fine-cutadj.n.¹

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪn ˈkʌt/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪn ˈkət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adv., cut adj.

Etymology: < fine adv. + cut adj.

A. adj.

1. Cut with care or precision; (of stone) delicately chiselled.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [adjective] > quality

noblea1393

femalea1398

malea1398

orientc1400

fine-cut1598

of the old (also new) rock1598

watered1624

occidental1747

semi-precious1905

1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. D2 Great and fine cut pretious stones.

a1687 C. Cotton Poems (1689) 424 Farewel thou pretty brittle piece Of fine-cut Crystal, which once was Of all my Fortune.

1726 W. Gordon Hist. Family Gordon I. 122 Seven Arches of fine cut Stone.

1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy III. 206 It falls infinitely short of our English fine cut glass.

1811 Philos. Mag. 38 200 Their garden was remarkable for fine cut greens, the fashion of those times.

1874 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 73/2 Only the central part of the chateau remains..and this remnant is of fine cut stone.

1986 B. Doe in H. A. Khalifa & M. Rice Bahrain through Ages 188 Fine cut stone blocks were also used on the south oval wall.

1999 R. Maxwell Queen's Bastard 109 Mother was most insistent that we children shine before the Queen like fine cut gemstones.

a. Esp. of tobacco: cut so as to be made fine; cut into small pieces.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [adjective] > type of tobacco

bright1660

fine-cut1755

dark leaf1829

loose-leaf1831

golden1832

1609 N. Morgan Perfection of Horse-manship lxxxv. 268 The fine cut peeces of Ruebarbe.

1755 J. Smeaton Diary 8 July in Journey to Low Countries (1938) 51 These upper stones had hoppers, in which was put the fine cut tobacco from the Kappery.

1783 Brief Abstr. Virtues Amer. Tobacco Plant v. 16 Fill a Pipe of the best fine cut Virginia Tobacco.

1837 Knickerbocker 9 268 He ejected a quid from his mouth, that would have shamed in size the largest paper of Lorillard's fine-cut chewing tobacco.

1878 Congress. Rec. 5 June 4164/2 Gentlemen of fortune..can very well afford..to chew their fine-cut tobacco.

1924 A. R. Lee Nat. & Artific. Brooding of Chickens (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1376) 6 From 1 to 2 inches of sand or dry dirt or a thin layer of fine-cut straw or hay should be spread on the floor of the coop.

1943 J. Robins Incomplete Anglers 122 Tom's fine-cut tobacco had lost much of its savour.

2008 A. Turner Perfect Christmas xii. 153 Melt 2 tablespoons of fine-cut marmalade with 2 tablespoons of whisky.

b. Cut down to narrow limits; made very fine or small.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > curtailed

abridgeda1382

docked1408

defalcate1531

decurted?1550

curtailed1561

limited1590

minced1609

clipped1788

razeed1821

shorn1853

restricted1856

curtate1875

fine-cut1894

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective]

narroweOE

restraint1445

modifiedc1485

limitate1541

restricteda1550

strait-laced1549

scant1556

circumcised1561

contract1561

restrained1578

determinate1586

limited1590

restrict1597

strict1597

confined1605

determineda1616

limitary1620

prescript1645

modificated1646

circumscribed1647

conscribed1654

limitated1654

reserved1654

coarctated1655

straiteneda1665

unabsolute1694

stinted1710

bounded1711

contracted1711

cramped1741

special1815

municipal1856

fine-cut1894

stingy1927

1894 Daily News 9 Jan. 5/2 These days of fine-cut profit on safe monetary business.

1907 J. S. Corbett Eng. in Seven Years War I. 332 Neither strategy or tactics can ever be a matter of fine-cut precept.

1989 E. R. Eames B. Russell's Dialogue with his Contemp. p. xii Kant managed to incorporate the judgments he found in other men by making exceedingly fine-cut distinctions.

2005 B. F. Malle & S. D. Hodges Other Minds 324 The fine-cut distinctions in task performances observed in autism have been attributed to mindblindness.

B. n.¹

Originally and chiefly U.S. (A type of) fine-cut tobacco. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun] > short or fine cut

short-cut1789

fine-cut1835

1835 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 30 Jan. Mrs. Miller's Fine Cut, in papers,..for sale.

1864 Congress. Globe 3 June 2707/3 On tobacco, cavendish, plug, twist, fine cut, and manufactured of all descriptions.

1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xxi. 355 Haven't got a chew of fine-cut on you, have you?

1920 Boys' Life Jan. 19 Uncle Nate sat in a rocking chair.., chewing fine cut.

2011 Financial Times (Electronic ed.) 3 Feb. 22 We're not just a cigarette company... Consumers are economising and seeking value and one of the value offers is in fine-cut.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fine-cut
释义	fine-cutadj.n.¹ Brit. /ˌfʌɪn ˈkʌt/, U.S. /ˌfaɪn ˈkət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adv., cut adj. Etymology: < fine adv. + cut adj. A. adj. 1. Cut with care or precision; (of stone) delicately chiselled. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > [adjective] > quality noblea1393 femalea1398 malea1398 orientc1400 fine-cut1598 of the old (also new) rock1598 watered1624 occidental1747 semi-precious1905 1598 G. Chapman Blinde Begger of Alexandria sig. D2 Great and fine cut pretious stones. a1687 C. Cotton Poems (1689) 424 Farewel thou pretty brittle piece Of fine-cut Crystal, which once was Of all my Fortune. 1726 W. Gordon Hist. Family Gordon I. 122 Seven Arches of fine cut Stone. 1776 Lady A. Miller Lett. from Italy III. 206 It falls infinitely short of our English fine cut glass. 1811 Philos. Mag. 38 200 Their garden was remarkable for fine cut greens, the fashion of those times. 1874 Fraser's Mag. Jan. 73/2 Only the central part of the chateau remains..and this remnant is of fine cut stone. 1986 B. Doe in H. A. Khalifa & M. Rice Bahrain through Ages 188 Fine cut stone blocks were also used on the south oval wall. 1999 R. Maxwell Queen's Bastard 109 Mother was most insistent that we children shine before the Queen like fine cut gemstones. 2. a. Esp. of tobacco: cut so as to be made fine; cut into small pieces. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [adjective] > type of tobacco bright1660 fine-cut1755 dark leaf1829 loose-leaf1831 golden1832 1609 N. Morgan Perfection of Horse-manship lxxxv. 268 The fine cut peeces of Ruebarbe. 1755 J. Smeaton Diary 8 July in Journey to Low Countries (1938) 51 These upper stones had hoppers, in which was put the fine cut tobacco from the Kappery. 1783 Brief Abstr. Virtues Amer. Tobacco Plant v. 16 Fill a Pipe of the best fine cut Virginia Tobacco. 1837 Knickerbocker 9 268 He ejected a quid from his mouth, that would have shamed in size the largest paper of Lorillard's fine-cut chewing tobacco. 1878 Congress. Rec. 5 June 4164/2 Gentlemen of fortune..can very well afford..to chew their fine-cut tobacco. 1924 A. R. Lee Nat. & Artific. Brooding of Chickens (U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1376) 6 From 1 to 2 inches of sand or dry dirt or a thin layer of fine-cut straw or hay should be spread on the floor of the coop. 1943 J. Robins Incomplete Anglers 122 Tom's fine-cut tobacco had lost much of its savour. 2008 A. Turner Perfect Christmas xii. 153 Melt 2 tablespoons of fine-cut marmalade with 2 tablespoons of whisky. b. Cut down to narrow limits; made very fine or small. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > curtailed abridgeda1382 docked1408 defalcate1531 decurted?1550 curtailed1561 limited1590 minced1609 clipped1788 razeed1821 shorn1853 restricted1856 curtate1875 fine-cut1894 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] narroweOE restraint1445 modifiedc1485 limitate1541 restricteda1550 strait-laced1549 scant1556 circumcised1561 contract1561 restrained1578 determinate1586 limited1590 restrict1597 strict1597 confined1605 determineda1616 limitary1620 prescript1645 modificated1646 circumscribed1647 conscribed1654 limitated1654 reserved1654 coarctated1655 straiteneda1665 unabsolute1694 stinted1710 bounded1711 contracted1711 cramped1741 special1815 municipal1856 fine-cut1894 stingy1927 1894 Daily News 9 Jan. 5/2 These days of fine-cut profit on safe monetary business. 1907 J. S. Corbett Eng. in Seven Years War I. 332 Neither strategy or tactics can ever be a matter of fine-cut precept. 1989 E. R. Eames B. Russell's Dialogue with his Contemp. p. xii Kant managed to incorporate the judgments he found in other men by making exceedingly fine-cut distinctions. 2005 B. F. Malle & S. D. Hodges Other Minds 324 The fine-cut distinctions in task performances observed in autism have been attributed to mindblindness. B. n.¹ Originally and chiefly U.S. (A type of) fine-cut tobacco. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > [noun] > short or fine cut short-cut1789 fine-cut1835 1835 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 30 Jan. Mrs. Miller's Fine Cut, in papers,..for sale. 1864 Congress. Globe 3 June 2707/3 On tobacco, cavendish, plug, twist, fine cut, and manufactured of all descriptions. 1909 ‘O. Henry’ Roads of Destiny xxi. 355 Haven't got a chew of fine-cut on you, have you? 1920 Boys' Life Jan. 19 Uncle Nate sat in a rocking chair.., chewing fine cut. 2011 Financial Times (Electronic ed.) 3 Feb. 22 We're not just a cigarette company... Consumers are economising and seeking value and one of the value offers is in fine-cut. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.¹1598
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