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Magyar, n. and a.|ˈmadjar, ˈmægjɑː(r)| [The native name.] A. n. 1. An individual of that Mongoloid race, now forming, numerically and politically, the predominant section of the inhabitants of Hungary.
1797Townson Trav. Hungary 141 An old Magyar to be obliged to learn, and to learn the German language! 1828Foreign Q. Rev. III. 29 That the Magyars settled in Hungary during the ninth century is certain. 1864Spectator 438 The moment it [a British fleet] threatens Trieste the Magyar will be in arms. 1878N. Amer. Rev. CXXVI. 557 The Magyars received the knowledge of southern products and of agriculture from their Turkic neighbors. 2. The language of the Magyars; Hungarian.
1828Foreign Q. Rev. III. 73 Volumes written in Latin, German and Magyar. 1866Charnock in Anthrop. Rev. IV. 172 In the Magyar there is only one conjugation for all regular verbs. 1884Em. de Laveleye in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 820 He..translated Stuart Mill's ‘Liberty’ into Magyar. Comb.1886W. J. Tucker E. Europe 231 The Hungarian stage, being thus limited to the Magyar-speaking population..can never enjoy European fame. B. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the Magyars, or to the language of the Magyars.
1828Foreign Q. Rev. III. 34 The letters of the Magyar alphabet which require particular notice are ö [etc.]. Ibid. 39 Scarcely a fragment remains of old Magyar minstrelsy. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 25 The Magyar noblesse. 1888L. Oliphant Episodes in Life Adventure 180 Divers hospitable Magyar country-houses. 2. Dressmaking. Of or pertaining to a style of blouse, bodice, etc., in which the sleeves are cut in one piece with the main part of the garment. Also ellipt. as n.
1911Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Apr. 24/1 (Advt.), Evening gown of grey chiffon..with low neck and magyar sleeves. 1912Home Chat 13 Apr. 112/2 Take away the lace insertion, and you get a quite plain little Magyar of white muslin. 1912A. J. Reeve Elem. Dress Pattern-Making 17 The Empire yoke may be cut Magyar style if preferred. Ibid. 19 Magyar Blouse. Cut from Blouse Pattern. 1923Daily Mail 19 June 15 A tight-fitting bodice which buttons down the back, the bolero bodice, and cross-over magyar. 1952Woman's Jrnl. June 73/3 Asta's interpretation is in white fleecy wool, with..magyar sleeves and immensely wide cuffs. 1958V. Cliffe Making your own Clothes iii. 42 It is not at all difficult, especially if you begin with what is known as a Magyar blouse. 1964N. Bray More Dress Pattern Designing xiii. 150 (heading) The kimono or magyar block. 1968W. Clark Dressmaking Techniques for Trade Students 33 The magyar is not to be confused with a Dolman sleeve which, although cut in one with the bodice, is closer fitting. 1972H. Stanley Modelling & Flat Cutting for Fashion viii. 93 Variations of style in category (b) are limited to the Kimono (or Magyar) and to styles with gussets of differing shapes. Hence ˈMagyarism, the principles of Magyar patriotism; ˈMagyarize v. trans., to assimilate to the Magyar type; to translate (names) into Magyar; hence ˈMagyarized ppl. a.; ˈMagyarization; ˈMagyarizing vbl. n.
1862Sat. Rev. 8 Feb. 158 Magyarism once meant a tyranny of race. 1879W. R. Morfill in Westm. Rev. Oct., How long this small nationality [of Slovaks] will be able to resist Magyarisation is doubtful. 1880Echo 23 Oct. 1/5 The Chauvinist agitators for the ‘Magyarising of Commerce’. 1884Em. de Laveleye in Contemp. Rev. Dec. 826 Austria Hungary can neither Magyarize nor Germanize Bosnia. 1886W. J. Tucker E. Europe 48 Those amongst us bearing German names Magyarise them. Ibid. 133 Government, in the frenzy of its Magyarizing hallucinations, heralds the Magyarizing of the name with applause. 1889Daily News 21 Nov. 5/3 The..completely Magyarised family of the Archduke Joseph. 1897Contemp. Rev. Jan. 13 The Roumanian subjects..refuse to be Magyarised. |