headmostadj.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌmoʊst/

Forms: see head n.¹ and -most suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: head n.¹, -most suffix.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + -most suffix.With sense 1 compare ahead adv. 2. With senses 1 and 2 compare earlier foremost adj. With sense 3 compare earlier topmost adj.

1. Most forward or advanced in position; = foremost adj. 3a. Chiefly Nautical, with reference to a ship at the front of a line or group of ships. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > [adjective]

foregoing1530

headmost1592

beginning1609

first1647

previous1658

forehand1664

leading1771

lead1846

vanmost1865

front flight1899

society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > a naval force or fleet > [adjective] > foremost ship in line

headmost1592

1592 W. Raleigh Sea-mans Triumph sig. B The Daintie beeing headmost, for that shee is good of saile followed sharpest.

a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 36 My sattia (that was headmost by much) kept sight of her all night.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. l. 226 I kept in the headmost Jonk, and a good Officer in the sternmost.

1782 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting (new ed.) xv. 198 The very sine qua non of a fox-hunter, is to ride up to his headmost hounds.

1850 H. T. Cheever Whale & his Captors v. 90 Each [boat] striving to be headmost in the chase.

1856 H. B. Stowe Dred II. xxi. 216 They saw the headmost squirrel walk into Dred's hand.

1908 C. G. Hine Hist. & Legend Old Mine Road 143 The headmost foe was almost on her.

1997 G. C. Rhea Battles for Spotsylvania Court House (2005) 34 The rest of Gibbs's troops piled in to rescue the headmost units from annihilation.

2. Most prominent or important, chief. Cf. foremost adj. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important

mosteOE

foremostc1000

headOE

headlyOE

nexta1200

umest1513

primary1565

headest1577

ruling1590

forward1591

capital1597

of the first magnitude1643

palmary1646

top1647

prepondering1651

headmost1661

home1662

life-and-death1804

palmarian1815

bada1825

key1832

première1844

1661 J. Gauden Causa Dei 117 The headmost ranks of Martyrs, Confessors, Reformers, Preachers, Disputers, Writers and Livers.

1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. J They..would joyn, and at last be the Headmost in the Persecution of their own former Party.

1819 R. Morrison Dict. Chinese Lang. Pt. II I. 507/3 The north polar star; hence the first, the headmost, the god of learning.

1850 H. Melville White-jacket xv. 98 The mess was principally composed of the headmost men of the gun-deck.

1915 G. J. Nathan Another Bk. on Theatre 306 The headmost objection to the so-called Manchester school of drama.

1994 G. Vizenor Manifest Manners (1999) i. 23 She is..the headmost simulator of manifest manners.

3. Topmost, highest. Now rare (Scottish in later use). Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Scotland in 1901.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position

highestOE

umestOE

overesta1325

upperestc1374

overmosta1382

supremec1487

upmost1488

uppermostc1500

highermost1593

top1595

topmost1697

headmost1758

culminant1849

tip-topmost1937

1758 S. Hales Treat. Ventilators 102 When it is thought proper to ventilate between Decks..the Scuttle in the headmost Trunk or Pipe, upon the gun-deck, must be opened.

1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα ix. 485 Where you may use indifferently..Topmost, upmost or headmost.

1839 J. H. Ingraham Amer. Lounger 145 The sun hath climb'd the mountain's side, and now Rides high above the headmost pinnacles.

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

单词	headmost
释义	headmostadj. Brit. /ˈhɛdməʊst/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌmoʊst/ Forms: see head n.¹ and -most suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: head n.¹, -most suffix. Etymology: < head n.¹ + -most suffix.With sense 1 compare ahead adv. 2. With senses 1 and 2 compare earlier foremost adj. With sense 3 compare earlier topmost adj. 1. Most forward or advanced in position; = foremost adj. 3a. Chiefly Nautical, with reference to a ship at the front of a line or group of ships. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > going first or in front > [adjective] foregoing1530 headmost1592 beginning1609 first1647 previous1658 forehand1664 leading1771 lead1846 vanmost1865 front flight1899 society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > navy > a naval force or fleet > [adjective] > foremost ship in line headmost1592 1592 W. Raleigh Sea-mans Triumph sig. B The Daintie beeing headmost, for that shee is good of saile followed sharpest. a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 36 My sattia (that was headmost by much) kept sight of her all night. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. l. 226 I kept in the headmost Jonk, and a good Officer in the sternmost. 1782 P. Beckford Thoughts on Hunting (new ed.) xv. 198 The very sine qua non of a fox-hunter, is to ride up to his headmost hounds. 1850 H. T. Cheever Whale & his Captors v. 90 Each [boat] striving to be headmost in the chase. 1856 H. B. Stowe Dred II. xxi. 216 They saw the headmost squirrel walk into Dred's hand. 1908 C. G. Hine Hist. & Legend Old Mine Road 143 The headmost foe was almost on her. 1997 G. C. Rhea Battles for Spotsylvania Court House (2005) 34 The rest of Gibbs's troops piled in to rescue the headmost units from annihilation. 2. Most prominent or important, chief. Cf. foremost adj. 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important mosteOE foremostc1000 headOE headlyOE nexta1200 umest1513 primary1565 headest1577 ruling1590 forward1591 capital1597 of the first magnitude1643 palmary1646 top1647 prepondering1651 headmost1661 home1662 life-and-death1804 palmarian1815 bada1825 key1832 première1844 1661 J. Gauden Causa Dei 117 The headmost ranks of Martyrs, Confessors, Reformers, Preachers, Disputers, Writers and Livers. 1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. J They..would joyn, and at last be the Headmost in the Persecution of their own former Party. 1819 R. Morrison Dict. Chinese Lang. Pt. II I. 507/3 The north polar star; hence the first, the headmost, the god of learning. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket xv. 98 The mess was principally composed of the headmost men of the gun-deck. 1915 G. J. Nathan Another Bk. on Theatre 306 The headmost objection to the so-called Manchester school of drama. 1994 G. Vizenor Manifest Manners (1999) i. 23 She is..the headmost simulator of manifest manners. 3. Topmost, highest. Now rare (Scottish in later use). Eng. Dial. Dict. (at cited word) records this sense as still in use in Scotland in 1901. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position highestOE umestOE overesta1325 upperestc1374 overmosta1382 supremec1487 upmost1488 uppermostc1500 highermost1593 top1595 topmost1697 headmost1758 culminant1849 tip-topmost1937 1758 S. Hales Treat. Ventilators 102 When it is thought proper to ventilate between Decks..the Scuttle in the headmost Trunk or Pipe, upon the gun-deck, must be opened. 1786 J. H. Tooke Επεα Πτεροεντα ix. 485 Where you may use indifferently..Topmost, upmost or headmost. 1839 J. H. Ingraham Amer. Lounger 145 The sun hath climb'd the mountain's side, and now Rides high above the headmost pinnacles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1592
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