pass-keyn.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːskiː/,

/ˈpaskiː/, U.S.

/ˈpæsˌki/, Scottish English

/ˈpaski/

Forms: see pass v. and key n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pass v., key n.¹

Etymology: < pass v. + key n.¹

Originally Scottish.

A special key of a door or gate giving privileged access, esp. a key which operates any one of a number of locks, a master key (also figurative); a false key. Formerly also: †a private key of a door or gate; †a latchkey.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > latch-key

clicket key1348

clicket1391

pass-key1633

latchkey1825

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > master-key

master key1577

pass-key1633

passepartout1675

society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > other types of key

piped keyc1520

pipe key1540

pass-key1633

rose key1663

screw key1742

ring-key1761

Chubb1833

keylet1860

card key1951

key card1966

1633 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 330 For gilting of twa pase keyes.

1699 Black Bk. Kincardineshire 84 [The thieves] did..enter in at the door having opened the same with a pass-key.

1792 A. F. T. Woodhouselee Robbers iv. 168 (stage direct.) He takes some pass-keys from his pocket.

1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. II. iii. 135 I gained the gate; but..it was fast locked, the Countess having the pass-key.

1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 58 Deprecation, whether in tone, manner, or phraseology, is an universal pass-key.

1861 M. Arnold Pop. Educ. France 152 The Nancy inspector who went round the schools of that town with me, had a pass-key by which he let himself into any one of them when he pleased.

1905 Daily Chron. 20 Mar. 4/6 All the doors are thronged with suitors, and open only..to the pass-keys of members of the old aristocratic families.

1958 G. Greene Our Man in Havana i. iii. 31 ‘Don't ask for me at the desk.’ ‘Don't you need your key?’ ‘Got a pass key. I'll be seeing you.’

2003 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 24 Jan. b2 Officers heard scurrying noises from the room so they unlocked the door with a pass key and forced the security chain open.

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

单词	pass-key
释义	pass-keyn. Brit. /ˈpɑːskiː/, /ˈpaskiː/, U.S. /ˈpæsˌki/, Scottish English /ˈpaski/ Forms: see pass v. and key n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pass v., key n.¹ Etymology: < pass v. + key n.¹ Originally Scottish. A special key of a door or gate giving privileged access, esp. a key which operates any one of a number of locks, a master key (also figurative); a false key. Formerly also: †a private key of a door or gate; †a latchkey. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > latch-key clicket key1348 clicket1391 pass-key1633 latchkey1825 society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > master-key master key1577 pass-key1633 passepartout1675 society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > key > other types of key piped keyc1520 pipe key1540 pass-key1633 rose key1663 screw key1742 ring-key1761 Chubb1833 keylet1860 card key1951 key card1966 1633 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 330 For gilting of twa pase keyes. 1699 Black Bk. Kincardineshire 84 [The thieves] did..enter in at the door having opened the same with a pass-key. 1792 A. F. T. Woodhouselee Robbers iv. 168 (stage direct.) He takes some pass-keys from his pocket. 1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. II. iii. 135 I gained the gate; but..it was fast locked, the Countess having the pass-key. 1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. I. 58 Deprecation, whether in tone, manner, or phraseology, is an universal pass-key. 1861 M. Arnold Pop. Educ. France 152 The Nancy inspector who went round the schools of that town with me, had a pass-key by which he let himself into any one of them when he pleased. 1905 Daily Chron. 20 Mar. 4/6 All the doors are thronged with suitors, and open only..to the pass-keys of members of the old aristocratic families. 1958 G. Greene Our Man in Havana i. iii. 31 ‘Don't ask for me at the desk.’ ‘Don't you need your key?’ ‘Got a pass key. I'll be seeing you.’ 2003 Edmonton (Alberta) Jrnl. (Nexis) 24 Jan. b2 Officers heard scurrying noises from the room so they unlocked the door with a pass key and forced the security chain open. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633
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