fillipn.

Brit.

/ˈfɪlᵻp/, U.S.

/ˈfɪlᵻp/

Forms: α. 1500s fillippe, fillop(pe, fyl(l)ippe, fyl(l)yp(pe, fyl(l)op, 1500s–1800s filip, (1500s filop), (1700s fillup), 1500s– fillip. β. 1500s–1600s phillip, (1500s phil(l)ippe, phylyp, 1600s philip, philop).

Etymology: apparently onomatopoeic; compare flip n.², flirt n., used in similar sense. The noun and verb appear nearly contemporaneously in 16th cent.; it is uncertain which is the source of the other.

a. A movement made by bending the last joint of a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it (so as to propel some small object, or merely as a gesture); a smart stroke or tap given by this means.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > with the hand > with the finger

fillip1530

society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [noun] > finger gesture > other finger gestures

fillip1530

devil horn1854

devil's horns1905

victory sign1942

bird1966

air quote1989

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 220/1 Fyllippe with ones fyngar, chicquenode.

1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill 20 Their Bookes be Glasse, giue them but a filip, they run to powder.

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 44 Gestures..or actions, as..a crosse made on the forehead for a C, a phillip for D.

1619 B. Rich Irish Hubbub (1623) 24 Hee..gives the cup a phillip to make it cry Twango.

1721–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Fillip, a throw of a Piece of Money with one's Finger or Nail.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1772 I. 373 The Prince..by a fillip, made some of it [sc. wine] fly in Oglethorpe's face.

1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xxxvi. 217 He could..draw blood from a slave's head with a fillip.

b. Something of small importance; a trifle. Also, a short space of time, a moment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

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trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

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pinfall1868

fidfad1875

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quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > a short or moderate space of time

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littleOE

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1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. v. xvii. 386 The rest is not worth a fillip with the finger.

1633 D. Rogers Treat. Two Sacraments Gospell i. 171 If the Lord then crosse thee so, not in some petty filip of a finger, but in a tedious sort.

1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus i. ii. 20 Eat, drink, and love; the rest's not worth a fillip.

1880 W. E. Griffis Japanese Fairy World (1887) xvii. 150 The tortoise..in a fillip of the finger was down in the gardens of Riu Gu.

2. In a wider sense: A smart blow (with the fist, etc.). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > a sharp or smart blow

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rapc1330

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knap14..

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click1773

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yank1818

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clip1830

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siserary1893

blip1894

1543 T. Becon Invect. against Swearing 28 a Suche a fylyppe, as shal fylyppe them downe into the botome of hell fyre.

1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle v. ii. sig. Diiii^v There was a knaue not farre Who caught one good Philup on the brow, with a dore barre.

a1625 J. Fletcher Chances iii. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbb3/1 One, if foule play Should fall upon us..Will not flie back for phillips.

1772 tr. Galland's Arabian Nights Entertainm. IV. 151 One give poor Bakbarah a filip on the nose with all her strength.

figurative.1788 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 250 The Marquis de la Fayette, with several others, have lately received a fillip for having assembled to sign a memorial to the King.

3. Something that serves to rouse, excite, or animate; a stimulus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [noun] > that which or one who refreshes or invigorates

spice?c1225

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invigoratorc1842

blow1849

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stimulator1851

breather1876

pick-me-up1876

a shot in the arm1922

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [noun] > thing or person giving

exhilaration1623

fillip1699

exhilarator1807

turn-on1969

the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates

prickleOE

pritchOE

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impulsivea1628

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driving force1642

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impulse1660

urgency1664

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fillip1699

shove1724

incitive1736

stimulative1747

bonus1787

stimulus1791

impellent1793

stimulant1794

propulsion1800

instigant1833

propulsive1834

motive power1836

evoker1845

motivity1857

afflatus1865

flip1881

urge1882

agent provocateur1888

will to power1896

a shot in the arm1922

motivator1929

driver1971

co-driver1993

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness > imparting vigour or liveliness > one who or that which

actative1605

fillip1699

energizer1804

flip1881

dynamic1894

pepper-up1934

pepper-upper1934

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Give Nature a Fillip, to Debauch a little now and then with Women, or Wine.

1740 G. Cheyne Ess. Regimen 80 I willingly allow, that fermented..Liquors, are excellent Remedies, temporary Filips, Whips or Spurs.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 238 This bon mot gave a fillip to my spirits.

1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 273 A remission of two-thirds the duty on flint-glass..has given the trade a fillip.

1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 214 Without the fillip of a little scandal.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fillipv.

Brit.

/ˈfɪlᵻp/, U.S.

/ˈfɪlᵻp/

Etymology: See fillip n.

a. transitive. To put into motion by a fillip; to toss (a coin) with a fillip. Also with away, down, forth, off.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > with a jerk

fillip1535

yark1568

flip1616

flick1816

the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > choose in specific way [verb (transitive)] > choose or get by lot > toss (a coin)

fillip1535

1543 T. Becon Invect. against Swearing 28 a Suche a fylyppe, as shal fylyppe them downe into the botome of hell fyre.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. xxx. 338 [When] he hath fillipped the monie..he must saie; What is it?

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 333 Not be able to nip or fillip away one of his own wormes.

a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 455 That can (as it were) fillip Nature with his finger into that Nothing whence he drew it.

1783 F. Burney Diary 9 Dec. (1842) II. 290 I was forced to begin filliping off the crumbs..from my muff.

1831 A. W. Fonblanque Eng. under Seven Admin. (1837) II. 155 Had our aforesaid merchant filliped a nut sharply against his bullying giant.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 61 The use of an elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.

figurative and in extended use.1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale sig. C.j These playn testimonyes..wolde take no place with Tindal for..he..agenst me fylipt them forth betwene hys fynger & his thombe.1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? iii. 42 I like not that the ancient Fathers should so be philipped off, and sent away.1689 Answer to Two Papers 21 Those Tests [etc.]..which..were so easily filliped down by his Vigorous Successor.

b. To stimulate, urge. Also with forward.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > further [verb (transitive)]

furtherc888

to bring onc1230

advancea1250

speeda1300

nourishc1300

avaunt1393

promotec1433

pasture?a1439

advantage?1459

promove1475

preferc1503

conduce1518

to set forth1528

to set forward(s)1530

to take forth1530

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help1559

farther1570

foster1571

shoulder1577

to put forward1579

seconda1586

foment1596

hearten1598

to put on1604

fomentate1613

succeed1613

expeditea1618

producea1618

maturate1623

cultivate1641

encourage1677

push1693

forward1780

progress1780

admove1839

the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement

stirc897

forthclepe?c1000

raisec1175

entice1297

rearc1325

excitea1340

arta1450

provocate?a1475

suscitate1528

to stir upc1530

provoke1535

store1552

concitea1555

upsteer1558

spirit1598

solicit1602

foment1606

fana1616

proritate1620

incite1627

ferment1660

spirita1680

brush1755

whip1805

to put (also set) (the) spurs to1819

fillipa1822

instigate1852

spark-plug1945

whomp1961

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Cviij They will..with good indeuoure, filip nature forward.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 336 Pour: that the draught may fillip my remembrance.

2. To strike with a fillip; to tap smartly with the nail-joint of the finger. Also with out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the hand > with the finger

fillip1574

flip1594

1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 479 To fillippe one. Talitrum impingere, incutere, infringere alicui.

1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 83/1 in R. Holinshed Chron. I There is not a meane subiect, that dare extend his hande to fillippe a peere of the Realme.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §725 If you fillip a Lute-string, it sheweth double, or Treble.

1681 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 249 My Lorde..did arise from his seate and phillipped him over the nose.

1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 108 Others poised themselves over a fire; and, without mercy, filliped their noses.

1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xxviii, in Writings I. 288 Like earthen vessels; that properly filliped.. should perforce reveal a..fracture.

1862 H. W. Fuller On Dis. Chest 35 A good example of it may be obtained by filiping the inflated cheeks.

figurative and in extended use.a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 59 Then let the Pibbles on the hungry beach Fillop the Starres. 1667 Third Advice in Second & Third Advice to Painter 20 And the hard Pellets fell away as dead, Which our inchanted Timber fillipped.1857 C. Reade Course True Love (1868) ii. 42 Patrick..could not bear to be filliped.1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. xv. 148 To escape the risk of having his eyes filliped out by the twigs that impeded his progress.

3. gen. To strike smartly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > sharply or smartly

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1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1830/2 There was one [stone] that lent him a blowe on y^e shoulder, & other of them philipped him on the fingers.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 229 If I do, fillip me with a three man beetle.

a. intransitive. To make a fillip with the fingers. Also, to fillip with (one's) fingers, and to fillip it.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [verb (intransitive)] > finger gesture > other finger gestures

fillip1577

to blow a kiss1611

1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 109^v Yf you doo but fillippe with your finger vppon the other end.

1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. D4^v When he scarce can trim, His goutie fingers, thus hee'l phillip it.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §183 If you..fillip upon the Brim, or outside.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 407 Of such a rare timber, that one filipping vpon one end of them, you heare it easily at the other end.

1842 Ld. Tennyson Godiva in Poems (new ed.) II. 113 He laugh'd,..Then fillip'd at the diamond in her ear.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. iii. 49 Just see me fillip with my fingers!

b. quasi-transitive. To give a fillip with (the fingers).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the hand > with the finger > make a stroke with (the finger)

fillip1712

flip1853

1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 371 Then filip your Finger and Thomb.

Derivatives

ˈfilliped adj.

ΚΠ

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Chiquenaudé, fillipped.

1856 S. T. Dobell Eng. in Time of War 83 The slipping slipping drip Did whip the filliped pool.

ˈfilliping n.

ΚΠ

1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir v. sig. K3^v Tush, all these tortures are but phillipings, Flea-bitings.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xx. 169 Interlarded with a double row of bobs and finger filipings.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fillip
释义	fillipn. Brit. /ˈfɪlᵻp/, U.S. /ˈfɪlᵻp/ Forms: α. 1500s fillippe, fillop(pe, fyl(l)ippe, fyl(l)yp(pe, fyl(l)op, 1500s–1800s filip, (1500s filop), (1700s fillup), 1500s– fillip. β. 1500s–1600s phillip, (1500s phil(l)ippe, phylyp, 1600s philip, philop). Etymology: apparently onomatopoeic; compare flip n.², flirt n., used in similar sense. The noun and verb appear nearly contemporaneously in 16th cent.; it is uncertain which is the source of the other. 1. a. A movement made by bending the last joint of a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it (so as to propel some small object, or merely as a gesture); a smart stroke or tap given by this means. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > [noun] > with the hand > with the finger fillip1530 society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [noun] > finger gesture > other finger gestures fillip1530 devil horn1854 devil's horns1905 victory sign1942 bird1966 air quote1989 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 220/1 Fyllippe with ones fyngar, chicquenode. 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill 20 Their Bookes be Glasse, giue them but a filip, they run to powder. 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 44 Gestures..or actions, as..a crosse made on the forehead for a C, a phillip for D. 1619 B. Rich Irish Hubbub (1623) 24 Hee..gives the cup a phillip to make it cry Twango. 1721–1800 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Fillip, a throw of a Piece of Money with one's Finger or Nail. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1772 I. 373 The Prince..by a fillip, made some of it [sc. wine] fly in Oglethorpe's face. 1856 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire IV. xxxvi. 217 He could..draw blood from a slave's head with a fillip. b. Something of small importance; a trifle. Also, a short space of time, a moment. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [noun] > a short or moderate space of time weekeOE littleOE roomOE stoundOE startc1300 houra1350 furlong wayc1384 piecea1400 weea1400 speed whilec1400 hanlawhilea1500 snack1513 spirt?1550 snatch1563 fit1583 spurta1591 shortness1598 span1599 bit1653 thinking time1668 thinking-while1668 onwardling1674 way-bit1674 whilie1819 fillip1880 1621 J. Molle tr. P. Camerarius Liuing Libr. v. xvii. 386 The rest is not worth a fillip with the finger. 1633 D. Rogers Treat. Two Sacraments Gospell i. 171 If the Lord then crosse thee so, not in some petty filip of a finger, but in a tedious sort. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus i. ii. 20 Eat, drink, and love; the rest's not worth a fillip. 1880 W. E. Griffis Japanese Fairy World (1887) xvii. 150 The tortoise..in a fillip of the finger was down in the gardens of Riu Gu. 2. In a wider sense: A smart blow (with the fist, etc.). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > [noun] > a sharp or smart blow dab1300 rapc1330 thresta1400 bruntc1400 knap14.. yedderc1440 gird1487 yert1509 fillip1543 yark1555 flewet1570 stingera1577 flirt1577 wherret1577 riprapc1580 spang1595 nick1651 lick1680 flip1692 yowf1711 clink1722 wherrya1726 click1773 whither1791 swata1800 yank1818 snock1825 clip1830 snop1849 clinkera1863 siserary1893 blip1894 1543 T. Becon Invect. against Swearing 28 a Suche a fylyppe, as shal fylyppe them downe into the botome of hell fyre. 1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle v. ii. sig. Diiii^v There was a knaue not farre Who caught one good Philup on the brow, with a dore barre. a1625 J. Fletcher Chances iii. iv, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbb3/1 One, if foule play Should fall upon us..Will not flie back for phillips. 1772 tr. Galland's Arabian Nights Entertainm. IV. 151 One give poor Bakbarah a filip on the nose with all her strength. figurative.1788 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 250 The Marquis de la Fayette, with several others, have lately received a fillip for having assembled to sign a memorial to the King. 3. Something that serves to rouse, excite, or animate; a stimulus. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > [noun] > that which or one who refreshes or invigorates spice?c1225 comfort1377 refresherc1450 refreshment1532 reviver1542 sauce1561 salt1579 refocillation1608 whettera1625 fillip1699 stimulant1728 stimulation1733 yeast1769 stimulus1791 inspiriter1821 stimulatory1821 refreshener1824 boost1825 bracer1826 young blood1830 freshener1838 invigoratorc1842 blow1849 tonic1849 elevation1850 stimulator1851 breather1876 pick-me-up1876 a shot in the arm1922 the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [noun] > thing or person giving exhilaration1623 fillip1699 exhilarator1807 turn-on1969 the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > that which incites or instigates prickleOE pritchOE alighting1340 brodc1375 bellowsc1386 pricka1387 motivec1390 prompting1402 preparativec1450 stirmentc1460 incentive?a1475 fomenta1500 farda1522 instigation1526 pointing1533 swinge1548 spur1551 whetstone1551 goad1567 promptitude1578 alarm1587 inducement1593 solicitor1594 incitement1596 inflammation1597 instance1597 excitement1604 moving spirit1604 heart-blood1606 inflamer1609 rouser1611 stimulator1614 motioner1616 incensivea1618 incitative1620 incitation1622 whettera1625 impulsivea1628 excitation1628 incendiary1628 dispositive1629 fomentationa1631 switch1630 stirrer1632 irritament1634 provocative1638 impetus1641 driving force1642 driving power1642 engagement1642 firer1653 propellant1654 fomentary1657 impulse1660 urgency1664 impeller1686 fillip1699 shove1724 incitive1736 stimulative1747 bonus1787 stimulus1791 impellent1793 stimulant1794 propulsion1800 instigant1833 propulsive1834 motive power1836 evoker1845 motivity1857 afflatus1865 flip1881 urge1882 agent provocateur1888 will to power1896 a shot in the arm1922 motivator1929 driver1971 co-driver1993 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > vigour or liveliness > imparting vigour or liveliness > one who or that which actative1605 fillip1699 energizer1804 flip1881 dynamic1894 pepper-up1934 pepper-upper1934 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Give Nature a Fillip, to Debauch a little now and then with Women, or Wine. 1740 G. Cheyne Ess. Regimen 80 I willingly allow, that fermented..Liquors, are excellent Remedies, temporary Filips, Whips or Spurs. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 238 This bon mot gave a fillip to my spirits. 1837 N. Whittock et al. Compl. Bk. Trades (1842) 273 A remission of two-thirds the duty on flint-glass..has given the trade a fillip. 1842 J. Wilson Recreations Christopher North I. 214 Without the fillip of a little scandal. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fillipv. Brit. /ˈfɪlᵻp/, U.S. /ˈfɪlᵻp/ Etymology: See fillip n. 1. a. transitive. To put into motion by a fillip; to toss (a coin) with a fillip. Also with away, down, forth, off. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > impel or drive [verb (transitive)] > with a jerk fillip1535 yark1568 flip1616 flick1816 the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > choose in specific way [verb (transitive)] > choose or get by lot > toss (a coin) fillip1535 1543 T. Becon Invect. against Swearing 28 a Suche a fylyppe, as shal fylyppe them downe into the botome of hell fyre. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xiii. xxx. 338 [When] he hath fillipped the monie..he must saie; What is it? a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1959) IV. 333 Not be able to nip or fillip away one of his own wormes. a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 455 That can (as it were) fillip Nature with his finger into that Nothing whence he drew it. 1783 F. Burney Diary 9 Dec. (1842) II. 290 I was forced to begin filliping off the crumbs..from my muff. 1831 A. W. Fonblanque Eng. under Seven Admin. (1837) II. 155 Had our aforesaid merchant filliped a nut sharply against his bullying giant. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 61 The use of an elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. figurative and in extended use.1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale sig. C.j These playn testimonyes..wolde take no place with Tindal for..he..agenst me fylipt them forth betwene hys fynger & his thombe.1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? iii. 42 I like not that the ancient Fathers should so be philipped off, and sent away.1689 Answer to Two Papers 21 Those Tests [etc.]..which..were so easily filliped down by his Vigorous Successor. b. To stimulate, urge. Also with forward. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > further [verb (transitive)] furtherc888 to bring onc1230 advancea1250 speeda1300 nourishc1300 avaunt1393 promotec1433 pasture?a1439 advantage?1459 promove1475 preferc1503 conduce1518 to set forth1528 to set forward(s)1530 to take forth1530 fillip1551 help1559 farther1570 foster1571 shoulder1577 to put forward1579 seconda1586 foment1596 hearten1598 to put on1604 fomentate1613 succeed1613 expeditea1618 producea1618 maturate1623 cultivate1641 encourage1677 push1693 forward1780 progress1780 admove1839 the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > bring about by incitement stirc897 forthclepe?c1000 raisec1175 entice1297 rearc1325 excitea1340 arta1450 provocate?a1475 suscitate1528 to stir upc1530 provoke1535 store1552 concitea1555 upsteer1558 spirit1598 solicit1602 foment1606 fana1616 proritate1620 incite1627 ferment1660 spirita1680 brush1755 whip1805 to put (also set) (the) spurs to1819 fillipa1822 instigate1852 spark-plug1945 whomp1961 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Cviij They will..with good indeuoure, filip nature forward. a1822 P. B. Shelley Cyclops in Posthumous Poems (1824) 336 Pour: that the draught may fillip my remembrance. 2. To strike with a fillip; to tap smartly with the nail-joint of the finger. Also with out. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the hand > with the finger fillip1574 flip1594 1574 J. Baret Aluearie F 479 To fillippe one. Talitrum impingere, incutere, infringere alicui. 1577 R. Stanyhurst Hist. Irelande iii. 83/1 in R. Holinshed Chron. I There is not a meane subiect, that dare extend his hande to fillippe a peere of the Realme. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §725 If you fillip a Lute-string, it sheweth double, or Treble. 1681 in J. Raine Depos. Castle of York (1861) 249 My Lorde..did arise from his seate and phillipped him over the nose. 1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 108 Others poised themselves over a fire; and, without mercy, filliped their noses. 1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) xxviii, in Writings I. 288 Like earthen vessels; that properly filliped.. should perforce reveal a..fracture. 1862 H. W. Fuller On Dis. Chest 35 A good example of it may be obtained by filiping the inflated cheeks. figurative and in extended use.a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 59 Then let the Pibbles on the hungry beach Fillop the Starres. View more context for this quotation1667 Third Advice in Second & Third Advice to Painter 20 And the hard Pellets fell away as dead, Which our inchanted Timber fillipped.1857 C. Reade Course True Love (1868) ii. 42 Patrick..could not bear to be filliped.1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta I. xv. 148 To escape the risk of having his eyes filliped out by the twigs that impeded his progress. 3. gen. To strike smartly. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking in specific manner > strike in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > sharply or smartly daba1307 rap1530 flirt1570 knipsea1572 fillip1577 yowf1788 swata1800 snop1849 clip1855 snick1880 blip1924 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1830/2 There was one [stone] that lent him a blowe on y^e shoulder, & other of them philipped him on the fingers. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 229 If I do, fillip me with a three man beetle. View more context for this quotation 4. a. intransitive. To make a fillip with the fingers. Also, to fillip with (one's) fingers, and to fillip it. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [verb (intransitive)] > finger gesture > other finger gestures fillip1577 to blow a kiss1611 1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry ii. f. 109^v Yf you doo but fillippe with your finger vppon the other end. 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. D4^v When he scarce can trim, His goutie fingers, thus hee'l phillip it. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §183 If you..fillip upon the Brim, or outside. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 407 Of such a rare timber, that one filipping vpon one end of them, you heare it easily at the other end. 1842 Ld. Tennyson Godiva in Poems (new ed.) II. 113 He laugh'd,..Then fillip'd at the diamond in her ear. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. i. iii. 49 Just see me fillip with my fingers! b. quasi-transitive. To give a fillip with (the fingers). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the hand > with the finger > make a stroke with (the finger) fillip1712 flip1853 1712 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 371 Then filip your Finger and Thomb. Derivatives ˈfilliped adj. ΚΠ 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Chiquenaudé, fillipped. 1856 S. T. Dobell Eng. in Time of War 83 The slipping slipping drip Did whip the filliped pool. ˈfilliping n. ΚΠ 1622 T. Dekker & P. Massinger Virgin Martir v. sig. K3^v Tush, all these tortures are but phillipings, Flea-bitings. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xx. 169 Interlarded with a double row of bobs and finger filipings. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1530v.1535
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