open and shetn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊpən ən(d) ˈʃɛt/,

/ˌəʊpn̩ ən(d) ˈʃɛt/, U.S.

/ˈoʊp(ə)n ən ˈʃɛt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., and conj.¹, shet , shut adj.

Etymology: < open adj. + and conj.¹ + shet, variant of shut adj. (see β forms s.v. shut v.); in Phrases perhaps with the intention of rhyming with wet n.² Compare open-and-shut adj.

U.S. regional (chiefly New England).

† = open-and-shut n. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > absence of complexity > that which is

simple1616

open and shet1848

open-and-shut1871

drover's dog1983

1848 G. P. Burnham in F. A. Durivage Stray Subj. 128 That chap's snoring beat all the high-pressures he ever heerd—jest as easy as open and shet!

1892 Cent. Mag. Sept. 785/1 I could show a cross-mark on a tree as open and shet.

Phrases

Proverb. open and shet, sign o' wet and variants: alternately sunny and cloudy conditions usually indicate rain.

ΚΠ

1878 J. Fiske Let. 13 June (1940) 372 Sunday ‘open and shet, sign 'o more wet’.

1890 Dial. Notes 1 i. 19 The common New England maxim is ‘Open and shet's a sign of wet.’

1929 Amer. Speech 5 123 The weather was much spoken of. A fine day was a ‘weather breeder’, ‘Open and shet’ is a sign of wet.

1975 J. Gould Maine Lingo 196 Open and shut, threatening weather with quick changes from sunshine to clouds. The adage runs: ‘Open and shet; sign o'wet.’

1995 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 29 Dec. 17 The old-time goose-bone prophets of the bygone who could stick a wet finger in the air and say with confidence, ‘Open and shet, sign o' wet.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	open and shet
释义	open and shetn. Brit. /ˌəʊpən ən(d) ˈʃɛt/, /ˌəʊpn̩ ən(d) ˈʃɛt/, U.S. /ˈoʊp(ə)n ən ˈʃɛt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., and conj.¹, shet , shut adj. Etymology: < open adj. + and conj.¹ + shet, variant of shut adj. (see β forms s.v. shut v.); in Phrases perhaps with the intention of rhyming with wet n.² Compare open-and-shut adj. U.S. regional (chiefly New England). † = open-and-shut n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > absence of complexity > that which is simple1616 open and shet1848 open-and-shut1871 drover's dog1983 1848 G. P. Burnham in F. A. Durivage Stray Subj. 128 That chap's snoring beat all the high-pressures he ever heerd—jest as easy as open and shet! 1892 Cent. Mag. Sept. 785/1 I could show a cross-mark on a tree as open and shet. Phrases Proverb. open and shet, sign o' wet and variants: alternately sunny and cloudy conditions usually indicate rain. ΚΠ 1878 J. Fiske Let. 13 June (1940) 372 Sunday ‘open and shet, sign 'o more wet’. 1890 Dial. Notes 1 i. 19 The common New England maxim is ‘Open and shet's a sign of wet.’ 1929 Amer. Speech 5 123 The weather was much spoken of. A fine day was a ‘weather breeder’, ‘Open and shet’ is a sign of wet. 1975 J. Gould Maine Lingo 196 Open and shut, threatening weather with quick changes from sunshine to clouds. The adage runs: ‘Open and shet; sign o'wet.’ 1995 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 29 Dec. 17 The old-time goose-bone prophets of the bygone who could stick a wet finger in the air and say with confidence, ‘Open and shet, sign o' wet.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1848
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