narrow-mouthedadj.

Brit.

/ˌnarəʊˈmaʊðd/, U.S.

/ˈnɛroʊˌmaʊðd/

Forms: see narrow adj. and mouthed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narrow adj., mouthed adj.

Etymology: < narrow adj. + mouthed adj. Compare wide-mouthed adj.

a. Of a container: having a small mouth or opening.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [adjective] > having specific type of mouth

wide-mouthed1542

narrow-mouthed1563

narrow-necked1605

open-mouthed1660

wide-mouth1822

hole-mouth1909

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > having (spec. type of) mouth

narrow-mouthed1563

large-mouthed1576

bell-mouthed1797

whale-mouthed1952

1563 T. Hill Most Briefe Treat. Garden (new ed.) x. sig. Hiv Herbes..kepte in drye and darke places..or vessels narrow mouthed.

a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 196 As Wine comes out of a narrow-mouth'd bottle.

1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 33 Because our Vessels are narrow mouthed, and take it in but by drops.

1752 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 8 This assertion he illustrates by the example of an olive in a narrow mouthed jar.

1844 tr. M. T. Asmar Mem. Babylonian Princess II. 191 I seized one of the narrow-mouthed vessels used for drinking.

1910 W. de la Mare Three Mulla-mulgars xvi. 247 Sipped slowly from their gurgling, narrow-mouthed bags or bottles.

1967 R. R. Karch & E. J. Buber Graphic Arts Procedures: Offset Processes vi. 248 When mixing solution ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ it is advisable to use a one gallon, narrow-mouthed bottle.

2001 Business Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Executive Lifestyles) 4 A sweetly smiling girl sitting next to a round, narrow-mouthed earthen pot.

†b. Designating a type of spade with a semicircular blade; cf. spit n.³ 4. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

?1830 P. Sellar Netherby, Cumberland 65 in Farm-rep. A narrow-mouthed spade (technically called a spit).

c. Of an animal: having a narrow mouth. Chiefly in narrow-mouthed toad n. any of various toads of the family Microhylidae, esp. of the American genus Gastrophryne and the Asian genus Microhyla.

ΚΠ

1923 Ecology 4 46 Gastrophryne carolinensis. Narrow-mouthed toad.

1958 J. E. Morton Molluscs xi. 202 The narrow-mouthed cephalopods may have been predators with a suctorial proboscis.

2000 Current Herpetol. 19 27 (title) Ant specialization in diet of the narrow-mouthed toad, Microhyla ornata, from Amamioshima Island.

†2. Of a language: pronounced with little movement of the lips (see quot. 1668) Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > qualities of speech sounds

weaka1637

apert1668

narrow-mouthed1668

servile1700

rotund1742

tonous1773

homorganic1864

trainante1865

oral1869

neutral1874

compact1930

lento1939

1668 Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 603 Those [languages] that are narrow-mouthed, and require but very slight Motions of the Lips and the other Organs of Speech.

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

单词	narrow-mouthed
释义	narrow-mouthedadj. Brit. /ˌnarəʊˈmaʊðd/, U.S. /ˈnɛroʊˌmaʊðd/ Forms: see narrow adj. and mouthed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: narrow adj., mouthed adj. Etymology: < narrow adj. + mouthed adj. Compare wide-mouthed adj. 1. a. Of a container: having a small mouth or opening. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [adjective] > having specific type of mouth wide-mouthed1542 narrow-mouthed1563 narrow-necked1605 open-mouthed1660 wide-mouth1822 hole-mouth1909 the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > having (spec. type of) mouth narrow-mouthed1563 large-mouthed1576 bell-mouthed1797 whale-mouthed1952 1563 T. Hill Most Briefe Treat. Garden (new ed.) x. sig. Hiv Herbes..kepte in drye and darke places..or vessels narrow mouthed. a1616 W. Shakespeare As you like It (1623) iii. ii. 196 As Wine comes out of a narrow-mouth'd bottle. View more context for this quotation 1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 33 Because our Vessels are narrow mouthed, and take it in but by drops. 1752 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 8 This assertion he illustrates by the example of an olive in a narrow mouthed jar. 1844 tr. M. T. Asmar Mem. Babylonian Princess II. 191 I seized one of the narrow-mouthed vessels used for drinking. 1910 W. de la Mare Three Mulla-mulgars xvi. 247 Sipped slowly from their gurgling, narrow-mouthed bags or bottles. 1967 R. R. Karch & E. J. Buber Graphic Arts Procedures: Offset Processes vi. 248 When mixing solution ‘A’, ‘B’ or ‘C’ it is advisable to use a one gallon, narrow-mouthed bottle. 2001 Business Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 20 Jan. (Executive Lifestyles) 4 A sweetly smiling girl sitting next to a round, narrow-mouthed earthen pot. †b. Designating a type of spade with a semicircular blade; cf. spit n.³ 4. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ ?1830 P. Sellar Netherby, Cumberland 65 in Farm-rep. A narrow-mouthed spade (technically called a spit). c. Of an animal: having a narrow mouth. Chiefly in narrow-mouthed toad n. any of various toads of the family Microhylidae, esp. of the American genus Gastrophryne and the Asian genus Microhyla. ΚΠ 1923 Ecology 4 46 Gastrophryne carolinensis. Narrow-mouthed toad. 1958 J. E. Morton Molluscs xi. 202 The narrow-mouthed cephalopods may have been predators with a suctorial proboscis. 2000 Current Herpetol. 19 27 (title) Ant specialization in diet of the narrow-mouthed toad, Microhyla ornata, from Amamioshima Island. †2. Of a language: pronounced with little movement of the lips (see quot. 1668) Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > [adjective] > qualities of speech sounds weaka1637 apert1668 narrow-mouthed1668 servile1700 rotund1742 tonous1773 homorganic1864 trainante1865 oral1869 neutral1874 compact1930 lento1939 1668 Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 603 Those [languages] that are narrow-mouthed, and require but very slight Motions of the Lips and the other Organs of Speech. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1563
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