单词 | over-eye |
释义 | over-eyev. Now rare. transitive. To cast one's eye over; to observe, have an eye to; to watch over. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > watch or observe keepc1000 overseeOE waitc1300 advisec1325 awaita1375 to wait on ——c1384 markc1400 contemplec1429 to keep (also have) an (or one's) eye on (also upon)a1450 to look straitly to?c1450 to wait after ——c1460 vizy1488 contemplatea1533 vise1551 pry?1553 observe1567 eye1592 over-eye?1592 watch1600 outwatch1607 spell1633 superintend1654 under-watch1654 tent1721 evigilate1727 twig1764 stag1796 eye-serve1800 spy1806 deek1825 screw1905 clock1911 ?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda i. l. 46 My loue hath lasted from mine infancie, And still increased as I grew my selfe, When did Perseda pastime in the streetes, But her Erastus ouer-eied her sporte. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. iii. 77 Here sit I in the skie, And wretched fooles secrets heedfully ore ey [1623 ore-eye] . View more context for this quotation 1638 J. Ford Fancies v. 65 'Twere better live a yeoman And live with men, then over-eye your houses [sic], Whiles I my selfe am ridden like a jade. 1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 64 A Woman,..who diligently over-eyed, and watched her Charge. 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 594/2 Over-eye, to watch (carefully): non-aristocratic coll.: C. 19–20. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?1592 |
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