face-offn.

Brit.

/ˈfeɪsɒf/, U.S.

/ˈfeɪsˌɔf/,

/ˈfeɪsˌɑf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: face v., off adv.

Etymology: < face v. + off adv.

1. Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. An instance of facing off (see face v. 6a) at the start or restart of a game.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > action of (re)starting play

face-off1886

face1898

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > lacrosse > [noun] > start of game

face-off1886

facing1910

1886 Outing Aug. 581 A new rule has been proposed in the United States Convention... At present, the opening play of a game, from the ‘face off’ often results in an undesirable scrimmage.

1889 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1885 (new ed.) 520/2 A goal may be scored within a minute's play from the face-off, or it may require half an hour's struggle.

1896 Times (Niagara, Ont.) 20 Feb. 1/4 In the face-off Bishop lost.

1900 J. C. Isard in J. H. C. Fegan et al. Football, Hockey, & Lacrosse 178 When the game is opening, with the face-off at the centre.

1936 Times 25 Jan. 5/7 Then Smith equalized from the face-off [in ice-hockey] with a long shot.

1969 Official Rule Bk. National Hockey League 1969–70 44 He shall stop the play for off-sides occurring on face-offs.

1976 B. Scott Lacrosse: Technique & Trad. xvi. 177 Normally the team that dominates the faceoff is the winner.

2008 Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) (Nexis) 10 May c1 The Shaker High girls' lacrosse team consistently won the battle of the face-offs Friday night.

2. Chiefly North American. A contest or confrontation. Cf. face v. 6b.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of > a hostile encounter

encounter1297

counterc1330

brusha1400

recountering1410

recountera1470

encountering1482

re-encounter1525

re-encountry1569

passage1608

congression?1611

confronta1626

traverse1640

clash1646

congress1646

conjunction1648

head-to-head1899

go-around1912

mano a mano1950

face-off1956

bitchfest1985

1956 Los Angeles Times 14 Dec. iv. 1/3 Big attraction, of course, is the face-off between Downey's Randy Meadows and Anaheim's Mickey Flynn.

1962 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 19 June 10/6 A two-way faceoff between David F. Upton.., and Kenneth E. Bicknell.., for the Republican nomination.

1990 D. Walcott Omeros iii. 16 And now the villagers emerged from the green shade of the almonds and wax-leaved manchineels, for the face-off that Hector wanted.

2007 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 Apr. 8/3 It was really ‘impossible not to see, even in the beginning’, the dangers of the face-off between ‘Christianists’ and Islamists.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	face-off
释义	face-offn. Brit. /ˈfeɪsɒf/, U.S. /ˈfeɪsˌɔf/, /ˈfeɪsˌɑf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: face v., off adv. Etymology: < face v. + off adv. 1. Ice Hockey and Lacrosse. An instance of facing off (see face v. 6a) at the start or restart of a game. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > ice hockey > [noun] > action of (re)starting play face-off1886 face1898 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > lacrosse > [noun] > start of game face-off1886 facing1910 1886 Outing Aug. 581 A new rule has been proposed in the United States Convention... At present, the opening play of a game, from the ‘face off’ often results in an undesirable scrimmage. 1889 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1885 (new ed.) 520/2 A goal may be scored within a minute's play from the face-off, or it may require half an hour's struggle. 1896 Times (Niagara, Ont.) 20 Feb. 1/4 In the face-off Bishop lost. 1900 J. C. Isard in J. H. C. Fegan et al. Football, Hockey, & Lacrosse 178 When the game is opening, with the face-off at the centre. 1936 Times 25 Jan. 5/7 Then Smith equalized from the face-off [in ice-hockey] with a long shot. 1969 Official Rule Bk. National Hockey League 1969–70 44 He shall stop the play for off-sides occurring on face-offs. 1976 B. Scott Lacrosse: Technique & Trad. xvi. 177 Normally the team that dominates the faceoff is the winner. 2008 Times Union (Albany, N.Y.) (Nexis) 10 May c1 The Shaker High girls' lacrosse team consistently won the battle of the face-offs Friday night. 2. Chiefly North American. A contest or confrontation. Cf. face v. 6b. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of > a hostile encounter encounter1297 counterc1330 brusha1400 recountering1410 recountera1470 encountering1482 re-encounter1525 re-encountry1569 passage1608 congression?1611 confronta1626 traverse1640 clash1646 congress1646 conjunction1648 head-to-head1899 go-around1912 mano a mano1950 face-off1956 bitchfest1985 1956 Los Angeles Times 14 Dec. iv. 1/3 Big attraction, of course, is the face-off between Downey's Randy Meadows and Anaheim's Mickey Flynn. 1962 News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, Mich.) 19 June 10/6 A two-way faceoff between David F. Upton.., and Kenneth E. Bicknell.., for the Republican nomination. 1990 D. Walcott Omeros iii. 16 And now the villagers emerged from the green shade of the almonds and wax-leaved manchineels, for the face-off that Hector wanted. 2007 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 12 Apr. 8/3 It was really ‘impossible not to see, even in the beginning’, the dangers of the face-off between ‘Christianists’ and Islamists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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