grass widowern.

Brit.

/ˌɡrɑːs ˈwɪdəʊə/,

/ˌɡras ˈwɪdəʊə/, U.S.

/ˈɡræs ˌwɪdoʊər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, widower n.¹

Etymology: < grass n.¹ + widower n.¹, after grass widow n.Compare German Strohwitwer, lit. ‘straw widower’, married man living temporarily apart from his wife (early 18th cent. or earlier).

A married man living apart from his wife, either temporarily or (sometimes) permanently; esp. one whose wife is away often or for a prolonged period. Cf. grass widow n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [noun] > husband > husband whose wife is absent

grass widower1824

1824 Microscope 7 Aug. If I was a Grass Widower, I would, if I felt disposed to walk after ten o'clock, take a less frequented path than the one which leads to the lower end of Main street.

1878 G. Graham Life in Mofussil II. 100 The Clergyman..was a grass widower, his wife being at home.

1934 H. L. Mencken Let. 2 Sept. in H. L. Mencken & S. Haardt Mencken & Sara (1987) 497 This is a lonely life, being a grass-widower. When I came in last night the house seemed like a morgue.

1966 H. Davies New London Spy (1967) 40 Even sporting pubs..are no longer safe. But confirmed bachelors and grass widowers may still find kindred spirits in one or more of the following.

2013 ‘B. Black’ Holy Orders ii. 12 lsabel Galloway was off touring in A Doll's House, which would have made him a grass widower, if he were married to her, which he emphatically was not.

Derivatives

grass-ˈwidowerhood n. the state or condition of being a grass widower.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [noun] > husband > husband whose wife is absent > condition of

grass-widowerhood1861

widowery1886

1861 Chambers's Jrnl. 9 Mar. 145/1 Grass widowerhood is the greatest cost at which a good appointment in India can be purchased.

1930 H. M. Harwood & R. G. Browne Cynara 34 We're celebrating his grass-widowerhood.

2011 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 9 July ‘It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul’ I murmured during my grass-widowerhood, as the milk boiled over in the saucepan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	grass widower
释义	grass widowern. Brit. /ˌɡrɑːs ˈwɪdəʊə/, /ˌɡras ˈwɪdəʊə/, U.S. /ˈɡræs ˌwɪdoʊər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, widower n.¹ Etymology: < grass n.¹ + widower n.¹, after grass widow n.Compare German Strohwitwer, lit. ‘straw widower’, married man living temporarily apart from his wife (early 18th cent. or earlier). A married man living apart from his wife, either temporarily or (sometimes) permanently; esp. one whose wife is away often or for a prolonged period. Cf. grass widow n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [noun] > husband > husband whose wife is absent grass widower1824 1824 Microscope 7 Aug. If I was a Grass Widower, I would, if I felt disposed to walk after ten o'clock, take a less frequented path than the one which leads to the lower end of Main street. 1878 G. Graham Life in Mofussil II. 100 The Clergyman..was a grass widower, his wife being at home. 1934 H. L. Mencken Let. 2 Sept. in H. L. Mencken & S. Haardt Mencken & Sara (1987) 497 This is a lonely life, being a grass-widower. When I came in last night the house seemed like a morgue. 1966 H. Davies New London Spy (1967) 40 Even sporting pubs..are no longer safe. But confirmed bachelors and grass widowers may still find kindred spirits in one or more of the following. 2013 ‘B. Black’ Holy Orders ii. 12 lsabel Galloway was off touring in A Doll's House, which would have made him a grass widower, if he were married to her, which he emphatically was not. Derivatives grass-ˈwidowerhood n. the state or condition of being a grass widower. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married man > [noun] > husband > husband whose wife is absent > condition of grass-widowerhood1861 widowery1886 1861 Chambers's Jrnl. 9 Mar. 145/1 Grass widowerhood is the greatest cost at which a good appointment in India can be purchased. 1930 H. M. Harwood & R. G. Browne Cynara 34 We're celebrating his grass-widowerhood. 2011 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 9 July ‘It is the cause, it is the cause, my soul’ I murmured during my grass-widowerhood, as the milk boiled over in the saucepan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1824
随便看	spattle-hoe spattlehoe spattling spencedoor spencer spencerian spencerianism spencerism spencerite spencers spences spencite spency spend spend a penny spend and be spent spend long spend me and defend me spend money like water spend one's mouth spend the mouth spend the tongue spend upon the stock spend-all spend-good