grasstopn.

Brit.

/ˈɡrɑːstɒp/,

/ˈɡrastɒp/, U.S.

/ˈɡræsˌtɑp/

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

Etymology: < grass n.¹ + top n.¹ Compare earlier grass root n.

Usually in plural.

1. The tip of a blade of grass. Also occasionally as a mass noun: the grass of a field, pasture, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > part of

bladec1450

grass root1474

bent1577

chat1601

grasstop1659

knee1678

locusta1707

straw1776

spikelet1793

strap1793

sheath-scale1796

spiket1796

stragule1821

scutellum1832

scobina1839

rachilla1842

chaff-scale1856

coleorhiza1866

hypoblast1882

lemma1906

1659 G. Wither Cordial Confection 19 The sprinklings of Dew lying upon the grass tops.

1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 670/1 Skimming along the grass tops, they [sc. owls] stop in a momentary hover, let drop a talon, and away with Mus, his wife, and small family of blind children.

1854 National Era (Washington) 7 Sept. 143/4 The flow'rets fair are seen Through the grass-top peering.

1930 Sci. Amer. Jan. 82/1 Amateurs who have visited ‘Stellafane’ may behold it now shrouded in white, with the dead grasstops waving above the snowbanks, in the photograph.

1980 N.Y. Times 17 Jan. c11/4 If he can get his hands on a ball he hardly ever drops it, and he is exceptional at making catches at the grasstops.

2013 J. Riggenbach Your Midwest Garden ii. 67 I usually use either pruning shears or hedge shears for cutting off grass tops.

2. figurative (chiefly U.S.). The most senior level of an organization or group. Also: people who belong to this level or who are influential within it. Frequently contrasted with grass root n. 2. Recorded earliest in attributive use.

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1950 Public Admin. Rev. 10 51/1 It would be more accurate to speak of them as grass-tops than grass-roots organizations.

1975 Win 2 Oct. 4/4 At the grass tops too, the B-1 campaign is a good way to build relationships with non-peace constituencies.

1992 Tobacco Control 1 247/1 Another strategy is to employ ‘grass-tops’, who are friends of key members of the US Congress.

2010 New Yorker 20 Dec. 104/3 Meanwhile, Rajeev contacted the kind of influential people who are known as ‘grasstops’.

2017 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Oct. Grassroots and grasstops are pressing for a carbon tax.

Compounds

C1. General attributive (with the first element in singular form).

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1926 Daily Herald (Biloxi & Gulfport, Mississippi) 17 May 5/1 Ford, in the second [inning], made a..grass-top pickup of O'Neill's long sailer.

1945 Wilson Bull. 57 258 If the bird is in a grass clump, measure at one foot above grass-top level, or at whatever level is practicable.

1970 Washington Post 29 Apr. d2/1 Savage made a diving, grass-top catch to rob Brinkman of a two-run single.

2014 S. Miyamoto in R. Patton et al. Nurses making Policy vii. 210 These nurses are excellent examples of grass top leaders who have significant social capital.

C2. General attributive (with the first element in plural form).

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1939 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 17 June 2/2 Devauris made a grass-tops catch of McGill's liner.

1995 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 10 Dec. 1 b While the Christian Coalition has mounted a truly grass-roots campaign, Democrats have responded weakly with more of a ‘grass-tops’ campaign.

2006 Economist 18 Feb. 50/3 Grassroots activism and ‘grasstops’ advocacy are not mutually exclusive.

2017 Hill (Nexis) 20 Sept. 14 [The] senior vice president and chief policy officer..said that the group has had a ‘very robust grassroots, grasstops effort’ on tax reform.

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

单词	grasstop
释义	grasstopn. Brit. /ˈɡrɑːstɒp/, /ˈɡrastɒp/, U.S. /ˈɡræsˌtɑp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, top n.¹ Etymology: < grass n.¹ + top n.¹ Compare earlier grass root n. Usually in plural. 1. The tip of a blade of grass. Also occasionally as a mass noun: the grass of a field, pasture, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > part of bladec1450 grass root1474 bent1577 chat1601 grasstop1659 knee1678 locusta1707 straw1776 spikelet1793 strap1793 sheath-scale1796 spiket1796 stragule1821 scutellum1832 scobina1839 rachilla1842 chaff-scale1856 coleorhiza1866 hypoblast1882 lemma1906 1659 G. Wither Cordial Confection 19 The sprinklings of Dew lying upon the grass tops. 1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 670/1 Skimming along the grass tops, they [sc. owls] stop in a momentary hover, let drop a talon, and away with Mus, his wife, and small family of blind children. 1854 National Era (Washington) 7 Sept. 143/4 The flow'rets fair are seen Through the grass-top peering. 1930 Sci. Amer. Jan. 82/1 Amateurs who have visited ‘Stellafane’ may behold it now shrouded in white, with the dead grasstops waving above the snowbanks, in the photograph. 1980 N.Y. Times 17 Jan. c11/4 If he can get his hands on a ball he hardly ever drops it, and he is exceptional at making catches at the grasstops. 2013 J. Riggenbach Your Midwest Garden ii. 67 I usually use either pruning shears or hedge shears for cutting off grass tops. 2. figurative (chiefly U.S.). The most senior level of an organization or group. Also: people who belong to this level or who are influential within it. Frequently contrasted with grass root n. 2. Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΚΠ 1950 Public Admin. Rev. 10 51/1 It would be more accurate to speak of them as grass-tops than grass-roots organizations. 1975 Win 2 Oct. 4/4 At the grass tops too, the B-1 campaign is a good way to build relationships with non-peace constituencies. 1992 Tobacco Control 1 247/1 Another strategy is to employ ‘grass-tops’, who are friends of key members of the US Congress. 2010 New Yorker 20 Dec. 104/3 Meanwhile, Rajeev contacted the kind of influential people who are known as ‘grasstops’. 2017 Guardian (Nexis) 23 Oct. Grassroots and grasstops are pressing for a carbon tax. Compounds C1. General attributive (with the first element in singular form). ΚΠ 1926 Daily Herald (Biloxi & Gulfport, Mississippi) 17 May 5/1 Ford, in the second [inning], made a..grass-top pickup of O'Neill's long sailer. 1945 Wilson Bull. 57 258 If the bird is in a grass clump, measure at one foot above grass-top level, or at whatever level is practicable. 1970 Washington Post 29 Apr. d2/1 Savage made a diving, grass-top catch to rob Brinkman of a two-run single. 2014 S. Miyamoto in R. Patton et al. Nurses making Policy vii. 210 These nurses are excellent examples of grass top leaders who have significant social capital. C2. General attributive (with the first element in plural form). ΚΠ 1939 Hutchinson (Kansas) News 17 June 2/2 Devauris made a grass-tops catch of McGill's liner. 1995 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 10 Dec. 1 b While the Christian Coalition has mounted a truly grass-roots campaign, Democrats have responded weakly with more of a ‘grass-tops’ campaign. 2006 Economist 18 Feb. 50/3 Grassroots activism and ‘grasstops’ advocacy are not mutually exclusive. 2017 Hill (Nexis) 20 Sept. 14 [The] senior vice president and chief policy officer..said that the group has had a ‘very robust grassroots, grasstops effort’ on tax reform. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1659
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