单词 | appendix |
释义 | appendixn. That which is attached as if by being hung on; = appendage n., but now of more restricted use. 1. a. Of things material: A subsidiary external adjunct, addition, or accompaniment; an additional possession, a dependency. Obsolete in general sense except by transference from 2. ΚΠ 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D4 If it be his pleasure to haue his appendices primde, or his mustachios fostered. 1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ i. xiv. 26 Normandy, once an Appendix of the Crown of England. 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 125 The Ark, the Shechinah, the heavenly fire, and the rest, were ceremonial appendices. 1713 Ld. Shaftesbury Notion Hist. Draught Judgm. Hercules v. 35 Figures of Men..accidentally introduc'd, as Appendices, or Ornaments. 1880 tr. Wurtz Atom. The. 150 The bodies added as appendices have become the heads of their respective families. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > [noun] > dependency > a dependant or subordinate companion appendixa1616 appendant1641 appendage1838 a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. v. 30 To bid the Priest be readie to come against you come with your appendix . View more context for this quotation 1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion (1737) xxiii My Children..are but the Appendixes of me. 2. An addition subjoined to a document or book, having some contributory value in connection with the subject matter of the work, but not essential to its completeness. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > matter of book > [noun] > appendix or supplement supplement1523 appendix1549 appendant1570 appendage1651 addendum1664 Paralipomenon1666 annexture1756 excursus1803 society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [noun] > piece of writing at end > added as nonessential supplement supplement1523 appendix1549 codicil1566 appendant1570 appendage1651 annexure1798 society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [noun] > addition or appendix supplement1523 appendix1549 referendary1581 supply1584 postscript1596 corollary1603 annexary1605 annexe1625 appendage1651 streamer1696 tack1705 taga1734 rider1813 pendant1837 overmatter1887 afterword1890 1549 T. Solme in H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie To Rdr. sig. Aii The Commentaries, contaynyng the solemnities of their religion wyth manye other appendixes. 1638 Penit. Conf. (1657) xii. 317 Towards the end whereof is an Appendix or Post-script. 1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica Pref. sig. d3v As I have related in the Appendix to this Treatise. 1880 Athenæum 23 Oct. 567 Two important Appendixes. 1881 Academy 18 June 457/2 His numerous appendices. 3. a. Biology. A small process or prolongation developed from the surface of any organ. spec., short for vermiform appendix (of the cæcum): see vermiform adj. 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > intestines > [noun] > large intestine > caecum > appendix appendix1615 vermiform appendix or appendage1778 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 113 The appendixe of the Mesenterie..of the nature of a ligament. 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 140 The Appendices or Beards, in the calicular leaves [of the rose]. 1863 D. Oliver Lessons Elem. Bot. (1873) 142 Viola odorata..two narrow dorsal appendices from the base of the connective of the two anterior anthers. 1886 R. H. Fitz in Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. Oct. 323 As a circumscribed peritonitis is simply one event..in the history of inflammation of the appendix, it seems preferable to use the term appendicitis to express the primary condition. 1902 Scotsman 2 July 7/3 This operation, removal of the appendix. 1905 H. A. Kelly & E. Hurdon Vermiform App. 2 The first recorded case of disease of the appendix is the classical one of Mestivier, reported in 1759. 1905 H. G. Wells Mod. Utopia App. 377 I had seen the ancestral cæcum shrink to that disease nest, the appendix of to-day. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > shoot, sprout, or branch > [noun] > sucker or side-shoot scourgea1382 by-sprouting1562 sucker1577 lateral1578 offset1642 spiney1649 side shoot1658 appendix1664 by-shoot1669 water sprout1688 turion1725 tiller1733 surculus1775 suckler1796 suckling1798 offshoot1814 stool1818 base shoot1835 side-tiller1903 toe1952 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 30 Both these sorts [of elms] are rais'd of Appendices, or Suckers. ΚΠ 1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. App. f. viv The Apendex to all the premysses folowethe. 1578 T. Tymme tr. J. Calvin Comm. Genesis 360 His promise was an addition, or an appendix of that principal point. 1632 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 4) i. ii. ii. vi. 84 Idlenesse is an appendix to nobility. 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 267 Therefore the will of a blessed Soul should be a burdensome appendice. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) Who look upon Idleness as an Appendix of their Greatness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). appendixv. rare. To add as an appendix. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > write parts of composition [verb (transitive)] > write as appendix annex1397 appendicatea1676 appendice1702 appendix1757 postfix1823 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies xiii. 335 The catalogue..appendixed by Mr. Frazer, to his history of Shah-Nadir. Derivatives appendixed adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > parts of a written composition > [adjective] > added as appendix appendixed1755 1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 456 The appendix'd Piece marked Letter B. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1547v.1755 |
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