main coursen.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪn ˈkɔːs/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪn ˈkɔrs/

Forms: see main adj.² and course n.; also 1500s mayne corfe (transmission error).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: main adj.², course n.

Etymology: < main adj.² + course n. (in senses course n. 28, 21). In sense 1 compare main adj.² Compounds 1 and earlier mainsail n.

1. Nautical. = mainsail n.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > sail attached to lower yards > of mainmast

main course?1518

?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. C.j Some y^e longe bote dyde launce some mende y^e corse Mayne corfe [read corse] toke in a refe byforce.

1600 Court Rec. 26 Sept. in H. Stevens Dawn Brit. Trade E. Indies (1886) 15/1 A tope..A mayne Course bonnet very good.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 34 Downe with the top-Mast: yare, lower, lower, bring her to Try with Maine-course .

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 16 The maine course or a paire of courses.

1687 B. Randolph Present State Archipel. 102 Towards break of day we handed our main course, but before it was well secured the storm came.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 28 Having no Sails to work the Ship with but a main Course [etc.].

1857 Mercantile Marine Mag. (1858) 5 1 In jib and main course.

1876 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 153/1 On the main-mast we have the main-course or main-sail, main-top-sail, main-top-gallant-sail, and the main-royal.

1926 Sea Breezes 8 214 There was a jackass brig, no main course, main yard high up, rigged like a topsail schooner on main mast.

a1976 S. E. Morison Great Explorers (1978) i. 8 The seaman of 1480–1550 counted on his main course to provide the drive, just as a modern yachtsman depends on his genoa jib and spinnaker.

2. Any of a number of substantial dishes in a large menu; the principal dish of a meal. Also figurative.

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the world > food and drink > food > meal > course > [noun] > main course

main course1870

main1987

1870 Ladies' Repository 6 214 We have corn bread, or rye and Indian bread, or samp at the main course.

1889 A. Filippini Table 21 French dinners are generally served in three main courses, viz., Relevés, Entrées, and Rotis; all the rest are considered side courses.

1936 E. Craig Woman, Wine & Saucepan i. 17 If the courses are few, choose one wine, red or white, according to what you are serving as the main course.

1967 Guardian 22 July 4/5 As low as 5s for a main course (meat balls, potato salad).

1989 Bon Appétit Sept. 100/2 This low-calorie main-course salad is done in 45 minutes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	main course
释义	main coursen. Brit. /ˌmeɪn ˈkɔːs/, U.S. /ˌmeɪn ˈkɔrs/ Forms: see main adj.² and course n.; also 1500s mayne corfe (transmission error). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: main adj.², course n. Etymology: < main adj.² + course n. (in senses course n. 28, 21). In sense 1 compare main adj.² Compounds 1 and earlier mainsail n. 1. Nautical. = mainsail n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > sail attached to lower yards > of mainmast main course?1518 ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. C.j Some y^e longe bote dyde launce some mende y^e corse Mayne corfe [read corse] toke in a refe byforce. 1600 Court Rec. 26 Sept. in H. Stevens Dawn Brit. Trade E. Indies (1886) 15/1 A tope..A mayne Course bonnet very good. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. i. 34 Downe with the top-Mast: yare, lower, lower, bring her to Try with Maine-course . View more context for this quotation 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 16 The maine course or a paire of courses. 1687 B. Randolph Present State Archipel. 102 Towards break of day we handed our main course, but before it was well secured the storm came. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 28 Having no Sails to work the Ship with but a main Course [etc.]. 1857 Mercantile Marine Mag. (1858) 5 1 In jib and main course. 1876 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 153/1 On the main-mast we have the main-course or main-sail, main-top-sail, main-top-gallant-sail, and the main-royal. 1926 Sea Breezes 8 214 There was a jackass brig, no main course, main yard high up, rigged like a topsail schooner on main mast. a1976 S. E. Morison Great Explorers (1978) i. 8 The seaman of 1480–1550 counted on his main course to provide the drive, just as a modern yachtsman depends on his genoa jib and spinnaker. 2. Any of a number of substantial dishes in a large menu; the principal dish of a meal. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > course > [noun] > main course main course1870 main1987 1870 Ladies' Repository 6 214 We have corn bread, or rye and Indian bread, or samp at the main course. 1889 A. Filippini Table 21 French dinners are generally served in three main courses, viz., Relevés, Entrées, and Rotis; all the rest are considered side courses. 1936 E. Craig Woman, Wine & Saucepan i. 17 If the courses are few, choose one wine, red or white, according to what you are serving as the main course. 1967 Guardian 22 July 4/5 As low as 5s for a main course (meat balls, potato salad). 1989 Bon Appétit Sept. 100/2 This low-calorie main-course salad is done in 45 minutes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1518
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