单词 | awn |
释义 | awnn. The delicate spinous process, or ‘beard,’ that terminates the grain-sheath of barley, oats, and other grasses; extended in Botany to any similar bristly growth. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > hair or bristle > [noun] > awn or bristly growth awna1300 beardc1450 mustachios1605 a1300 W. de Biblesworth in Wright Voc. 155 Des arestes, fro agunes. c1375 ? J. Barbour St. Blasius 345 Quha-sa-euire in þare throt Seknes has, awne ore mot Ore ony-kine perplexite. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 18 Avene of corn [v.r. awene, awne], arista. c1450 in Wright Voc. 233/2 Hec arista, a nawn. ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xviiiv Polerde whete hath no anis. 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 17 Ye barley eare..hath longe aunes. 1589 T. Nashe Anat. Absurditie sig. Ciii Least..they be choaked with the haune before they can come at the karnell. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Mddx. 189 Not that the Hawnes thereof are Spears to fright the Mildew from it, but advantagious Gutters to slide it away the sooner. 1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved xi. 176 A Brush made of a few Rye or Barley-angs. 1805 J. Luccock Nature & Prop. Wool 37 The singular hooked awn, or spinous termination of the scales of the receptacle [of the teazle]. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 230 Anthers with dorsal awns, Whortleberry, Bilberry. Compounds awn-like adj. resembling an awn. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > hair or bristle > [adjective] > consisting of or resembling hair thready1597 setaceous1664 capillaceous1731 byssaceous1835 awn-like1879 1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 227 The awn-like seeds of other [grasses]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). awnv.1 To get rid of the awns. Cf. to shell (peas). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preparation of grain > [verb (transitive)] > beat barley stump1787 hummel?a1800 awn1808 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon vii. 173 The awning iron is..used, previous to the last winnowing of the barley. Derivatives awning n. ΚΠ 1808Awning iron [see main sense]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † awnv.2 Obsolete. transitive. To put before a person's eyes; to show, manifest. reflexive. To manifest oneself, appear. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)] uppec897 atewOE sutelec1000 openOE awnc1175 kithec1175 forthteec1200 tawnec1220 let witc1275 forthshowa1300 to pilt out?a1300 showa1300 barea1325 mythc1330 unfoldc1374 to open outc1390 assign1398 mustera1400 reyve?a1400 vouchc1400 manifest?a1425 outshowc1425 ostendc1429 explayc1443 objecta1500 reveala1500 patefy?1509 decipher1529 relieve1533 to set outa1540 utter1542 report1548 unbuckle1548 to set forth1551 demonstrate1553 to hold forth1560 testify1560 explicate1565 forthsetc1565 to give show of1567 denudec1572 exhibit1573 apparent1577 display?1578 carry1580 cipher1583 laya1586 foreshow1590 uncloud?1594 vision1594 explain1597 proclaim1597 unroll1598 discloud1600 remonstrate1601 resent1602 to bring out1608 palesate1613 pronounce1615 to speak out1623 elicit1641 confess1646 bear1657 breathe1667 outplay1702 to throw out1741 evolve1744 announce1781 develop1806 exfoliate1808 evince1829 exposit1882 pack1925 society > communication > manifestation > [verb (reflexive)] awnc1175 reveal1493 demonstrate1553 present1585 manifest1726 showa1768 announce1768 c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 9607 Nu sket shall godess sune crist. Himm awwnenn her onn eorþe. c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 7649 Þurrh whamm shall maniȝ dærne þohht Beon oppnedd all & awwnedd. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). awnv.3 a. intransitive. To hang as or like an awning. ΚΠ a1839 [see awning adj. at Derivatives]. b. transitive. To cover or shelter with an awning. Said also of the awning itself. Cf. awned adj.2 ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > seek (refuge) [verb (transitive)] > shelter > shelter from weather > with an awning tilt1499 teld?1553 awn1844 1844 W. M. Thackeray Wks. (1900) XIII. 213 Trafalgar Square is to be awned in. 1890 Longman's Mag. Apr. 630 Trust Mrs. Robson for seeing that her guests are well awned on a night like this. 1904 Daily Chron. 8 July 7/3 The ball rested..on the canvas that goes to awn the first floor. Derivatives ˈawning adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > overhanging > [adjective] > like a roof, tent, etc. tented1747 spanning1823 overroofing1837 awninga1839 a1839 J. Galt Demon of Destiny (1840) vii. 48 The awning clouds were as a cavern's ceil. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1300v.11808v.2c1175v.3a1839 |
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