descriptadj.n.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskrɪpt/, U.S.

/dəˈskrɪpt/,

/diˈskrɪpt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dēscriptus, dēscrībere.

Etymology: < classical Latin dēscriptus, past participle (also used as adjective in sense ‘organized or arranged’) of dēscrībere describe v.With sense A. 3 compare the following sense of classical Latin dēscrībere: ‘to trace out (on a surface)’, used by Vitruvius of a design engraved on a column. In use as noun after nondescript n.

A. adj.

†1. Apparently: properly arranged. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng Restored 219 They commixt set Forms, and descript Orders in one and the same Temple.

2. Originally: that has been described or identified. Now chiefly: that may be described easily; having distinctive features. Usually contrasted with nondescript.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > [adjective] > arranged

ordinate?a1425

disposed1526

instructed1538

marshalled1579

adjusted1657

ordered1712

descript1775

collocated1836

arranged1841

society > communication > record > [adjective] > recorded > by description

descrivedc1449

described1534

descript1775

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Descript, described.

1797 R. Morris Let. 1 Nov. in Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. (1882) 6 111 Damn the actions Descript and non Descript I hate them all.

1799 R. S. D. Roper Treat. Law Legacies 8 Cases where Legacies are given to a descript Class of Individuals payable at a future Period.

1820 R. Southey Life Wesley II. 260 Sectarians of every kind, descript and non-descript.

1879 Jrnl. N.-China Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 13 p. xv Wretched looking jars or bottles of every form and shape, of all shades and colours, descript and nondescript.

1908 C. Corner Ceylon xxi. 186 The handsome white bungalows..on the one side and the native boutiques (shops) on the other, with every sort of human being, descript and nondescript, between.

1975 New Yorker 4 Nov. 48/3 He was fine on detail, but here he was impressed by grandeur, which was glowing, descript, calling out to any man.

2008 N. Barber & J. Bolding Meals Worth Stopping for in Florida ix. 232 The bakery itself is nondescript and located on the corner of an even less descript strip mall.

†3. Inscribed, engraved. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > incising or intaglio > [adjective]

written?1440

engraven1583

lapidary1724

intagliated1782

engraileda1806

incised1807

lapideous1807

graven1821

descript1863

lapidarian1864

pointillé1884

1863 P. S. Worsley in Edinb. Monthly Mag. Sept. 374 Two huge valves, embossed with graven gold..and descript with all Which earth and heaven..Foster in wave or field.

B. n.

A species, genus, etc., which has already been described or identified. Also in extended use. Cf. nondescript n. 1. rare.

ΚΠ

1755 J. N. Scott Bailey's Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Descripts, a term used by botanic writers for such plants as have been described.

1808 Christian Observer Mar. 163/1 Severe privative provisions against all, descripts and non-descripts, who should refuse or neglect to communicate with the established church.

1999 A. K. Dixit & B. D. Shukla in J. Prasad Encycl. Agric. Marketing VII. vii. 74 India possesses about 20 descripts and so many nondescript breeds of goat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	descript
释义	descriptadj.n. Brit. /dᵻˈskrɪpt/, U.S. /dəˈskrɪpt/, /diˈskrɪpt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dēscriptus, dēscrībere. Etymology: < classical Latin dēscriptus, past participle (also used as adjective in sense ‘organized or arranged’) of dēscrībere describe v.With sense A. 3 compare the following sense of classical Latin dēscrībere: ‘to trace out (on a surface)’, used by Vitruvius of a design engraved on a column. In use as noun after nondescript n. A. adj. †1. Apparently: properly arranged. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng Restored 219 They commixt set Forms, and descript Orders in one and the same Temple. 2. Originally: that has been described or identified. Now chiefly: that may be described easily; having distinctive features. Usually contrasted with nondescript. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > [adjective] > arranged ordinate?a1425 disposed1526 instructed1538 marshalled1579 adjusted1657 ordered1712 descript1775 collocated1836 arranged1841 society > communication > record > [adjective] > recorded > by description descrivedc1449 described1534 descript1775 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Descript, described. 1797 R. Morris Let. 1 Nov. in Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. & Biogr. (1882) 6 111 Damn the actions Descript and non Descript I hate them all. 1799 R. S. D. Roper Treat. Law Legacies 8 Cases where Legacies are given to a descript Class of Individuals payable at a future Period. 1820 R. Southey Life Wesley II. 260 Sectarians of every kind, descript and non-descript. 1879 Jrnl. N.-China Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 13 p. xv Wretched looking jars or bottles of every form and shape, of all shades and colours, descript and nondescript. 1908 C. Corner Ceylon xxi. 186 The handsome white bungalows..on the one side and the native boutiques (shops) on the other, with every sort of human being, descript and nondescript, between. 1975 New Yorker 4 Nov. 48/3 He was fine on detail, but here he was impressed by grandeur, which was glowing, descript, calling out to any man. 2008 N. Barber & J. Bolding Meals Worth Stopping for in Florida ix. 232 The bakery itself is nondescript and located on the corner of an even less descript strip mall. †3. Inscribed, engraved. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > incising or intaglio > [adjective] written?1440 engraven1583 lapidary1724 intagliated1782 engraileda1806 incised1807 lapideous1807 graven1821 descript1863 lapidarian1864 pointillé1884 1863 P. S. Worsley in Edinb. Monthly Mag. Sept. 374 Two huge valves, embossed with graven gold..and descript with all Which earth and heaven..Foster in wave or field. B. n. A species, genus, etc., which has already been described or identified. Also in extended use. Cf. nondescript n. 1. rare. ΚΠ 1755 J. N. Scott Bailey's Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (new ed.) Descripts, a term used by botanic writers for such plants as have been described. 1808 Christian Observer Mar. 163/1 Severe privative provisions against all, descripts and non-descripts, who should refuse or neglect to communicate with the established church. 1999 A. K. Dixit & B. D. Shukla in J. Prasad Encycl. Agric. Marketing VII. vii. 74 India possesses about 20 descripts and so many nondescript breeds of goat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1665
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