metewandn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːtwɒnd/, U.S.

/ˈmitˌwɑnd/

Forms: late Middle English metwande, 1500s meatwande, 1500s metwonde, 1500s–1600s metwand, 1600s meatwand, 1600s meetwand, 1600s– metewand, 1800s mettwand (Scottish), 1800s– metwand.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mete v.¹, wand n.

Etymology: < mete v.¹ + wand n. Compare earlier meteyard n.

1. A measuring rod; = meteyard n. 1. regional and historical in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > measuring rod or stick

yardc1000

meteyardOE

reedc1350

ell-yardc1400

yard-wand14..

scantillona1425

gad1440

metewand1440

meterod1473

rod1473

ell1474

gad-wand1487

ell-wand?a1500

measuring rod1546

scantling1556

metepole1571

meting pole1606

wand1614

yardstick1797

yard-measure1838

gad-stick1866

meting-rod1881

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 336/1 Metwande, idem quod ȝerde.

1549 E. Allen tr. L. Juda Paraphr. Reuelacion S. John f. 36, in M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II The golden reed is as it were a golden met wonde.

1624 Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere 318 A measure containing the length of a man, which was the meat-wand, or measure which the Angell held.

1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) Man. iv. xx. 355 The Drapers Metwand termed an Ell.

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Met The v[erb] is used in E[nglish] as well as metewand, S[cottish] mettwand, a staff for measuring.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Met-wand, Met-wood, or Met-yard, a measuring-rod. A draper's yard-stick.

2002 P.Marshall Beliefs & Dead in Reformation Eng. iv. 136 Another ‘ridiculous and popish custome’ which proved difficult to eradicate in Yorkshire was that of placing a metwand or measuring rod in the grave along with the corpse.

2. literary. A standard by which something is measured or judged; a criterion. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > criterion

rulec1384

meteyard?1531

touchstone?1531

plumb line1551

plummet1553

metewanda1568

touch1581

stone of touch1604

criterion1622

scale1626

criteriuma1631

measure1641

judge1642

criterie1660

foot-rule1662

mark1765

point of reference1772

metera1825

reference point1849

yardstick1869

benchmark1884

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 42 A true tochstone, a sure metwand lieth before both their eyes.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 205 Time is the common measure of all things, the Universal met-wand of the Almighty.

1700 C. Nesse Antidote against Arminianism 5 Measuring supernatural Mysteries..with the Crooked Metewand of Degenerate Reason.

1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1887) xiii. 53 The degree of his moral guilt is not the mete-wand of his condemnation.

1866 J. R. Lowell Lessing in Prose Wks. (1890) II. 223 He continually trips and falls flat over his metewand of classical propriety.

1980 Ld. Denning Due Process of Law vii. i. 209 To use the language of Coke, this would be to substitute the uncertain and crooked cord of discretion for the golden and straight metwand of the law.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metewand
释义	metewandn. Brit. /ˈmiːtwɒnd/, U.S. /ˈmitˌwɑnd/ Forms: late Middle English metwande, 1500s meatwande, 1500s metwonde, 1500s–1600s metwand, 1600s meatwand, 1600s meetwand, 1600s– metewand, 1800s mettwand (Scottish), 1800s– metwand. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mete v.¹, wand n. Etymology: < mete v.¹ + wand n. Compare earlier meteyard n. 1. A measuring rod; = meteyard n. 1. regional and historical in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring length > measuring rod or stick yardc1000 meteyardOE reedc1350 ell-yardc1400 yard-wand14.. scantillona1425 gad1440 metewand1440 meterod1473 rod1473 ell1474 gad-wand1487 ell-wand?a1500 measuring rod1546 scantling1556 metepole1571 meting pole1606 wand1614 yardstick1797 yard-measure1838 gad-stick1866 meting-rod1881 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 336/1 Metwande, idem quod ȝerde. 1549 E. Allen tr. L. Juda Paraphr. Reuelacion S. John f. 36, in M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II The golden reed is as it were a golden met wonde. 1624 Bp. F. White Replie to Iesuit Fishers Answere 318 A measure containing the length of a man, which was the meat-wand, or measure which the Angell held. 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) Man. iv. xx. 355 The Drapers Metwand termed an Ell. 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. at Met The v[erb] is used in E[nglish] as well as metewand, S[cottish] mettwand, a staff for measuring. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Met-wand, Met-wood, or Met-yard, a measuring-rod. A draper's yard-stick. 2002 P.Marshall Beliefs & Dead in Reformation Eng. iv. 136 Another ‘ridiculous and popish custome’ which proved difficult to eradicate in Yorkshire was that of placing a metwand or measuring rod in the grave along with the corpse. 2. literary. A standard by which something is measured or judged; a criterion. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] > criterion rulec1384 meteyard?1531 touchstone?1531 plumb line1551 plummet1553 metewanda1568 touch1581 stone of touch1604 criterion1622 scale1626 criteriuma1631 measure1641 judge1642 criterie1660 foot-rule1662 mark1765 point of reference1772 metera1825 reference point1849 yardstick1869 benchmark1884 a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 42 A true tochstone, a sure metwand lieth before both their eyes. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 205 Time is the common measure of all things, the Universal met-wand of the Almighty. 1700 C. Nesse Antidote against Arminianism 5 Measuring supernatural Mysteries..with the Crooked Metewand of Degenerate Reason. 1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1887) xiii. 53 The degree of his moral guilt is not the mete-wand of his condemnation. 1866 J. R. Lowell Lessing in Prose Wks. (1890) II. 223 He continually trips and falls flat over his metewand of classical propriety. 1980 Ld. Denning Due Process of Law vii. i. 209 To use the language of Coke, this would be to substitute the uncertain and crooked cord of discretion for the golden and straight metwand of the law. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1440
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