No. 1adj.n.

Forms: see No. n.² and one n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: No. n.², one adj.

Etymology: < No. n.² + one adj., as graphic abbreviation of number one adj. Usually written with numerical symbol for the second element.

A. adj.

= number one adj.

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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate

gildenc1225

prime1402

rare1483

grand1542

holy1599

pre-excelling1600

paregal1602

classic1604

of (the) first rate1650

solary1651

first rate1674

superb1720

tip-top1722

tip-top-gallant1730

swell1819

topping1822

of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826

No. 11829

brag1836

A11837

A No. 11838

number one1839

awful1843

bully1851

first class1852

class1867

champion1880

too1881

tipping1887

alpha plus1898

bonzer1898

grade A1911

gold star1917

world-ranking1921

five-star1936

too much1937

first line1938

vintage1939

supercolossal1947

top1953

alpha1958

fantabulous1959

beauty1963

supercool1965

world-class1967

primo1973

1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. v. 132 Each was dressed out in our No. 1 suits, in most exact and unquizzable uniform.

1848 J. T. Fields Let. 15 Aug. in R. W. Griswold Corr. (1898) 242 I have some beautiful poems by me by Mrs. Barnes... They are No. 1, full of passionate feeling and eminently worthy of a place.

1897 G. B. Shaw Let. 16 Apr. in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 186 I have all the British rights of Arms and all but eleven No. 1 towns for You Never Can Tell.

1933 P. Godfrey Back-stage xvi. 199 The No. 1 dates, such as Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, get the best companies.

1974 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 26 Oct. 3-D/1 Officials here expect a crowd of only 35,000 for the No. 1 team in the nation.

1999 Independent 11 Dec. (Mag.) 6/1 If you went home for the weekend you put on your best blues, your No 1 uniform.

2002 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. c9/1 Silicon Valley put solving the energy crisis as its No. 1 priority in order to keep the information economy flowing.

B. n.

†1. The first person in a list. Obsolete. rare.

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1839 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. 87 No. 1.—unships the handspike.

2. = number one n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best person

bellman1617

optimate1635

prior1644

stang1808

top-sawyer1826

No. 11843

beyond-man1896

1843 F. Marryat Narr. Trav. M. Violet II. xi. 231 After having drained half-a-dozen cups of ‘stiff, true, downright Yankee No. 1’, we all of us took our blankets.

1933 P. Godfrey Back-stage xvi. 200 Actors on the No. 1's are the best paid.

1943 A. Koestler Arrival & Departure iv. 148 I could even point to a number of similarities between your No. 1 and our No. 1.

1977 Time 4 July 6/1 Brezhnev already ranked No. 1 in the Kremlin power structure and was accorded the diplomatic status due a chief of state nearly everywhere he went.

1992 N.Y. Times 28 June viii. 3/3 When I was No. 1 in the world, I no-heighted in the pole vault in the national championships.

3. = number one n. 4.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > lieutenant > first lieutenant

first lieutenant1697

first luff1821

number one1909

Jimmy1916

No. 11916

1916 ‘Taffrail’ Stand By! 120 ‘I'm sorry for him,’ said No. One, lifting his glass with a grin.

4. = number one n. 5. rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > best dress uniform

number one1914

No. 11950

1950 A. P. Herbert Independent Member lxi. 359 The queer-looking spectacled P.O., ‘sculling about’ in his No. 1's astern of the Field-Marshal.

5. = number one n. 3. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > [noun] > urination

pissinga1398

urine1561

urination1599

staling1601

miction1663

urining1668

piss?1837

piddle1870

micturating1879

pee1880

pee-wee1909

wet1925

peeing1929

leak1934

Jimmy Riddle1937

wee-wee1937

tinkle1939

run-off1944

slash1950

No. 11965

wee1968

widdle1969

gypsy's kiss1971

Jimmy1971

whizz1971

gypsy's1972

void1980

wazz1994

1965 J. R. Hetherington Selina's Aunt 54 Tinkle (have a).., No. 1.

6. = number one n. 6.

ΚΠ

1955 Billboard 12 Nov. 34/1 The most played artists..were Coral's McGuire Sisters, largely by virtue of their having the No. 1 ‘Most Played’ record ‘Sincerely’.]

1966 Billboard 29 Jan. 7 (advt.) Now No. 1 in England... Next No. 1 Smash Here! ‘Keep on Running’ The Spencer Davis Group.

1987 Blues & Soul 3–16 Feb. 6/3 John Rocca's solo cut ‘I Want It To Be Real’ was a dance No. 1 in America in 1984.

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

单词	no 1
释义	No. 1adj.n. Forms: see No. n.² and one n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: No. n.², one adj. Etymology: < No. n.² + one adj., as graphic abbreviation of number one adj. Usually written with numerical symbol for the second element. A. adj. = number one adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective] > very excellent or first-rate gildenc1225 prime1402 rare1483 grand1542 holy1599 pre-excelling1600 paregal1602 classic1604 of (the) first rate1650 solary1651 first rate1674 superb1720 tip-top1722 tip-top-gallant1730 swell1819 topping1822 of the first (also finest, best, etc.) water1826 No. 11829 brag1836 A11837 A No. 11838 number one1839 awful1843 bully1851 first class1852 class1867 champion1880 too1881 tipping1887 alpha plus1898 bonzer1898 grade A1911 gold star1917 world-ranking1921 five-star1936 too much1937 first line1938 vintage1939 supercolossal1947 top1953 alpha1958 fantabulous1959 beauty1963 supercool1965 world-class1967 primo1973 1829 F. Marryat Naval Officer II. v. 132 Each was dressed out in our No. 1 suits, in most exact and unquizzable uniform. 1848 J. T. Fields Let. 15 Aug. in R. W. Griswold Corr. (1898) 242 I have some beautiful poems by me by Mrs. Barnes... They are No. 1, full of passionate feeling and eminently worthy of a place. 1897 G. B. Shaw Let. 16 Apr. in E. Terry & G. B. Shaw Corr. (1931) 186 I have all the British rights of Arms and all but eleven No. 1 towns for You Never Can Tell. 1933 P. Godfrey Back-stage xvi. 199 The No. 1 dates, such as Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, get the best companies. 1974 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 26 Oct. 3-D/1 Officials here expect a crowd of only 35,000 for the No. 1 team in the nation. 1999 Independent 11 Dec. (Mag.) 6/1 If you went home for the weekend you put on your best blues, your No 1 uniform. 2002 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. c9/1 Silicon Valley put solving the energy crisis as its No. 1 priority in order to keep the information economy flowing. B. n. †1. The first person in a list. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1839 F. A. Griffiths Artillerist's Man. 87 No. 1.—unships the handspike. 2. = number one n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] > best person bellman1617 optimate1635 prior1644 stang1808 top-sawyer1826 No. 11843 beyond-man1896 1843 F. Marryat Narr. Trav. M. Violet II. xi. 231 After having drained half-a-dozen cups of ‘stiff, true, downright Yankee No. 1’, we all of us took our blankets. 1933 P. Godfrey Back-stage xvi. 200 Actors on the No. 1's are the best paid. 1943 A. Koestler Arrival & Departure iv. 148 I could even point to a number of similarities between your No. 1 and our No. 1. 1977 Time 4 July 6/1 Brezhnev already ranked No. 1 in the Kremlin power structure and was accorded the diplomatic status due a chief of state nearly everywhere he went. 1992 N.Y. Times 28 June viii. 3/3 When I was No. 1 in the world, I no-heighted in the pole vault in the national championships. 3. = number one n. 4. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > lieutenant > first lieutenant first lieutenant1697 first luff1821 number one1909 Jimmy1916 No. 11916 1916 ‘Taffrail’ Stand By! 120 ‘I'm sorry for him,’ said No. One, lifting his glass with a grin. 4. = number one n. 5. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific people > for members of a body or association > best dress uniform number one1914 No. 11950 1950 A. P. Herbert Independent Member lxi. 359 The queer-looking spectacled P.O., ‘sculling about’ in his No. 1's astern of the Field-Marshal. 5. = number one n. 3. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > [noun] > urination pissinga1398 urine1561 urination1599 staling1601 miction1663 urining1668 piss?1837 piddle1870 micturating1879 pee1880 pee-wee1909 wet1925 peeing1929 leak1934 Jimmy Riddle1937 wee-wee1937 tinkle1939 run-off1944 slash1950 No. 11965 wee1968 widdle1969 gypsy's kiss1971 Jimmy1971 whizz1971 gypsy's1972 void1980 wazz1994 1965 J. R. Hetherington Selina's Aunt 54 Tinkle (have a).., No. 1. 6. = number one n. 6. ΚΠ 1955 Billboard 12 Nov. 34/1 The most played artists..were Coral's McGuire Sisters, largely by virtue of their having the No. 1 ‘Most Played’ record ‘Sincerely’.] 1966 Billboard 29 Jan. 7 (advt.) Now No. 1 in England... Next No. 1 Smash Here! ‘Keep on Running’ The Spencer Davis Group. 1987 Blues & Soul 3–16 Feb. 6/3 John Rocca's solo cut ‘I Want It To Be Real’ was a dance No. 1 in America in 1984. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1829
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