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out of (all) measure

c. In adverbial phrases. beyond (also above, †over, †without) measure, beyond all measure, †out measure, out of (all) measure (archaic): beyond all bounds, excessively; without limit. Formerly also used predicatively (chiefly Scottish): †boundless, unlimited; excessive (obsolete).passing measure: see passing measure at passing prep. 3.There is some overlap with sense 2c.

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the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > excessively [phrase] > excessively or immoderately

att hofelæsc1175

with unskillc1220

above (also beyond) the moonc1300

out of score1303

beyond (also above, over, without) measurea1375

out of (all) measurea1375

beyond measure1526

above (also beyond) the nock1530

out of (also without) all cry1565

out of all hoa1592

over the top1935

a1375 [see sense 1b].

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 137 On lenth it es withouten mesure.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 62 The damesel made grete sorow oute of mesure.

c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 167 It is a pryue robberye, a theft out of alle mesure.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvii. 810 The laiff our mesur war wery.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 570 He wes angry out of mesur.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. vi. 59 Abufe myssuyr forsuth thai chaistyit war.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 418/2 This adversite hath anguissed me beyonde measure.

1565 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 370 A thing sa far beyond all measour that [etc.].

1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B^v So Selfe encountred with a Law, proves out of measure sinfull.

1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 375 The air is usually warm, and at some time above measure.

1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 73 He's so often out of Measure in his drinking.

1771 C. Powys Passages from Diaries Mrs. Powys (1899) 132 I..found it utterly impossible..to keep on, so had again recourse to my..side-saddle, provok'd beyond measure to follow Mrs. Hill.

1820 Ld. Byron Let. 13 Oct. (1977) VII. 203 It would be out of all measure and conscience to ask you to translate the whole—but if you could give me a short sketch of it.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. vi. iii. 216 He was full of Eckart's doctrine, out of all measure admiring the wonderful man.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxxi. 414 My Lady was once vexed beyond measure.

1875 D. A. Wasson in Freedom & Fellowship in Relig. (Free Relig. Assoc., Boston) 20 A conscious being is indeed here, and with relations out of measure higher and finer.

1906 S. Phillips Nero iii. iv. 91 I had not told you had I not Been above measure happy.

1954 G. Durrell Bafut Beagles (1956) 204 Even the staff knew that Idiurus kivuensis was the name of a beef that I prized beyond all measure.

1984 R. Dahl Boy 21 Astri was far and away my father's favourite. He adored her beyond measure.

extracted from measuren.

out of (also over, without) measure

c. out of (also over, without) measure: immoderately, without restraint. Obsolete.There is some overlap with sense 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > extremely or excessively

out of (also over, without) measure1340

with a pestilence1594

too —— for anything?a1832

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 51 Me eth and dryngþ..to lustuolliche oþer out of mesure [c1450 Bk. Vices & Virtues vnmesurabely].

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 52 (MED) Þe oþer boȝ [of gluttony] is of mete and of drinke be to moche and wiþ-oute mesure.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 371 (MED) He ȝaf hym alwey to mete and drynke, and to leccherie oute of mesure.

c1390 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 829 The thridde [type of gluttony] is whan men taken to muche ouer mesure.

a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 2262 Þi metys and drynkys arn vnthende Whanne þei are out of mesure take.

a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 17 (MED) They ben vncircumcised in here tastynge, the whiche ȝyueþ hem vn-to commessacions and potacions, in dronkonnes and withoute mesure.

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Ev I that in time, and out of time Karoust it without measure.

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie li Wyne which they gussel and quaffe vp without measure or reason.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B^v So Selfe encountred with a Law, proves out of measure sinfull.

1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) 44 This man..did drink without measure, but could not urine it out.

extracted from measuren.

out of measure

b. Outside or beyond the usual limits of (a process, condition, etc.), as out of comparison, out of doubt, out of measure, out of the ordinary, out of (the) question, etc.out of this world: see world n. Phrases 36.

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a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2234 (MED) Deliuerli þei hieȝed hem þider for drede, out of doute.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 679 (MED) Min herte..Som time of hire is sore adrad, And som time it is overglad, Al out of reule and out of space.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 13166 (MED) I aske þe nouþer hous ny londe Ny noon oþere þing out of resoun [a1400 Vesp. wit vnresun].

a1450 (?1409) St. Patrick's Purgatory (Royal) 65 (MED) Þese folk..dispendid here halydai in gloteny..takyng and fillyng hemself owte of mesure more þan hem nedid.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 556 Whan Morgan le Fay saw hym dede, she made grete sorow oute of reson.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras iii. 7 Of him came..people, & kynreddes out of nombre.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Bi A man doubteles owte of comparison.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 136 b It is out of all controversie that Adam..was endued with wonderfull and absolute freedome of will.

1615 W. Bedwell tr. Mohammedis Imposturæ i. §10 That is out of doubt true.

a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1914) II. xvi. 249 Wee stayed by this Towne..being out of possibilitie to attaine Jalore.

1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 329 Why look ye Mistress, says he, I won't be out of Reason with you then.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. 146 His celestial history is more out of the Common.

1893 Law Times 95 29/2 It was expected that the meeting..would be a little out of the ordinary.

1940 Aeronautics Nov. 44/3 Flight tests have shown that more than one glider can be towed by an aeroplane, so that a glider train is not out of question.

2002 Chicago Tribune 3 Mar. ii. 5/2 The study of all these records indicates that nothing out of the ordinary was taking place..on board the submarine.

extracted from out ofprep.

as lemmas

单词	out of measure
释义	> as lemmas out of (all) measure c. In adverbial phrases. beyond (also above, †over, †without) measure, beyond all measure, †out measure, out of (all) measure (archaic): beyond all bounds, excessively; without limit. Formerly also used predicatively (chiefly Scottish): †boundless, unlimited; excessive (obsolete).passing measure: see passing measure at passing prep. 3.There is some overlap with sense 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > excessively [phrase] > excessively or immoderately att hofelæsc1175 with unskillc1220 above (also beyond) the moonc1300 out of score1303 beyond (also above, over, without) measurea1375 out of (all) measurea1375 beyond measure1526 above (also beyond) the nock1530 out of (also without) all cry1565 out of all hoa1592 over the top1935 a1375 [see sense 1b]. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 137 On lenth it es withouten mesure. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 62 The damesel made grete sorow oute of mesure. c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 167 It is a pryue robberye, a theft out of alle mesure. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) xvii. 810 The laiff our mesur war wery. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) i. 570 He wes angry out of mesur. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) vii. vi. 59 Abufe myssuyr forsuth thai chaistyit war. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 418/2 This adversite hath anguissed me beyonde measure. 1565 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 370 A thing sa far beyond all measour that [etc.]. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B^v So Selfe encountred with a Law, proves out of measure sinfull. 1665 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (new ed.) 375 The air is usually warm, and at some time above measure. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 73 He's so often out of Measure in his drinking. 1771 C. Powys Passages from Diaries Mrs. Powys (1899) 132 I..found it utterly impossible..to keep on, so had again recourse to my..side-saddle, provok'd beyond measure to follow Mrs. Hill. 1820 Ld. Byron Let. 13 Oct. (1977) VII. 203 It would be out of all measure and conscience to ask you to translate the whole—but if you could give me a short sketch of it. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. vi. iii. 216 He was full of Eckart's doctrine, out of all measure admiring the wonderful man. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xxxi. 414 My Lady was once vexed beyond measure. 1875 D. A. Wasson in Freedom & Fellowship in Relig. (Free Relig. Assoc., Boston) 20 A conscious being is indeed here, and with relations out of measure higher and finer. 1906 S. Phillips Nero iii. iv. 91 I had not told you had I not Been above measure happy. 1954 G. Durrell Bafut Beagles (1956) 204 Even the staff knew that Idiurus kivuensis was the name of a beef that I prized beyond all measure. 1984 R. Dahl Boy 21 Astri was far and away my father's favourite. He adored her beyond measure. extracted from measuren. out of (also over, without) measure c. out of (also over, without) measure: immoderately, without restraint. Obsolete.There is some overlap with sense 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > greatly or very much [phrase] > extremely or excessively out of (also over, without) measure1340 with a pestilence1594 too —— for anything?a1832 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 51 Me eth and dryngþ..to lustuolliche oþer out of mesure [c1450 Bk. Vices & Virtues vnmesurabely]. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 52 (MED) Þe oþer boȝ [of gluttony] is of mete and of drinke be to moche and wiþ-oute mesure. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 371 (MED) He ȝaf hym alwey to mete and drynke, and to leccherie oute of mesure. c1390 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale 829 The thridde [type of gluttony] is whan men taken to muche ouer mesure. a1450 Castle Perseverance (1969) l. 2262 Þi metys and drynkys arn vnthende Whanne þei are out of mesure take. a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 17 (MED) They ben vncircumcised in here tastynge, the whiche ȝyueþ hem vn-to commessacions and potacions, in dronkonnes and withoute mesure. 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Ev I that in time, and out of time Karoust it without measure. 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie li Wyne which they gussel and quaffe vp without measure or reason. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman To Rdr. sig. B^v So Selfe encountred with a Law, proves out of measure sinfull. 1662 R. Mathews Unlearned Alchymist (new ed.) 44 This man..did drink without measure, but could not urine it out. extracted from measuren. out of measure b. Outside or beyond the usual limits of (a process, condition, etc.), as out of comparison, out of doubt, out of measure, out of the ordinary, out of (the) question, etc.out of this world: see world n. Phrases 36. ΚΠ a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 2234 (MED) Deliuerli þei hieȝed hem þider for drede, out of doute. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iv. 679 (MED) Min herte..Som time of hire is sore adrad, And som time it is overglad, Al out of reule and out of space. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) 13166 (MED) I aske þe nouþer hous ny londe Ny noon oþere þing out of resoun [a1400 Vesp. wit vnresun]. a1450 (?1409) St. Patrick's Purgatory (Royal) 65 (MED) Þese folk..dispendid here halydai in gloteny..takyng and fillyng hemself owte of mesure more þan hem nedid. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 556 Whan Morgan le Fay saw hym dede, she made grete sorow oute of reson. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Esdras iii. 7 Of him came..people, & kynreddes out of nombre. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Bi A man doubteles owte of comparison. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 136 b It is out of all controversie that Adam..was endued with wonderfull and absolute freedome of will. 1615 W. Bedwell tr. Mohammedis Imposturæ i. §10 That is out of doubt true. a1667 P. Mundy Trav. (1914) II. xvi. 249 Wee stayed by this Towne..being out of possibilitie to attaine Jalore. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 329 Why look ye Mistress, says he, I won't be out of Reason with you then. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. 146 His celestial history is more out of the Common. 1893 Law Times 95 29/2 It was expected that the meeting..would be a little out of the ordinary. 1940 Aeronautics Nov. 44/3 Flight tests have shown that more than one glider can be towed by an aeroplane, so that a glider train is not out of question. 2002 Chicago Tribune 3 Mar. ii. 5/2 The study of all these records indicates that nothing out of the ordinary was taking place..on board the submarine. extracted from out ofprep. < as lemmas
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