单词 | out of doors |
释义 | out of doorsadv.adj.n. A. adv. 1. Outdoors; in or into the open air. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adverb] > out of doors outOE without doorc1275 thereoutc1325 abroad?c1335 out at door (also doors)c1386 out of doors1530 thereforthc1540 forth adoors1607 forth of door(s1607 without doors1617 al fresco1717 outdoorsa1729 out-by1753 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 704/1 She hath shytte me out of dores. c1582 Long Meg of Westminster xiii. 24 The maids of the house should dry beat him, and so thrust him out of doors. 1664 Hist. Sir J. Oldcastle 49 Turn her out of doors, Even as she is. a1711 R. Duke Rev. in Poems upon Several Occasions (1717) 338 Like common Juglers, or like common Whores, All his Tricks shewn, he was kick'd out of Doors. 1769 F. Brooke Hist. Emily Montague II. lxxxi. 77 We passed the ice from thence to Orleans, and dined out of doors on six feet of snow. 1816 J. Austen Emma I. vi. 97 She seems to be sitting out of doors, with only a little shawl over her shoulders. View more context for this quotation 1857 Ld. Houghton Let. Aug. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) II. xii. 19 These [children] live..out of doors all day. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xviii. 224 Mrs. Henchard was weakening visibly. She could not go out of doors any more. 1925 Woman's World (Chicago) Apr. 67/2 Slip seats..were instantly removable..so that they could be taken out of doors and cleaned. 1990 Micro Decision Feb. 42/1 The screen..is not so good when working in bright light out of doors. ΚΠ 1642 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. 27 I am confident the Lords will otherwise debate and dispute your Bil quite out of doors. 1702 R. Cocks Diary 21 Mar. in D. W. Hayton Parl. Diary (1996) 254 The reason of the [association was] from the time of the design to assasinate the king and that being now out of doors upon his death,..we adjourned. 1819 L. Hunt Examiner 23 May 331/1 Their [sc. the Whigs] tactics..are..pretty well understood out of doors. ΚΠ 1699 J. Collier Second Def. Short View Eng. Stage (1730) 324 A Place where Thinking is out of Doors. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 355 That Objection is out of Doors. B. adj. In form out-of-doors. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [adjective] > outside parliament out of doors1802 outdoor1804 1802 G. Canning in G. Rose Diaries (1860) I. 501 No out-of-doors' measure..will attain the end. 1897 Daily News 4 Oct. 8/2 Out-of-doors or extra Parliamentary speaking. Mr. Pitt..only made one out-of-door speech in all his career, and that was a speech..of three sentences only. 2. Occurring, performed, or used in the open air; reminiscent of the open air; (of a person) working in or accustomed to the open air. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adjective] > outdoor outward1546 without doors1654 outdoor1748 al fresco1760 extra-foraneous1781 out of doors1822 open air1830 open-airish1837 outstationed1862 the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [adjective] > that exists or is done in the open air outward1546 subdial1647 without doors1654 subaeriala1703 outdoor1748 al fresco1760 extra-foraneous1781 out of door1786 out of doors1822 open air1851 open-aired1873 hypaethral1875 out-by1896 1822 London Mag. July 36/1 I am not much a friend to out-of-doors reading. 1831 Edinb. Rev. 54 308 The reform..arms us against the out-of-doors poacher. 1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South I. ii. 21 Her out-of-doors life was perfect. Her in-doors life had its drawbacks. 1883 A. Thomas Mod. Housewife 67 The question of out-of-doors garments for children. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 43/1 While this..is better than nothing, it does not take the place of a real out-of-doors outing. 1989 A. Danto Encounters & Refl. (1991) 220 It was precisely this natural out-of-doors feeling the Modernists sought. C. n. In form out-of-doors. The open air; the outdoors. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > fresh air > [noun] > open air open air?a1425 open airs1683 rude air1737 out of doors1819 outdoors1859 open1874 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior > outside a house or building open air?a1425 out of doors1819 outdoors1859 1819 J. Keats Let. 4 Feb. (1958) II. 37 One not ill enough to forget out-of-doors. 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 87/2 To provide Cucumber plants for out-of-doors. 1895 Outing 26 34/2 It was the untamed luxuriance of the out-of-doors that we love. 1975 R. V. Redinger George Eliot (1976) vi. 377 The many scenes which take place in the unhampered out-of-doors. 1993 L. Colwin More Home Cooking xxiii. 114 When dragged into the out-of-doors for lunch I would crab about sand in my food. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > as lemmasout (†forth) of door (also doors) P4. out (†forth) of door (also doors): out of the house; in the open air, abroad; hence figurative out of place, lost, abroad, irrelevant, worthless (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > worthless naughteOE unworthc960 nought worthOE unworthya1240 vaina1300 lewd1362 base?1510 to be nothing toc1520 stark naught1528 nothing worth1535 worthilessa1542 draffish1543 baggage1548 dunghill?1555 valureless1563 toyish1572 worthless1573 out (forth) of door (also doors)1574 leaden1577 riff-raff1577 drafty1582 fecklessc1586 dudgeon?1589 nought-worth1589 tenpenny1592 wanwordy?a1595 shotten herring1598 nugatory1603 unvalued1604 priceless1614 unvaluable1615 valuelessa1616 waste1616 trashya1620 draffy1624 stramineous1624 invaluable1640 roly-poly?1645 nugatorious1646 perquisquilian1647 niffling1649 lazy1671 wanworth1724 little wortha1754 flimsy1756 waff1788 null1790 nothingy1801 nothingly1802 twopenny-halfpenny1809 not worth a flaw1810 garbage1817 peanut1836 duffing1839 trash1843 no-account1845 no-count1851 punky1859 rummagy1872 junky1880 skilligalee1883 footle1894 punk1896 wherry-go-nimble1901 junk1908 rinky-dink1913 schlock1916 tripe1927 duff1938 chickenshit1940 sheg-up1941 expendable1942 (strictly) for the birds1943 tripey1955 schlocky1960 naff1964 dipshit1968 cack1978 1574 St. Avstens Manuell in Certaine Prayers S. Augustines Medit. sig. Qvijv Love driveth feare out of doores. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 156 Some fathers will not suffer their Daughters to set their foote foorth of dores. 1595 E. Spenser Colin Clouts come Home Againe sig. D2v Out of doore quite shit. 1658 T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 456 All precedents are out of doors in this case. 1699 J. Collier Second Def. Short View Eng. Stage (1730) 324 A Place where Thinking is out of Doors. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 355 That Objection is out of Doors. 1857 Ld. Houghton Let. Aug. in T. W. Reid Life Ld. Houghton (1890) II. xii. 19 These [children] live..out of doors all day. < adv.adj.n.1530 as lemmas |
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