loco-descriptiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌləʊkə(ʊ)dᵻˈskrɪptɪv/, U.S.

/ˌloʊkoʊdəˈskrɪptɪv/,

/ˌloʊkoʊdiˈskrɪptɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin locus , descriptive adj.

Etymology: < loco- , erroneously taken (probably after locomotion n.) as a combining form of classical Latin locus place (see locus n.¹) + descriptive adj.

literary.

Descriptive of local scenery; setting out the features of a particular place.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > pastoral

pastorical1559

pastoral1566

pastoritious1656

pastory1752

loco-descriptive1780

Peter-pastoral1819

1780 J. Walters Poems 135 (heading) Landough: a loco-descriptive poem.

1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. Pref. p. xxxix The Epitaph, the Inscription, the Sonnet, and all loco-descriptive poetry, belong to this class [sc. the Idyllium].

1833 J. M. (title) The invitation; a locodescriptive epistle, containing sketches of scenery in Wilts and Dorset.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 138 These are loco-descriptive poems. Such were Denham's Coopers Hill, and its numerous..imitations.

1901 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 7 38 Thus we often come across loco-descriptive sketches of places that had become hallowed in his estimation.

1966 Eng. Stud. 47 68 Loco-descriptive poems of and guides to the Lakes.

2006 R. Dix Literary Career of Mark Akenside iv. 233 This is not locodescriptive poetry in the tradition of Denham and Dyer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loco-descriptive
释义	loco-descriptiveadj. Brit. /ˌləʊkə(ʊ)dᵻˈskrɪptɪv/, U.S. /ˌloʊkoʊdəˈskrɪptɪv/, /ˌloʊkoʊdiˈskrɪptɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin locus , descriptive adj. Etymology: < loco- , erroneously taken (probably after locomotion n.) as a combining form of classical Latin locus place (see locus n.¹) + descriptive adj. literary. Descriptive of local scenery; setting out the features of a particular place. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > pastoral pastorical1559 pastoral1566 pastoritious1656 pastory1752 loco-descriptive1780 Peter-pastoral1819 1780 J. Walters Poems 135 (heading) Landough: a loco-descriptive poem. 1815 W. Wordsworth Poems I. Pref. p. xxxix The Epitaph, the Inscription, the Sonnet, and all loco-descriptive poetry, belong to this class [sc. the Idyllium]. 1833 J. M. (title) The invitation; a locodescriptive epistle, containing sketches of scenery in Wilts and Dorset. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities Lit. III. 138 These are loco-descriptive poems. Such were Denham's Coopers Hill, and its numerous..imitations. 1901 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 7 38 Thus we often come across loco-descriptive sketches of places that had become hallowed in his estimation. 1966 Eng. Stud. 47 68 Loco-descriptive poems of and guides to the Lakes. 2006 R. Dix Literary Career of Mark Akenside iv. 233 This is not locodescriptive poetry in the tradition of Denham and Dyer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1780
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