nippedadj.

Brit.

/nɪpt/, U.S.

/nɪpt/

Forms: 1500s– nipped, 1600s nip'd, 1600s–1800s nipt. See also nippit adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nip v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < nip v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Earliest as nippit adj.

a. That has been, or is, nipped (in various senses of nip v.¹); pinched, compressed, tightly squeezed.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [adjective] > nib

nipped1535

nibbed1677

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > specific form or shape

nipped1535

quarrelled1868

St. Louis1969

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted

compressedc1374

coarctate?a1475

nippit1535

comprimate?1541

coarctated1655

spanned1741

constricted1753

nipped1759

constrained1768

squeezed1831

pinched1836

scrunched1836

nipped1850

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] > prevented or checked

nipped1816

1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 150 Howbeit my coat be schort and nippit, Thankis be to God, I am weill hippit.

1581 B. Rich Do Simonides I. sig. Giij Are the teeth of wilde beasts felt to the nipped carkasse, you know they are not, why then they hurt not.

1587 T. Thomas Dict. Latinae & Anglicanae Perstrictus, wrung hard, nipped, taunted, checked.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pincé, pinched, nipped or twitched.

1615 T. Jackson Iustifying Faith v. iv Human affections like to liquors kept in close vessels or nipt glasses secretly multiply their natural strength.

1759 Compl. Let.-writer (ed. 6) 223 Jenny Rowland's nipped short waist.

1793 W. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Iphigenia in Tauris ii. 38 Those pure days of bliss..When the nipt blossom of my helpless youth Thy noble father's kind and prudent care Protected.

1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III liv. 30 In solitude Small power the nipp'd affections have to grow.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Autumn in Posth. Poems (1824) 166 The chill rain is falling, the nipped worm is crawling.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 477 A nipped expression of face.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out vii. 109 That poor island..was now advancing chilly crocuses and nipped violets in nooks, in copses, in cosy corners.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xi. [Sirens] 256 She let free..her nipped elastic garter smackwarm against her smackable a woman's warmhosed thigh.

1991 H. Brodkey Runaway Soul 657 She wears a tailored jacket with wide shoulders and a nipped waist.

b. With in.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted

compressedc1374

coarctate?a1475

nippit1535

comprimate?1541

coarctated1655

spanned1741

constricted1753

nipped1759

constrained1768

squeezed1831

pinched1836

scrunched1836

nipped1850

1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. §1158 The levels at those places where the lode is narrow, or nipped in, are very narrow and confined.

1867 E. Waugh Winter Fire iii Th' hinder-quarter's nipt in like a greyhount whelp.

1975 H. Nemerov Coll. Poems (1977) 453 Totemic scarabs, exoskeletal, Nipped in at the thorax, bulky above and below.

1993 S. Faulks Birdsong (BNC) 115 The muscles slabbed and spread out across his shoulder blades, so that his waist..looked like a nipped-in funnel by comparison.

2001 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 14 Feb. The pleasures of dressing up..in a beautiful full-skirted dress with a nipped-in waist.

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

单词	nipped
释义	nippedadj. Brit. /nɪpt/, U.S. /nɪpt/ Forms: 1500s– nipped, 1600s nip'd, 1600s–1800s nipt. See also nippit adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nip v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < nip v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. Earliest as nippit adj. a. That has been, or is, nipped (in various senses of nip v.¹); pinched, compressed, tightly squeezed. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [adjective] > nib nipped1535 nibbed1677 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [adjective] > specific form or shape nipped1535 quarrelled1868 St. Louis1969 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted compressedc1374 coarctate?a1475 nippit1535 comprimate?1541 coarctated1655 spanned1741 constricted1753 nipped1759 constrained1768 squeezed1831 pinched1836 scrunched1836 nipped1850 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hindering completely or preventing > [adjective] > prevented or checked nipped1816 1535 D. Lindsay Satyre 150 Howbeit my coat be schort and nippit, Thankis be to God, I am weill hippit. 1581 B. Rich Do Simonides I. sig. Giij Are the teeth of wilde beasts felt to the nipped carkasse, you know they are not, why then they hurt not. 1587 T. Thomas Dict. Latinae & Anglicanae Perstrictus, wrung hard, nipped, taunted, checked. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pincé, pinched, nipped or twitched. 1615 T. Jackson Iustifying Faith v. iv Human affections like to liquors kept in close vessels or nipt glasses secretly multiply their natural strength. 1759 Compl. Let.-writer (ed. 6) 223 Jenny Rowland's nipped short waist. 1793 W. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Iphigenia in Tauris ii. 38 Those pure days of bliss..When the nipt blossom of my helpless youth Thy noble father's kind and prudent care Protected. 1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III liv. 30 In solitude Small power the nipp'd affections have to grow. a1822 P. B. Shelley Autumn in Posth. Poems (1824) 166 The chill rain is falling, the nipped worm is crawling. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 477 A nipped expression of face. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out vii. 109 That poor island..was now advancing chilly crocuses and nipped violets in nooks, in copses, in cosy corners. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xi. [Sirens] 256 She let free..her nipped elastic garter smackwarm against her smackable a woman's warmhosed thigh. 1991 H. Brodkey Runaway Soul 657 She wears a tailored jacket with wide shoulders and a nipped waist. b. With in. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > compressing or constricting > compressed or constricted compressedc1374 coarctate?a1475 nippit1535 comprimate?1541 coarctated1655 spanned1741 constricted1753 nipped1759 constrained1768 squeezed1831 pinched1836 scrunched1836 nipped1850 1850 D. T. Ansted Elem. Course Geol. §1158 The levels at those places where the lode is narrow, or nipped in, are very narrow and confined. 1867 E. Waugh Winter Fire iii Th' hinder-quarter's nipt in like a greyhount whelp. 1975 H. Nemerov Coll. Poems (1977) 453 Totemic scarabs, exoskeletal, Nipped in at the thorax, bulky above and below. 1993 S. Faulks Birdsong (BNC) 115 The muscles slabbed and spread out across his shoulder blades, so that his waist..looked like a nipped-in funnel by comparison. 2001 Daily Tel. (Electronic ed.) 14 Feb. The pleasures of dressing up..in a beautiful full-skirted dress with a nipped-in waist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1535
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