† oon.¹

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: O n.¹

Etymology: A frequent Middle English spelling of long ō (see O n.¹), hence used as a name of the Greek long ō or omega.In medieval iconography, omega is frequently depicted as the lower-case Greek letter ω, which resembles the graph oo (and originally represented a ligature of oo).

Obsolete.

(A name for) the Greek long ō or omega, esp. in alpha and oo at alpha n. 2.

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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun]

endc1000

endingc1000

finea1300

conclusion1382

ooc1384

close1399

finance1449

terminationc1500

last?1520

winding up1560

wind-up1573

wind-up-all1573

conclusure1578

clause1581

upshot1582

desinence1598

omega1599

Godspeed1606

finis1682

finale1786

finish1790

tie-up1829

Z1877

curtains1912

taps1917

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) Apoc. i. 8 I am alpha and oo, the bigynnyng and endyng.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 326^v Oure lord Crist god þat is Alpha and oo, endynge and bygynnynge.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ix. 212 (MED) O, alpha, Lord, & oo, O endles Ende, o gynnyngles Gynnynge!

?a1475 Lessons of Dirige (Douce) 525 in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 138 (MED) O thow grete lord, alpha and oo, Helpe me.

?a1500 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 90 (MED) O Sapiencia of þe ffader..Alpha and Oo, both end & begynnyng..We the besiche, lord..teche vs þe ways of prudence.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 1158 (MED) Then came ther downe goodly ladyes tweyne..And seyde, the gret Alpha & Oo most souereyne..had hem thedyr sent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

oon.²

Brit.

/ˈəʊəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊˌoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– oo, 1800s– o-o, 1900s– oö, 1900s– 'o'o, 1900s– ‘o‘o.

Origin: A borrowing from Hawaiian. Etymon: Hawaiian ʽōʽō.

Etymology: < Hawaiian ʽōʽō honeyeater. Compare moho n.¹, ooaa n.

Any of four Hawaiian honeyeaters that constitute the genus Moho, with predominantly black plumage and a downcurved bill; (formerly) spec. M. nobilis of Hawaii, which had tufts of yellow feathers that were used for making royal cloaks.The oos are now believed to be extinct, the last of them surviving to the late 1980s.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > genus Moho

moho1782

oo1876

1784 in J. Cook & J. King Voy. Pacific III. 285 Its colour is a glossy black, and the thighs and rump-vent are of a deep yellow. The natives call it hoohoo.

1833 Schoolmaster & Edinb. Weekly Mag. 18 May 311/1 The leis are formed of feathers procured from a bird, called by the natives oo, the small yellow feathers under the wing being used for that purpose.]

1876 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Pearls Pacific 121 The natives..did not bring me any ‘oos’, but on my return from the South Seas I managed to obtain a pair.

1890 Ibis 2 179 Large numbers of the O-o must have been taken in old days.

1902 H. W. Henshaw Birds Hawaiian Islands 70 The brilliant shining black body feathers of the o-o were..in great demand for making cloaks.

1937 D. Teilhet & H. Teilhet Feather Cloak Murders x. 181 The little Oo and Mamo birds..from which they plucked..the coloured feathers to make the cloaks.

1960 Guardian 3 Nov. 10/3 Robes made from the tufted feathers of the o-o bird.

1991 Ecol. Monogr. 61 139/1 The recovery programs for the Dusky Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus), Guam Broadbill (Myiagra freycineti), and Kauaii Oo (Moho braccatus).

2000 E. Fuller Extinct Birds 294 Moho braccatus, the Kauai ʽoʽo, was the last surviving member of the genus.

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

oopron.¹

Brit.

/uː/, U.S.

/u/

Forms: 1700s– oo, 1800s– ou (Scottish), 1900s– 'oo.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: you pron.

Etymology: Hypocoristic form of you pron.

nursery and colloquial.

You.

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1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 22 Mar. (1948) II. 644 I allow oo Six.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 65 At length, looking fondly up to his Face, she lisped and said, Me voud kiss Oo, if oo voud ask me.

1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. xxvii. 334 The boy listened with rapture. ‘I ikes oo,’ said he.

1864 A. Trollope Small House at Allington II. v. 48 Shall 'oo die, uncle Dolphus, 'cause oo've got a bad eye?

1894 G. Moore Esther Waters xiii. 92 Esther took Harry, a fine little boy of four, up in her arms, and asked him if he remembered her. ‘Naw, I don't think I do. Will oo put me down?’

1900 ‘M. Corelli’ Boy i. 8 Oh, Poo Sing! Does 'oo feels ill? Does 'oo feels bad?

1965 Listener 1 July 12/2 There is now an enormous gap..between people who are happy with a painting entitled ‘Won't Oo Kiss Doggie?’ and the few who can accept ‘sculpture’ made out of old motorbikes and dustbin lids.

1994 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 12 Sept. 22 As She put the paper chains up, She kept saying: ‘Doesn't oo love the uvvy paper chains then?’

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

oopron.²

Brit.

/uː/, U.S.

/u/

Forms: 1800s– oo, 1800s– 'oo.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: who pron. and n.

Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of who pron. and n.: see H n.

colloquial.

Who.In quot. 1857 oo him is a colloquial representation of ‘who is he’.

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1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xiii. 433 ‘I have seen some one,’ returned Baptist, ‘I have rincontrato him.’ ‘Im? Oo him?’ asked Mrs. Plornish.

1883 Kaukneigh Awlminek 7 People 'oo down't profit by experience is medder then moust loonatics.

1901 G. B. Shaw Capt. Brassbound's Conversion ii, in Three Plays for Puritans 244 Oo a you orderin abaht, ih?

1950 ‘C. S. Forester’ Mr. Midshipman Hornblower 232 I was wonderin' 'oo'd come to my rescue.

1973 J. Leasor Host of Extras viii. 147 ‘'Oo're you?’ he asked belligerently.

2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 220 It's usually, nine times out-a bastard ten like, male family member oo carry out the abuse.

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

> see also

also refers to : oo-comb. form

> as lemmas

O.O.

O.O. n. U.S. slang once-over; chiefly in to give (a person) the O.O.; cf. double O n. at double adj.¹ and adv. Compounds 1.

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1913 T. A. Dorgan in N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 11 Sept. 14 (cartoon caption) Think I'll go in and give the jury the once over. Think I'll give them the O.O. myself.

1931 Marion (Ohio) Star 18 July 13 (cartoon caption) I wish you'd give Neewah the O.O., Captain. He hain't so hot!

1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 138 He is giving Mason the heavy O.O.

extracted from On.¹

3. A gauge of track (specifically 32 mm) in model railways; frequently attributive, esp. in O gauge. Also used in denominations of other (narrower) gauges, as OO (16.5 mm), OOO (10 mm), etc.

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1905 W. Ives Something for Boys 3 Rails, crossings, switches, with automatic lock action. No. O gauge, 1³/ ₈ in.

1922 Everyday Sci. Nov. 441/1 I am pleased to see that a small gauge, i.e., ‘oo’ gauge, railway, is to be placed on the market shortly.

1967 C. J. Freezer Model Railway Terminol. 3 OO. Gauge: 16·5 mm. Scale: 4 mm. The most popular gauge in Britain. Fully supported commercially with ample selection of models.

1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 426/2 A Bassett-Lowke gauge O electric model of the LMS 4–6–0 locomotive and tender..in original LMS maroon livery.

extracted from On.³

n.¹c1384

n.²1876

pron.¹1713

pron.²1857

单词	oo
释义	† oon.¹ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: O n.¹ Etymology: A frequent Middle English spelling of long ō (see O n.¹), hence used as a name of the Greek long ō or omega.In medieval iconography, omega is frequently depicted as the lower-case Greek letter ω, which resembles the graph oo (and originally represented a ligature of oo). Obsolete. (A name for) the Greek long ō or omega, esp. in alpha and oo at alpha n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun] endc1000 endingc1000 finea1300 conclusion1382 ooc1384 close1399 finance1449 terminationc1500 last?1520 winding up1560 wind-up1573 wind-up-all1573 conclusure1578 clause1581 upshot1582 desinence1598 omega1599 Godspeed1606 finis1682 finale1786 finish1790 tie-up1829 Z1877 curtains1912 taps1917 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) Apoc. i. 8 I am alpha and oo, the bigynnyng and endyng. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 326^v Oure lord Crist god þat is Alpha and oo, endynge and bygynnynge. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ix. 212 (MED) O, alpha, Lord, & oo, O endles Ende, o gynnyngles Gynnynge! ?a1475 Lessons of Dirige (Douce) 525 in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 138 (MED) O thow grete lord, alpha and oo, Helpe me. ?a1500 in C. Brown Relig. Lyrics 15th Cent. (1939) 90 (MED) O Sapiencia of þe ffader..Alpha and Oo, both end & begynnyng..We the besiche, lord..teche vs þe ways of prudence. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 1158 (MED) Then came ther downe goodly ladyes tweyne..And seyde, the gret Alpha & Oo most souereyne..had hem thedyr sent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). oon.² Brit. /ˈəʊəʊ/, U.S. /ˈoʊˌoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– oo, 1800s– o-o, 1900s– oö, 1900s– 'o'o, 1900s– ‘o‘o. Origin: A borrowing from Hawaiian. Etymon: Hawaiian ʽōʽō. Etymology: < Hawaiian ʽōʽō honeyeater. Compare moho n.¹, ooaa n. Any of four Hawaiian honeyeaters that constitute the genus Moho, with predominantly black plumage and a downcurved bill; (formerly) spec. M. nobilis of Hawaii, which had tufts of yellow feathers that were used for making royal cloaks.The oos are now believed to be extinct, the last of them surviving to the late 1980s. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > genus Moho moho1782 oo1876 1784 in J. Cook & J. King Voy. Pacific III. 285 Its colour is a glossy black, and the thighs and rump-vent are of a deep yellow. The natives call it hoohoo. 1833 Schoolmaster & Edinb. Weekly Mag. 18 May 311/1 The leis are formed of feathers procured from a bird, called by the natives oo, the small yellow feathers under the wing being used for that purpose.] 1876 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Pearls Pacific 121 The natives..did not bring me any ‘oos’, but on my return from the South Seas I managed to obtain a pair. 1890 Ibis 2 179 Large numbers of the O-o must have been taken in old days. 1902 H. W. Henshaw Birds Hawaiian Islands 70 The brilliant shining black body feathers of the o-o were..in great demand for making cloaks. 1937 D. Teilhet & H. Teilhet Feather Cloak Murders x. 181 The little Oo and Mamo birds..from which they plucked..the coloured feathers to make the cloaks. 1960 Guardian 3 Nov. 10/3 Robes made from the tufted feathers of the o-o bird. 1991 Ecol. Monogr. 61 139/1 The recovery programs for the Dusky Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus), Guam Broadbill (Myiagra freycineti), and Kauaii Oo (Moho braccatus). 2000 E. Fuller Extinct Birds 294 Moho braccatus, the Kauai ʽoʽo, was the last surviving member of the genus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oopron.¹ Brit. /uː/, U.S. /u/ Forms: 1700s– oo, 1800s– ou (Scottish), 1900s– 'oo. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: you pron. Etymology: Hypocoristic form of you pron. nursery and colloquial. You. ΚΠ 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 22 Mar. (1948) II. 644 I allow oo Six. 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 65 At length, looking fondly up to his Face, she lisped and said, Me voud kiss Oo, if oo voud ask me. 1861 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth IV. xxvii. 334 The boy listened with rapture. ‘I ikes oo,’ said he. 1864 A. Trollope Small House at Allington II. v. 48 Shall 'oo die, uncle Dolphus, 'cause oo've got a bad eye? 1894 G. Moore Esther Waters xiii. 92 Esther took Harry, a fine little boy of four, up in her arms, and asked him if he remembered her. ‘Naw, I don't think I do. Will oo put me down?’ 1900 ‘M. Corelli’ Boy i. 8 Oh, Poo Sing! Does 'oo feels ill? Does 'oo feels bad? 1965 Listener 1 July 12/2 There is now an enormous gap..between people who are happy with a painting entitled ‘Won't Oo Kiss Doggie?’ and the few who can accept ‘sculpture’ made out of old motorbikes and dustbin lids. 1994 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 12 Sept. 22 As She put the paper chains up, She kept saying: ‘Doesn't oo love the uvvy paper chains then?’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). oopron.² Brit. /uː/, U.S. /u/ Forms: 1800s– oo, 1800s– 'oo. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: who pron. and n. Etymology: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of who pron. and n.: see H n. colloquial. Who.In quot. 1857 oo him is a colloquial representation of ‘who is he’. ΚΠ 1857 C. Dickens Little Dorrit ii. xiii. 433 ‘I have seen some one,’ returned Baptist, ‘I have rincontrato him.’ ‘Im? Oo him?’ asked Mrs. Plornish. 1883 Kaukneigh Awlminek 7 People 'oo down't profit by experience is medder then moust loonatics. 1901 G. B. Shaw Capt. Brassbound's Conversion ii, in Three Plays for Puritans 244 Oo a you orderin abaht, ih? 1950 ‘C. S. Forester’ Mr. Midshipman Hornblower 232 I was wonderin' 'oo'd come to my rescue. 1973 J. Leasor Host of Extras viii. 147 ‘'Oo're you?’ he asked belligerently. 2001 N. Griffiths Sheepshagger 220 It's usually, nine times out-a bastard ten like, male family member oo carry out the abuse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : oo-comb. form > as lemmas O.O. O.O. n. U.S. slang once-over; chiefly in to give (a person) the O.O.; cf. double O n. at double adj.¹ and adv. Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1913 T. A. Dorgan in N.Y. Evening Jrnl. 11 Sept. 14 (cartoon caption) Think I'll go in and give the jury the once over. Think I'll give them the O.O. myself. 1931 Marion (Ohio) Star 18 July 13 (cartoon caption) I wish you'd give Neewah the O.O., Captain. He hain't so hot! 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 138 He is giving Mason the heavy O.O. extracted from On.¹ OO 3. A gauge of track (specifically 32 mm) in model railways; frequently attributive, esp. in O gauge. Also used in denominations of other (narrower) gauges, as OO (16.5 mm), OOO (10 mm), etc. ΚΠ 1905 W. Ives Something for Boys 3 Rails, crossings, switches, with automatic lock action. No. O gauge, 1³/ ₈ in. 1922 Everyday Sci. Nov. 441/1 I am pleased to see that a small gauge, i.e., ‘oo’ gauge, railway, is to be placed on the market shortly. 1967 C. J. Freezer Model Railway Terminol. 3 OO. Gauge: 16·5 mm. Scale: 4 mm. The most popular gauge in Britain. Fully supported commercially with ample selection of models. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 426/2 A Bassett-Lowke gauge O electric model of the LMS 4–6–0 locomotive and tender..in original LMS maroon livery. extracted from On.³ < n.¹c1384n.²1876pron.¹1713pron.²1857 see also as lemmas
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> see also

> as lemmas

† oon.¹

oon.²

oopron.¹

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