Nainn.¹

Brit.

/nʌɪn/,

/nɑːˈiːn/, U.S.

/naɪn/,

/nɑˈin/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nain.

Etymology: < Nain, the name of a small town in central Iran (Persian Nā'īn) where this style of carpet is made.

More fully Nain rug. A decorative carpet or rug of a kind made in the Iranian town of Nain, typically of very finely woven wool with softly coloured, often floral, motifs.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Oriental > Persian or Iranian

Persian carpet1583

Persian1653

Persian rug1844

Tabriz1859

Kirman1876

Mecca1892

Karadagh1900

Khorassan1900

Kirmanshah1900

Shiraz1900

Hamadan1901

Shah Abbas1901

garden carpet1908

mahal1911

vase carpet1915

Nain1953

1953 A. C. Edwards Persian Carpet xv. 314/2 The Naīn rugs were too expensive for impoverished Europe.

1962 C. W. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs ii. 266 Only in books written since 1940 can there be any information on Nain rugs, because none were woven until just before the last war.

1973 Times 2 Apr. 6/5 (advt.) An exquisite Nain, the finest of all Persian rugs.

2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 8 Aug. 39 I appreciate the work and craftmanship of a Nain or Qum.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nainn.²

Brit.

/nʌɪn/, U.S.

/naɪn/, Welsh English

/nain/

Origin: A borrowing from Welsh. Etymon: Welsh nain.

Etymology: < Welsh nain grandmother, further etymology uncertain. Compare nin n.²

Welsh English (northern)

A grandmother. Cf. nan n.² 2, nana n.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandmother

eldmotherc1000

grandamc1225

good-dame1400

grandmother1424

beldamc1440

lucky1629

granny1659

grandmama1694

lucky minnie1755

grandma1772

grandmammy1789

gran1829

babushka1834

abuela1836

grandmom1860

grandmum1861

grammy1886

dadi1888

minnie1888

grams1893

bubbe1895

nana1899

gram1923

nanny1927

lola1934

abuelita1937

oma1948

nain1954

nan1955

makulu1980

omi1988

1954 G. Jones Dream Jake Hopkins 15 Do you remember in her dim sweet-smelling kitchen, Your Nain?

1982 G. Clarke Let. from Far Country 17 I hear the dead grandmothers, Mamgu from Ceredigion, Nain from the North, all calling their daughters down from the fields.

2001 South Wales Evening Post (Electronic ed.) 8 May Children in Wales may have a nain to go with their taid, while in the Midlands nana is also common.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nainadj.

Brit.

/neɪn/, U.S.

/neɪn/, Scottish English

/nen/, Irish English

/næn/,

/neːn/

Forms: Scottish pre-1700 nan, pre-1700 1700s nane, 1700s– nain, 1800s nean; Irish English (northern) 1900s– nain. See also nainsell pron.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English ain , own adj.

Etymology: < ain, variant of own adj., with metanalysis (see N n.). Compare earlier nown adj. Compare also nainsell pron.

Scottish and Irish English (northern). Now rare.

(One's) own. Cf. nown adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > owning > [adjective] > own

owneOE

nowna1325

propera1325

nainc1480

ownty-downty1815

c1480 (a1400) St. Cecilia 155 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 372 Þar is na thing sa suet, think me, as my nan brothire.

1509 in J. Robertson & C. Innes Munimenta Univ. Glasguensis (1854) I. 45 Mes of the Requiem..for my faderes saule..and myne nane saule.

c1700 in D. Laing Var. Pieces Fugitive Sc. Poetry (1853) 2nd Ser. xli. 19 Teir cowns..Tey pe sa pra an syd Not like her nain coot-wife's at hame. Tat scarce her pottocks hide.

1755 R. Forbes Shop-bill in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 39 Fare may be had, for their nain wear, The starkest hose.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. xiv. 335 A cusin o' his nain—Miss Eveline Neville.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth x, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 264 If her nainsell be hammer-man hersell, her nainsell may make her nain harness.

1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb ii. 16 Ilka ane had their nain.

1900 Shetland News 22 Dec. Shü's gaen ta fry up puddings o' her nain.

1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 193/2 Nain, own. My nain house.

1955 Forfar Dispatch 3 Nov. They hev a puckle streets o modern flats, and each een o them hes its nain front door.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1953

n.²1954

adj.c1480

单词	nain
释义	Nainn.¹ Brit. /nʌɪn/, /nɑːˈiːn/, U.S. /naɪn/, /nɑˈin/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nain. Etymology: < Nain, the name of a small town in central Iran (Persian Nā'īn) where this style of carpet is made. More fully Nain rug. A decorative carpet or rug of a kind made in the Iranian town of Nain, typically of very finely woven wool with softly coloured, often floral, motifs. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > carpet > Oriental > Persian or Iranian Persian carpet1583 Persian1653 Persian rug1844 Tabriz1859 Kirman1876 Mecca1892 Karadagh1900 Khorassan1900 Kirmanshah1900 Shiraz1900 Hamadan1901 Shah Abbas1901 garden carpet1908 mahal1911 vase carpet1915 Nain1953 1953 A. C. Edwards Persian Carpet xv. 314/2 The Naīn rugs were too expensive for impoverished Europe. 1962 C. W. Jacobsen Oriental Rugs ii. 266 Only in books written since 1940 can there be any information on Nain rugs, because none were woven until just before the last war. 1973 Times 2 Apr. 6/5 (advt.) An exquisite Nain, the finest of all Persian rugs. 2000 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 8 Aug. 39 I appreciate the work and craftmanship of a Nain or Qum. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nainn.² Brit. /nʌɪn/, U.S. /naɪn/, Welsh English /nain/ Origin: A borrowing from Welsh. Etymon: Welsh nain. Etymology: < Welsh nain grandmother, further etymology uncertain. Compare nin n.² Welsh English (northern) A grandmother. Cf. nan n.² 2, nana n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > grandparent > [noun] > grandmother eldmotherc1000 grandamc1225 good-dame1400 grandmother1424 beldamc1440 lucky1629 granny1659 grandmama1694 lucky minnie1755 grandma1772 grandmammy1789 gran1829 babushka1834 abuela1836 grandmom1860 grandmum1861 grammy1886 dadi1888 minnie1888 grams1893 bubbe1895 nana1899 gram1923 nanny1927 lola1934 abuelita1937 oma1948 nain1954 nan1955 makulu1980 omi1988 1954 G. Jones Dream Jake Hopkins 15 Do you remember in her dim sweet-smelling kitchen, Your Nain? 1982 G. Clarke Let. from Far Country 17 I hear the dead grandmothers, Mamgu from Ceredigion, Nain from the North, all calling their daughters down from the fields. 2001 South Wales Evening Post (Electronic ed.) 8 May Children in Wales may have a nain to go with their taid, while in the Midlands nana is also common. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nainadj. Brit. /neɪn/, U.S. /neɪn/, Scottish English /nen/, Irish English /næn/, /neːn/ Forms: Scottish pre-1700 nan, pre-1700 1700s nane, 1700s– nain, 1800s nean; Irish English (northern) 1900s– nain. See also nainsell pron. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English ain , own adj. Etymology: < ain, variant of own adj., with metanalysis (see N n.). Compare earlier nown adj. Compare also nainsell pron. Scottish and Irish English (northern). Now rare. (One's) own. Cf. nown adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > owning > [adjective] > own owneOE owneOE nowna1325 propera1325 nainc1480 ownty-downty1815 c1480 (a1400) St. Cecilia 155 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 372 Þar is na thing sa suet, think me, as my nan brothire. 1509 in J. Robertson & C. Innes Munimenta Univ. Glasguensis (1854) I. 45 Mes of the Requiem..for my faderes saule..and myne nane saule. c1700 in D. Laing Var. Pieces Fugitive Sc. Poetry (1853) 2nd Ser. xli. 19 Teir cowns..Tey pe sa pra an syd Not like her nain coot-wife's at hame. Tat scarce her pottocks hide. 1755 R. Forbes Shop-bill in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 39 Fare may be had, for their nain wear, The starkest hose. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. xiv. 335 A cusin o' his nain—Miss Eveline Neville. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth x, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 264 If her nainsell be hammer-man hersell, her nainsell may make her nain harness. 1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb ii. 16 Ilka ane had their nain. 1900 Shetland News 22 Dec. Shü's gaen ta fry up puddings o' her nain. 1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 193/2 Nain, own. My nain house. 1955 Forfar Dispatch 3 Nov. They hev a puckle streets o modern flats, and each een o them hes its nain front door. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1953n.²1954adj.c1480
随便看	have one's peace have one's pennyworths out of have one's petition have one's plate full have one's plate full up have one's plate full up with have one's plate full with have one's points have one's rathers have one's reasons have one's recourse to have one's residence have one's run have one's say have one's say out have one's shit together have one's sitting breeches on have one's skin in the game have one's tail up have one's top eye open have one's tubes tied have one's way have one's way with have one's whack have one's wills

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