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单词 cheek by jowl
释义

cheek by jowladv.

Brit. /ˌtʃiːk bʌɪ ˈdʒaʊl/, U.S. /ˈˌtʃik baɪ ˈdʒaʊl/
Forms:

α. 1500s cheek by ioll, 1500s cheeke by iole, 1500s cheke by ioule, 1500s–1600s cheeke by iowle, 1600s cheek to jowl, 1600s cheeke by ioule, 1600s– cheek by jowl, 1700s cheek by joul, 1800s cheek by jole.

β. 1600s gig by geoul, 1600s jigg by jowl, 1600s–1700s jig by jowl.

γ. 1600s cheek by chole, 1800s cheek by chowle; Scottish pre-1700 cheeky for chow, 1700s cheek for chew, 1700s–1800s cheek-for-chow, 1800s cheek for choul, 1800s cheek-for-chowl, 1800s cheekie-for-chowie.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cheek n., by prep., jowl n.1
Etymology: < cheek n. + by prep.+ probably jowl n.1 (but compare discussion at that entry regarding the homonyms jowl n.2 and jowl n.3).The β. forms show assimilation of the initial consonant of the first element to that of jowl n.1 The γ. forms conversely show assimilation of the initial consonant of the final element to that of cheek n.
Side by side, alongside; in close or intimate proximity. Cf. cheek by cheek at cheek n. Phrases 2.
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α.
1577 M. Hanmer tr. Bp. Eusebius in Aunc. Eccl. Hist. viii. xxv. 165 Cheeke by iole with the Emperour.
1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper 42 That maidenly Doctor, who sits cheek by ioll with you.
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 339 Follow? Nay: Ile go with thee, cheeke by iowle . View more context for this quotation
1678 Spanish Hist. i. 172 There to find Father Nitard cheek to jowl with me.
1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 140 Every one, in his Turn.., came up Cheek by Joul, and talk'd with my Lord Judge.
1880 R. Browning Dramatic Idyls 2nd Ser. 159 Old and young, rich and poor—crowd cheek by jowl.
1963 E. Douglas Black Cloud, White Cloud i. 4 Families who have lived cheek by jowl in a small town for five or six generations.
2011 N.Y. Times 4 Dec. re8/5 How else could we live as we do, cheek by jowl and in such limited spaces?
β. 1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. xxxvi. 86 In their Churches,..the Laundresse gig by geoul with her Lady.1689 W. Salmon tr. Y. van Diemerbroeck Anat. Human Bodies i. 535/2 Most [veins]..have an Artery that runs along with them; frequently jigg by jowl.1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth V. 293 He with his Master, jig by jowl, Unto old Gillian hy'd.γ. 1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos ii. 140 Their meer Transcriptions [printed Transrriptions]..sit cheek by chole with the first hand-writings.1728 A. Ramsay Poems II. 31 Our Laird himsell wa'd aft take his Advice. E'en Cheek for Chew he'd seat him 'mang them a'.1786 R. Burns Poems 31 An' cheek-for-chow, a chuffie Vintner.1807 J. Stagg Misc. Poems (new ed.) 64 The laird and dar'ker cheek by chowle, Wad sit and crack of auld lang seyne.1817 W. Scott Rob Roy II. i. 17 In puir auld Scotland's Parliament they a' sate thegither, cheek for choul.1841 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 548/1 The draper's wife cheekie-for-chowie with the duchess.1880 W. T. Dennison Orcadian Sketch-bk. 101 Sae in they geed an doon they sat, Baith cheek for chow taegither.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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