单词 | muffin |
释义 | muffinn. 1. a. Originally (now British regional): any of various kinds of bread or cake. Now: spec. (in North American usage generally known as English muffin) a small, flat, cake made from yeast batter and cooked on a hotplate, usually eaten split, toasted, and spread with butter, jam, etc., esp. for breakfast or tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > bun > [noun] bun1371 wig1376 barley-bun1552 simnel cake1699 simlin1701 muffin1703 Chelsea bun1711 cross-bun1733 hot cross bun1733 penny bun1777 Sally Lunn1780 huffkin1790 Bath-bun1801 teacake1832 English muffin1842 saffron bun1852 Belgian bun1854 Valentine-bun1854 cinnamon roll1872 lunn1874 Yorkshire teacake1877 barmbrack1878 cinnamon bun1879 sticky bun1880 pan dulce1882 schnecke1899 wad1919 tabnab1933 1703 R. Thoresby Let. 27 Apr. in J. Ray Corr. (1848) 425 A Moofin, a wheat cake baked upon a bake-stone over the fire, as oat-cakes. 1747 H. Glasse Art of Cookery xvii. 151 To make Muffings and Oat-Cakes. 1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide xiii. v. 93 I freely will own I the Muffins preferr'd To all the genteel Conversation I heard. 1787 ‘P. Pindar’ Lyric Odes to Royal Academicians (ed. 5) xiv. 34 A face..That boasts no more expression than a muffin. 1802 C. Lamb Let. 11 Oct. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1976) II. 78 We..can trace the dirt in it to having read it at Tea with [bu]tterd muffins, or over a Pipe. 1886 J. K. Jerome Idle Thoughts (1889) 120 I eat a large plateful of hot buttered muffins about an hour beforehand. 1888 J. Fothergill Lasses of Leverhouse xix. 179 ‘Mowffin’, a generic name for tea bread in all its varieties. a1903 S. K. Craven in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 192/2 [W. Yorkshire] Muffin, bread baked in small round cakes as distinct from ordinary loaves. 1937 E. K. Haines Cook Bk. xii. 360 Raised muffins..A good old-fashioned change from the modern quick muffin. 1956 C. Spry & R. Hume Cookery Bk. 772 I was after the muffin of the muffin-man, the floury, yeasty affair that has to be properly toasted and buttered before it is eaten. 1970 A. L. Simon & R. Howe Dict. Gastron. 270/1 Muffins are made with milk, butter, flour and yeast and are toasted, buttered and served hot. 1990 B. Neal Biscuits, Spoonbread, & Sweet Potato Pie v. 104 Muffins are essentially free-form crumpets, but the batter is heavier. b. Originally North American. A small, usually sweet sponge cake, baked in a cup-shaped container. Frequently with modifying word indicating the flavour or additional ingredients. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > sponge-cake Savoy cake?1750 sponge cake1808 muffin1835 Madeira cake1845 Victoria sandwich1861 angels' food1865 marble cake1871 sponge1877 angel cake1878 angel food cake1878 layer cake1882 sponge sandwich1884 Lady Baltimore cake1889 sand cake1892 sandwich cake1911 Victoria sponge1934 red velvet1951 1835 A. B. Longstreet Georgia Scenes 36 Waffles were handed to Ned, and he took one:..and so on of muffins, rolls and corn bread. 1887 Cent. Mag. Nov. 16/2 A procession of little darkies like an antique frieze was seen to pass and repass, supporting plates of hot batter-cakes, muffins, Sally Lunns, rice waffles. 1920 Amer. Woman Aug. 10/4 Bran Muffins... Beat well, and bake twenty to thirty minutes in well buttered gem-pans in a moderate oven. 1987 Gourmet Apr. 128/1 Oven-warm scones and blueberry muffins piled up next to pots of gooseberry, black-currant, and greengage jam. 1996 Minx Nov. 41/1 Lunch—minestrone served with crusty wholewheat bread and celery (instead of a tuna sarnie and a double choc muffin). 2. Originally U.S. A kind of flat earthenware or china plate. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > table-vessels > dish or plate disha700 scuttlec1050 trencherc1308 plattera1325 paten?1340 esquele1371 skelec1400 plat1415 plate?c1450 skewel1567 trencher-plate1580 goggan1586 trench1602 table plate1669 mazarine1673 discus1680 wearing plate1683 silver plate1710 nappy1731 roundel1797 muffin1820 entrée dish1846 pinax1858 1820 Columbian Centinel 12 Jan. 3/6 An extensive assortment of Crockery, Glass, and China Ware, viz...Twifflers and Muffins. 1885 C. Mackeson in Brit. Almanac Compan. 94 In some parts of the country identical titles are very differently applied. Among the double meanings..[are] Muffin Maker for a maker of tea-cakes or the maker of a muffin in China manufacture. 1910 A. Bennett Clayhanger i. iv. 29 He was ‘mould-runner’ to a ‘muffin-maker’, a muffin being..a small plate, fashioned by its maker on a mould. 3. colloquial. a. A fool; = muff n.5 1. Now also: an overly compliant person, a dogsbody. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > poor performer muff1819 muffin1830 rabbit1904 the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > inaptitude or awkwardness > person muff1819 muffin1830 jackleg1844 stumer1891 stumblebum1932 1830 W. T. Moncrieff Heart of London ii. i A visitor? hurrah! some muffin, I daresay—he must pay his footing. 1977 M. Helprin Refiner's Fire vii. x. 208 ‘They are fools, you know, behaviorists..as convincing and attractive as bats.’ ‘Yes... Muffins of the lowest caliber.’ 1996 New Yorker 15 Apr. 56/2 It was already attracting a group of young, eager volunteers like Cornelius—‘muffins’, in the parlance of ‘Primary Colors’—whose job was to perform whatever tasks..needed doing. b. U.S. (chiefly Baseball). A person who habitually muffs a catch or ball. Now historical. ΚΠ 1859 N.Y. Herald 17 Oct. 2/3 ‘A Muffin Player’ [signature to letter regarding baseball]. 1864 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2 Sept. 3/5 Four clubs all will vote for the fly game, for they all think the bound game only suited for boys and muffins. 1867 Ball Players' Chron. 11 July 6/3 The muffins (poorest players) of the Trimountain Club played a match game of base ball on Friday afternoon. 1875 Chicago Tribune 26 Sept. 12/2 The muffin character of the game renders it entirely unworthy of a detailed account. 1973 H. Peterson Man who invented Baseball 77 The Knick ‘muffins’—as the second string was called—put at least eight men on base. 4. Canadian slang. A young woman, esp. one who regularly partners a particular man, by arrangement, during a social season. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > young person > young woman > [noun] daughterOE maidenOE young womanOE mayc1175 burdc1225 maidc1275 wenchc1290 file1303 virginc1330 girla1375 damselc1380 young ladya1393 jilla1425 juvenclec1430 young person1438 domicellea1464 quean1488 trull1525 pulleta1533 Tib1533 kittyc1560 dell1567 gillian1573 nymph1584 winklota1586 frotion1587 yuffrouw1589 pigeon1592 tit1599 nannicock1600 muggle1608 gixy1611 infanta1611 dilla1627 tittiea1628 whimsy1631 ladykin1632 stammel1639 moggie1648 zitellaa1660 baggagea1668 miss1668 baby1684 burdie1718 demoiselle1720 queanie?1800 intombi1809 muchacha1811 jilt1816 titter1819 ragazza1827 gouge1828 craft1829 meisie1838 sheila1839 sixteenc1840 chica1843 femme1846 muffin1854 gel1857 quail1859 kitten1870 bud1880 fräulein1883 sub-debutante1887 sweet-and-twenty1887 flapper1888 jelly1889 queen1894 chick1899 pusher1902 bit of fluff1903 chicklet1905 twist and twirl1905 twist1906 head1913 sub-deb1916 tabby1916 mouse1917 tittie1918 chickie1919 wren1920 bim1922 nifty1923 quiff1923 wimp1923 bride1924 job1927 junior miss1927 hag1932 tab1932 sort1933 palone1934 brush1941 knitting1943 teenybopper1966 weeny-bopper1972 Valley Girl1982 1854 P. Henderson Life of Oliphant (1956) 50 I had a charming muffin yesterday. She is engaged to be married, so don't be alarmed. 1856 I. L. Bird Englishwoman in Amer. 260 Every unmarried gentleman, who chooses to do so, selects a young lady to be his companion in the numerous amusements of the season..when she acquiesces, [she] is called a ‘muffin’. 1873 R. A. Fitzgerald Wickets in West 118 We were then told that the term ‘muffin’ is not in good odour at the present day; that no lady will admit she ever was or ever could be a muffin. 1904 A. Griffiths Fifty Years Public Service iv. 52 A pleasant tête-a-tête drive for many miles..with your ‘muffin’ by your side. 1965 G. R. Stevens Incompleat Canad. 202 At the beginning of the winter season each young man chose ‘a muffin’—a ‘steady date’ for the season—an arrangement terminated by mutual consent in the following spring. Compounds C1. muffin-maker n. ΚΠ 1768 N.Y. Gaz. 29 Feb. (advt.) Sarah Sells, Muffin-Maker, in Broad-Street. 1790 By-stander 382 The Italian muffin-maker. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood v. 29 Former pastrycook and muffin-maker, much respected. 1910 A. Bennett Clayhanger i. iv. 29 He was ‘mould-runner’ to a ‘muffin-maker’, a muffin being..a small plate, fashioned by its maker on a mould. 2000 Fleet Owner (Electronic ed.) 1 May Famed cookie and muffin maker Otis Spunkmeyer is one food distributor looking to gain more efficiency..by reworking its fleet operation. C2. muffin bell n. the bell rung by a seller of muffins. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > horn or bell used by sellers muffin bell1822 fish-horn1856 1822 H. Luttrell Lett. to Julia i. 50 But hark! the muffin-bell is ringing. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 83 By and by a bell rang, and that sent him into a fresh tantrum. ‘What..has a little muffin-bell to do with religion?’ 1976 Billings (Montana) Sunday Gaz. 4 July 2 c/2 The Muffin Bell brought children swarming to the muffin man. 1987 I. Sinclair White Chappell Scarlet Tracings vii. 56 The hand twitched at the muffin bell to summon Mrs Hudson. muffin cap n. now historical a flat woollen cap formerly worn by charity-school boys, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > denoting office or profession > academic four-cornered capc1440 corner-cap1566 cornered cap1583 square cap1584 cap1611 university cap1646 trencher-cap1721 trencher1834 muffin cap1837 mortarboard1854 house cap1863 colleger1889 square1928 1837 C. Dickens Oliver Twist (1838) I. vi. 93 He..remained stationary in the muffin-cap and leathers. 1840 R. H. Barham Spectre of Tappington in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 14 Mr. Peters..had received a liberal education at a charity-school, and was apt to recur to the days of his muffin-cap and leathers. 1860 R. S. Surtees Plain or Ringlets? lv. 201 A full suit of heather-coloured Tweed, with a muffin-cap of a similar material. 1884 City Churches in Sat. Rev. 29 Mar. 406/1 The youngest of the ‘Charitable Grinders’, with his leather breeches and muffin cap. muffin countenance n. colloquial = muffin face n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [noun] > without expression or expressionless muffin face1777 mask1795 muffin countenance1823 poker face1874 dead-pan1933 po-face1965 1823 Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1825) 53 The muffin countenance of the renowned Sancho Panza. muffin dish n. (a) a covered dish used to keep muffins (sense 1a) hot (now chiefly historical); (b) a dish in which muffins (sense 1b) are cooked. ΚΠ 1866 Harper's Mag. Dec. 27 Biggs..deposited the muffin-dish on the table with as near an approach to emphasis as he dared. 1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 824 Muffin Dish and Cover. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 241/2 An Art Deco muffin dish, 12 in (30.5 cm) wide. 1998 HFN (Nexis) 17 Aug. 56 Emile Henry's new six-cup muffin dish is made of clay from France's Burgundy region. muffin face n. colloquial a face reminiscent of a muffin in some way; spec. an expressionless face; a person having such a face. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [noun] > without expression or expressionless muffin face1777 mask1795 muffin countenance1823 poker face1874 dead-pan1933 po-face1965 1777 I. Jackman All World's Stage i. 16 Who is that gentleman?.. Has he a muffin face? 1973 Nation Rev. (Melbourne) 31 Aug. 1455/2 British casting directors seldom pick muffin-faces for their baddies. They prefer 'em nasty and lean and sardonic. 1995 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 27 Dec. d-2 ‘Buddyball’ wouldn't bounce off the bottom line. It went as flat as Buddy Ryan's muffin face. muffin-faced adj. colloquial having a face reminiscent of a muffin; spec. having an expressionless face. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > face with expression or expression > [adjective] > without expression or expressionless mask-like1584 wooden-faced1605 void1796 muffin-faced1823 blank1859 blank-faced1881 poker-faced1915 stone-faced1932 po-faced1934 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang Muffin-faced, one who has large protruding muscles on his phiz, which is pale withal, is ‘a muffin-fac'd son of a ——’. 1837 S. Smith Let. to Singleton in Wks. (1859) II. 277/1 His little muffin-faced son. 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green v. 42 The muffin-faced waiter handled his plated salver, and looked fixedly at nothing. 2000 Newsday 16 Nov. b3 Only his daughter, Little Cindy Lou Who (the muffin-faced Taylor Momsen), suspects the true meaning of Christmas. muffin-fight n. colloquial a tea party (cf. muffin-worry n. and bunfight n. at bun n.2 Compounds 2); (also more literally) a food fight. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > tea-party school feast1708 tea1738 tea-treatc1748 tea-visit1765 tea-party1778 tea-drinking1781 thé1788 tea junketing1820 tea-night1823 tea-shine1838 tea-fight1849 tea soirée1850 muffin-worry1859 kettledrum1861 muffin-fight1876 pink tea1883 bun-worry1889 train tea1895 tea-meeting1897 bun-struggle1899 American tea1915 silver tea1921 bunfight1928 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > tea- or coffee-party tea1738 tea-visit1765 tea-party1778 tea-drinking1781 thé1788 tea junketing1820 tea-night1823 cookie shine1830 tea-shine1838 tea-fight1849 tea soirée1850 muffin-worry1859 muffin-fight1876 coffee-party1886 kaffeeklatsch1888 bun-worry1889 train tea1895 tea-meeting1897 bun-struggle1899 silver tea1921 bunfight1928 klatsch1953 coffee morning1962 1876 Appletons' Jrnl. 22 Jan. 108/3 Now we have no end of ‘kettle-drums’, ‘muffin-fights’, tea-parties, afternoon receptions, suppers, hops, clubs, and cliques. 1887 A. Elliot Old Man's Favour I. ii. i. 198 A rare dinner, an occasional muffin-fight. 1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 39 Muffin fight, tea party. 1996 Portland (Maine) Press Herald (Nexis) 25 Nov. 1 c The scene of irrepressible gaiety that ends in a 2 a.m. muffin fight in the kitchen. muffin-head n. (also muffin-yed) originally British regional a fool, an idiot. ΚΠ 1892 Mrs. H. Ward David Grieve I. 116 Yo good-for-nowt, yo muffin-yed, yo donkey! 1997 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) (Nexis) 4 Dec. e1 Zelda, you muffinhead, don't tell me you've been suckered into the trendy toy trap again. muffin man n. now historical a seller of muffins. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of bakery goods pieman1301 waferer1362 wafroner1457 bun-seller1653 cake man1662 cake boy1776 muffin man1810 1810 Splendid Follies II. 6 A muffin-man. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair 624 The Destitute Orange-girl, the Neglected Washerwoman, the Distressed Muffin-man, find in her a fast and generous friend. 1970 Country Life 17 Dec. 1199/1 The comic antics of characters that have vanished for ever, such as the lamp-lighter, the muffin-man, and the errand-boy. 1993 M. J. Staples Pearly Queen (BNC) 100 In the winter, a muffin man's baize-covered tray was laden mainly with crumpets. muffin plate n. now rare a plate (occasionally with a cover) on or in which muffins are cooked or stored. ΚΠ 1769 N.Y. Gaz. & Weekly Mercury 3 July (advt.) Can set any kind of fire work in brick; such as coppers, stills..hatters kettles, muffin plates [etc.]. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (1837) 2nd Ser. 84 He dives among the crowd..to secure the muffin plate for the old lady's daughter. 1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 292/2 Hot Water Muffin-Plate and Cover. 2000 Country Living (Nexis) 1 May 31 The line's immediate success encouraged the manufacturer to add new pieces every year..including a tiny bud vase and urn in 1939, a covered muffin plate in 1940 [etc.]. muffin ring n. a metal ring into which the batter for a muffin is poured to be cooked (now also used in the cooking of other items). ΚΠ 1850 C. E. Beecher Domest. Receipt-bk. 100 Corn Muffins... Let it rise four or five hours. Bake in muffin rings. 1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. Muffin-ring, a ring, usually of tinned iron, in which muffins are cooked;—called also Muffin-Tin. 1951 Good Housek. Home Encycl. 452/1 Muffin rings or pastry cutters can be placed in the water to hold the egg. 2000 Mirror (Nexis) 13 May 19 You can make this as we do, in one 20.5cm spring form tin and then cut the cheesecake into slices, or in six individual 7.5cm muffin rings. muffin-tin n. a tin in which muffins are cooked. ΚΠ 1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. Muffin-ring, a ring, usually of tinned iron, in which muffins are cooked;—called also Muffin-Tin. 1938 Amer. Home June 50/1 Pour into greased muffin tins filling about two thirds full. 1988 M. Atwood Cat's Eye (1989) xxix. 156 I'm in the kitchen, greasing muffin-tins for my mother. muffin-worry n. colloquial (now rare) a tea party. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > tea-party school feast1708 tea1738 tea-treatc1748 tea-visit1765 tea-party1778 tea-drinking1781 thé1788 tea junketing1820 tea-night1823 tea-shine1838 tea-fight1849 tea soirée1850 muffin-worry1859 kettledrum1861 muffin-fight1876 pink tea1883 bun-worry1889 train tea1895 tea-meeting1897 bun-struggle1899 American tea1915 silver tea1921 bunfight1928 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > tea- or coffee-party tea1738 tea-visit1765 tea-party1778 tea-drinking1781 thé1788 tea junketing1820 tea-night1823 cookie shine1830 tea-shine1838 tea-fight1849 tea soirée1850 muffin-worry1859 muffin-fight1876 coffee-party1886 kaffeeklatsch1888 bun-worry1889 train tea1895 tea-meeting1897 bun-struggle1899 silver tea1921 bunfight1928 klatsch1953 coffee morning1962 1859 Habits Good Society (Suppl.) 93 He can no longer claim exemption from solemn dinners, from weary muffin-worries, and witless tea-parties. 1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) Muffin-worry, an old ladies' tea party. 1921 C. A. W. Monckton Some Experiences New Guinea Resident Magistrate xxi. 247 The greatest danger he was ever likely to shove his head into, namely, that of being choked to death at some suburban muffin worry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1703 |
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