† mid-deepn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., deep n.

Etymology: < mid adj. + deep n.

poetic. Obsolete.

The middle of the deep.

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1726 J. Thomson Winter 8 From the mid-Deep, appears, Surge after Surge, the rising, wat'ry, War.

c1800 W. Blake Four Zoas in Poetry (1965) 359 Urizen his mighty rage let loose in the mid deep Sparkles of Dire affliction issud.

1892 W. Larminie Fand & Other Poems 6 The wave lay lucid, golden-clear and green As ocean's round a reef in the mid-deep.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

mid-deepadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdˈdiːp/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdˈdip/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., n.¹, and adv.², deep adj.

Etymology: < mid adj., n.¹, and adv.² + deep adj. Compare earlier mid-deep n.

A. adv.

As deep as the middle of someone or something. Now rare.

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1812 J. J. Henry Accurate Acct. Campaign against Quebec 91 Jumping into the water middeep.

1837 R. H. Horne Cosmo de' Medici ii. iii. 27 Hast thou not sometimes pampered Lean facts—that trembled mid-deep in the grave?

1842 N. Hawthorne Foot-prints on Sea-shore 322 Let yonder shaggy rock, mid-deep in the surf..be my antagonist.

1850 Harper's Mag. Dec. 20/2 A row of..painters' pallets, standing mid-deep in water.

1882 Cent. Mag. Sept. 650/1 Below the ferry an angler is wading mid-deep.

1889 Catholic World Feb. 584 The sun upon the western sky, Mid-deep in setting, stands: His beams along the level lie.

B. adj.

Moderately deep.

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1864 R. Browning Sordello, Strafford, Christmas-eve & Easter-day 201 He cast Himself quite through mere secondary states Of his soul's essence..Into the mid deep yearnings overlaid By these..And so on into the very nucleus.

1996 Underwater Contractor Sept.–Oct. 17 It is now proved that hydrogen is the best component in breathing mixtures for mid-deep or very-deep dives.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mid-deep
释义	† mid-deepn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., deep n. Etymology: < mid adj. + deep n. poetic. Obsolete. The middle of the deep. ΚΠ 1726 J. Thomson Winter 8 From the mid-Deep, appears, Surge after Surge, the rising, wat'ry, War. c1800 W. Blake Four Zoas in Poetry (1965) 359 Urizen his mighty rage let loose in the mid deep Sparkles of Dire affliction issud. 1892 W. Larminie Fand & Other Poems 6 The wave lay lucid, golden-clear and green As ocean's round a reef in the mid-deep. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). mid-deepadv.adj. Brit. /ˌmɪdˈdiːp/, U.S. /ˈmɪdˈdip/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., n.¹, and adv.², deep adj. Etymology: < mid adj., n.¹, and adv.² + deep adj. Compare earlier mid-deep n. A. adv. As deep as the middle of someone or something. Now rare. ΚΠ 1812 J. J. Henry Accurate Acct. Campaign against Quebec 91 Jumping into the water middeep. 1837 R. H. Horne Cosmo de' Medici ii. iii. 27 Hast thou not sometimes pampered Lean facts—that trembled mid-deep in the grave? 1842 N. Hawthorne Foot-prints on Sea-shore 322 Let yonder shaggy rock, mid-deep in the surf..be my antagonist. 1850 Harper's Mag. Dec. 20/2 A row of..painters' pallets, standing mid-deep in water. 1882 Cent. Mag. Sept. 650/1 Below the ferry an angler is wading mid-deep. 1889 Catholic World Feb. 584 The sun upon the western sky, Mid-deep in setting, stands: His beams along the level lie. B. adj. Moderately deep. ΚΠ 1864 R. Browning Sordello, Strafford, Christmas-eve & Easter-day 201 He cast Himself quite through mere secondary states Of his soul's essence..Into the mid deep yearnings overlaid By these..And so on into the very nucleus. 1996 Underwater Contractor Sept.–Oct. 17 It is now proved that hydrogen is the best component in breathing mixtures for mid-deep or very-deep dives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1726adv.adj.1812
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