indooradj.adv.

/ˈɪnˌdɔː/

Forms: Also in-door.

Etymology: For earlier within-door (Bacon), phrase taken attributive: compare indoors adv. In early use generally hyphenated.

A. adj.

a. Pertaining to the interior of a house or other building; situated or carried on within doors or under cover. (Opposed to outdoor.) spec. Of amusements, games, etc., occurring or played indoors.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective] > indoor

within doors1625

indoor1709

indoors1799

within-door1821

under-cover1854

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists iii. iii. 240 One admires Musick and Paintings, Cabinet-Curiositys and in-door Ornaments.

a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) i. 26 He..does..more in-door christnings than any three of the cloth.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. iii. 61 In-door amusements..became more lively and varied, in consequence of the stop put to out-door gaiety.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxix. 296 Gradually accustoming ourselves to indoor life and habits.

1863 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxvi. 178 I don't care for indoor games much..but I..long to see a good English hunting-field.

1865 C. M. Yonge Clever Woman II. vii. 135 ‘How is Conrade?’ ‘Quite himself. Up to a prodigious amount of indoor croquet.’

1873 Young Englishwoman Mar. 154/2 Can you recommend me..any indoor games suitable for young children, and the words used.

1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 131 Part of the universal indoor dress of the Persian women.

1890 Harper's Weekly 8 Mar. 179/4 In-door baseball has not the slightest resemblance to parlor croquet.

1897 Illustr. London News 13 Nov. 710/3 (advt.) Puff billiards. The latest and most amusing in~door game yet produced.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 22 Oct. 10/1 Several upsets featured the play in the Canadian indoor tennis championships here yesterday.

1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. vii. 70 ‘When all is said, is there a better indoor sport [than philosophy]?..’ ‘Possibly not... But the point is, aren't there better occupations for a man of sense than indoor sports, even the best of indoor sports?’

1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. iv. 88 Have you always hated indoor games?

1948 J. Betjeman Sel. Poems 35 (title) Indoor games near Newbury.

1949 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 23 Feb. 18/2 The explosive charge..occupies a sphere of three or four inches—about the size of an indoor baseball.

1951 E. Coxhead One Green Bottle ii. 54 Baiting Harry was..one of Johnny Hollinger's favourite indoor sports.

1972 Country Life 23 Nov. 1424/2 Miniature Croquet Sets... Great indoor game for family and friends.

1972 R. Perry Fall Guy iv. 71 We once again indulged in the oldest of indoor sports.

b. Within the workhouse or poorhouse.

ΘΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > poor and receiving relief > in workhouse

workhoused1837

indoor1864

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > institutional homes > [adjective] > in the workhouse

indoor1864

1864 Times 24 Dec. The State, with its vast revenue of Poor-rates, its capacious workhouses..its indoor and out~door poor.

1874 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 4) Contents p. xxxi The in-door relief given in London is a charge upon the whole metropolis.

2. transferred. In an inward position or direction.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective]

inwardc888

inlyeOE

inwardlyc1000

inc1430

innerly1434

interial?a1475

internal?a1475

interior1490

intrinsic1490

interna1560

intrinsical1571

embowelled1609

insidea1616

intraneous1656

intestine1664

inwith1768

ad intra1825

indoor1874

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having inward direction

inturning1382

inbenta1586

intrusive1847

inward1849

incurrent1851

indoor1874

1874 J. H. Collins Princ. Metal Mining (1875) xv. 93 The water is raised in the lower or drawing lift by the up or ‘in-door’ stroke of the engine.

1874 J. H. Collins Princ. Metal Mining (1875) xvi. 98 The piston-rod, which is attached..to the inner or ‘in-door’ end..of the great beam.

B. adv.

= indoors adv.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adverb] > indoors

within-door1579

within doors1581

indoors1813

therein1822

indoor1884

in-a-door1932

1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket ii. ii They are plagues enough in~door.

Derivatives

inˈdoorness n. the essence of being indoors.

1949 E. Bowen Heat of Day vi. 103 The concentrated indoorness of the lounge was made..greater rather than less by the number of exits.

inˈdoory adj. preferring to remain indoors.Apparently an isolated use.

1934 G. B. Shaw Village Wooing 120 My mother was that indoory that she grudged having to go out and do her marketing.

Draft additions August 2010

indoor cricket n. any of a number of versions of the game of cricket adapted for indoor play; (now) spec. one played on a court surrounded by nets, featuring teams of eight players (each player batting and bowling for a set number of overs) and a lighter ball.

ΚΠ

1867 Morning Post 31 Oct. 3/5 In-door cricket has been commenced at the Lambeth Baths.

1882 R. Richardson Ralph's Year in Russia xi. 109 It was something between a tennis and a cricket ball;..it would very well answer the purpose intended, which was to be nothing else than indoor cricket.

1985 Times 1 May 26/6 He played indoor cricket four years ago in Australia, and decided to bring it here.

1997 Shetland Times 10 Oct. 39/1 (heading) Indoor cricket league bats off despite loss of even more sides.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	indoor
释义	indooradj.adv. /ˈɪnˌdɔː/ Forms: Also in-door. Etymology: For earlier within-door (Bacon), phrase taken attributive: compare indoors adv. In early use generally hyphenated. A. adj. 1. a. Pertaining to the interior of a house or other building; situated or carried on within doors or under cover. (Opposed to outdoor.) spec. Of amusements, games, etc., occurring or played indoors. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective] > indoor within doors1625 indoor1709 indoors1799 within-door1821 under-cover1854 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists iii. iii. 240 One admires Musick and Paintings, Cabinet-Curiositys and in-door Ornaments. a1777 S. Foote Cozeners (1778) i. 26 He..does..more in-door christnings than any three of the cloth. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre II. iii. 61 In-door amusements..became more lively and varied, in consequence of the stop put to out-door gaiety. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxix. 296 Gradually accustoming ourselves to indoor life and habits. 1863 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxvi. 178 I don't care for indoor games much..but I..long to see a good English hunting-field. 1865 C. M. Yonge Clever Woman II. vii. 135 ‘How is Conrade?’ ‘Quite himself. Up to a prodigious amount of indoor croquet.’ 1873 Young Englishwoman Mar. 154/2 Can you recommend me..any indoor games suitable for young children, and the words used. 1883 C. J. Wills In Land of Lion & Sun 131 Part of the universal indoor dress of the Persian women. 1890 Harper's Weekly 8 Mar. 179/4 In-door baseball has not the slightest resemblance to parlor croquet. 1897 Illustr. London News 13 Nov. 710/3 (advt.) Puff billiards. The latest and most amusing in~door game yet produced. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 22 Oct. 10/1 Several upsets featured the play in the Canadian indoor tennis championships here yesterday. 1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. vii. 70 ‘When all is said, is there a better indoor sport [than philosophy]?..’ ‘Possibly not... But the point is, aren't there better occupations for a man of sense than indoor sports, even the best of indoor sports?’ 1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. iv. 88 Have you always hated indoor games? 1948 J. Betjeman Sel. Poems 35 (title) Indoor games near Newbury. 1949 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 23 Feb. 18/2 The explosive charge..occupies a sphere of three or four inches—about the size of an indoor baseball. 1951 E. Coxhead One Green Bottle ii. 54 Baiting Harry was..one of Johnny Hollinger's favourite indoor sports. 1972 Country Life 23 Nov. 1424/2 Miniature Croquet Sets... Great indoor game for family and friends. 1972 R. Perry Fall Guy iv. 71 We once again indulged in the oldest of indoor sports. b. Within the workhouse or poorhouse. ΘΠ the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > poor and receiving relief > in workhouse workhoused1837 indoor1864 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > institutional homes > [adjective] > in the workhouse indoor1864 1864 Times 24 Dec. The State, with its vast revenue of Poor-rates, its capacious workhouses..its indoor and out~door poor. 1874 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. (ed. 4) Contents p. xxxi The in-door relief given in London is a charge upon the whole metropolis. 2. transferred. In an inward position or direction. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adjective] inwardc888 inlyeOE inwardlyc1000 inc1430 innerly1434 interial?a1475 internal?a1475 interior1490 intrinsic1490 interna1560 intrinsical1571 embowelled1609 insidea1616 intraneous1656 intestine1664 inwith1768 ad intra1825 indoor1874 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having inward direction inturning1382 inbenta1586 intrusive1847 inward1849 incurrent1851 indoor1874 1874 J. H. Collins Princ. Metal Mining (1875) xv. 93 The water is raised in the lower or drawing lift by the up or ‘in-door’ stroke of the engine. 1874 J. H. Collins Princ. Metal Mining (1875) xvi. 98 The piston-rod, which is attached..to the inner or ‘in-door’ end..of the great beam. B. adv. = indoors adv. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being internal > [adverb] > indoors within-door1579 within doors1581 indoors1813 therein1822 indoor1884 in-a-door1932 1884 Ld. Tennyson Becket ii. ii They are plagues enough in~door. Derivatives inˈdoorness n. the essence of being indoors. Π 1949 E. Bowen Heat of Day vi. 103 The concentrated indoorness of the lounge was made..greater rather than less by the number of exits. inˈdoory adj. preferring to remain indoors.Apparently an isolated use. Π 1934 G. B. Shaw Village Wooing 120 My mother was that indoory that she grudged having to go out and do her marketing. Draft additions August 2010 indoor cricket n. any of a number of versions of the game of cricket adapted for indoor play; (now) spec. one played on a court surrounded by nets, featuring teams of eight players (each player batting and bowling for a set number of overs) and a lighter ball. ΚΠ 1867 Morning Post 31 Oct. 3/5 In-door cricket has been commenced at the Lambeth Baths. 1882 R. Richardson Ralph's Year in Russia xi. 109 It was something between a tennis and a cricket ball;..it would very well answer the purpose intended, which was to be nothing else than indoor cricket. 1985 Times 1 May 26/6 He played indoor cricket four years ago in Australia, and decided to bring it here. 1997 Shetland Times 10 Oct. 39/1 (heading) Indoor cricket league bats off despite loss of even more sides. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.adv.1709
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