all-purposeadj.

Brit.

/ˌɔːlˈpəːpəs/, U.S.

/ˈɔlˈˌpərpəs/,

/ˈɑlˈˌpərpəs/

Forms:

α. 1800s– all-purpose.

β. 1800s– all-purposes.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., purpose n.

Etymology: In α. forms < all adj. + purpose n. In β. forms < all adj. + the plural of purpose n.

Serving, or intended to serve, all purposes; suitable for every occasion or use; having a great many uses; = omnipurpose adj. at omni- comb. form . Cf. multi-purpose adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > for all purposes

universal1676

all-purpose1953

omnipurpose1961

α.

1867 6th Ann. Session of Indiana State Hort. Soc. 56 Dr. A. Furnas... Considers Wilson's Albany the all purpose berry.

1937 Life 26 July 64/3 (advt.) Scandinavian style bread is an all-purpose bread which goes just as well with a he-man steak as it does with a lady-like salad.

1967 Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) All-purpose road, a road for the use of all classes of traffic.

1979 Dædalus Summer 6 It is..his all-purpose, serviceable humility, that Dickens wants us to understand.

2001 B. Ehrenreich Nickel & Dimed (2002) ii. 76 Spray it thoroughly with an all-purpose cleaner.

β. 1887 S. Simmins Mod. Bee-farm v. 37 They are considered to be an all-purposes bee, but their comb-honey is not quite so good as that of the native kind.1942 J. T. Gorman Mod. Weapons War iv. 80 Guns and howitzers..have been largely superseded by a single, all-purposes ‘Gun-How’, combining the long range of guns with a howitzer's greater weight of fire.1953 K. Jackson Lang. & Hist. in Early Brit. v. 188 As with the names in *catōs, the engravers were too lazy or ignorant to use anything but the convenient all-purposes Latin -i.1987 C. Nolan Under Eye of Clock i. 6 Each classroom emptied as children followed teacher to the all-purposes room.

Compounds

all-purpose flour n. originally and chiefly U.S. flour that does not contain a raising agent, esp. flour containing a medium amount of gluten, appropriate for a range of baked goods; cf. plain flour n. at plain adj.² Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > flour > [noun]

floura1325

farina1800

plain flour1879

all-purpose flour1910

1910 Colorado Springs Gaz. 9 Apr. 12/5 (advt.) As an all-purpose flour it has no equal.

1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 158/1 (advt.) No mix can make this cake so rich and luscious! No all-purpose flour can make it so light and tender!

2003 Chile Pepper Apr. 56/1 For the home [bread] baker, I recommend starting with all-purpose flour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	all-purpose
释义	all-purposeadj. Brit. /ˌɔːlˈpəːpəs/, U.S. /ˈɔlˈˌpərpəs/, /ˈɑlˈˌpərpəs/ Forms: α. 1800s– all-purpose. β. 1800s– all-purposes. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: all adj., purpose n. Etymology: In α. forms < all adj. + purpose n. In β. forms < all adj. + the plural of purpose n. Serving, or intended to serve, all purposes; suitable for every occasion or use; having a great many uses; = omnipurpose adj. at omni- comb. form . Cf. multi-purpose adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] > for all purposes universal1676 all-purpose1953 omnipurpose1961 α. 1867 6th Ann. Session of Indiana State Hort. Soc. 56 Dr. A. Furnas... Considers Wilson's Albany the all purpose berry. 1937 Life 26 July 64/3 (advt.) Scandinavian style bread is an all-purpose bread which goes just as well with a he-man steak as it does with a lady-like salad. 1967 Gloss. Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) All-purpose road, a road for the use of all classes of traffic. 1979 Dædalus Summer 6 It is..his all-purpose, serviceable humility, that Dickens wants us to understand. 2001 B. Ehrenreich Nickel & Dimed (2002) ii. 76 Spray it thoroughly with an all-purpose cleaner. β. 1887 S. Simmins Mod. Bee-farm v. 37 They are considered to be an all-purposes bee, but their comb-honey is not quite so good as that of the native kind.1942 J. T. Gorman Mod. Weapons War iv. 80 Guns and howitzers..have been largely superseded by a single, all-purposes ‘Gun-How’, combining the long range of guns with a howitzer's greater weight of fire.1953 K. Jackson Lang. & Hist. in Early Brit. v. 188 As with the names in *catōs, the engravers were too lazy or ignorant to use anything but the convenient all-purposes Latin -i.1987 C. Nolan Under Eye of Clock i. 6 Each classroom emptied as children followed teacher to the all-purposes room. Compounds all-purpose flour n. originally and chiefly U.S. flour that does not contain a raising agent, esp. flour containing a medium amount of gluten, appropriate for a range of baked goods; cf. plain flour n. at plain adj.² Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > flour > [noun] floura1325 farina1800 plain flour1879 all-purpose flour1910 1910 Colorado Springs Gaz. 9 Apr. 12/5 (advt.) As an all-purpose flour it has no equal. 1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 158/1 (advt.) No mix can make this cake so rich and luscious! No all-purpose flour can make it so light and tender! 2003 Chile Pepper Apr. 56/1 For the home [bread] baker, I recommend starting with all-purpose flour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1867
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