nor'-westadv.adj.n.

Brit.

/ˌnɔːˈwɛst/, U.S.

/nɔrˈwɛst/

Forms: late Middle English nor-weste, late Middle English– nor-west, 1600s–1700s nore-west, 1800s– nor-wast (Scottish), 1800s– nor'-west. Also (esp. as noun) with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: north-west adv.

Etymology: Shortened < north-west adv. (compare β forms s.v. north adv., adj., and n.).

A. adv.

= north-west adv.Recorded earliest in west norwest (see west-north-west n., adj., and adv.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [adverb]

north-westOE

north-westlOE

north-westwarda1387

nor'-west?c1475

north-westwards1677

north-westerly1702

north-westwardly1752

north-north-westwards1903

?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 18 The streemys of Briggewatir sit west norwest.

1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal v. xxxviii. 335 Dost thou know Why wind doth sometimes from one quarter blow, Sometimes out of another, East, or West, South, North, Nore-west, South-west.

1774 D. Graham Impartial Hist. Rebellion (ed. 3) x. 110 A little island which does stand, Far nore-west from isles or land.

1855 J. S. Jones Moll Pitcher i. iii. 22 Look at her cat's tail,—'tis turned nor'west.

1903 P. Gibbon Afr. Items 35 The whalers that sail..Nor'west in the track of the floe.

1964 H. Gregory Coll. Poems 71 Like waves in that dark sea That rides the wind, nor'east, nor'west.

B. adj.

= north-west adj. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [adjective]

north-westeOE

nor'-westa1500

north-westerly1577

north-western1577

north-westward1703

north-westwardly1769

north-west1870

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

a1500 Piers of Fulham (James) in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1866) II. 2 (MED) There comythe a noyes norweste wynde.

1533–4 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 8 All cariages, caried from west and Nor-west parties of the realme.

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 18 A new-sprung Sect of Phrantasticks, which would perswade themselves and others, that they have discovered the Nor-west passage to Heaven.

1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. x*. 283 I wad rather hail the coble half a mile aff, and the nor-wast wind whistling again in my teeth.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick cv. 514 For some time past a number of these whales..have been annually slain on the nor'west coast.

1894 T. D. English Select Poems 528 Gods! what a sight, those forges bright, and what a steady roar—The voice of the nor'west tempest on the lone and rocky shore!

1941 A. Curnow in R. M. Chapman & J. Bennett Anthol. N.Z. Verse (1956) 148 I am the nor'west air nosing among the pines.

1977 National Times (Austral.) 17 Jan. 11/3 I knew one norwest pub, a stickler for the Emily Post tradition, which politely requested that ‘gentlemen wear shirts in the dining room’.

C. n.

= north-west n. Also (occasionally): a thing from the north-west (in quot. 1895: a kind of duck, not identified).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [noun]

north-westlOE

north-west?1440

north-westward1758

north-west1776

nor'-west1854

1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. v. 134 Southeast is by them named Xirocque..and his opposite, which is Norwest; Mestrall they call the northeast.

1688 J. Clayton Let. 12 May in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (1693) 17 784 The Nore and Nore-West are very nitrous and piercing.

1737 H. Baker Medulla Poetarum II. 329 From the Nor-West the setting Current swells.

1786 R. Burns Poems 183 He saw Misfortune's cauld Nor-west Lang-mustering up a bitter blast.

1854 P. B. St. John Amy Moss 141 The dark clouds from the nor'-west came bodily down.

1895 Outing 26 30/2 There were..nineteen ‘native’ duck, ten ‘nor'-wests’, five spoonbills, and three sprig.

1914 T. C. Wollaston Spirit of Child 88 The far waters of our Nor-West—that enchanted land of pearling.

1944 F. Clune Red Heart 68 Those were the days when the nor'-west of New South Wales was agog with bushrangeritis.

1970 R. Beilby No Medals for Aphrodite 39 A couple of ecstatically free-booting seasons with shearing teams in the Nor'-west, the ‘Big Country’.

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

单词	nor-west
释义	nor'-westadv.adj.n. Brit. /ˌnɔːˈwɛst/, U.S. /nɔrˈwɛst/ Forms: late Middle English nor-weste, late Middle English– nor-west, 1600s–1700s nore-west, 1800s– nor-wast (Scottish), 1800s– nor'-west. Also (esp. as noun) with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: north-west adv. Etymology: Shortened < north-west adv. (compare β forms s.v. north adv., adj., and n.). A. adv. = north-west adv.Recorded earliest in west norwest (see west-north-west n., adj., and adv.). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [adverb] north-westOE north-westlOE north-westwarda1387 nor'-west?c1475 north-westwards1677 north-westerly1702 north-westwardly1752 north-north-westwards1903 ?c1475 in J. Gairdner Sailing Direct. (1889) 18 The streemys of Briggewatir sit west norwest. 1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal v. xxxviii. 335 Dost thou know Why wind doth sometimes from one quarter blow, Sometimes out of another, East, or West, South, North, Nore-west, South-west. 1774 D. Graham Impartial Hist. Rebellion (ed. 3) x. 110 A little island which does stand, Far nore-west from isles or land. 1855 J. S. Jones Moll Pitcher i. iii. 22 Look at her cat's tail,—'tis turned nor'west. 1903 P. Gibbon Afr. Items 35 The whalers that sail..Nor'west in the track of the floe. 1964 H. Gregory Coll. Poems 71 Like waves in that dark sea That rides the wind, nor'east, nor'west. B. adj. = north-west adj. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [adjective] north-westeOE nor'-westa1500 north-westerly1577 north-western1577 north-westward1703 north-westwardly1769 north-west1870 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 a1500 Piers of Fulham (James) in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1866) II. 2 (MED) There comythe a noyes norweste wynde. 1533–4 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 8 All cariages, caried from west and Nor-west parties of the realme. 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 18 A new-sprung Sect of Phrantasticks, which would perswade themselves and others, that they have discovered the Nor-west passage to Heaven. 1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. x. 283 I wad rather hail the coble half a mile aff, and the nor-wast wind whistling again in my teeth. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick* cv. 514 For some time past a number of these whales..have been annually slain on the nor'west coast. 1894 T. D. English Select Poems 528 Gods! what a sight, those forges bright, and what a steady roar—The voice of the nor'west tempest on the lone and rocky shore! 1941 A. Curnow in R. M. Chapman & J. Bennett Anthol. N.Z. Verse (1956) 148 I am the nor'west air nosing among the pines. 1977 National Times (Austral.) 17 Jan. 11/3 I knew one norwest pub, a stickler for the Emily Post tradition, which politely requested that ‘gentlemen wear shirts in the dining room’. C. n. = north-west n. Also (occasionally): a thing from the north-west (in quot. 1895: a kind of duck, not identified). ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > North > North-west > [noun] north-westlOE north-west?1440 north-westward1758 north-west1776 nor'-west1854 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. v. 134 Southeast is by them named Xirocque..and his opposite, which is Norwest; Mestrall they call the northeast. 1688 J. Clayton Let. 12 May in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (1693) 17 784 The Nore and Nore-West are very nitrous and piercing. 1737 H. Baker Medulla Poetarum II. 329 From the Nor-West the setting Current swells. 1786 R. Burns Poems 183 He saw Misfortune's cauld Nor-west Lang-mustering up a bitter blast. 1854 P. B. St. John Amy Moss 141 The dark clouds from the nor'-west came bodily down. 1895 Outing 26 30/2 There were..nineteen ‘native’ duck, ten ‘nor'-wests’, five spoonbills, and three sprig. 1914 T. C. Wollaston Spirit of Child 88 The far waters of our Nor-West—that enchanted land of pearling. 1944 F. Clune Red Heart 68 Those were the days when the nor'-west of New South Wales was agog with bushrangeritis. 1970 R. Beilby No Medals for Aphrodite 39 A couple of ecstatically free-booting seasons with shearing teams in the Nor'-west, the ‘Big Country’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.n.?c1475
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