† mealmouthn.adj.

Forms: see meal n.¹ and mouth n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.¹, mouth n.

Etymology: < meal n.¹ + mouth n.; compare German Mehl im Maule behalten (Luther, 1568–71, but probably representing an established proverb) lit. ‘to carry meal in the mouth’, i.e. be unstraightforward in speech.

Obsolete.

A. n.

A mealy-mouthed person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > exploiter of

mealmouth1546

Tom Double1704

double-meaner1712

mealy-mouth1861

amphibian1902

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. x. sig. Ciii Whan the meale mouth hath won the bottome Of your stomake, than will the pikthanke it tell.

1677 T. Guidott Lives & Characters Physicians Bathe To Rdr., in Disc. Bathe 162 Those modest Meal-mouths, that think it too great an honour to publish any thing in their own time.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Meal-mouth, a sly, sleepish Dun, or Sollicitor for Money.

B. adj.

= mealy-mouthed adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] > of persons, speech

ambiguous1560

meal-mouthed1570

mealy-mouthed1571

mealy1573

mealmouth1575

Janian1598

equivocant1609

bird-mouthed1610

equivocating1645

Janus-like1656

Janus-faceda1682

equivocatory1821

Samsonian1861

weasel1912

weasel-worded1923

stuttery1937

bet-hedging1971

the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > mealy-mouthed

meal-mouthed1570

mealy-mouthed1571

mealmouth1575

potato-mouthed1930

1575 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 92 Those same fine..milltermes wherewith your mealemowthe letter and whitebred sonett ar..illuminate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	mealmouth
释义	† mealmouthn.adj. Forms: see meal n.¹ and mouth n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meal n.¹, mouth n. Etymology: < meal n.¹ + mouth n.; compare German Mehl im Maule behalten (Luther, 1568–71, but probably representing an established proverb) lit. ‘to carry meal in the mouth’, i.e. be unstraightforward in speech. Obsolete. A. n. A mealy-mouthed person. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [noun] > exploiter of mealmouth1546 Tom Double1704 double-meaner1712 mealy-mouth1861 amphibian1902 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. x. sig. Ciii Whan the meale mouth hath won the bottome Of your stomake, than will the pikthanke it tell. 1677 T. Guidott Lives & Characters Physicians Bathe To Rdr., in Disc. Bathe 162 Those modest Meal-mouths, that think it too great an honour to publish any thing in their own time. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Meal-mouth, a sly, sleepish Dun, or Sollicitor for Money. B. adj. = mealy-mouthed adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective] > of persons, speech ambiguous1560 meal-mouthed1570 mealy-mouthed1571 mealy1573 mealmouth1575 Janian1598 equivocant1609 bird-mouthed1610 equivocating1645 Janus-like1656 Janus-faceda1682 equivocatory1821 Samsonian1861 weasel1912 weasel-worded1923 stuttery1937 bet-hedging1971 the mind > emotion > fear > timidity > [adjective] > mealy-mouthed meal-mouthed1570 mealy-mouthed1571 mealmouth1575 potato-mouthed1930 1575 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 92 Those same fine..milltermes wherewith your mealemowthe letter and whitebred sonett ar..illuminate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.adj.1546
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