night owln.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪt aʊl/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪt ˌaʊl/

Forms: see night n. and owl n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., owl n.

Etymology: < night n. + owl n.

1. An owl which is active at night.

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the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun]

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tu-whit tu-whoo1604

Welsh ambassador1608

mouse-catcher1611

Welsh falconera1640

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jumbie bird1827

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 91 [They] have alwayes hetherto in the interpretation of that Epistle, gropyngly lyke nightowles lumpred in darknesse.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 182 For nightowles shreeke where mounting larkes should sing.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 57 Shall wee rowze the night-Owle in a Catch?

1654 R. Aylett Five Divine & Moral Meditations iii. 447 Like mighty hostes which Dukes of single men do cull, Some by a night-Owle and a Dragons eys, This virtu Diligence have figured.

1691 Vindic. Top Knots i, in Bagford Ballads (1876) I. 123 Like silly Night Owls They prate, and they talk of their Top-Knots.

1743 Polit. Ballads (1860) II. 301 The night-owl shrieks, the raven croaks.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxv. 239 The strix or night-owl of Guiana regularly paid us his nocturnal visits.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 133/1 Night Owls..are of small size, but their habits are generally nocturnal, and their motions slow and noiseless.

1891 A. Austin Human Trag. (ed. 4) i. 59 A river journeyeth past its ancient walls, Whereon hoar ivy thrives and night-owls build.

1923 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 53 432 They believed in a special connection of some kind between..the women and the night owl.

1972 Daily Tel. 12 May (Colour Suppl.) 58/3 The Malayan vampire family includes..the Pontianak (the stillborn child of the Langsuir) which adopts the shape of a night owl.

2. A person who is up or active late at night.In early use, with negative connotations.

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the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > one who brings or likes night or darkness

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1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. D1^v The doue sleeps fast that this night Owle will catch.

1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 104 Night-owle, whose works dare not approach the light, Prophaning that which was before diuine.

1665 J. Crowne Pandion & Amphigenia i. sig. D A fit place for those night-Owls to hatch their dark contrivements in the darkness and shadiness of the place.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. vii. 187 O the most egregious nightowls!

1847 W. T. Porter Quarter Race Kentucky 163 You no-souled, shad-bellied, squash-headed, old night-owl you!

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxvi. 270 He calculated to..be off before night-owls like me have turned out of bed.

1936 Stage June 52 (caption) A collection of after-dark scenes in night-owl cities 'round the world.

1989 Wall St. Jrnl. (European ed.) 14 Feb. 1/5 Research shows that night owls fare better when going west, and early risers the opposite.

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

单词	night owl
释义	night owln. Brit. /ˈnʌɪt aʊl/, U.S. /ˈnaɪt ˌaʊl/ Forms: see night n. and owl n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., owl n. Etymology: < night n. + owl n. 1. An owl which is active at night. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] owleOE howlec1430 mouser1440 howletc1450 nightbirdc1450 owlet1542 night owl1581 jenny-howlet1600 tu-whit tu-whoo1604 Welsh ambassador1608 mouse-catcher1611 Welsh falconera1640 hooter1673 hobhouchin1682 flying-cat1699 houchin1746 jumbie bird1827 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 91 [They] have alwayes hetherto in the interpretation of that Epistle, gropyngly lyke nightowles lumpred in darknesse. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iii. 182 For nightowles shreeke where mounting larkes should sing. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) ii. iii. 57 Shall wee rowze the night-Owle in a Catch? View more context for this quotation 1654 R. Aylett Five Divine & Moral Meditations iii. 447 Like mighty hostes which Dukes of single men do cull, Some by a night-Owle and a Dragons eys, This virtu Diligence have figured. 1691 Vindic. Top Knots i, in Bagford Ballads (1876) I. 123 Like silly Night Owls They prate, and they talk of their Top-Knots. 1743 Polit. Ballads (1860) II. 301 The night-owl shrieks, the raven croaks. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam II. xxv. 239 The strix or night-owl of Guiana regularly paid us his nocturnal visits. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 133/1 Night Owls..are of small size, but their habits are generally nocturnal, and their motions slow and noiseless. 1891 A. Austin Human Trag. (ed. 4) i. 59 A river journeyeth past its ancient walls, Whereon hoar ivy thrives and night-owls build. 1923 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 53 432 They believed in a special connection of some kind between..the women and the night owl. 1972 Daily Tel. 12 May (Colour Suppl.) 58/3 The Malayan vampire family includes..the Pontianak (the stillborn child of the Langsuir) which adopts the shape of a night owl. 2. A person who is up or active late at night.In early use, with negative connotations. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] > one who brings or likes night or darkness owlc1390 night-waker?c1475 nightbird1548 night wanderer1576 night owl1594 noctifer1667 night larka1770 nighthawk1868 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. D1^v The doue sleeps fast that this night Owle will catch. View more context for this quotation 1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 104 Night-owle, whose works dare not approach the light, Prophaning that which was before diuine. 1665 J. Crowne Pandion & Amphigenia i. sig. D A fit place for those night-Owls to hatch their dark contrivements in the darkness and shadiness of the place. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. vii. 187 O the most egregious nightowls! 1847 W. T. Porter Quarter Race Kentucky 163 You no-souled, shad-bellied, squash-headed, old night-owl you! 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxvi. 270 He calculated to..be off before night-owls like me have turned out of bed. 1936 Stage June 52 (caption) A collection of after-dark scenes in night-owl cities 'round the world. 1989 Wall St. Jrnl. (European ed.) 14 Feb. 1/5 Research shows that night owls fare better when going west, and early risers the opposite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1581
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