north-western.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːθˈwɛstə/, U.S.

/nɔrθˈwɛstər/

Forms: also (esp. in sense 2) with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: north-west n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < north-west n. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier nor'-wester n. Compare also north-easter n., southwester n., south-easter n.

1. A wind, esp. a strong wind, blowing from the north-west.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north-west

Caurusc1374

north-west1440

nor'-wester1703

north-wester1728

Jack Northwester1749

north-westerly1930

1728 W. Byrd Jrnl. 29 Oct. in Westover MSS (1841) 67 In the evening a brisk north-wester swept all the clouds from the sky.

1774 Massachusetts Spy 3 Feb. 4/1 And when the north-wester with violence blows Then every man pulls his cap over his nose.

1807 Salmagundi 1 Oct. 307 The brisk north-westers which prevailed not long since.

1833 T. S. Fay Crayon Sketches I. 210 The sentiments correspond thereunto, being as rough as a hawser, and as boisterous as a north-wester.

1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 199 There is no protection from the heavy swell setting in with a north-wester.

1896 Harper's Mag. Apr. 762/2 It was a misty and rainy day, with a cold piercing northwester blowing hard.

1911 M. Johnston Long Roll 140 A northwester was blowing, and the weather-wise said that there would be snow ere morning.

1990 J. M. Coetzee Age of Iron ii. 48 A cold north-wester was blowing.

2. Canadian. In forms North-Wester, North-wester. An employee of or partner in the former North West Company. See north-west n. 3c. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in skins or furs

leather-kersner1226

fellmonger1310

pelter1318

pelleter1332

peltier1389

peltmonger1565

furrier1575

pell-monger1676

north-wester1791

skinmana1821

pelterer1876

1791 A. McKenzie Let. 2 Mar. in L. R. Masson Les Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest (1889) 1st Ser. 36 It would be unbecoming a North-Wester to appear below so unprovided in that line.

1855 A. Ross Fur Hunters Far West (1956) 7 The Tartars never held the Grand Lama in higher estimation than the Canadians did the North Westers in those days.

1938 Beaver Dec. 10/1 Clarke was an ex-Northwester, first man into the Athabasca for the Hudson's Bay Company, and the founder of Fort Wedderburn.

1973 Toronto Sun 11 Jan. 46/3 Hugh MacMillan has also bought an 11-acre site near Rockwood..and there is a building a square-hewn log trading post and house of the kind the Northwesters lived in.

1997 C. Harris Resettlement Brit. Colombia 289 Fellow North Wester David Thompson..was then exploring the upper reaches of the river.

†3. = nor'-wester n. 4. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of

strong drink?1490

drink1535

whiff1605

tip1612

wet1719

swilla1731

booze1732

slug1756

whitter1786

intoxication1799

O (or oh) be joyful1823

sneezer1823

north-wester1830

drain1836

damp1837

smile1839

snifter1844

liquor1860

rosiner1871

tiddlywink1880

bevvy1889

gargle1889

snort1889

jolt1904

smahan1914

tincture1914

taste1919

piss1925

drinkie1947

smash1959

shant1960

1830 F. Marryat King's Own I. xx. 316 Pouring him out a north-wester.

1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 760/1 ‘Mafame,’ to his steward, ‘send him a glass of hot brandy grog.’ ‘A northwester,’ whispered Tim aside to the functionary.

1843 F. Bellow Mem. Griffin I. xvi. 280 Giblett drained off the dark potation—a regular ‘north-wester’.

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

† north-westeradj.

Forms: 1500s north-westre.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., wester adj.

Etymology: < north adj. + wester adj., after north-west adj.

Obsolete.

= north-west adv. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass

southeOE

northeOE

northerneOE

easternOE

southernOE

south-easternOE

north-easternOE

westernOE

south-westernOE

southena1325

north-east1379

east-north-easta1398

east-south-easta1398

north-north-easta1398

north-westa1398

south-southeasta1398

south-westc1400

south-easta1425

nor'-westa1500

south-southwesta1522

north-westera1525

northerlya1544

southerly1550

south-southeast?1560

south-easterly1577

north-north-west1601

subprincipal1601

southernly1610

north-westerly1611

easternly1614

northernly1632

westwardly1653

northwardly1654

north-easterly1686

southwardly1693

southwesterly1703

eastling1725

south-southeasterly1803

westland1818

south-southwesterly1822

north-western1829

north-north-easterly1831

southwesterly1883

nor-nor-east1891

a1525 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Trin. Dublin) (1896) 28 (MED) Wyth þe cold north-westre wynd þay ben awey ywent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	north-wester
释义	north-western. Brit. /ˌnɔːθˈwɛstə/, U.S. /nɔrθˈwɛstər/ Forms: also (esp. in sense 2) with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: north-west n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < north-west n. + -er suffix¹. Compare earlier nor'-wester n. Compare also north-easter n., southwester n., south-easter n. 1. A wind, esp. a strong wind, blowing from the north-west. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > north-west Caurusc1374 north-west1440 nor'-wester1703 north-wester1728 Jack Northwester1749 north-westerly1930 1728 W. Byrd Jrnl. 29 Oct. in Westover MSS (1841) 67 In the evening a brisk north-wester swept all the clouds from the sky. 1774 Massachusetts Spy 3 Feb. 4/1 And when the north-wester with violence blows Then every man pulls his cap over his nose. 1807 Salmagundi 1 Oct. 307 The brisk north-westers which prevailed not long since. 1833 T. S. Fay Crayon Sketches I. 210 The sentiments correspond thereunto, being as rough as a hawser, and as boisterous as a north-wester. 1860 Mercantile Marine Mag. 7 199 There is no protection from the heavy swell setting in with a north-wester. 1896 Harper's Mag. Apr. 762/2 It was a misty and rainy day, with a cold piercing northwester blowing hard. 1911 M. Johnston Long Roll 140 A northwester was blowing, and the weather-wise said that there would be snow ere morning. 1990 J. M. Coetzee Age of Iron ii. 48 A cold north-wester was blowing. 2. Canadian. In forms North-Wester, North-wester. An employee of or partner in the former North West Company. See north-west n. 3c. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > traders or dealers in specific articles > [noun] > in skins or furs leather-kersner1226 fellmonger1310 pelter1318 pelleter1332 peltier1389 peltmonger1565 furrier1575 pell-monger1676 north-wester1791 skinmana1821 pelterer1876 1791 A. McKenzie Let. 2 Mar. in L. R. Masson Les Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest (1889) 1st Ser. 36 It would be unbecoming a North-Wester to appear below so unprovided in that line. 1855 A. Ross Fur Hunters Far West (1956) 7 The Tartars never held the Grand Lama in higher estimation than the Canadians did the North Westers in those days. 1938 Beaver Dec. 10/1 Clarke was an ex-Northwester, first man into the Athabasca for the Hudson's Bay Company, and the founder of Fort Wedderburn. 1973 Toronto Sun 11 Jan. 46/3 Hugh MacMillan has also bought an 11-acre site near Rockwood..and there is a building a square-hewn log trading post and house of the kind the Northwesters lived in. 1997 C. Harris Resettlement Brit. Colombia 289 Fellow North Wester David Thompson..was then exploring the upper reaches of the river. †3. = nor'-wester n. 4. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > a drink of strong drink?1490 drink1535 whiff1605 tip1612 wet1719 swilla1731 booze1732 slug1756 whitter1786 intoxication1799 O (or oh) be joyful1823 sneezer1823 north-wester1830 drain1836 damp1837 smile1839 snifter1844 liquor1860 rosiner1871 tiddlywink1880 bevvy1889 gargle1889 snort1889 jolt1904 smahan1914 tincture1914 taste1919 piss1925 drinkie1947 smash1959 shant1960 1830 F. Marryat King's Own I. xx. 316 Pouring him out a north-wester. 1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 760/1 ‘Mafame,’ to his steward, ‘send him a glass of hot brandy grog.’ ‘A northwester,’ whispered Tim aside to the functionary. 1843 F. Bellow Mem. Griffin I. xvi. 280 Giblett drained off the dark potation—a regular ‘north-wester’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † north-westeradj. Forms: 1500s north-westre. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: north adj., wester adj. Etymology: < north adj. + wester adj., after north-west adj. Obsolete. = north-west adv. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > from specific point of compass southeOE northeOE northerneOE easternOE southernOE south-easternOE north-easternOE westernOE south-westernOE southena1325 north-east1379 east-north-easta1398 east-south-easta1398 north-north-easta1398 north-westa1398 south-southeasta1398 south-westc1400 south-easta1425 nor'-westa1500 south-southwesta1522 north-westera1525 northerlya1544 southerly1550 south-southeast?1560 south-easterly1577 north-north-west1601 subprincipal1601 southernly1610 north-westerly1611 easternly1614 northernly1632 westwardly1653 northwardly1654 north-easterly1686 southwardly1693 southwesterly1703 eastling1725 south-southeasterly1803 westland1818 south-southwesterly1822 north-western1829 north-north-easterly1831 southwesterly1883 nor-nor-east1891 a1525 Eng. Conquest Ireland (Trin. Dublin) (1896) 28 (MED) Wyth þe cold north-westre wynd þay ben awey ywent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1728adj.a1525
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