noble sciencen.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊbl ˈsʌɪəns/, U.S.

/ˌnoʊb(ə)l ˈsaɪəns/

Forms: see noble adj. and n.¹ and science n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: noble adj., science n.

Etymology: < noble adj. + science n., probably after Middle French, French noble science (1370–2). Compare post-classical Latin nobiles scientiae (see note).The text cited in quot. c1475 at sense 1 is translated from a Middle French translation of an abbreviated version (the basis of 15th and 16th cent. editions) of the Latin Secreta Secretorum (13th cent.); these later editions have in scientiis liberalibus (and variants thereof) here.

1. gen. A highly regarded discipline or branch of study. In later use chiefly ironic and humorous.

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c1475 tr. Secreta Secret. (Tripolitanus abbrev.) (1977) 328 (MED) Commaunde that thy subgites put thaire children for to lerne the lettres and noble sciences.

a1550 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (Sloane 1873) (1975) 3089 (MED) Mervaile not lordis..Whi so noble science..Is here sett owte in englishe blonte & rude.

1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. G8 Their noble science of barbing.

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Pref. p. lxiv He has shown his Proficiency in the noble Science of Detraction.

1757 W. Thompson Royal Navy-men's Advocate 44 Skill'd in that noble Science of Distillery.

1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies xx. 175 He..looked down upon them with contempt as greenhorns, little versed in the noble science of woodcraft.

1864 London Rev. 18 June 643 Amongst the mysteries of horse-flesh is the noble science of coping, and its practitioners the horse-copers.

1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xxxi. 407 There would be a magazine for the purpose of interpreting and popularizing the gospel of..Horace Fletcher, the inventor of the noble science of clean eating.

2. More fully noble science of defence.

a. Fencing; (also) martial or military skill. Now chiefly historical and archaic.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun]

buckler-playing1468

fence1533

defence1549

noble science1549

buckler-play1575

fencing1581

digladiation1589

sword-play1627

escrime1652

the (noble, also manly) art of self-defence1724

science1729

swordmanship1781

swordsmanship1851

swording1891

sword-work1913

1549 Papers Masters Def. of London (Sloane 2530) in H. Berry Noble Sci. (1991) 83 Hear followeth an Indenture of covenants made betwen the four anciant maisters of the noble science of Defence Within the Citye of London.

1554 M. Huggarde Assault on Sacrament of Altar sig. Cij^v Al the doctors, toke..Eche of them a sworde sharpe and durable, And faith toke them targattes of noble science, By which to withstande, al men they were able.

1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London To Rdr. Schollers (in the noble Science)..play at the Rapier and Dagger at the ende of a Maisters prize.

1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 30 Like so many Masters of the Noble Science of Defence, they strive to breake the head of each other's reputation.

1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. 108 I demanded of him whither he was not a Professor of the noble Science?.. I requested him the favour as to give me some instructions how I should mannage a Sword.

1726 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 781 Professor of the Noble Science of Defence.

1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans ii. 19 Are you an adjunct to the provincial corps, as a master of the noble science of defense and offense?

1991 H. Berry (title) The noble science: a study and transcription of Sloane Ms. 2530, papers of the Masters of Defence of London, temp. Henry VIII to 1590.

1993 Ithaca Jrnl. (Nexis) 31 Dec. (Business section) He's the embodiment of a romantic ideal: a modern master of the noble science of self-defence through swordsmanship.

b. Boxing. Cf. noble art n. at noble adj. and n.¹ Compounds 2. Now rare.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun]

defence1549

pugilation1656

fencing1692

boxing1693

the (noble, also manly) art of self-defence1724

noble art1749

bruising1750

ring1770

noble science1778

pugilism1788

sparring1797

the sweet science1810

the fancy1820

pugilistics1820

pugnastics1830

fista1839

scrapping1891

ring-work1899

no contest1922

1778 Pennsylvania Packet 15 Apr. Ordering all his banditti.., contrary to the established rules of the noble science of defence, and the invariable practise of all fair boxers, to bang and bruise..a vanquished man after he is down.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 343 The noble science of boxing keeps up the bull-dog courage of the nation.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. x. 101 Bruising was considered a fine manly old English custom. Boys at public schools fondly perused histories of the noble science.

2000 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 20 Dec. (Sport section) 79 They resurrect that useless aphorism about boxing being a noble science.

3. Fox-hunting. Now rare.

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1839 D. Radcliffe (title) The noble science; a few general ideas on fox-hunting.

1839 F. P. D. Radcliffe Noble Sci.: Ideas Fox-hunting App. 317 With reference to the nobleness of that which has aptly been termed a ‘Noble Science’, I..offer some sketch of the great Father of Fox-hunting as a gentleman-like pursuit.

1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross lix. 412 The chass! or the noble science, as the swells now call it, is to be the subject of my discourse.

1948 T. Bodkin (title) The noble science; John Leech in the hunting field.

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

单词	noble science
释义	noble sciencen. Brit. /ˌnəʊbl ˈsʌɪəns/, U.S. /ˌnoʊb(ə)l ˈsaɪəns/ Forms: see noble adj. and n.¹ and science n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: noble adj., science n. Etymology: < noble adj. + science n., probably after Middle French, French noble science (1370–2). Compare post-classical Latin nobiles scientiae (see note).The text cited in quot. c1475 at sense 1 is translated from a Middle French translation of an abbreviated version (the basis of 15th and 16th cent. editions) of the Latin Secreta Secretorum (13th cent.); these later editions have in scientiis liberalibus (and variants thereof) here. 1. gen. A highly regarded discipline or branch of study. In later use chiefly ironic and humorous. ΚΠ c1475 tr. Secreta Secret. (Tripolitanus abbrev.) (1977) 328 (MED) Commaunde that thy subgites put thaire children for to lerne the lettres and noble sciences. a1550 (c1477) T. Norton Ordinal of Alchemy (Sloane 1873) (1975) 3089 (MED) Mervaile not lordis..Whi so noble science..Is here sett owte in englishe blonte & rude. 1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. G8 Their noble science of barbing. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Pref. p. lxiv He has shown his Proficiency in the noble Science of Detraction. 1757 W. Thompson Royal Navy-men's Advocate 44 Skill'd in that noble Science of Distillery. 1835 W. Irving Tour on Prairies xx. 175 He..looked down upon them with contempt as greenhorns, little versed in the noble science of woodcraft. 1864 London Rev. 18 June 643 Amongst the mysteries of horse-flesh is the noble science of coping, and its practitioners the horse-copers. 1906 U. Sinclair Jungle xxxi. 407 There would be a magazine for the purpose of interpreting and popularizing the gospel of..Horace Fletcher, the inventor of the noble science of clean eating. 2. More fully noble science of defence. a. Fencing; (also) martial or military skill. Now chiefly historical and archaic. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] buckler-playing1468 fence1533 defence1549 noble science1549 buckler-play1575 fencing1581 digladiation1589 sword-play1627 escrime1652 the (noble, also manly) art of self-defence1724 science1729 swordmanship1781 swordsmanship1851 swording1891 sword-work1913 1549 Papers Masters Def. of London (Sloane 2530) in H. Berry Noble Sci. (1991) 83 Hear followeth an Indenture of covenants made betwen the four anciant maisters of the noble science of Defence Within the Citye of London. 1554 M. Huggarde Assault on Sacrament of Altar sig. Cij^v Al the doctors, toke..Eche of them a sworde sharpe and durable, And faith toke them targattes of noble science, By which to withstande, al men they were able. 1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London To Rdr. Schollers (in the noble Science)..play at the Rapier and Dagger at the ende of a Maisters prize. 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 30 Like so many Masters of the Noble Science of Defence, they strive to breake the head of each other's reputation. 1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. 108 I demanded of him whither he was not a Professor of the noble Science?.. I requested him the favour as to give me some instructions how I should mannage a Sword. 1726 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 781 Professor of the Noble Science of Defence. 1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans ii. 19 Are you an adjunct to the provincial corps, as a master of the noble science of defense and offense? 1991 H. Berry (title) The noble science: a study and transcription of Sloane Ms. 2530, papers of the Masters of Defence of London, temp. Henry VIII to 1590. 1993 Ithaca Jrnl. (Nexis) 31 Dec. (Business section) He's the embodiment of a romantic ideal: a modern master of the noble science of self-defence through swordsmanship. b. Boxing. Cf. noble art n. at noble adj. and n.¹ Compounds 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] defence1549 pugilation1656 fencing1692 boxing1693 the (noble, also manly) art of self-defence1724 noble art1749 bruising1750 ring1770 noble science1778 pugilism1788 sparring1797 the sweet science1810 the fancy1820 pugilistics1820 pugnastics1830 fista1839 scrapping1891 ring-work1899 no contest1922 1778 Pennsylvania Packet 15 Apr. Ordering all his banditti.., contrary to the established rules of the noble science of defence, and the invariable practise of all fair boxers, to bang and bruise..a vanquished man after he is down. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 343 The noble science of boxing keeps up the bull-dog courage of the nation. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. x. 101 Bruising was considered a fine manly old English custom. Boys at public schools fondly perused histories of the noble science. 2000 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 20 Dec. (Sport section) 79 They resurrect that useless aphorism about boxing being a noble science. 3. Fox-hunting. Now rare. ΚΠ 1839 D. Radcliffe (title) The noble science; a few general ideas on fox-hunting. 1839 F. P. D. Radcliffe Noble Sci.: Ideas Fox-hunting App. 317 With reference to the nobleness of that which has aptly been termed a ‘Noble Science’, I..offer some sketch of the great Father of Fox-hunting as a gentleman-like pursuit. 1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross lix. 412 The chass! or the noble science, as the swells now call it, is to be the subject of my discourse. 1948 T. Bodkin (title) The noble science; John Leech in the hunting field. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1475
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