lowmostadj.adv.n.

Brit.

/ˈləʊməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈloʊˌmoʊst/, Scottish English

/ˈlomost/

Forms: see low adj. and n.² and low adv. and -most suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: low adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: < low adj. + -most suffix. Compare lowermost adj. and earlier lowest adj.

regional (chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern) in later use).

A. adj.

= lowest adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lowest

nethemesteOE

nethereOE

netherestc1350

lowerc1384

nethermosta1387

lowest1538

lowermost1547

lowmost1548

undermost1555

downmostc1600

bottommost1694

downermost1831

nadiral1891

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark xiii. 87 From the hyghest pole of heauen to the lowmoste.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Plat The lowmost dish [Fr. le plat du bas] is alwayes the first emptie.

1645 in J. P. Earwaker Hist. St. Mary-on-hill Chester (1898) 125 Ellen Smith shott and killd buried vpon her mother before the south doore betwixt the backe of the lowmost seate & the staires.

1770 A. Brice Mobiad iv. 122 Like waving Reeds, when Gusts in August vex, Near lowmost Sluice, the oozy Fens of Exe.

1829 R. Monteath New & Easy Syst. draining & reclaiming Bogs & Marshes Ireland 107 When the tops of the underwood comes half way up the naked stems of the old trees, or up to the lowmost branches.

1861 E. Waugh Rambles in Lake Country 5 The lowmost part of the dwelling is a combination of neat cottages of one storey.

1874 R. Wanlock Moorland Rhymes 37 The laichmaist biel' on the braes o' Daer.

1901 Charities: Parish of Bury 27 in Parl. Papers: Accts. & Papers 1901 LIII. 427 A plot of ground, parcel of the Lowmost Field, parcel of an estate called Hey Meadow.

1982 M. Seide Common Wilderness (1983) 574 The lowmost likes of you are rarely at a limitable loss in all your fros and fromings, are you?

1983 W. L. Lorimer & R. L. C. Lorimer New Test. in Scots Mark xiii. 89 He will send furth his angels an gether his eleck frae the fowr airts, frae the laichmaist bound o the yird tae the buinmaist bound o heiven.

†B. adv.

= lowest adv. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > in lowest position

lowmost1578

lowermost1579

undermost1617

downermost?c1690

downmost1716

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lxvi. 233 The leaues..that grow lowmoste are somewhat larger.

1865 E. Waugh Besom Ben ii. 23 Every time his head came lowmost he looked at his master with imploring eyes.

†C. n.

= lowest n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > lowest position

foota1200

bottomc1400

lowmost1578

lowest1640

undermost1822

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxxvii. 440 The leaues be grayishe, almost lyke the leaues of Solanum, or Nightshade, but greater, especially ye lowmost next the roote.

1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 260 The lowmost at the royal board, but foremost still in war.

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

单词	lowmost
释义	lowmostadj.adv.n. Brit. /ˈləʊməʊst/, U.S. /ˈloʊˌmoʊst/, Scottish English /ˈlomost/ Forms: see low adj. and n.² and low adv. and -most suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: low adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < low adj. + -most suffix. Compare lowermost adj. and earlier lowest adj. regional (chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern) in later use). A. adj. = lowest adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adjective] > lowest nethemesteOE nethereOE netherestc1350 lowerc1384 nethermosta1387 lowest1538 lowermost1547 lowmost1548 undermost1555 downmostc1600 bottommost1694 downermost1831 nadiral1891 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark xiii. 87 From the hyghest pole of heauen to the lowmoste. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Plat The lowmost dish [Fr. le plat du bas] is alwayes the first emptie. 1645 in J. P. Earwaker Hist. St. Mary-on-hill Chester (1898) 125 Ellen Smith shott and killd buried vpon her mother before the south doore betwixt the backe of the lowmost seate & the staires. 1770 A. Brice Mobiad iv. 122 Like waving Reeds, when Gusts in August vex, Near lowmost Sluice, the oozy Fens of Exe. 1829 R. Monteath New & Easy Syst. draining & reclaiming Bogs & Marshes Ireland 107 When the tops of the underwood comes half way up the naked stems of the old trees, or up to the lowmost branches. 1861 E. Waugh Rambles in Lake Country 5 The lowmost part of the dwelling is a combination of neat cottages of one storey. 1874 R. Wanlock Moorland Rhymes 37 The laichmaist biel' on the braes o' Daer. 1901 Charities: Parish of Bury 27 in Parl. Papers: Accts. & Papers 1901 LIII. 427 A plot of ground, parcel of the Lowmost Field, parcel of an estate called Hey Meadow. 1982 M. Seide Common Wilderness (1983) 574 The lowmost likes of you are rarely at a limitable loss in all your fros and fromings, are you? 1983 W. L. Lorimer & R. L. C. Lorimer New Test. in Scots Mark xiii. 89 He will send furth his angels an gether his eleck frae the fowr airts, frae the laichmaist bound o the yird tae the buinmaist bound o heiven. †B. adv. = lowest adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [adverb] > in lowest position lowmost1578 lowermost1579 undermost1617 downermost?c1690 downmost1716 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball ii. lxvi. 233 The leaues..that grow lowmoste are somewhat larger. 1865 E. Waugh Besom Ben ii. 23 Every time his head came lowmost he looked at his master with imploring eyes. †C. n. = lowest n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > lowest position foota1200 bottomc1400 lowmost1578 lowest1640 undermost1822 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iii. lxxxvii. 440 The leaues be grayishe, almost lyke the leaues of Solanum, or Nightshade, but greater, especially ye lowmost next the roote. 1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 7 260 The lowmost at the royal board, but foremost still in war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.n.1548
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