old-masterishadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈmɑːstərɪʃ/,

/ˌəʊl(d)ˈmastərɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d)ˈmæstərɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old master n., -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < old master n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare old-masterly adj.

Suggestive of, characteristic of, or resembling an old master painting.

ΚΠ

1923 R. J. Cortissoz Amer. Artists v. 72 It [sc. a painting] had an old-masterish mellowness and depth.

1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. ii. 14 One of those large, handsome, old-masterish women.

1961 Listener 16 Nov. 822/3 There are no ‘properties’, no old-masterish bits and pieces, to keep the thing going.

1993 New Yorker 20 Sept. 19/1 He has continued to favor Old Masterish veneers and a melodramatic darkness of tone.

Derivatives

old-ˈmasterishness n. rare the quality of resembling an old master painting.

ΚΠ

1937 Burlington Mag. Mar. 137/1 The same contempt for ‘old masterishness’ and its devotees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old-masterish
释义	old-masterishadj. Brit. /ˌəʊl(d)ˈmɑːstərɪʃ/, /ˌəʊl(d)ˈmastərɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d)ˈmæstərɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: old master n., -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < old master n. + -ish suffix¹. Compare old-masterly adj. Suggestive of, characteristic of, or resembling an old master painting. ΚΠ 1923 R. J. Cortissoz Amer. Artists v. 72 It [sc. a painting] had an old-masterish mellowness and depth. 1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves i. ii. 14 One of those large, handsome, old-masterish women. 1961 Listener 16 Nov. 822/3 There are no ‘properties’, no old-masterish bits and pieces, to keep the thing going. 1993 New Yorker 20 Sept. 19/1 He has continued to favor Old Masterish veneers and a melodramatic darkness of tone. Derivatives old-ˈmasterishness n. rare the quality of resembling an old master painting. ΚΠ 1937 Burlington Mag. Mar. 137/1 The same contempt for ‘old masterishness’ and its devotees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1923
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