gazing stockn.

Etymology: < gazing n. + stock n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgazing ˌstock.

An object of the people's gaze; a person on whom others gaze or stare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [noun] > object of ridicule > talked about, gazed or pointed at

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1535 Bible (Coverdale) Nahum iii. 7 I wil cast dyrte vpon y^e, to make the be abhorred, and a gasynge stocke.

1566 T. Underdowne Excellent Hist. Theseus & Ariadne Pref. sig. Aiii^v A fayre woman is nothynge but a gasynge stocke of ydell folkes.

1650 tr. N. Caussin Angel of Peace 75 They are made gazing-stocks to others, and are formidable to themselves.

1753 Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 189 He was the gazing-stock and admiration of all people.

1840 Lady C. M. C. Bury Hist. Flirt xx I am free, and not a gazing-stock for the world to jeer at.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	gazing stock
释义	gazing stockn. Etymology: < gazing n. + stock n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgazing ˌstock. An object of the people's gaze; a person on whom others gaze or stare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [noun] > object of ridicule > talked about, gazed or pointed at gazing stock1535 pointing-stock1585 pointing mark1592 commonplacea1610 storya1616 outspeckle1802 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Nahum iii. 7 I wil cast dyrte vpon y^e, to make the be abhorred, and a gasynge stocke. 1566 T. Underdowne Excellent Hist. Theseus & Ariadne Pref. sig. Aiii^v A fayre woman is nothynge but a gasynge stocke of ydell folkes. 1650 tr. N. Caussin Angel of Peace 75 They are made gazing-stocks to others, and are formidable to themselves. 1753 Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 189 He was the gazing-stock and admiration of all people. 1840 Lady C. M. C. Bury Hist. Flirt xx I am free, and not a gazing-stock for the world to jeer at. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1535
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