† fossén.²

Forms: 1600s–1700s fossee, 1600s–1700s fossée, 1700s faussee, 1700s–1800s fossé.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fossé.

Etymology: < French fossé (c1100 in Old French as fosset ) < post-classical Latin fossatum ditch, trench, canal, moat (4th cent.), dyke, embankment (11th cent.), use as noun of neuter of past participle of classical Latin fossāre (recorded in an isolated attestation in classical Latin in Ennius, if the reading is correct), frequentative formation < fodere to dig (see fodient adj.). Compare earlier fowsie n. N.E.D. (1897) gives the unassimilated pronunciation (fo·se) /ˈfose/.

Originally Scottish. Obsolete.

A fosse (in various senses); esp. a defensive ditch.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > moat > [noun]

moatc1400

water walla1500

town ditchc1503

fossec1550

fossé1637

water-guard1930

1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 91 The Skonce was really fortified with Fossees, that were broad, deepe, and full of water, with a draw-bridge over the Moate.

1664 P. Wyche tr. J. Freire de Andrade Life Dom John de Castro ii. 86 The Moors by this means commanded the Fossee of the Fort, where they had planted eighteen Basilisks.

1727 S. Switzer Pract. Kitchen Gardiner ix. lxxvii. 366 The digging of the fossee round will go a great way in raising the ground.

1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) II. 169 The Orangery..is separated from the Lawn by a Faussee.

1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxxvii. 312 Having ordered Andelot..to drain the fossée, he commanded an assault.

1835 F. S. Mahony Wks. Father Prout (1881) X. 205 Mail-clad count and peer, Whose fief is fenced with fossé deep.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	fossé
释义	† fossén.² Forms: 1600s–1700s fossee, 1600s–1700s fossée, 1700s faussee, 1700s–1800s fossé. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French fossé. Etymology: < French fossé (c1100 in Old French as fosset ) < post-classical Latin fossatum ditch, trench, canal, moat (4th cent.), dyke, embankment (11th cent.), use as noun of neuter of past participle of classical Latin fossāre (recorded in an isolated attestation in classical Latin in Ennius, if the reading is correct), frequentative formation < fodere to dig (see fodient adj.). Compare earlier fowsie n. N.E.D. (1897) gives the unassimilated pronunciation (fo·se) /ˈfose/. Originally Scottish. Obsolete. A fosse (in various senses); esp. a defensive ditch. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > moat > [noun] moatc1400 water walla1500 town ditchc1503 fossec1550 fossé1637 water-guard1930 1637 R. Monro Exped. Scots Regim. ii. 91 The Skonce was really fortified with Fossees, that were broad, deepe, and full of water, with a draw-bridge over the Moate. 1664 P. Wyche tr. J. Freire de Andrade Life Dom John de Castro ii. 86 The Moors by this means commanded the Fossee of the Fort, where they had planted eighteen Basilisks. 1727 S. Switzer Pract. Kitchen Gardiner ix. lxxvii. 366 The digging of the fossee round will go a great way in raising the ground. 1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) II. 169 The Orangery..is separated from the Lawn by a Faussee. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxxvii. 312 Having ordered Andelot..to drain the fossée, he commanded an assault. 1835 F. S. Mahony Wks. Father Prout (1881) X. 205 Mail-clad count and peer, Whose fief is fenced with fossé deep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.²1637
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