handwaven.

Brit.

/ˈhandweɪv/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d)ˌweɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., wave n.

Etymology: < hand n. + wave n.Quot. 1801 at sense 1 summarizes a passage from a Middle English document of c1304 which in fact reads hand wayn , i.e. handcart (showing a compound of hand n. and wain n.¹). However quot. 1844 at sense 1, referring to contemporary agricultural practice, apparently reflects genuine use.

†1. A measure of grain reckoned by using the hand to level the surface of a container's contents; (also) a hand movement of this type. Cf. hand-wave v. 1, hand-waving n. 1. Obsolete.See note in etymology.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > levelled measure

straik measure1549

strikea1690

handwave1801

1801 W. Harrod Hist. Mansfield 60 No manner of corn is sold by the upheap or hand wave but oats, malt, and meal.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm 276 The corn raised in the centre of the bushel by the pouring should be levelled by what is called a handwave, that is, a levelling turn, in the lightest manner, with the fingers of the left hand.

2. An act of waving the hand, esp. in farewell or to attract a person's attention. Cf. wave n. 7.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [noun] > wave

wave1688

handwave1833

1833 H. Ellison Madmoments II. 348 One more farewell, one Handwave.

1896 Monthly Packet Feb. 139 We received from her neither glance nor handwave as she was carried away.

1910 C. C. Munn Castle Builders xiv. 166 ‘Sarve the jintl'min,’ he added with a grandiloquent handwave to the barkeeper.

1958 G. Samuels in N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Jan. 16/2 A new tune brought on a new cascade of screams and energetic handwaves.

2011 A. Pang Brush of Darkness 70 A sudden handwave caught my attention as Charlie gestured me over.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handwave
释义	handwaven. Brit. /ˈhandweɪv/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌweɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., wave n. Etymology: < hand n. + wave n.Quot. 1801 at sense 1 summarizes a passage from a Middle English document of c1304 which in fact reads hand wayn , i.e. handcart (showing a compound of hand n. and wain n.¹). However quot. 1844 at sense 1, referring to contemporary agricultural practice, apparently reflects genuine use. †1. A measure of grain reckoned by using the hand to level the surface of a container's contents; (also) a hand movement of this type. Cf. hand-wave v. 1, hand-waving n. 1. Obsolete.See note in etymology. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > dry measure > levelled measure straik measure1549 strikea1690 handwave1801 1801 W. Harrod Hist. Mansfield 60 No manner of corn is sold by the upheap or hand wave but oats, malt, and meal. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm 276 The corn raised in the centre of the bushel by the pouring should be levelled by what is called a handwave, that is, a levelling turn, in the lightest manner, with the fingers of the left hand. 2. An act of waving the hand, esp. in farewell or to attract a person's attention. Cf. wave n. 7. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > hand gesture > [noun] > wave wave1688 handwave1833 1833 H. Ellison Madmoments II. 348 One more farewell, one Handwave. 1896 Monthly Packet Feb. 139 We received from her neither glance nor handwave as she was carried away. 1910 C. C. Munn Castle Builders xiv. 166 ‘Sarve the jintl'min,’ he added with a grandiloquent handwave to the barkeeper. 1958 G. Samuels in N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Jan. 16/2 A new tune brought on a new cascade of screams and energetic handwaves. 2011 A. Pang Brush of Darkness 70 A sudden handwave caught my attention as Charlie gestured me over. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : hand-wavev. < n.1801 see also
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