paper boatn.

Brit.

/ˈpeɪpə bəʊt/,

/ˌpeɪpə ˈbəʊt/, U.S.

/ˈpeɪpər ˈboʊt/

Forms: see paper n. and adj. and boat n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., boat n.¹

Etymology: < paper n. + boat n.¹

1. A boat constructed from light materials, esp. thin planks of wood. (figurative in quot. 1606.) Now rare.In quot. 1610 probably with reference to boats constructed from papyrus reeds (cf. paper n. 18 and quot. 1601¹ at papyr n.). In quot. 1863, perhaps punningly for ‘reading’.

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1606 Returne from Pernassus i. ii. sig. B2 [Thomas] Lodge for his oare in euery paper boate, He that turnes ouer Galen euery day, To sit and simper Euphues legacy.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xviii. 2 Woe to the land the cymbal of winges, which is beyond the riuers of Æthiopia, which sendeth legates into the sea, and in the vessels of bulrushes vpon the waters. [Note] Or paper boates.

1630 J. Taylor Wks. 35 With a Rotten weake Browne paper Boate, To Quinborough, from London I did floate.

1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 26 Sept. 108/1 My voyages (in paper boats) among savages often yield me matter for reflection at home.

1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 101 Paper boat, a lightly-built vessel of any sort, but particularly applied to paddle excursion steamers.

1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 156 Paper boat, any boat with very thin planking.

2. A model boat made from folded paper.In quot. a1637, the precise sense is unclear.

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society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > three-dimensional representation > [noun] > other models

windmill1557

paper boata1637

Nilometer1794

paper airplane1921

ship in a bottle1949

a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods in Wks. (1640) III. 254 Their [sc. Infants'] Corrals, Whistles, and prime Coates, Their painted Maskes, their paper Boates, With Sayles of silke.

?1846 E. C. Gaskell Lett. (1966) 48 All the children were very kind to Florence, and made her paper boxes, and boats.

1876 J. B. L. Warren Soldier of Fortune iv. iii. 354 Take back delight, A paper boat launched on a heaving pool To please a child, and folded by a fool.

1964 M. Clive Day of Reckoning viii. 73 Parlour tricks, such as making cocked hats out of newspaper or paper boats from half-sheets of writing paper.

2003 East Bay (Calif.) Express (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Calendar section) The practice of launching little paper boats with candles in them to signify departed souls originated in Japan or Thailand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	paper boat
释义	paper boatn. Brit. /ˈpeɪpə bəʊt/, /ˌpeɪpə ˈbəʊt/, U.S. /ˈpeɪpər ˈboʊt/ Forms: see paper n. and adj. and boat n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: paper n., boat n.¹ Etymology: < paper n. + boat n.¹ 1. A boat constructed from light materials, esp. thin planks of wood. (figurative in quot. 1606.) Now rare.In quot. 1610 probably with reference to boats constructed from papyrus reeds (cf. paper n. 18 and quot. 1601¹ at papyr n.). In quot. 1863, perhaps punningly for ‘reading’. ΚΠ 1606 Returne from Pernassus i. ii. sig. B2 [Thomas] Lodge for his oare in euery paper boate, He that turnes ouer Galen euery day, To sit and simper Euphues legacy. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Isa. xviii. 2 Woe to the land the cymbal of winges, which is beyond the riuers of Æthiopia, which sendeth legates into the sea, and in the vessels of bulrushes vpon the waters. [Note] Or paper boates. 1630 J. Taylor Wks. 35 With a Rotten weake Browne paper Boate, To Quinborough, from London I did floate. 1863 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 26 Sept. 108/1 My voyages (in paper boats) among savages often yield me matter for reflection at home. 1929 F. C. Bowen Sea Slang 101 Paper boat, a lightly-built vessel of any sort, but particularly applied to paddle excursion steamers. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 156 Paper boat, any boat with very thin planking. 2. A model boat made from folded paper.In quot. a1637, the precise sense is unclear. ΘΚΠ society > communication > representation > a plastic or graphic representation > three-dimensional representation > [noun] > other models windmill1557 paper boata1637 Nilometer1794 paper airplane1921 ship in a bottle1949 a1637 B. Jonson Under-woods in Wks. (1640) III. 254 Their [sc. Infants'] Corrals, Whistles, and prime Coates, Their painted Maskes, their paper Boates, With Sayles of silke. ?1846 E. C. Gaskell Lett. (1966) 48 All the children were very kind to Florence, and made her paper boxes, and boats. 1876 J. B. L. Warren Soldier of Fortune iv. iii. 354 Take back delight, A paper boat launched on a heaving pool To please a child, and folded by a fool. 1964 M. Clive Day of Reckoning viii. 73 Parlour tricks, such as making cocked hats out of newspaper or paper boats from half-sheets of writing paper. 2003 East Bay (Calif.) Express (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Calendar section) The practice of launching little paper boats with candles in them to signify departed souls originated in Japan or Thailand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1606
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