† mopsn.¹

Forms: 1500s mops, 1500s–1600s mopse, 1600s mopps.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mop n.¹, -s suffix².

Etymology: Probably < mop n.¹ + -s suffix². Compare moppet n.², mopsy n. With use as a term of endearment compare also mop n.²

Obsolete.

A young girl; a darling. Frequently as a term of endearment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a girl

mops1565

whiting-mop1630

lamb-piea1640

girly?1786

little woman1790

ladyling1807

popsy1855

1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis iii. f. 3 Lytle bybling Phyalee, and Pseke that pretye mops.

1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris iv. ii. sig. Dij Ifaith, Ifaith, my gentle mops, but I do know a cast.

1588 T. Thomas Lat. Dict. (1615) Puellula,..a little pretie girle: a little mopse.

1592 J. Lyly Midas i. ii We are no chase (prettie mops,) for Deere we are not, neither red nor fallow.

1631 T. Drue Life Dutches of Suffolke iii. sig. E2 Good Mistris White y'ar welcome to Lee... Is this your Child, heaven blesse the little mopps.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot ii. ii. 37 Which Sancho stole from his ill favoured Mopse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

mopsn.²

Brit.

/mɒps/, U.S.

/mɑps/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from German. Or (ii) a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: German Mops; Dutch mops.

Etymology: < German Mops (1706; also German regional (Low German)) or the related Dutch mops (1805), further etymology uncertain (see below). Compare Swedish mops (1733; probably < German or Dutch). Compare also French mopse (1802) < German. Perhaps compare also earlier mopsy n. 3 and moppet n.² 3.German Mops and Dutch mops are perhaps related to Dutch moppen to sulk, pull a face (see mop v.²), the dog's flat snout and muzzle suggesting a sad or sulky facial expression. Compare also German Mops person who is unfriendly, morose (late 16th cent.).

rare.

A pug dog.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > pug-dog

pug1749

pug-slut1817

mops1890

1890 Cent. Dict. 3854/3 Mops, a pug-dog.

1948 in B. Vesey-Fitzgerald Bk. Dog 370 The Pug (or Mops as it is generally called on the mainland).

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

单词	mops
释义	† mopsn.¹ Forms: 1500s mops, 1500s–1600s mopse, 1600s mopps. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mop n.¹, -s suffix². Etymology: Probably < mop n.¹ + -s suffix². Compare moppet n.², mopsy n. With use as a term of endearment compare also mop n.² Obsolete. A young girl; a darling. Frequently as a term of endearment. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] > of or to a girl mops1565 whiting-mop1630 lamb-piea1640 girly?1786 little woman1790 ladyling1807 popsy1855 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis iii. f. 3 Lytle bybling Phyalee, and Pseke that pretye mops. 1584 G. Peele Araygnem. Paris iv. ii. sig. Dij Ifaith, Ifaith, my gentle mops, but I do know a cast. 1588 T. Thomas Lat. Dict. (1615) Puellula,..a little pretie girle: a little mopse. 1592 J. Lyly Midas i. ii We are no chase (prettie mops,) for Deere we are not, neither red nor fallow. 1631 T. Drue Life Dutches of Suffolke iii. sig. E2 Good Mistris White y'ar welcome to Lee... Is this your Child, heaven blesse the little mopps. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot ii. ii. 37 Which Sancho stole from his ill favoured Mopse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). mopsn.² Brit. /mɒps/, U.S. /mɑps/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from German. Or (ii) a borrowing from Dutch. Etymons: German Mops; Dutch mops. Etymology: < German Mops (1706; also German regional (Low German)) or the related Dutch mops (1805), further etymology uncertain (see below). Compare Swedish mops (1733; probably < German or Dutch). Compare also French mopse (1802) < German. Perhaps compare also earlier mopsy n. 3 and moppet n.² 3.German Mops and Dutch mops are perhaps related to Dutch moppen to sulk, pull a face (see mop v.²), the dog's flat snout and muzzle suggesting a sad or sulky facial expression. Compare also German Mops person who is unfriendly, morose (late 16th cent.). rare. A pug dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > pug-dog pug1749 pug-slut1817 mops1890 1890 Cent. Dict. 3854/3 Mops, a pug-dog. 1948 in B. Vesey-Fitzgerald Bk. Dog 370 The Pug (or Mops as it is generally called on the mainland). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1565n.²1890
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