little hoursn.

Brit.

/ˈlɪtl ˌaʊəz/, U.S.

/ˈlɪd(ə)l ˌaʊərz/

Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and hour n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., hour n.

Etymology: < little adj. + the plural of hour n.With sense 1 compare small hours at small adj. and n.² Compounds 4, the wee (small) hours at wee adj. f. In sense 2 with reference to the canonical hours of the divine office (compare hour n. 5), after French petites heures (1669 in the passage translated in quot. 1688 at sense 2, or earlier).

1. The early hours of the morning after midnight; = small hours at small adj. and n.² Compounds 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > morning > [noun] > early morning > early hour(s)

little hours1540

short hour1837

the wee (small) hours1849

1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus iv. ii. sig. Siii^v Let vs kepe. i. lay vp these ioyes. i. sportes for the smalle or lyttell houres of the euenynge [L. vespertinis horulis].

1789 J. O'Keeffe Little Hunch-back (1790) ii. v. 60 We never begin to cotton together and be jolly till it comes to the little hours.

1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn II. vi. 105 Waiting..in order that they might have the coolness of the ‘little hours’ for their journey.

1882 Firemen's Mag. Mar. 118/1 Along in the little hours of the night there came a thump and a bump,..and then the car came to a stand-still.

1921 S. Desmond Gods iii. xxxi. 295 Through the hours of the September night, through the little hours when his enemy waxed stronger, into the heat of the new day—the broken bellows did its work.

2000 R. Parvin In Snow Forest (2001) 61 Sometime in the little hours, the lights blacked out.

2. Christian Church. In the Western Church: the daily offices or canonical hours of prayer of prime, terce, sext, and none.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > canonical hours > [noun]

service?c1225

houra1250

officec1300

divine service1389

canonical hours1483

course1570

little hours1688

choir offices1876

1688 J. Walker tr. E. Périer in tr. B. Pascal Thoughts 29 He [sc. Pascal] very much loved the whole Divine Service, especially the little hours [Fr. les petites heures].

1784 J. Barnard Life R. Challoner xx. 131 He recited with great recollection, attention, and devotion, the little hours of the Divine Office.

1841 J. F. Berg tr. Synopsis Moral Theol. P. Dens xxviii. 307 The accurate time of reciting the matin is about night; very early it is proper to recite the praises and the first: in the subsequent time, the other little hours.

1929 E. C. Thomas Lay Folks' Hist. Liturgy ii. v. 178 Tierce, Sext, and None, being known as the Little Hours, were not public services until about 400.

1997 Cathedral Music Winter 9/3 Vespers, Matins and Lauds called for the presence of the choir, the others were generally known as ‘little hours’ and generally were musically less important.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	little hours
释义	little hoursn. Brit. /ˈlɪtl ˌaʊəz/, U.S. /ˈlɪd(ə)l ˌaʊərz/ Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and hour n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., hour n. Etymology: < little adj. + the plural of hour n.With sense 1 compare small hours at small adj. and n.² Compounds 4, the wee (small) hours at wee adj. f. In sense 2 with reference to the canonical hours of the divine office (compare hour n. 5), after French petites heures (1669 in the passage translated in quot. 1688 at sense 2, or earlier). 1. The early hours of the morning after midnight; = small hours at small adj. and n.² Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > morning > [noun] > early morning > early hour(s) little hours1540 short hour1837 the wee (small) hours1849 1540 J. Palsgrave tr. G. Gnapheus Comedye of Acolastus iv. ii. sig. Siii^v Let vs kepe. i. lay vp these ioyes. i. sportes for the smalle or lyttell houres of the euenynge [L. vespertinis horulis]. 1789 J. O'Keeffe Little Hunch-back (1790) ii. v. 60 We never begin to cotton together and be jolly till it comes to the little hours. 1832 J. P. Kennedy Swallow Barn II. vi. 105 Waiting..in order that they might have the coolness of the ‘little hours’ for their journey. 1882 Firemen's Mag. Mar. 118/1 Along in the little hours of the night there came a thump and a bump,..and then the car came to a stand-still. 1921 S. Desmond Gods iii. xxxi. 295 Through the hours of the September night, through the little hours when his enemy waxed stronger, into the heat of the new day—the broken bellows did its work. 2000 R. Parvin In Snow Forest (2001) 61 Sometime in the little hours, the lights blacked out. 2. Christian Church. In the Western Church: the daily offices or canonical hours of prayer of prime, terce, sext, and none. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > canonical hours > [noun] service?c1225 houra1250 officec1300 divine service1389 canonical hours1483 course1570 little hours1688 choir offices1876 1688 J. Walker tr. E. Périer in tr. B. Pascal Thoughts 29 He [sc. Pascal] very much loved the whole Divine Service, especially the little hours [Fr. les petites heures]. 1784 J. Barnard Life R. Challoner xx. 131 He recited with great recollection, attention, and devotion, the little hours of the Divine Office. 1841 J. F. Berg tr. Synopsis Moral Theol. P. Dens xxviii. 307 The accurate time of reciting the matin is about night; very early it is proper to recite the praises and the first: in the subsequent time, the other little hours. 1929 E. C. Thomas Lay Folks' Hist. Liturgy ii. v. 178 Tierce, Sext, and None, being known as the Little Hours, were not public services until about 400. 1997 Cathedral Music Winter 9/3 Vespers, Matins and Lauds called for the presence of the choir, the others were generally known as ‘little hours’ and generally were musically less important. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1540
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