peep of dayn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpiːp əv ˈdeɪ/, U.S.

/ˌpip ə(v) ˈdeɪ/

Forms: see peep n.² and of prep. and day n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peep n.², of prep., day n.

Etymology: < peep n.² + of prep. + day n. Compare Middle French pipe du jour (1530 in Palsgrave: see quot. 1530 at sense A. 1).

A. n.

1. The first appearance of daylight, the earliest dawn. Also figurative. Now chiefly literary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > dawn > [noun]

aristc825

dawingc900

dayeOE

day-rimOE

day-redOE

mornOE

lightOE

lightingOE

dawning1297

day-rowa1300

grekinga1300

uprista1300

dayninga1325

uprisingc1330

sun arisingc1350

springc1380

springingc1380

day-springa1382

morrowingc1384

dayingc1400

daylighta1425

upspring1471

aurora1483

sky1515

orienta1522

breaking of the day1523

daybreak1530

day-peep1530

morrow dayc1530

peep of the morning1530

prick of the day?1533

morning1535

day-breaking1565

creek1567

sunup1572

breach of the day1579

break of day or morn1584

peep of day1587

uprise1594

dawna1616

day-dawn1616

peep of dawn1751

strike of day1790

skreigh1802

sunbreak1822

day-daw1823

screech1829

dayclean1835

sun dawn1835

first light1838

morning-red1843

piccaninny sun1846

piccaninny daylightc1860

gloaming1873

glooming1877

sparrow-fart1886

crack1887

sun-spring1900

piccaninny dawn1936

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 804/1 At daye pype, a la pipe du jour.]

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1138/1 The morrow.., by the peepe of daie, all the batteries began.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. H6 Those Maiden showrs, Which, by the peepe of day, doe strew A Baptime o're the flowers.

1695 E. Ravenscroft Canterbury Guests iv. xii. 49 Call to the Hostler, bid him saddle my Horse, and let the Boot-catcher bring up my Boots, I'll begon at peep of Day.

1726 J. Barker Lining of Patch-work Screen 41 He [sc. the Knight] and his Man were extreamly uneasie at what had hapned, and by peep of Day open'd the Door.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. ix. 848 Threat'ning that himself Will at the peep of day launch all his barks, And counselling..the gen'ral host to voyage homeward.

a1836 F. L. Mortimer (title) The Peep of Day; or a Series of the earliest religious Instruction the Infant Mind is capable of receiving.

1882 J. Parker Apostolic Life I. 118 The first sacrifice was offered at the very peep of day.

1939 X. Herbert Capricornia (new ed.) ii. 20 The party went on till peep of day.

1998 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 19 Mar. 8 I set out one May morning at peep of day to seek a buck.

2. English regional. Star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > Solomon's seal or star of Bethlehem

whitewort?c1400

Solomon's seal1543

dog's onion1548

white root1548

ornithogalum1562

Our Lady's cowslip1565

St John's seal1567

star of Bethlehem1573

ornithogal1578

field onion1582

Polygonatum1597

star of Bethlehem1629

Ladder to Heaven1640

Star of Naples1722

smilacina1808

seal-wort1837

lady's seal1870

peep of day1882

morning star1890

chinkerinchee1926

1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. 318 Peep-o'-day, same as Betty-go-to-bed-at-noon.

B. adj.

1. Of, relating to, or designating a Protestant organization active in the north of Ireland c1784–95, whose members clashed with Roman Catholic Defenders (see defender n. 5). Esp. in Peep o' Day Boys. Now historical.The name supposedly arose from their practice of breaking into the houses of their Roman Catholic opponents at daybreak in search of arms.

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society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > other specific associations or organizations

Tityre-tu1623

Peep o' Day Boys1780

law society1821

kongsi1839

B'nai B'rith1862

Molly Maguire1867

Kennel Club1874

Ethical Society1877

Kyrle Society1877

Molly1877

Sierra Club1891

subak1897

Workers' Educational Association1905

senior1906

W.E.A.1910

Lions Club1922

godless1927

F.P.A.a1940

Diners' Club1950

amnesty1961

Sealed Knot1971

Greenpeace1972

lions1972

Gaysoc1976

Group of Eight1977

Group of Seven1977

meeja1983

G71986

G81988

society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations

levellers1762

Hearts of Steel1771

Peep o' Day Boys1780

Rightboys1786

Brunswick Club1828

Orange Order1828

Young Ireland1843

Land league1881

U.I.L.1901

Noraid1974

U.U.U.C.1974

INLA1979

1780 A. Young Tour Ireland ii. vi. 30 In England we have heard much of whiteboys, steelboys, oakboys, peep-of-day-boys, &c... All but the whiteboys were among the manufacturing protestants in the north.

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon Concl. 468 The insurgent banditti of Tories, Hearts of Steel, Peep-o'day Boys, White Boys, &c.

1845 S. Smith Fragm. Irish Rom. Catholic Church in Wks. (1859) II. 340/2 A peep-of-day clergyman will no longer preach to a peep-of-day congregation.

1890 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. VII. xxvi. 20 A corps of volunteers which had been originally raised on Peep of Day principles.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 43 Raw facebones under his peep of day boy's hat.

1996 Sunday Tel. 4 Feb. 31/7 Their ancestors served in informal anti-Catholic militias like the Peep o' Day boys.

2. gen. Of, relating to, or active at the first appearance of daylight. Now rare.

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the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > dawn > [adjective]

auroral1554

aurorean1820

peep of day1821

1821 P. Egan Life in London 190 The peep-o'-day woman of quality, who, night after night, disposes of all her hours of rest in card-parties and routs.

1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 403 Some little ‘peep-o'-day boy’, willing to take the ‘top of the morning’ before the rest of his compeers.

1852 F. E. Smedley Lewis Arundel 612 Always supposing our peep-of-day amusement goes as it should do.

1956 S. H. Bell Erin's Orange Lily ix. 136 One old man..remembered when the earth floors of the ruins around his house were polished by the traffic of feet and the peep-o-day windows were glazed.

Derivatives

peep-of-ˈdayism n.

ΚΠ

1869 Daily News 5 May 5/4 This traditional conspiracy has been called at various times ‘Terryaltism’, ‘Peep-o'-Dayism’, ‘Whiteboyism’, and ‘Ribbonism’.

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

单词	peep of day
释义	peep of dayn.adj. Brit. /ˌpiːp əv ˈdeɪ/, U.S. /ˌpip ə(v) ˈdeɪ/ Forms: see peep n.² and of prep. and day n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peep n.², of prep., day n. Etymology: < peep n.² + of prep. + day n. Compare Middle French pipe du jour (1530 in Palsgrave: see quot. 1530 at sense A. 1). A. n. 1. The first appearance of daylight, the earliest dawn. Also figurative. Now chiefly literary. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > dawn > [noun] aristc825 dawingc900 dayeOE day-rimOE day-redOE mornOE lightOE lightingOE dawning1297 day-rowa1300 grekinga1300 uprista1300 dayninga1325 uprisingc1330 sun arisingc1350 springc1380 springingc1380 day-springa1382 morrowingc1384 dayingc1400 daylighta1425 upspring1471 aurora1483 sky1515 orienta1522 breaking of the day1523 daybreak1530 day-peep1530 morrow dayc1530 peep of the morning1530 prick of the day?1533 morning1535 day-breaking1565 creek1567 sunup1572 breach of the day1579 break of day or morn1584 peep of day1587 uprise1594 dawna1616 day-dawn1616 peep of dawn1751 strike of day1790 skreigh1802 sunbreak1822 day-daw1823 screech1829 dayclean1835 sun dawn1835 first light1838 morning-red1843 piccaninny sun1846 piccaninny daylightc1860 gloaming1873 glooming1877 sparrow-fart1886 crack1887 sun-spring1900 piccaninny dawn1936 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 804/1 At daye pype, a la pipe du jour.] 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 1138/1 The morrow.., by the peepe of daie, all the batteries began. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. H6 Those Maiden showrs, Which, by the peepe of day, doe strew A Baptime o're the flowers. 1695 E. Ravenscroft Canterbury Guests iv. xii. 49 Call to the Hostler, bid him saddle my Horse, and let the Boot-catcher bring up my Boots, I'll begon at peep of Day. 1726 J. Barker Lining of Patch-work Screen 41 He [sc. the Knight] and his Man were extreamly uneasie at what had hapned, and by peep of Day open'd the Door. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. ix. 848 Threat'ning that himself Will at the peep of day launch all his barks, And counselling..the gen'ral host to voyage homeward. a1836 F. L. Mortimer (title) The Peep of Day; or a Series of the earliest religious Instruction the Infant Mind is capable of receiving. 1882 J. Parker Apostolic Life I. 118 The first sacrifice was offered at the very peep of day. 1939 X. Herbert Capricornia (new ed.) ii. 20 The party went on till peep of day. 1998 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 19 Mar. 8 I set out one May morning at peep of day to seek a buck. 2. English regional. Star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > Solomon's seal or star of Bethlehem whitewort?c1400 Solomon's seal1543 dog's onion1548 white root1548 ornithogalum1562 Our Lady's cowslip1565 St John's seal1567 star of Bethlehem1573 ornithogal1578 field onion1582 Polygonatum1597 star of Bethlehem1629 Ladder to Heaven1640 Star of Naples1722 smilacina1808 seal-wort1837 lady's seal1870 peep of day1882 morning star1890 chinkerinchee1926 1882 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. 318 Peep-o'-day, same as Betty-go-to-bed-at-noon. B. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or designating a Protestant organization active in the north of Ireland c1784–95, whose members clashed with Roman Catholic Defenders (see defender n. 5). Esp. in Peep o' Day Boys. Now historical.The name supposedly arose from their practice of breaking into the houses of their Roman Catholic opponents at daybreak in search of arms. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > other specific associations or organizations Tityre-tu1623 Peep o' Day Boys1780 law society1821 kongsi1839 B'nai B'rith1862 Molly Maguire1867 Kennel Club1874 Ethical Society1877 Kyrle Society1877 Molly1877 Sierra Club1891 subak1897 Workers' Educational Association1905 senior1906 W.E.A.1910 Lions Club1922 godless1927 F.P.A.a1940 Diners' Club1950 amnesty1961 Sealed Knot1971 Greenpeace1972 lions1972 Gaysoc1976 Group of Eight1977 Group of Seven1977 meeja1983 G71986 G81988 society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations levellers1762 Hearts of Steel1771 Peep o' Day Boys1780 Rightboys1786 Brunswick Club1828 Orange Order1828 Young Ireland1843 Land league1881 U.I.L.1901 Noraid1974 U.U.U.C.1974 INLA1979 1780 A. Young Tour Ireland ii. vi. 30 In England we have heard much of whiteboys, steelboys, oakboys, peep-of-day-boys, &c... All but the whiteboys were among the manufacturing protestants in the north. 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon Concl. 468 The insurgent banditti of Tories, Hearts of Steel, Peep-o'day Boys, White Boys, &c. 1845 S. Smith Fragm. Irish Rom. Catholic Church in Wks. (1859) II. 340/2 A peep-of-day clergyman will no longer preach to a peep-of-day congregation. 1890 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. VII. xxvi. 20 A corps of volunteers which had been originally raised on Peep of Day principles. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. iii. [Proteus] 43 Raw facebones under his peep of day boy's hat. 1996 Sunday Tel. 4 Feb. 31/7 Their ancestors served in informal anti-Catholic militias like the Peep o' Day boys. 2. gen. Of, relating to, or active at the first appearance of daylight. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > dawn > [adjective] auroral1554 aurorean1820 peep of day1821 1821 P. Egan Life in London 190 The peep-o'-day woman of quality, who, night after night, disposes of all her hours of rest in card-parties and routs. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 403 Some little ‘peep-o'-day boy’, willing to take the ‘top of the morning’ before the rest of his compeers. 1852 F. E. Smedley Lewis Arundel 612 Always supposing our peep-of-day amusement goes as it should do. 1956 S. H. Bell Erin's Orange Lily ix. 136 One old man..remembered when the earth floors of the ruins around his house were polished by the traffic of feet and the peep-o-day windows were glazed. Derivatives peep-of-ˈdayism n. ΚΠ 1869 Daily News 5 May 5/4 This traditional conspiracy has been called at various times ‘Terryaltism’, ‘Peep-o'-Dayism’, ‘Whiteboyism’, and ‘Ribbonism’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1587
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