appliancen.

Brit.

/əˈplʌɪəns/, U.S.

/əˈplaɪəns/

Forms: 1500s aplyauntes, 1500s appliaunce, 1500s–1600s (1800s archaic) applyance, 1500s– appliance, 1600s applyaunce.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: apply v., -ance suffix.

Etymology: < apply v. + -ance suffix. Compare earlier application n., applying n.In form aplyauntes in quot. 1565 at sense 2a apparently altered by association with words in -ant suffix¹; the quot. could alternatively be interpreted as showing an independent formation < apply v. + -ant suffix¹ (compare appliant adj.).

a. The action or an instance of putting something in contact with another thing; the action of administering, using, or putting into practice; application.Quot. 1600 was placed by N.E.D. at sense 3, but is now thought to mean ‘medicines applied to a disease’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > putting to a specific use

application1447

appliance1555

appliancy?1556

applyment1561

adaptation1597

applicature1652

applicate1852

devotion1861

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means

keyOE

toolc1000

wherewithc1230

ministerc1380

meanc1390

instrumenta1425

organ?a1425

mesne1447

moyen1449

handlec1450

hackneya1500

receipta1500

operative1526

ingine1531

appliance1555

agent1579

matter1580

mids1581

wedge1581

wherewithal1583

shoeing-horn1587

engine1589

instrumental1598

Roaring Meg1598

procurement1601

organy1605

vehicle1615

vehiculuma1617

executioner1646

facility1652

operatory1660

instrumentality1663

expedient1665

agency1684

bladea1713

mechanic1924

mechanism1924

1555 L. Digges Prognostication Right Good Effect sig. Giij The composition, and appliance of the sayd Tables..ar before sufficiently, opened: therefore farther declaration here, might seme superfluous.

?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) Pref. sig. Aij To speake priuately of this Treatize, I thinke good first to open the order and effect thereof, and then somewhat to saye of the applyances.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. f. 120 It remaineth that by appliance all the same [benefits] maye come to vs.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (2nd issue) iii. i. 29 With al appliances and meanes to boote.

1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xii. 84 An Egiptian that had 9. howers lien dead, Who was by good applyaunce recouered.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii. 38/1 The human soul..could be acted on through the muscular integument by the appliance of birch-rods.

1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend i. 18 Have you done this, by the appliance And aid of doctors?

1868 G. MacDonald Eng. Antiphon xviii. 264 He becomes either a man of appliance, a man of science, a mystic, or a poet.

1934 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 7 671 The learned author tries to prove that already the Buddha himself was by no means averse to the appliance of magical rites.

1990 New Scientist 22 Sept. 72/3 Skinnerian psychology..stands as a monument to the heroic belief that heaven on Earth is attainable through the appliance of science.

†b. The action of appealing to or addressing oneself to someone. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1659 R. Brathwait Panthalia 41 Melidorus indeed, was holden her Eminent Favorite: and ever receiv'd, upon his appliance to her, with a gracefull Entertaine.

1779 R. Jephson Law of Lombardy i. i. 5 No more of jealousy, But with appliance dext'rous call her thoughts To me, and my deservings.

a. Something applied as a means to an end; a piece of apparatus. Now often: spec. a utensil or other piece of (electrical) equipment designed to perform a specific (usually domestic) task (cf. household appliance n. at household n. and adj. Compounds 2).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > [noun]

toolc888

loomc900

ginc1300

instrumentc1392

machinamentc1425

work-loomc1425

oustil1477

mistera1525

appliance1565

device1570

utensil1604

conveniency1660

contrivance1667

ruler1692

machine1707

implements1767

dial1839

dog1859

1565 King Daryus sig. C.i^v Why do you then (o you Tyrantes) boste of these your cruell aplyauntes?

1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. i. 124 Aske God for Temp'rance, that's th'appliance onely Which your disease requires.

1791 R. Merry Lorenzo ii. i. 21 Use such appliances As may engender strong affection tow'ards him.

1853 E. C. Gaskell in Fraser's Mag. Oct. 436/2 The room in which the young man indulged in such reflections was vast and well lighted, and furnished with all the appliances of modern luxury.

1861 A. P. Stanley Lect. Eastern Church ii. Introd. 60 All the appliances of antiquarian and artistic knowledge.

1869 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 3) ii. viii. 216 To avail themselves of improved mechanical appliances.

1913 Maclean's Feb. 163/1 Electrical cooking appliances—..including coffee percolators, toasters, chafing dishes, [etc.].

1956 Greeley (Colorado) Daily Tribune 21 Aug. 2/2 New appliances presented included stoves, refrigerators, laundry equipment, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, radios, phonographs and television sets.

1976 G. Ewart No Fool i. 28 Suppose he...caused her to be locked into a special appliance, a mummiform case of stainless steel.

2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) ii. 13 A central electronic spine enables appliances to be moved around and plugged in at different locations.

b. spec. = fire engine n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > fire-engine

fire engine1626

engine1645

water engine1667

machine1848

fire truck1855

forcing-engine1855

tub1864

appliance1865

1865 Times 21 Sept. 10/6 Mechanical appliances on a large scale would be unsuited to Paris owing to its inadequate supply of water.

1899 Daily News 10 May 7/2 The driver..and one of the firemen on the ‘manual’ were injured, and the appliance sustained some damage.

1958 Listener 14 Aug. 247/3 The fire-engines (‘appliances’ to the Service) tore off into the night.

1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xii. 113/1 Finchley's Chief Fire Officer..had joined with Merryweather's to produce an appliance with a 30 hp engine capable of reaching a speed of 20 mph and carrying a pump with a capacity of 250 gpm.

†3. Compliance, subservience; (an act of) willing service. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > willingness to serve or help

appliableness1587

officiousness1596

appliancea1616

helpfulness1644

society > authority > subjection > service > [noun] > willing

obsequya1425

obsequiousness1447

serviceableness1481

obsequence?c1525

obsequency1595

appliancea1616

society > authority > subjection > obedience > [noun] > action in accordance with a desire or request

pliance1607

appliancea1616

compliancy1643

comportance1648

compliance1649

obsequience1830

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 87 Too noble, to conserue a life In base appliances .

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 112 I come to tender it, and my appliance, With all bound humblenesse.

Compounds

appliance garage n. North American a (built-in) kitchen cabinet or unit designed to store small kitchen appliances.

ΚΠ

1972 Sunday Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 22 Oct. c7/3 An appliance ‘garage’ for counter-top equipment.

1992 Canad. Living Dec. 174 An appliance garage hides the clutter behind an attractive tambour door.

2005 Simply Perfect Storage Early Spring 29/2 Appliance garages hide clutter and look stylish.

Derivatives

aˈpplianced adj. originally U.S. provided or equipped with household appliances; frequently with preceding adverb.

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1925 Los Angeles Times 24 July i. 15/6 A termendous gap was discovered between homes that were well applianced and those that either had no electrical conveniences or limited themselves to one or two.

1967 Boston Sunday Globe 23 Apr. b42/4 (advt.) Fully applianced kit., with dish washer, washer, dryer, built-in oven and range.

1991 Vermont May 83/1 Fully applianced kitchen with breakfast nook.

2003 J. Flanders Victorian House (2004) Introd. p. xlv Only..with the disappearance of servants, did these houses..become the ideal size for the newly applianced rich.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	appliance
释义	appliancen. Brit. /əˈplʌɪəns/, U.S. /əˈplaɪəns/ Forms: 1500s aplyauntes, 1500s appliaunce, 1500s–1600s (1800s archaic) applyance, 1500s– appliance, 1600s applyaunce. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: apply v., -ance suffix. Etymology: < apply v. + -ance suffix. Compare earlier application n., applying n.In form aplyauntes in quot. 1565 at sense 2a apparently altered by association with words in -ant suffix¹; the quot. could alternatively be interpreted as showing an independent formation < apply v. + -ant suffix¹ (compare appliant adj.). 1. a. The action or an instance of putting something in contact with another thing; the action of administering, using, or putting into practice; application.Quot. 1600 was placed by N.E.D. at sense 3, but is now thought to mean ‘medicines applied to a disease’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > putting to a specific use application1447 appliance1555 appliancy?1556 applyment1561 adaptation1597 applicature1652 applicate1852 devotion1861 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means keyOE toolc1000 wherewithc1230 ministerc1380 meanc1390 instrumenta1425 organ?a1425 mesne1447 moyen1449 handlec1450 hackneya1500 receipta1500 operative1526 ingine1531 appliance1555 agent1579 matter1580 mids1581 wedge1581 wherewithal1583 shoeing-horn1587 engine1589 instrumental1598 Roaring Meg1598 procurement1601 organy1605 vehicle1615 vehiculuma1617 executioner1646 facility1652 operatory1660 instrumentality1663 expedient1665 agency1684 bladea1713 mechanic1924 mechanism1924 1555 L. Digges Prognostication Right Good Effect sig. Giij The composition, and appliance of the sayd Tables..ar before sufficiently, opened: therefore farther declaration here, might seme superfluous. ?a1560 L. Digges Geom. Pract.: Pantometria (1571) Pref. sig. Aij To speake priuately of this Treatize, I thinke good first to open the order and effect thereof, and then somewhat to saye of the applyances. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. f. 120 It remaineth that by appliance all the same [benefits] maye come to vs. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 (2nd issue) iii. i. 29 With al appliances and meanes to boote. View more context for this quotation 1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xii. 84 An Egiptian that had 9. howers lien dead, Who was by good applyaunce recouered. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus ii. iii. 38/1 The human soul..could be acted on through the muscular integument by the appliance of birch-rods. 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend i. 18 Have you done this, by the appliance And aid of doctors? 1868 G. MacDonald Eng. Antiphon xviii. 264 He becomes either a man of appliance, a man of science, a mystic, or a poet. 1934 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 7 671 The learned author tries to prove that already the Buddha himself was by no means averse to the appliance of magical rites. 1990 New Scientist 22 Sept. 72/3 Skinnerian psychology..stands as a monument to the heroic belief that heaven on Earth is attainable through the appliance of science. †b. The action of appealing to or addressing oneself to someone. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1659 R. Brathwait Panthalia 41 Melidorus indeed, was holden her Eminent Favorite: and ever receiv'd, upon his appliance to her, with a gracefull Entertaine. 1779 R. Jephson Law of Lombardy i. i. 5 No more of jealousy, But with appliance dext'rous call her thoughts To me, and my deservings. 2. a. Something applied as a means to an end; a piece of apparatus. Now often: spec. a utensil or other piece of (electrical) equipment designed to perform a specific (usually domestic) task (cf. household appliance n. at household n. and adj. Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > [noun] toolc888 loomc900 ginc1300 instrumentc1392 machinamentc1425 work-loomc1425 oustil1477 mistera1525 appliance1565 device1570 utensil1604 conveniency1660 contrivance1667 ruler1692 machine1707 implements1767 dial1839 dog1859 1565 King Daryus sig. C.i^v Why do you then (o you Tyrantes) boste of these your cruell aplyauntes? 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII i. i. 124 Aske God for Temp'rance, that's th'appliance onely Which your disease requires. View more context for this quotation 1791 R. Merry Lorenzo ii. i. 21 Use such appliances As may engender strong affection tow'ards him. 1853 E. C. Gaskell in Fraser's Mag. Oct. 436/2 The room in which the young man indulged in such reflections was vast and well lighted, and furnished with all the appliances of modern luxury. 1861 A. P. Stanley Lect. Eastern Church ii. Introd. 60 All the appliances of antiquarian and artistic knowledge. 1869 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 3) ii. viii. 216 To avail themselves of improved mechanical appliances. 1913 Maclean's Feb. 163/1 Electrical cooking appliances—..including coffee percolators, toasters, chafing dishes, [etc.]. 1956 Greeley (Colorado) Daily Tribune 21 Aug. 2/2 New appliances presented included stoves, refrigerators, laundry equipment, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, radios, phonographs and television sets. 1976 G. Ewart No Fool i. 28 Suppose he...caused her to be locked into a special appliance, a mummiform case of stainless steel. 2003 S. Greenfield Tomorrow's People (2004) ii. 13 A central electronic spine enables appliances to be moved around and plugged in at different locations. b. spec. = fire engine n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > extinguishing fire > [noun] > fire-fighting > a substance or apparatus for extinguishing > fire-engine fire engine1626 engine1645 water engine1667 machine1848 fire truck1855 forcing-engine1855 tub1864 appliance1865 1865 Times 21 Sept. 10/6 Mechanical appliances on a large scale would be unsuited to Paris owing to its inadequate supply of water. 1899 Daily News 10 May 7/2 The driver..and one of the firemen on the ‘manual’ were injured, and the appliance sustained some damage. 1958 Listener 14 Aug. 247/3 The fire-engines (‘appliances’ to the Service) tore off into the night. 1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xii. 113/1 Finchley's Chief Fire Officer..had joined with Merryweather's to produce an appliance with a 30 hp engine capable of reaching a speed of 20 mph and carrying a pump with a capacity of 250 gpm. †3. Compliance, subservience; (an act of) willing service. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [noun] > willingness to serve or help appliableness1587 officiousness1596 appliancea1616 helpfulness1644 society > authority > subjection > service > [noun] > willing obsequya1425 obsequiousness1447 serviceableness1481 obsequence?c1525 obsequency1595 appliancea1616 society > authority > subjection > obedience > [noun] > action in accordance with a desire or request pliance1607 appliancea1616 compliancy1643 comportance1648 compliance1649 obsequience1830 a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 87 Too noble, to conserue a life In base appliances . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. i. 112 I come to tender it, and my appliance, With all bound humblenesse. View more context for this quotation Compounds appliance garage n. North American a (built-in) kitchen cabinet or unit designed to store small kitchen appliances. ΚΠ 1972 Sunday Sun (Lowell, Mass.) 22 Oct. c7/3 An appliance ‘garage’ for counter-top equipment. 1992 Canad. Living Dec. 174 An appliance garage hides the clutter behind an attractive tambour door. 2005 Simply Perfect Storage Early Spring 29/2 Appliance garages hide clutter and look stylish. Derivatives aˈpplianced adj. originally U.S. provided or equipped with household appliances; frequently with preceding adverb. ΚΠ 1925 Los Angeles Times 24 July i. 15/6 A termendous gap was discovered between homes that were well applianced and those that either had no electrical conveniences or limited themselves to one or two. 1967 Boston Sunday Globe 23 Apr. b42/4 (advt.) Fully applianced kit., with dish washer, washer, dryer, built-in oven and range. 1991 Vermont May 83/1 Fully applianced kitchen with breakfast nook. 2003 J. Flanders Victorian House (2004) Introd. p. xlv Only..with the disappearance of servants, did these houses..become the ideal size for the newly applianced rich. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1555
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