† orchestren.

Forms: 1600s 1800s orchester, 1700s–1800s orchestre.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French orchestre; Latin orchēstra.

Etymology: < French orchestre area in front of the stage in the ancient Greek theatre where the chorus performed (1500 in Middle French), area in front of the stage in the ancient Roman theatre where the senators sat (1520), part of a theatre where the musicians perform (a1679), group of instrumentalists (1754), section of stalls in the auditorium of a theatre (1811), or its etymon classical Latin orchēstra orchestra n.For the form orchester compare the etymological note at theatre n. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭ·ɹkėstəɹ, formerly ǫɹke· stəɹ) /ˈɔːkɪstə(r)/, formerly /ɔːˈkɛstə(r)/.

Obsolete.

= orchestra n. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > company of instrumentalists > [noun] > orchestra

orchestre1623

orchestra1720

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Orchester, a Scaffold.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Orchester, that part of the Scene in a Theater, where the Chorus useth to dance; it is also sometimes taken for the place where the Musicians sit.

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber ix. 183 The flat Cieling, that is now over the Orchestre, was then a Semi-oval Arch.

1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 243 The lady called to the orchestre for a saraband.

1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 183/2 As Pericles, a whole orchestre [he] bears.

1834 R. M. Bird Calavar I. xiv. 157 The rushing of a mighty wind was added to the orchestre of the elements.

1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 48 Whose golden blossoms waved above my head—A fragrant orchester, where hymns were said..By myriad bees.

1875 T. Martin Life Prince Consort I. 154 The little stage and orchestre were perfectly arranged, and we were all seated in rows of chairs one above the other.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	orchestre
释义	† orchestren. Forms: 1600s 1800s orchester, 1700s–1800s orchestre. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French orchestre; Latin orchēstra. Etymology: < French orchestre area in front of the stage in the ancient Greek theatre where the chorus performed (1500 in Middle French), area in front of the stage in the ancient Roman theatre where the senators sat (1520), part of a theatre where the musicians perform (a1679), group of instrumentalists (1754), section of stalls in the auditorium of a theatre (1811), or its etymon classical Latin orchēstra orchestra n.For the form orchester compare the etymological note at theatre n. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǭ·ɹkėstəɹ, formerly ǫɹke· stəɹ) /ˈɔːkɪstə(r)/, formerly /ɔːˈkɛstə(r)/. Obsolete. = orchestra n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > company of instrumentalists > [noun] > orchestra orchestre1623 orchestra1720 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Orchester, a Scaffold. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Orchester, that part of the Scene in a Theater, where the Chorus useth to dance; it is also sometimes taken for the place where the Musicians sit. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber ix. 183 The flat Cieling, that is now over the Orchestre, was then a Semi-oval Arch. 1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 243 The lady called to the orchestre for a saraband. 1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives (1879) I. 183/2 As Pericles, a whole orchestre [he] bears. 1834 R. M. Bird Calavar I. xiv. 157 The rushing of a mighty wind was added to the orchestre of the elements. 1857 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 48 Whose golden blossoms waved above my head—A fragrant orchester, where hymns were said..By myriad bees. 1875 T. Martin Life Prince Consort I. 154 The little stage and orchestre were perfectly arranged, and we were all seated in rows of chairs one above the other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1623
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