minute-gunn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnɪtɡʌn/, U.S.

/ˈmɪnᵻtˌɡən/

Forms: see minute n.¹ and gun n.; also 1800s minuit-gun.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: minute n.¹, gun n.

Etymology: < minute n.¹ + gun n.

A gun fired at intervals of a minute, esp. at a funeral.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > signal marking the time > [noun] > bell, gun, etc.

undern-bella1400

bell1422

clock-bell1508

minute-gun1728

hour-bell1785

ghurry1816

society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > gun fired as signal > [noun] > specific

welcome1615

alarm gun1706

minute-gun1728

larum gun1757

1728 Mem. Eng. Officer 205 The first Guns that were fir'd from Gorge's battery were the Minute-Guns for his Funeral.

1747 Gentleman's Mag. May 246/1 Minute guns were fired by the whole squadron.

1801 R. Wilson Diary 4 July in Life Gen. Sir R. Wilson (1862) I. iv. 198 The French fired minute-guns for General Kleber, whose body they were removing from its grave on board a dgerm to convey it with them to France.

1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 11 Apr. 2/3 The boom of the minute guns on the hill beyond could be heard above the funeral music of the bands.

1936 H. Nicolson Diary 28 Jan. (1966) 241 The King's funeral. I stay in..all morning and do not hear more than the minute-guns firing dolefully in the distance.

1946 Far Eastern Q. 5 408 He had a solemn mass celebrated for the repose of his wife's soul, which function was featured by the firing of minute guns from the Citadel of Monte.

1970 Brewer's Dict. Phrase & Fable (rev. ed.) 714/2 A Minute gun, a signal of distress at sea, or a gun fired at the death of some distinguished person.

2000 Edmonton Sun (Nexis) 29 May 16 Minute guns boomed 21 times as the procession moved between lines of silent onlookers.

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

单词	minute-gun
释义	minute-gunn. Brit. /ˈmɪnɪtɡʌn/, U.S. /ˈmɪnᵻtˌɡən/ Forms: see minute n.¹ and gun n.; also 1800s minuit-gun. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: minute n.¹, gun n. Etymology: < minute n.¹ + gun n. A gun fired at intervals of a minute, esp. at a funeral. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > signal marking the time > [noun] > bell, gun, etc. undern-bella1400 bell1422 clock-bell1508 minute-gun1728 hour-bell1785 ghurry1816 society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > gun fired as signal > [noun] > specific welcome1615 alarm gun1706 minute-gun1728 larum gun1757 1728 Mem. Eng. Officer 205 The first Guns that were fir'd from Gorge's battery were the Minute-Guns for his Funeral. 1747 Gentleman's Mag. May 246/1 Minute guns were fired by the whole squadron. 1801 R. Wilson Diary 4 July in Life Gen. Sir R. Wilson (1862) I. iv. 198 The French fired minute-guns for General Kleber, whose body they were removing from its grave on board a dgerm to convey it with them to France. 1884 Times (Weekly ed.) 11 Apr. 2/3 The boom of the minute guns on the hill beyond could be heard above the funeral music of the bands. 1936 H. Nicolson Diary 28 Jan. (1966) 241 The King's funeral. I stay in..all morning and do not hear more than the minute-guns firing dolefully in the distance. 1946 Far Eastern Q. 5 408 He had a solemn mass celebrated for the repose of his wife's soul, which function was featured by the firing of minute guns from the Citadel of Monte. 1970 Brewer's Dict. Phrase & Fable (rev. ed.) 714/2 A Minute gun, a signal of distress at sea, or a gun fired at the death of some distinguished person. 2000 Edmonton Sun (Nexis) 29 May 16 Minute guns boomed 21 times as the procession moved between lines of silent onlookers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728
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