, a' to the gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | c1330– | ["I. A way.", "Phrases. to come, gang, go, ride a, the, his, her, etc. gate : see gang v. 1 and go v. to take (the) gate : to take the road, go away; to follow a path or course. \u2020 to be in gate to : to be on the way to, be bound for. \u2020 to give gate to : to give a road to , make way for . \u2020 to go to the g... | 1,330 | null | 1787 | Crashing ice, borne on the roaring speat, Sweeps dams, an' mills, an' brigs, a' to the gate. | R. Burns , Poems (new edition) 75 | 1,787 |
Will. Kidd of Kirby Moreside for keeping disorder in the towne- gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | 1488– | ["I. A way.", "A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc."] | 1,488 | null | 1607–8 | Will. Kidd of Kirby Moreside for keeping disorder in the towne- gate . | in Quarter Sessions Records (North Riding Rec. Society) (1884) vol. I. | 1,607 |
We sall pray also for all trewe pilgrams..þat god of his gudenes graunt þame parte of our gode prayers & us of þare gode gates | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | a1300–1631 | ["II. Act of going.", "II.6. \u2020", "A going, journey, course. literal and figurative . Obsolete ."] | 1,300 | 1,631 | c1450 | We sall pray also for all trewe pilgrams..þat god of his gudenes graunt þame parte of our gode prayers & us of þare gode gates . | Bidding Prayer in Lay Folks Mass Book 69 | 1,450 |
My verse with wings of skill may flie a loftie gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | 1340–1674 | ["II. Act of going.", "II.6. \u2020", "\u2020\u00a0Of a bird, esp. a hawk: Flight. Obsolete ."] | 1,340 | 1,674 | 1612 | My verse with wings of skill may flie a loftie gate . | M. Drayton , Poly-olbion i. 2 | 1,612 |
We haue heere writ To Norway Vncle of young Fortinbrasse Who impotent and bedred scarcely heares Of this his Nephewes purpose; to suppresse His further gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | 1604 | ["II. Act of going.", "II.6. \u2020", "\u2020 figurative . Proceeding. Obsolete ."] | 1,604 | null | 1604 | We haue heere writ To Norway Vncle of young Fortinbrasse Who impotent and bedred scarcely heares Of this his Nephewes purpose; to suppresse His further gate heerein. | W. Shakespeare , Hamlet i. ii. 31 | 1,604 |
She had a mind as calme, as she was faire; Not tost or troubled with light Lady-aire; But, kept an even gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | a1637– | ["II. Act of going.", "Manner of going. Obsolete except in specific applications, for which see gait n. 1"] | 1,637 | null | a1637 | She had a mind as calme, as she was faire; Not tost or troubled with light Lady-aire; But, kept an even gate . | B. Jonson , Under-woods lxxiv. ix. 165 in Workes (1640) vol. III | 1,637 |
When Huntsmen..finde a Hart by the Slot, &c. and then minde his step to know whether he is great..,they then say, they know him by his Gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | 1677–1706 | ["II. Act of going.", "\u2020 Hunting . Length of stride (of a deer) as shown by its footmarks. Obsolete ."] | 1,677 | 1,706 | 1677 | When Huntsmen..finde a Hart by the Slot, &c. and then minde his step to know whether he is great..,they then say, they know him by his Gate . | N. Cox , Gentleman's Recreation (ed. 2) i. 17 | 1,677 |
I love not to be called Singular, and make a World's-wonder of that gate | gate | /dictionary/gate_n2?tab=factsheet#3262712 | 1,175 | null | n.² | 5 | c1175– | A street. Frequent in street-names of northern and midland towns (e.g. York, Nottingham, Leicester); as Gallowgate, Kirkgate, Micklegate, etc. | c1175– | ["III. Way, manner, method.", "Way, manner, or method of doing or behaving; a peculiar habit. \u2020 at no gate : nowise. Obsolete ."] | 1,175 | null | a1693 | I love not to be called Singular, and make a World's-wonder of that gate . | M. Bruce , Good News in Evil Times (1708) 30 | 1,693 |
Les tonelx de vin duissent contenir certein nombre des galons solonc launciene gauge | gauge | /dictionary/gauge_n?tab=factsheet#3275166 | 1,450 | null | n. | 5 | c1450– | A graduated instrument or vessel for gauging or measuring the force or quantity of a fluctuating object, as a rainfall, tide, stream, wind, etc. Also… | c1450– | ["I. A measure or extent, and related uses.", "A fixed or standard measure or scale of measurement, the measure to which a thing must conform; esp. a measure of the capacity or contents of a barrel, etc., the diameter of a bullet or the thickness of sheet iron."] | 1,450 | null | [1357 | Les tonelx de vin duissent contenir certein nombre des galons solonc launciene gauge. | Act 30 Edward III Stat. i. c. 5 | 1,357 |
[Bacon] ..basked in an element of contemplation out of all modern English atmospheric gauges | gauge | /dictionary/gauge_n?tab=factsheet#3275166 | 1,450 | null | n. | 5 | c1450– | A graduated instrument or vessel for gauging or measuring the force or quantity of a fluctuating object, as a rainfall, tide, stream, wind, etc. Also… | 1688– | ["II. An instrument for measuring or testing.", "A graduated instrument or vessel for gauging or measuring the force or quantity of a fluctuating object, as a rainfall, tide, stream, wind, etc. Also rain-gauge , wind-gauge , etc.: see rain n. 1 , etc."] | 1,688 | null | 1856 | [Bacon] ..basked in an element of contemplation out of all modern English atmospheric gauges . | R. W. Emerson , English Traits xiv. 247 | 1,856 |
And yet in his quarters I knew him well: the candelabra, the tallis, the religious books bound in goat | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1771– | ["noun", "The skin of a goat or leather made from this; = goatskin n. Cf. kid n. 1 3 ."] | 1,771 | null | 2005 | And yet in his quarters I knew him well: the candelabra, the tallis, the religious books bound in goat . | M. B. Freese , I Tetralogy 231 | 2,005 |
‘I must discipline these idiots,’ Omolo said to himself... ‘I must beat them today, goats | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | a1616– | ["noun", "colloquial . A foolish or contemptible person; spec. (esp. in old goat ) an offensive or objectionable old person (typically a man); frequently as a term of abuse. Later also occasionally: a gullible person, a dupe."] | 1,616 | null | 1971 | ‘I must discipline these idiots,’ Omolo said to himself... ‘I must beat them today, goats !’ | Inside Kenya Today March 37/2 | 1,971 |
With his weekly grade he is numbered in the ranks between ‘engineers’ and ‘ goats | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1894– | ["noun", "U.S. Military slang . A cadet at or near the bottom of the class in the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York; (now usually) spec. the cadet at the bottom of the class upon graduation from West Point. Also more generally: the most junior officer in a military unit, gathering, etc."] | 1,894 | null | 1941 | With his weekly grade he is numbered in the ranks between ‘engineers’ and ‘ goats ’. | Life 3 November 87/2 | 1,941 |
Cadets celebrated at the United States Military Academy's 2007 graduation at West Point. Each year, the last-ranking cadet is anointed the class ‘ goat | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1894– | ["noun", "U.S. Military slang . A cadet at or near the bottom of the class in the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York; (now usually) spec. the cadet at the bottom of the class upon graduation from West Point. Also more generally: the most junior officer in a military unit, gathering, etc."] | 1,894 | null | 2012 | Cadets celebrated at the United States Military Academy's 2007 graduation at West Point. Each year, the last-ranking cadet is anointed the class ‘ goat ’. | Wall Street Journal 27 November a 14 (caption) | 2,012 |
Admirers saw great merit in..his long shaggy goat | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1849– | ["noun", "Originally and chiefly U.S. Short for goatee n."] | 1,849 | null | 1856 | Admirers saw great merit in..his long shaggy goat . | S. G. Goodrich , Recollections of Lifetime vol. I. 210 | 1,856 |
The little puckered-mouth, pug-nosed Esquimaux, with his slight sprinkling of a mustache and ‘ goat | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1849– | ["noun", "Originally and chiefly U.S. Short for goatee n."] | 1,849 | null | 1876 | The little puckered-mouth, pug-nosed Esquimaux, with his slight sprinkling of a mustache and ‘ goat ’. | J. S. Ingram , Centennial Expos. v. 151 | 1,876 |
Oh! how the crowd roared when they saw the equine go to the starting post... ‘What are yer doin' with that there hairy goat | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1894– | ["noun", "colloquial (chiefly U.S. and Australian ). A horse, esp. a racehorse; spec. one considered to be very slow, worthless, or in poor condition."] | 1,894 | null | 1894 | Oh! how the crowd roared when they saw the equine go to the starting post... ‘What are yer doin' with that there hairy goat ?’ | Quiz & Lantern (Adelaide) 13 September 7/1 | 1,894 |
On arrival here everyone styled him [ sc. a racehorse] ‘the goat | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1894– | ["noun", "colloquial (chiefly U.S. and Australian ). A horse, esp. a racehorse; spec. one considered to be very slow, worthless, or in poor condition."] | 1,894 | null | 1908 | On arrival here everyone styled him [ sc. a racehorse] ‘the goat ’. | Referee (Sydney) 27 May 12/2 | 1,908 |
Shawn Jefferson..evaded Eugene Daniel..and caught a pass for a 39-yard touchdown... Colts' fans, frustrated by their losing team, considered Daniel a goat | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1909– | ["noun", "colloquial ( North American Sport , originally and chiefly Baseball ). (A name given to) the player whose mistake is believed to have lost his or her team the game, championship, etc.; a poor player, considered a hindrance to a team. Cf. to wear (the) goat's (also goat) horns at Phrases P.5 ."] | 1,909 | null | 1993 | Shawn Jefferson..evaded Eugene Daniel..and caught a pass for a 39-yard touchdown... Colts' fans, frustrated by their losing team, considered Daniel a goat . | New York Times 6 December c 6 | 1,993 |
Just one game earlier, Grissom had been the hero, but now he was in position to be the goat | goat | /dictionary/goat_n?tab=factsheet#2791684 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A domesticated browsing ruminant mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, having backward-curving horns and typically a beard, kept worldwide for milk, wool… | 1909– | ["noun", "colloquial ( North American Sport , originally and chiefly Baseball ). (A name given to) the player whose mistake is believed to have lost his or her team the game, championship, etc.; a poor player, considered a hindrance to a team. Cf. to wear (the) goat's (also goat) horns at Phrases P.5 ."] | 1,909 | null | 2014 | Just one game earlier, Grissom had been the hero, but now he was in position to be the goat . | V. McKee , Jacobs Field iii. 59 | 2,014 |
All sweetly serene and easy was the lovely brow and charming aspect of my goddess | goddess | /dictionary/goddess_n?tab=factsheet#2809557 | 1,387 | null | n. | 5 | a1387– | A female god, esp. in any of various polytheistic systems of belief. Cf. god, n. A.I.1. | a1450– | ["A woman who is idealized, adored, or worshipped, esp. by a particular admirer."] | 1,450 | null | 1748 | All sweetly serene and easy was the lovely brow and charming aspect of my goddess . | S. Richardson , Clarissa vol. III. lxiii. 306 | 1,748 |
It is impossible to know any person that deserves to be her husband: she's too great a treasure for one man's possession: she's a goddess | goddess | /dictionary/goddess_n?tab=factsheet#2809557 | 1,387 | null | n. | 5 | a1387– | A female god, esp. in any of various polytheistic systems of belief. Cf. god, n. A.I.1. | a1450– | ["A woman who is idealized, adored, or worshipped, esp. by a particular admirer."] | 1,450 | null | 1766 | It is impossible to know any person that deserves to be her husband: she's too great a treasure for one man's possession: she's a goddess . | O. Goldsmith , Vicar of Wakefield vol. I. xvi. 166 | 1,766 |
Thou better knowest, The offices of nature, bond of child-hood, Effects of curtesie, dues of gratitude | gratitude | /dictionary/gratitude_n?tab=factsheet#2717721 | 1,513 | null | n. | 5 | ?a1513– | The quality or condition of being grateful; a warm sense of appreciation of kindness received, involving a feeling of goodwill towards the benefactor… | 1565– | ["The quality or condition of being grateful; a warm sense of appreciation of kindness received, involving a feeling of goodwill towards the benefactor and a desire to do something in return; gratefulness."] | 1,565 | null | 1608 | Thou better knowest, The offices of nature, bond of child-hood, Effects of curtesie, dues of gratitude . | W. Shakespeare , King Lear vii. 337 | 1,608 |
The circumflex is..contrary to the acute, for it begins with the acute, and ends with the grave | grave | /dictionary/grave_adj1?tab=factsheet#2723573 | 1,541 | null | adj.¹ & n.⁵ | 5 | 1541– | Of works, employments, objects of consideration: Weighty, important; in later use chiefly, requiring serious thought, serious. | 1609– | ["noun", "A grave accent; \u2020a grave note."] | 1,609 | null | 1609 | The circumflex is..contrary to the acute, for it begins with the acute, and ends with the grave . | J. Dowland , translation of A. Ornithoparchus, Micrologus 70 | 1,609 |
‘Will you come?’.. ‘I've never been up a mountain in winter before. We shall get a splendid view. Sure it won't grind | grind | /dictionary/grind_v1?tab=factsheet#2489935 | null | null | v.¹ | 5 | Old English– | transitive. To reduce to small particles or powder by crushing between two hard surfaces; esp. to make (grain) into meal or flour in a mill… | 1887– | ["3. figurative .", "colloquial . To be a \u2018grind\u2019 (see grind n. 1 2 ) to, to fag."] | 1,887 | null | 1887 | ‘Will you come?’.. ‘I've never been up a mountain in winter before. We shall get a splendid view. Sure it won't grind you?’ | T. B. Reed , Dog with Bad Name xix | 1,887 |
The Optician executes very little more of the work than fitting in the glasses, after these are grinded | grind | /dictionary/grind_v1?tab=factsheet#2489935 | null | null | v.¹ | 5 | Old English– | transitive. To reduce to small particles or powder by crushing between two hard surfaces; esp. to make (grain) into meal or flour in a mill… | 1651– | ["5. To wear down by friction so as to make sharp or smooth.", "To smooth the surface of (glass, etc.) by friction. Also to grind in : to smooth the surface of (a machine part) by moving it to and fro against the surface with which it is to fit or mate; esp. to make (a valve in a cylinder of an internal combustion engi... | 1,651 | null | 1837 | The Optician executes very little more of the work than fitting in the glasses, after these are grinded . | N. Whittock et al., Complete Book of Trades (1842) 353 | 1,837 |
Some principle of order exercised sufficiently, at least, to cause the confusion of mere variety to be counteracted by the grouping | grouping | /dictionary/grouping_n?tab=factsheet#2563275 | 1,704 | null | n. | 5 | 1704– | A group, an arrangement; a category or classification. | 1704– | ["Fine Art . The arrangement of figures or objects in a group or groups in order to create harmony and balance; composition."] | 1,704 | null | 1899 | Some principle of order exercised sufficiently, at least, to cause the confusion of mere variety to be counteracted by the grouping . | G. L. Raymond , Proportion & Harmony v. 62 | 1,899 |
These [subjects] are executed in a free and graceful style, with a fine feeling for selection and grouping | grouping | /dictionary/grouping_n?tab=factsheet#2563275 | 1,704 | null | n. | 5 | 1704– | A group, an arrangement; a category or classification. | 1704– | ["Fine Art . The arrangement of figures or objects in a group or groups in order to create harmony and balance; composition."] | 1,704 | null | 1922 | These [subjects] are executed in a free and graceful style, with a fine feeling for selection and grouping . | G. M. A. Richter , Handbook Classical Coll. 20 | 1,922 |
The multiplication of Titles, in which analogous points of learning may be exhibited in a variety of new groupings | grouping | /dictionary/grouping_n?tab=factsheet#2563275 | 1,704 | null | n. | 5 | 1704– | A group, an arrangement; a category or classification. | 1799– | ["A group, an arrangement; a category or classification."] | 1,799 | null | 1799 | The multiplication of Titles, in which analogous points of learning may be exhibited in a variety of new groupings . | Statutes at Large vol. 8 To Reader 4 | 1,799 |
The two most common categories of special needs—‘school action’ and ‘school action plus’..—will be scrapped and replaced with a single grouping | grouping | /dictionary/grouping_n?tab=factsheet#2563275 | 1,704 | null | n. | 5 | 1704– | A group, an arrangement; a category or classification. | 1799– | ["A group, an arrangement; a category or classification."] | 1,799 | null | 2012 | The two most common categories of special needs—‘school action’ and ‘school action plus’..—will be scrapped and replaced with a single grouping . | Daily Telegraph 15 May 1/2 | 2,012 |
Peacocks are..supposed only to be kept by royalty;..the privilege of keeping them is zealously guarded | guard | /dictionary/guard_v?tab=factsheet#2281952 | 1,499 | null | v. | 5 | ?1499– | transitive. To keep in safety from injury or attack; to stand guard or sentinel over; to keep (a door, etc.) so as to prevent entrance or exit; to… | 1582– | ["transitive . To keep in safety from injury or attack; to stand guard or sentinel over; to keep (a door, etc.) so as to prevent entrance or exit; to take care of, protect, defend. (With material and immaterial objects.) \u2020Also with in ."] | 1,582 | null | 1883 | Peacocks are..supposed only to be kept by royalty;..the privilege of keeping them is zealously guarded . | C. J. Wills , In Land of Lion & Sun 376 | 1,883 |
Feare frames disorder, and disorder wounds Where it should guard | guard | /dictionary/guard_v?tab=factsheet#2281952 | 1,499 | null | v. | 5 | ?1499– | transitive. To keep in safety from injury or attack; to stand guard or sentinel over; to keep (a door, etc.) so as to prevent entrance or exit; to… | a1616– | ["intransitive . To be on one's guard; to stand on guard or as a sentinel; to take up or maintain a position of defence (with direct or indirect reference to fencing)."] | 1,616 | null | a1616 | Feare frames disorder, and disorder wounds Where it should guard . | W. Shakespeare , Henry VI, Part 2 (1623) v. iii. 33 | 1,616 |
The great danger of parol declarations, against which the statute was intended to guard | guard | /dictionary/guard_v?tab=factsheet#2281952 | 1,499 | null | v. | 5 | ?1499– | transitive. To keep in safety from injury or attack; to stand guard or sentinel over; to keep (a door, etc.) so as to prevent entrance or exit; to… | 1725– | ["to guard against : to take up a position of defence with regard to, to take precautions against. Also with indirect passive ."] | 1,725 | null | 1818 | The great danger of parol declarations, against which the statute was intended to guard. | W. Cruise , Digest of Laws of England Real Property (ed. 2) vol. I. 464 | 1,818 |
[article Curling ] The Stone played..must be over the Hog, but must not touch the Stone to be guarded | guard | /dictionary/guard_v?tab=factsheet#2281952 | 1,499 | null | v. | 5 | ?1499– | transitive. To keep in safety from injury or attack; to stand guard or sentinel over; to keep (a door, etc.) so as to prevent entrance or exit; to… | 1787– | ["9. Curling .", "transitive . To \u2018cover\u2019 or defend (a stone) by planting one in a line between it and oneself. Also absol."] | 1,787 | null | 1897 | [article Curling ] The Stone played..must be over the Hog, but must not touch the Stone to be guarded . | Earl of Suffolk et al., Encyclopædia of Sport vol. I. 258 | 1,897 |
Now the two mightiest of the fainting Host..With pow'rful Skill, their threat'ned Wickets guard | guard | /dictionary/guard_v?tab=factsheet#2281952 | 1,499 | null | v. | 5 | ?1499– | transitive. To keep in safety from injury or attack; to stand guard or sentinel over; to keep (a door, etc.) so as to prevent entrance or exit; to… | 1744– | ["Cricket . To defend, protect, or cover (the wicket). (Cf. guard n. 3b .)"] | 1,744 | null | 1744 | Now the two mightiest of the fainting Host..With pow'rful Skill, their threat'ned Wickets guard . | ‘J. Love’ , Cricket iii. 20 | 1,744 |
They were wonte to mete clothe by yerde and ynche, nowe they woll mete by yerde and handfull | handful | /dictionary/handful_n?tab=factsheet#1997219 | null | null | n. | 5 | Old English– | A quantity that fills the hand; as much or many of something as the hand can hold or contain. | 1439–1733 | ["\u2020\u00a0A unit of length; = hand n. II.9 . Obsolete ."] | 1,439 | 1,733 | 1439–40 | They were wonte to mete clothe by yerde and ynche, nowe they woll mete by yerde and handfull . | Rolls of Parliament: Henry VI (Electronic edition) Parl. November 1439 §55. m. 3 | 1,439 |
The stalk-cell projecting from the plate [of the antheridium of a stonewort] has hence been called the ‘manubrium’ or handle | handle | /dictionary/handle_n1?tab=meaning_and_use#2001540 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | A part of a thing by which it is to be held in order to use, move, or carry it; (hence) any part or object used in this way. | 1615– | ["A structure resembling a handle. Cf. panhandle n. 1 ."] | 1,615 | null | 1895 | The stalk-cell projecting from the plate [of the antheridium of a stonewort] has hence been called the ‘manubrium’ or handle . | F. W. Oliver et al., translation of A. Kerner von Marilaun, Natural History of Plants vol. II. 63 | 1,895 |
They..pull out cards full of M.A.'s and Ph.D.'s and all sorts of other fancy handles | handle | /dictionary/handle_n1?tab=meaning_and_use#2001540 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | A part of a thing by which it is to be held in order to use, move, or carry it; (hence) any part or object used in this way. | 1822– | ["colloquial . More fully a handle to one's name . A title of rank, honour, respect, or profession; spec. (chiefly British ) a title of noble rank."] | 1,822 | null | 1948 | They..pull out cards full of M.A.'s and Ph.D.'s and all sorts of other fancy handles. | B. M. Myers & F. N. Myers , Home is Sailor xiii. 165 | 1,948 |
The Preakness Stakes, which the chestnut colt from Philly won by 13.5 lengths, carried a record $59 million handle | handle | /dictionary/handle_n1?tab=meaning_and_use#2001540 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | A part of a thing by which it is to be held in order to use, move, or carry it; (hence) any part or object used in this way. | 1932– | ["U.S. Gambling . The total amount of money bet on a particular event, or over a particular period of time."] | 1,932 | null | 2004 | The Preakness Stakes, which the chestnut colt from Philly won by 13.5 lengths, carried a record $59 million handle . | Time 31 May 81/1 | 2,004 |
These deviations..occur only when the aeroplane is turning... When the angle of tilt..exceeds the complement [of the magnetic dip] , the compass will be completely reversed on an easterly heading | heading | /dictionary/heading_n?tab=factsheet#1851670 | 1,390 | null | n. | 5 | 1390– | The title at the top of a page, chapter, paragraph, or other section or division of a text; (sometimes) spec. a headline. Cf. head, n.¹ III.32. | 1841– | ["I. The action of head v.", "Originally Nautical . The direction in which something (as a ship, aeroplane, compass, etc.) is pointing or moving, typically expressed relative to a compass point; a bearing. Frequently with on . Also figurative ."] | 1,841 | null | 1917 | These deviations..occur only when the aeroplane is turning... When the angle of tilt..exceeds the complement [of the magnetic dip] , the compass will be completely reversed on an easterly heading . | Terrestr. Magnetism & Atmospheric Electr. March 52 | 1,917 |
Ooze is then poured on, to fill up interstices; and the whole crowned with a sprinkling of bark, which the tanners call a heading | heading | /dictionary/heading_n?tab=factsheet#1851670 | 1,390 | null | n. | 5 | 1390– | The title at the top of a page, chapter, paragraph, or other section or division of a text; (sometimes) spec. a headline. Cf. head, n.¹ III.32. | 1779– | ["II. Concrete senses.", "An overlying or top layer, esp. one applied or laid as part of an industrial process. Now rare ."] | 1,779 | null | 1779 | Ooze is then poured on, to fill up interstices; and the whole crowned with a sprinkling of bark, which the tanners call a heading . | Philosophical Transactions 1778 (Royal Society) vol. 68 115 | 1,779 |
A bed was prepared..being formed simply by laying down a succession of blankets and counterpanes, with anything and everything stuck under the end for ‘ heading | heading | /dictionary/heading_n?tab=factsheet#1851670 | 1,390 | null | n. | 5 | 1390– | The title at the top of a page, chapter, paragraph, or other section or division of a text; (sometimes) spec. a headline. Cf. head, n.¹ III.32. | 1847– | ["II. Concrete senses.", "U.S. regional ( southern and south Midland ). A pillow; something used as a pillow. Now rare ."] | 1,847 | null | 1853 | A bed was prepared..being formed simply by laying down a succession of blankets and counterpanes, with anything and everything stuck under the end for ‘ heading ’. | ‘P. Paxton’ , Stray Yankee in Texas ix. 92 | 1,853 |
Take fresh Urine of young Boys, fill one Pot with it, and evaporate it away, next Morning put on fresh, and evaporate; do thus three or four days, then evaporate to a Honey | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | 1558– | ["noun", "I. A sweet sticky fluid made by insects, and related uses.", "Any of various other substances resembling honey, esp. in being sweet and sticky; spec. juice expressed from dates or other fruit of palm trees."] | 1,558 | null | 1682 | Take fresh Urine of young Boys, fill one Pot with it, and evaporate it away, next Morning put on fresh, and evaporate; do thus three or four days, then evaporate to a Honey . | G. Hartman , Digby's Choice Collection of Rare Secrets ii. 153 | 1,682 |
The better sort of them [ sc. palm trees] , when they are pressed, yield an excellent kind of honey | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | 1558– | ["noun", "I. A sweet sticky fluid made by insects, and related uses.", "Any of various other substances resembling honey, esp. in being sweet and sticky; spec. juice expressed from dates or other fruit of palm trees."] | 1,558 | null | 1737 | The better sort of them [ sc. palm trees] , when they are pressed, yield an excellent kind of honey . | W. Whiston , translation of Josephus, Jewish War iv. viii, in translation of Josephus, Genuine Works 868 | 1,737 |
Her finished works follow the natural curves of the native wood and highlight its myriad colors—espresso, caramel, honey | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | 1888– | ["noun", "I. A sweet sticky fluid made by insects, and related uses.", "A colour resembling that of honey; a yellowish brown or golden colour."] | 1,888 | null | 2008 | Her finished works follow the natural curves of the native wood and highlight its myriad colors—espresso, caramel, honey . | New Mexico Magazine February 70/1 | 2,008 |
My children..she always addressed by their Christian names, excepting when she substituted the word ‘ honey | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | a1375– | ["noun", "II. Figurative and extended uses.", "II.5. Now chiefly colloquial .", "As a term of endearment or affectionate form of address: sweetheart, darling. In later use chiefly North American , esp. as a colloquial form of address (sometimes without affectionate connotations). See also hinny n. 2"] | 1,375 | null | 1832 | My children..she always addressed by their Christian names, excepting when she substituted the word ‘ honey ’. | F. Trollope , Domestic Manners of Americans (ed. 2) vol. I. x. 140 | 1,832 |
Jenny Wooes Johnny To tye her Kirtle, and shee'l be his Honey | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | c1405– | ["noun", "II. Figurative and extended uses.", "II.5. Now chiefly colloquial .", "A person who is beloved of another; a lover, a sweetheart; esp. a girlfriend, a wife."] | 1,405 | null | ?a1677 | Jenny Wooes Johnny To tye her Kirtle, and shee'l be his Honey . | Second Part New Scotch-jigg (single sheet) | 1,677 |
Resolving to solace with Crony, She took the Shepherd for her Honey | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | c1405– | ["noun", "II. Figurative and extended uses.", "II.5. Now chiefly colloquial .", "A person who is beloved of another; a lover, a sweetheart; esp. a girlfriend, a wife."] | 1,405 | null | 1713 | Resolving to solace with Crony, She took the Shepherd for her Honey . | J. Smith , Poems upon Several Occasions 295 | 1,713 |
I saw a flock of females checkin' out the def MC... I wanted that power of magical conversation: to be able to pull all the fly honeys | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | 1843– | ["noun", "II. Figurative and extended uses.", "II.5. Now chiefly colloquial .", "Chiefly North American . A good-looking or sexually attractive woman."] | 1,843 | null | 1990 | I saw a flock of females checkin' out the def MC... I wanted that power of magical conversation: to be able to pull all the fly honeys . | Spin October 20/1 | 1,990 |
It's a great day for Dave... He has driven a long spike in his political opponent's coffin, whoever he may be. Dave is a honey | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | 1848– | ["noun", "II. Figurative and extended uses.", "II.6. slang .", "Originally U.S. A person who or thing which is an excellent or delightful example of its kind; a very good or commendable person or thing. Frequently in a honey of a \u2014\u2014 ."] | 1,848 | null | 1888 | It's a great day for Dave... He has driven a long spike in his political opponent's coffin, whoever he may be. Dave is a honey . | Missouri Republican 24 February 1/7 | 1,888 |
Douglas planted fully a dozen kisses under her chin... ‘To pay you, Missy, for scaring your honey | honey | /dictionary/honey_n?tab=factsheet#1522017 | null | null | n. & adj. | 5 | Old English– | A sweet sticky fluid or semi-solid substance from whitish to dark brown in colour, produced by honeybees, other social bees, and certain other… | a1556– | ["adjective ( attributive ).", "Chiefly in forms of address: beloved, dear. Cf. honey baby n. , honey child n. , etc."] | 1,556 | null | 1911 | Douglas planted fully a dozen kisses under her chin... ‘To pay you, Missy, for scaring your honey boy.’ | M. J. Garvin , Balance of Destiny vi. 119 | 1,911 |
Male co-workers can also be a problem for the female employees at the mill... The talkers..will tell you all about what they want to do to you and can sometimes get ignorant | ignorant | /dictionary/ignorant_adj?tab=factsheet#934808 | 1,400 | null | adj. & n. | 5 | ?c1400– | Of a person: lacking knowledge or awareness, either generally or about a particular thing; uninformed, uneducated. Also later as a more general term… | 1886– | ["adjective", "British regional and colloquial . Of a person: lacking manners or refinement; rude; uncouth."] | 1,886 | null | 1987 | Male co-workers can also be a problem for the female employees at the mill... The talkers..will tell you all about what they want to do to you and can sometimes get ignorant . | C. Cumpston in L. Evans, Overtime (1990) 172 | 1,987 |
One evening when a girl was there the bell ring and Moses went and open the door. From the moment he see Cap he start to get on ignorant | ignorant | /dictionary/ignorant_adj?tab=factsheet#934808 | 1,400 | null | adj. & n. | 5 | ?c1400– | Of a person: lacking knowledge or awareness, either generally or about a particular thing; uninformed, uneducated. Also later as a more general term… | 1913– | ["adjective", "Caribbean . Angry, quick-tempered. Chiefly in to get on ignorant (also to get ignorant ): to become angry."] | 1,913 | null | 1956 | One evening when a girl was there the bell ring and Moses went and open the door. From the moment he see Cap he start to get on ignorant . | S. Selvon , Lonely Londoners (1995) 60 | 1,956 |
And in that portion that belonged to Geometry and Astronomy, were about the walles great cartes and tables, contayning sundry..reuolutions of planettes, spheres and imaginary | imaginary | /dictionary/imaginary_adj?tab=factsheet#979422 | 1,425 | null | adj. & n. | 5 | a1425– | Existing only in imagination or fancy; having no real existence; not real or actual. Formerly also: existing only as spirit, not corporeal… | 1541– | ["adjective", "Of a line, circle, etc.: that is assumed or inferred as passing through or between certain points, but which otherwise has no real existence."] | 1,541 | null | 1541 | And in that portion that belonged to Geometry and Astronomy, were about the walles great cartes and tables, contayning sundry..reuolutions of planettes, spheres and imaginary cerkles. | T. Elyot , Image of Gouernance xxii. f. 41 | 1,541 |
The Original Components or Roots of all Equations, may be either Affirmative, Negative, Mix'd, or Imaginary | imaginary | /dictionary/imaginary_adj?tab=factsheet#979422 | 1,425 | null | adj. & n. | 5 | a1425– | Existing only in imagination or fancy; having no real existence; not real or actual. Formerly also: existing only as spirit, not corporeal… | 1670– | ["adjective", "Mathematics . Designating a quantity that can be expressed in terms of the square root of a negative quantity, usually \u221a\u22121 (represented by i or j ); of or relating to such quantities or numbers. Cf. complex adj. 2d ."] | 1,670 | null | 1706 | The Original Components or Roots of all Equations, may be either Affirmative, Negative, Mix'd, or Imaginary . | W. Jones , Synopsis Palmariorum Matheseos 127 | 1,706 |
A place pickt out by choyce of best alyue, That natures worke by art can imitate | imitate | /dictionary/imitate_v?tab=factsheet#993082 | 1,534 | null | v. | 5 | 1534– | transitive. To do or try to do after the manner of; to follow the example of; to copy in action. | 1590– | ["To make or produce a copy or representation of; to copy, reproduce."] | 1,590 | null | 1590 | A place pickt out by choyce of best alyue, That natures worke by art can imitate . | E. Spenser , Faerie Queene ii. xii. sig. Aa4 v | 1,590 |
Mock leno , a fabric in which openwork effect is produced by a grouping of threads, which, however, do not cross, as they do in leno and gauze fabrics. Also called imitation | imitation | /dictionary/imitation_n?tab=factsheet#993449 | 1,504 | null | n. | 5 | ?1504– | The action or practice of imitating or copying. †arts of imitation = imitative arts. | 1840– | ["attributive . Made (of less costly material) in imitation of a real or genuine article or substance."] | 1,840 | null | 1940 | Mock leno , a fabric in which openwork effect is produced by a grouping of threads, which, however, do not cross, as they do in leno and gauze fabrics. Also called imitation gauze. | Chambers's Technical Dictionary 552/1 | 1,940 |
Only the practitioner knows what he does and why he is doing it, recording the bare essentials for lack of time or inclination | inclination | /dictionary/inclination_n?tab=factsheet#791696 | 1,398 | null | n. | 5 | a1398– | A tendency or disposition to behave, think, feel, etc., in a particular way; a readiness or willingness… Without following prepositional phrase or… | ?a1439– | ["I. Senses relating to tendency, disposition, or preference.", "I.1.b. A tendency or disposition to behave, think, feel, etc., in a particular way; a readiness or willingness to do something. Also: a preference for a person, party, proposal, etc.; a leaning, a bias. Also as a mass noun; see also by inclination at Phr... | 1,439 | null | 1967 | Only the practitioner knows what he does and why he is doing it, recording the bare essentials for lack of time or inclination . | Canadian Medical Association Journal 23 September 818/2 | 1,967 |
The elevation of the stile of an inclining dial at any place, is equal to the sum or difference of the latitude and inclination | inclination | /dictionary/inclination_n?tab=factsheet#791696 | 1,398 | null | n. | 5 | a1398– | A tendency or disposition to behave, think, feel, etc., in a particular way; a readiness or willingness… Without following prepositional phrase or… | 1585– | ["II. Senses relating to physically bending, sloping, or tilting.", "The degree to which the plane of an inclining dial ( inclining dial n. ) is inclined to the horizon. Now rare ."] | 1,585 | null | 1842 | The elevation of the stile of an inclining dial at any place, is equal to the sum or difference of the latitude and inclination . | A. Bell , Treat. Pract. Mathematics vol. II. 341 | 1,842 |
As to the Comet of 1680/1 I was only desirous to trie the method I used in that of 1683, in this also, taking your limitation for an Hypothesis and I found I could not stirr the Nodes or Inclination | inclination | /dictionary/inclination_n?tab=factsheet#791696 | 1,398 | null | n. | 5 | a1398– | A tendency or disposition to behave, think, feel, etc., in a particular way; a readiness or willingness… Without following prepositional phrase or… | 1619– | ["II. Senses relating to physically bending, sloping, or tilting.", "Astronomy . The angle between the orbital plane of a celestial object and a given reference plane (esp. the ecliptic). More fully orbital inclination ."] | 1,619 | null | 1695 | As to the Comet of 1680/1 I was only desirous to trie the method I used in that of 1683, in this also, taking your limitation for an Hypothesis and I found I could not stirr the Nodes or Inclination . | E. Halley , Letter 7 October in I. Newton, Correspondence (1967) vol. IV. 173 | 1,695 |
Where the neck rises from the chest of the horse, the shoulder-blades form the resting place for his collar or harness into a slope or inclination | inclination | /dictionary/inclination_n?tab=factsheet#791696 | 1,398 | null | n. | 5 | a1398– | A tendency or disposition to behave, think, feel, etc., in a particular way; a readiness or willingness… Without following prepositional phrase or… | 1809– | ["II. Senses relating to physically bending, sloping, or tilting.", "A sloping line, plane, or surface; a slope, a declivity, esp. on a road or railway. Now rare . Cf. incline n. 2a ."] | 1,809 | null | 1809 | Where the neck rises from the chest of the horse, the shoulder-blades form the resting place for his collar or harness into a slope or inclination . | Lit. Panorama December 422 | 1,809 |
It was the ‘extras’ that did the mischief—the ruches , the bouffantes , the lace, the innumerable yards of ‘ insertion | insertion | /dictionary/insertion_n?tab=factsheet#339930 | 1,578 | null | n. | 5 | 1578– | The action of inserting, setting or putting in; introduction into or between: see insert, v. | c1840– | ["Needlework . Embroidery or ornamental needlework, made to be inserted or sewed into plain material, for decorative purposes; a piece or detached portion of such work."] | 1,840 | null | 1864 | It was the ‘extras’ that did the mischief—the ruches , the bouffantes , the lace, the innumerable yards of ‘ insertion ’. | G. A. Sala in Daily Telegraph 18 June | 1,864 |
To keep You in almost an universal Ignorance of our Studies, which it is Your inherent Birth-right to inspect | inspect | /dictionary/inspect_v?tab=factsheet#362613 | 1,623 | null | v. | 5 | 1623– | transitive. To look carefully into; to view closely and critically; to examine (something) with a view to find out its character or condition; now… | 1623– | ["transitive . To look carefully into; to view closely and critically; to examine (something) with a view to find out its character or condition; now spec. to investigate or oversee officially: see inspector n. 1 ."] | 1,623 | null | 1704 | To keep You in almost an universal Ignorance of our Studies, which it is Your inherent Birth-right to inspect . | J. Swift , Tale of Tub Epistle Ded. 2 | 1,704 |
The faculty by which it [the mind] operates singly, and without participation of the body, I call intellect | intellect | /dictionary/intellect_n?tab=factsheet#211226 | 1,398 | null | n. | 5 | a1398– | That faculty, or sum of faculties, of the mind or soul by which a person knows and reasons; power of thought; understanding; analytic intelligence… | a1398– | ["That faculty, or sum of faculties, of the mind or soul by which a person knows and reasons; power of thought; understanding; analytic intelligence; (also) an instance of this. Occasionally used of an animal."] | 1,398 | null | 1773 | The faculty by which it [the mind] operates singly, and without participation of the body, I call intellect . | Lord Monboddo , Origin & Progress of Language (1774) vol. I. i. iv. 45 | 1,773 |
I had to pull over to the side of a road and wait until the weed wore off. I could not tell how far away anything was or when to turn or put on the brakes for an intersection | intersection | /dictionary/intersection_n?tab=factsheet#113309 | 1,559 | null | n. | 5 | 1559– | The place where two things intersect or cross, spec. (chiefly North American) = cross-road, n. 2; Geometry, the point (or line) of intersection; the… | 1559– | ["The place where two things intersect or cross, spec. (chiefly North American ) = cross-road n. 2 ; Geometry , the point (or line) of intersection; the point common to two lines or a line and a surface (or the line common to two surfaces) which intersect."] | 1,559 | null | 1953 | I had to pull over to the side of a road and wait until the weed wore off. I could not tell how far away anything was or when to turn or put on the brakes for an intersection . | W. S. Burroughs , Junkie ii. 34 | 1,953 |
Their [ i.e. Angels'] thoughts are communicated to one another by what the schoolmen call intuition | intuition | /dictionary/intuition_n?tab=factsheet#167187 | 1,497 | null | n. | 5 | 1497– | Modern Philosophy. The immediate apprehension of an object by the mind without the intervention of any reasoning process; a particular act of such… | 1652– | ["Scholastic Philosophy . The spiritual perception or immediate knowledge, ascribed to angelic and spiritual beings, with whom vision and knowledge are identical."] | 1,652 | null | a1720 | Their [ i.e. Angels'] thoughts are communicated to one another by what the schoolmen call intuition . | J. Sheffield , Works (1753) vol. I. 122 | 1,720 |
This is that Tree of Knowledge..which instructs not..by sad and costly experience, but by fair and safe intuitions | intuition | /dictionary/intuition_n?tab=factsheet#167187 | 1,497 | null | n. | 5 | 1497– | Modern Philosophy. The immediate apprehension of an object by the mind without the intervention of any reasoning process; a particular act of such… | 1660– | ["Immediate apprehension by the intellect alone; a particular act of such apprehension."] | 1,660 | null | 1660 | This is that Tree of Knowledge..which instructs not..by sad and costly experience, but by fair and safe intuitions . | R. Allestree , Gentlemans Calling 22 | 1,660 |
Those ideas which immediately arise in consequence of our external sense being affected are external perceptions or external intuitions | intuition | /dictionary/intuition_n?tab=factsheet#167187 | 1,497 | null | n. | 5 | 1497– | Modern Philosophy. The immediate apprehension of an object by the mind without the intervention of any reasoning process; a particular act of such… | 1796– | ["Immediate apprehension by sense; a particular act of such apprehension."] | 1,796 | null | 1796 | Those ideas which immediately arise in consequence of our external sense being affected are external perceptions or external intuitions . | F. A. Nitsch , General View Kant's Principles concerning Man 75 | 1,796 |
Your quip..that you were ashamed to write to mee for your rude stile. Very good, I finde the Irony | irony | /dictionary/irony_n?tab=meaning_and_use#64966 | 1,502 | null | n. | 5 | 1502– | Originally Rhetoric. As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous… | 1502– | ["1. Originally Rhetoric .", "As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect; esp. (in earlier use) the use of approbatory language to imply condemnation or contempt (cf. sarcasm n. ). In later use also more generally: a ... | 1,502 | null | 1617 | Your quip..that you were ashamed to write to mee for your rude stile. Very good, I finde the Irony . | F. Moryson , Itinerary i. 160 | 1,617 |
Verhoeven and choreographer Marguerite Pomerhn-Derricks stage these peculiar routines with grim determination and a stunning absence of irony | irony | /dictionary/irony_n?tab=meaning_and_use#64966 | 1,502 | null | n. | 5 | 1502– | Originally Rhetoric. As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous… | 1502– | ["1. Originally Rhetoric .", "As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect; esp. (in earlier use) the use of approbatory language to imply condemnation or contempt (cf. sarcasm n. ). In later use also more generally: a ... | 1,502 | null | 1995 | Verhoeven and choreographer Marguerite Pomerhn-Derricks stage these peculiar routines with grim determination and a stunning absence of irony . | New York Magazine 9 October 79 | 1,995 |
Forsoth this is an excedyng stronge argumente and a wonderfull defence. [ margin ] An irony | irony | /dictionary/irony_n?tab=meaning_and_use#64966 | 1,502 | null | n. | 5 | 1502– | Originally Rhetoric. As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous… | 1534– | ["1. Originally Rhetoric .", "As a count noun. An instance of this; an ironic utterance or expression."] | 1,534 | null | 1534 | Forsoth this is an excedyng stronge argumente and a wonderfull defence. [ margin ] An irony . | translation of L. Valla, Treat. Donation vnto Syluester sig. L | 1,534 |
The Method of disputing by Interrogation..gave birth to the famous Attic Irony | irony | /dictionary/irony_n?tab=meaning_and_use#64966 | 1,502 | null | n. | 5 | 1502– | Originally Rhetoric. As a mass noun. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous… | 1502– | ["Dissimulation, pretence; esp. (and in later use only) feigned ignorance and disingenuousness of the kind employed by Socrates during philosophical discussions (see Socratic irony n. ); an instance of this. Cf. eiron n."] | 1,502 | null | 1738 | The Method of disputing by Interrogation..gave birth to the famous Attic Irony . | W. Warburton , Divine Legation of Moses vol. I. iii. iii. 330 | 1,738 |
Flowers are mostly worked in Satin stitch, highly raised... Flowers are embellished with French knots | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | c1320– | ["I. Senses relating to knotting and ties.", "Often with qualifying word, naming different forms of knots, as bowline , diamond , draw- , fisher's , French , granny's , loop- , reef- , riding , slip- , surgeon's , wall- , water- , weaver's knot , etc.; for the more important of these, see the first element. Also barber... | 1,320 | null | 1900 | Flowers are mostly worked in Satin stitch, highly raised... Flowers are embellished with French knots . | Home Needlework Magazine October 3/1 | 1,900 |
The Fyshes, tyed by the tayles with a common Lyne:..and where those two lines are knitte togyther, there is one starre more, whiche is called the Knotte | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | 1556–1728 | ["I. Senses relating to knotting and ties.", "\u2020 Astronomy . The star \u03b1 Piscium, situated in the \u2018tie\u2019 of the lines or ribbons imagined to connect the two fishes in the constellation Pisces. Obsolete ."] | 1,556 | 1,728 | 1556 | The Fyshes, tyed by the tayles with a common Lyne:..and where those two lines are knitte togyther, there is one starre more, whiche is called the Knotte . | R. Recorde , Castle of Knowledge 267 | 1,556 |
A Lady of Genius will give a genteel Air to her whole Dress by a well fancied Suit of Knots | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | a1400– | ["I. Senses relating to knotting and ties.", "Such a tie used or worn as an ornament or adjunct to a dress; a bow of ribbon; a cockade or epaulette; esp. in obsolete phrase a suit of knots ."] | 1,400 | null | 1713 | A Lady of Genius will give a genteel Air to her whole Dress by a well fancied Suit of Knots . | J. Gay in Guardian 1 September 2/1 | 1,713 |
A light wind..carrying us at the rate of four or five knots | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | 1633– | ["I. Senses relating to knotting and ties.", "Nautical . A piece of knotted string fastened to the log-line, one of a series fixed at such intervals that the number of them that run out while the sand-glass is running indicates the ship's speed in nautical miles per hour; hence, each of the divisions so marked on the l... | 1,633 | null | 1840 | A light wind..carrying us at the rate of four or five knots . | R. H. Dana , Two Years before Mast xxvi. 87 | 1,840 |
A natty little grey and black self-driven coupé came from Brighton way at the rate of knots | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | 1892– | ["I. Senses relating to knotting and ties.", "at the rate of knots , very fast, quickly. colloquial ."] | 1,892 | null | 1932 | A natty little grey and black self-driven coupé came from Brighton way at the rate of knots . | R. Kipling , Limits & Renewals 80 | 1,932 |
Tom the Porter, Companion of the Pot, Who stands in the Street with his Rope and Knot | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | 1719– | ["I. Senses relating to knotting and ties.", "More fully porter's knot : \u2018A kind of double shoulder-pad, with a loop passing round the forehead, the whole roughly resembling a horse-collar, used by London market-porters for carrying their burdens\u2019 ( Encycl. Dict. )."] | 1,719 | null | 1719 | Tom the Porter, Companion of the Pot, Who stands in the Street with his Rope and Knot . | in T. D'Urfey, Wit & Mirth vol. V. 75 | 1,719 |
Mr. Wilcox..eyed his robust frame attentively, and with a significant look, said, ‘You had better buy a porter's knot | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | 1719– | ["I. Senses relating to knotting and ties.", "More fully porter's knot : \u2018A kind of double shoulder-pad, with a loop passing round the forehead, the whole roughly resembling a horse-collar, used by London market-porters for carrying their burdens\u2019 ( Encycl. Dict. )."] | 1,719 | null | 1793 | Mr. Wilcox..eyed his robust frame attentively, and with a significant look, said, ‘You had better buy a porter's knot .’ | J. Boswell , Principal Corrections Life Johnson 1/2 | 1,793 |
Fyue poynteȝ, & vche lyne vmbe-lappeȝ & loukeȝ in oþer, & ay-quere hit is endeleȝ, & Englych hit callen Ouer-al, as I here, þe endeles knot | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | c1400– | ["I. Senses relating to knotting and ties.", "A design or figure formed of crossing lines; an intricate flourish of the pen. \u2020 endless knot , the five-pointed figure consisting of a continuous self-crossing line, otherwise called pentacle , pentagram , or pentangle ."] | 1,400 | null | c1400 | Fyue poynteȝ, & vche lyne vmbe-lappeȝ & loukeȝ in oþer, & ay-quere hit is endeleȝ, & Englych hit callen Ouer-al, as I here, þe endeles knot . | Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 630 | 1,400 |
Þen brek þay þe bale, þe boueleȝ out token, Lystily for laucyng þe lere of þe knot | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | ?c1225– | ["III. transferred . A hard or firm mass such as is formed by a knot tied in a string, etc.", "A hard lump in an animal body, either in a softer tissue, or on a smooth surface; a swelling or protuberance in a muscle, nerve, gland, etc.; a knob or enlargement in a bone; a tumour, ganglion, wart, pimple, or the like; the... | 1,225 | null | c1400 | Þen brek þay þe bale, þe boueleȝ out token, Lystily for laucyng þe lere of þe knot . | Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1334 | 1,400 |
Couch and some other weeds vegetate at every joint or knot | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | 1398– | ["III. transferred . A hard or firm mass such as is formed by a knot tied in a string, etc.", "A thickened part or protuberance in the tissue of a plant; an excrescence on a stem, branch, or root; a node on a stem, esp. when of swollen form, as the joints in grasses; the hard mass formed in a trunk at the insertion of ... | 1,398 | null | 1787 | Couch and some other weeds vegetate at every joint or knot . | G. Winter , New System of Husbandry 51 | 1,787 |
All do conclude Mr. Coventry and Pett and me to be of a knot | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | c1400– | ["III. transferred . A hard or firm mass such as is formed by a knot tied in a string, etc.", "III.18. A small group, cluster, band or company of persons or things (gathered together in one place, or associated in any way). of a knot , in union or combination, associated together.", "Of persons."] | 1,400 | null | 1662 | All do conclude Mr. Coventry and Pett and me to be of a knot . | S. Pepys , Diary 16 December (1970) vol. III. 284 | 1,662 |
We were close under St. Iago, another Island of the same Knot | knot | /dictionary/knot_n1?tab=factsheet#40019763 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | An intertwining or complication of the parts of one or more ropes, cords, or strips of anything flexible enough, made for the purpose of fastening… | 1612– | ["III. transferred . A hard or firm mass such as is formed by a knot tied in a string, etc.", "III.18. A small group, cluster, band or company of persons or things (gathered together in one place, or associated in any way). of a knot , in union or combination, associated together.", "Of things."] | 1,612 | null | 1698 | We were close under St. Iago, another Island of the same Knot . | J. Fryer , New Account of East-India & Persia 6 | 1,698 |
[Iuoryn] commaundyd a .xxx. men to lede hym to y e galows &..they causyd the mynstrell to mount vp on y e ladder | ladder | /dictionary/ladder_n?tab=factsheet#39873282 | null | null | n. | 5 | Old English– | An appliance made of wood, metal, or rope, usually portable, consisting of a series of bars (‘rungs’) or steps fixed between two supports, by means… | c1515–1658 | ["\u2020 esp. The steps to a gallows. Chiefly in to bring to the ladder . groom of the ladder (jocular): a hangman. Obsolete ."] | 1,515 | 1,658 | c1515 | [Iuoryn] commaundyd a .xxx. men to lede hym to y e galows &..they causyd the mynstrell to mount vp on y e ladder . | Lord Berners , translation of Boke of Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lix. 204 | 1,515 |
A fidler cannot turne his pin so soone, as he [ sc. the executioner] would turn a man of the ladder | ladder | /dictionary/ladder_n?tab=factsheet#39873282 | null | null | n. | 5 | Old English– | An appliance made of wood, metal, or rope, usually portable, consisting of a series of bars (‘rungs’) or steps fixed between two supports, by means… | c1515–1658 | ["\u2020 esp. The steps to a gallows. Chiefly in to bring to the ladder . groom of the ladder (jocular): a hangman. Obsolete ."] | 1,515 | 1,658 | 1594 | A fidler cannot turne his pin so soone, as he [ sc. the executioner] would turn a man of the ladder . | T. Nashe , Vnfortunate Traveller sig. O3 v | 1,594 |
The offer of a pardon comes too late, to him that hath turn'd himself off the Ladder | ladder | /dictionary/ladder_n?tab=factsheet#39873282 | null | null | n. | 5 | Old English– | An appliance made of wood, metal, or rope, usually portable, consisting of a series of bars (‘rungs’) or steps fixed between two supports, by means… | c1515–1658 | ["\u2020 esp. The steps to a gallows. Chiefly in to bring to the ladder . groom of the ladder (jocular): a hangman. Obsolete ."] | 1,515 | 1,658 | 1658 | The offer of a pardon comes too late, to him that hath turn'd himself off the Ladder . | W. Gurnall , Christian in Armour: 2nd Part 647 | 1,658 |
Special attention was..given to such important matters as the breadth of the educational ladder | ladder | /dictionary/ladder_n?tab=factsheet#39873282 | null | null | n. | 5 | Old English– | An appliance made of wood, metal, or rope, usually portable, consisting of a series of bars (‘rungs’) or steps fixed between two supports, by means… | c1175– | ["figurative . Also in \u2020 to draw up the ladder after itself [compare French apr\u00e8s lui il faut tirer l'\u00e9chelle ] : to be unapproachable. to see through a ladder : to see what is obvious. to kick down the ladder : said of persons who repudiate or ignore the friendships or associations by means of whic... | 1,175 | null | 1951 | Special attention was..given to such important matters as the breadth of the educational ladder. | R. Firth , Elements of Social Organization i. 29 | 1,951 |
[An automatic weather information station] was moored in the middle of the Gulf Stream, off the Florida Coast, in a hurricane lane | lane | /dictionary/lane_n1?tab=factsheet#39688389 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | A narrow way between hedges or banks; a narrow road or street between houses or walls; a bye-way. | c1420– | ["II. Transferred senses.", "A narrow or comparatively narrow passage or way, or something resembling this; esp. a channel of water in an ice-field (also called a vein ); the course prescribed for ocean steamers; a route prescribed for aircraft."] | 1,420 | null | 1971 | [An automatic weather information station] was moored in the middle of the Gulf Stream, off the Florida Coast, in a hurricane lane . | Scientific American July 1/1 | 1,971 |
The pilot..climbed again, now that he was no longer forced down under the lanes | lane | /dictionary/lane_n1?tab=factsheet#39688389 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | A narrow way between hedges or banks; a narrow road or street between houses or walls; a bye-way. | c1420– | ["II. Transferred senses.", "A narrow or comparatively narrow passage or way, or something resembling this; esp. a channel of water in an ice-field (also called a vein ); the course prescribed for ocean steamers; a route prescribed for aircraft."] | 1,420 | null | 1974 | The pilot..climbed again, now that he was no longer forced down under the lanes . | L. Deighton , Spy Story xv. 146 | 1,974 |
Roads..would carry any volume of traffic, divided into slow, medium and fast ‘ lanes | lane | /dictionary/lane_n1?tab=factsheet#39688389 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | A narrow way between hedges or banks; a narrow road or street between houses or walls; a bye-way. | 1926– | ["II. Transferred senses.", "A part of a road, wide enough for one file of vehicles, which is marked out by painted lines and is used to segregate traffic according to speed, intended direction, etc. Also attributive and in other combinations."] | 1,926 | null | 1933 | Roads..would carry any volume of traffic, divided into slow, medium and fast ‘ lanes ’. | Evening Standard 19 April 7/2 | 1,933 |
O! butter'd egg!.. I bid your yelk glide down my throat's red lane | lane | /dictionary/lane_n1?tab=factsheet#39688389 | null | null | n.¹ | 5 | Old English– | A narrow way between hedges or banks; a narrow road or street between houses or walls; a bye-way. | 1542– | ["II. Transferred senses.", "slang . The throat; chiefly in the lane , the narrow, red lane , etc."] | 1,542 | null | 1812 | O! butter'd egg!.. I bid your yelk glide down my throat's red lane . | G. Colman , Poetical Vagaries 70 | 1,812 |
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