pedlarypeddleryn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɛdləri/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdləri/

Forms: 1500s pedlarie, 1500s pedlarye, 1500s pedlerye, 1500s–1600s pedlerie, 1500s–1800s pedlery, 1500s– pedlary, 1800s– peddlery.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pedlar n.¹, -y suffix³, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < pedlar n.¹ + -y suffix³: compare -ary suffix¹. In use as adjective perhaps independently < pedlar n.¹ + -y suffix¹. With forms in -ery , -erie , etc., compare -ery suffix. Compare beggary n.

A. n.

1. The occupation of a pedlar, the practice of peddling. Also figurative: (the promotion of) worthless or contemptible actions or practices. Now chiefly archaic and historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > itinerant selling

pedlary1531

hawking1542

bogginga1555

peddling1591

pedlarism1699

pedlaring1839

doorstepping1909

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > paltry, mean, or contemptible > collectively

pedlary1531

1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. cvi To confirme his preachynge of eare confession & pardons with like pedelery.

1604 S. Hieron Answer Popish Rime in Wks. (1620) I. 569 Those sacraments, which holy be, You stayn'd haue with your pedlery.

1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs §252 More ridiculous pedleries then the pageantries and puppetries of Bartholomew Faire.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 119. ⁋6 I..might..have been doomed..to the grossness of pedlary, and the jargon of usury.

1828 W. Sotheby Italy & Other Poems 128 Have we not seen him..proffer to the passers by The treasures of his pedlary?

1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 320 Those ‘small wares’, the sale of which constituted..the staple of ancient pedlery.

1989 Newsday (Nexis) 18 Jan. 23 The articles depicted Jewish citizens..as rootless parasites who were likely to engage in occupations such as peddlery.

2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 20 May 26 The French flower-pedlars of the 19th century... were mainly alpine farmers, who turned to pedlary when winter prevented them from working their frozen land.

†2. Goods sold by pedlars, pedlars' wares; (figurative) worthless or contemptible things, trash. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > goods sold by pedlar or huckster

pedlaryc1548

peddling1737

huckstery1833

c1548 J. Bale Answere to Papystycall Exhortacyon sig. B. 2.^v They turne out ther trashe And shew ther haberdashe Ther pylde pedlarye And scalde scullerye.

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 46^v The third time..they shall haue baser commodities: the fourth time Lute strings and gray Paper... When thus this young Vsurer hath thrust all hys pedlary into the hands of nouice heyres,..he [etc.].

1674 J. Evelyn Navigation & Commerce 13 Condemning the Pedlary, and sordid Vices of Retailers.

1759 Bk. Fairs 9 Mwrras, Carmarthenshire, Aug. 21, for cattle, sheep, and pedlary.

1781 W. Butler Cheltenham Guide iii. 25 At the other four [fairs] are sold pedlary and other wares, toys &c.

1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. App. p. viii Wandering..with its pack of amulets, bead-rolls,..fetisches, and the like pedlary.

1884 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 476 We could go,..half gypsy and half gentry, with books instead of peddlery.

1890 H. S. Hallett 1000 Miles 4 You may see..parties of Shans..with..sundry articles of peddlery.

†B. adj.

1. Of relating to or characteristic of a pedlar or of peddling. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [adjective] > pedlar

pedlary1551

pedlarly1617

Scotch1641

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial > for specific people

pedlary1551

touristy1906

1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. xcix Saynte Godrycke..went firste abroade with pedlary wares, and afterwardes on pilgrimage.

1595 H. Chettle Piers Plainnes Prentiship sig. D3 Our pins were rustie, the tags of our laces cankered, all our pedlerie ware being in a pitifull plight.

1630 Tincker of Turvey 8 I would have pawn'd all the Pedlary packes, that euer I carried.

1728 J. Swift Wks. & Lett. xi. 21 All those..travel with fish, poultry, pedlary-ware, and other conveniences to sell.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. v. 51 I shall send this [letter], as my former, by a poor man, who travels every day with pedlary matters.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 227 Solid old-fashioned silken pincushions, such as Autolycus might have carried about amongst his pedlery-ware.

2. figurative. Trifling, contemptible, trashy. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > condition or quality of goods

middling1550

pedlaryc1555

shop-rid1620

shopworn1666

loyal1690

braided1721

country-damaged1847

shop-soiled1865

shoddy1882

as new1898

low-end1899

service weight1919

designer1940

high-end1956

loaded1968

market-leading1972

pound shop1989

c1555 R. Taylor in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1570) III. 1705/1 Hys pedlary pelfe packe is contrarye to the playne simplicitie of Christes supper.

1563 T. Becon Displaying Popish Masse in Wks. iii. 43 Your peuishe, Popish, priuate pedlary peltyng Masse.

1664 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems (ed. 2) 181 His Grooms were all Puritan, Traytor, and witch; But she soon threw them down, with their pedlery geer.

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

单词	pedlary
释义	pedlarypeddleryn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɛdləri/, U.S. /ˈpɛdləri/ Forms: 1500s pedlarie, 1500s pedlarye, 1500s pedlerye, 1500s–1600s pedlerie, 1500s–1800s pedlery, 1500s– pedlary, 1800s– peddlery. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pedlar n.¹, -y suffix³, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < pedlar n.¹ + -y suffix³: compare -ary suffix¹. In use as adjective perhaps independently < pedlar n.¹ + -y suffix¹. With forms in -ery , -erie , etc., compare -ery suffix. Compare beggary n. A. n. 1. The occupation of a pedlar, the practice of peddling. Also figurative: (the promotion of) worthless or contemptible actions or practices. Now chiefly archaic and historical. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > itinerant selling pedlary1531 hawking1542 bogginga1555 peddling1591 pedlarism1699 pedlaring1839 doorstepping1909 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > paltry, mean, or contemptible > collectively pedlary1531 1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. cvi To confirme his preachynge of eare confession & pardons with like pedelery. 1604 S. Hieron Answer Popish Rime in Wks. (1620) I. 569 Those sacraments, which holy be, You stayn'd haue with your pedlery. 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs §252 More ridiculous pedleries then the pageantries and puppetries of Bartholomew Faire. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 119. ⁋6 I..might..have been doomed..to the grossness of pedlary, and the jargon of usury. 1828 W. Sotheby Italy & Other Poems 128 Have we not seen him..proffer to the passers by The treasures of his pedlary? 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 320 Those ‘small wares’, the sale of which constituted..the staple of ancient pedlery. 1989 Newsday (Nexis) 18 Jan. 23 The articles depicted Jewish citizens..as rootless parasites who were likely to engage in occupations such as peddlery. 2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 20 May 26 The French flower-pedlars of the 19th century... were mainly alpine farmers, who turned to pedlary when winter prevented them from working their frozen land. †2. Goods sold by pedlars, pedlars' wares; (figurative) worthless or contemptible things, trash. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > goods sold by pedlar or huckster pedlaryc1548 peddling1737 huckstery1833 c1548 J. Bale Answere to Papystycall Exhortacyon sig. B. 2.^v They turne out ther trashe And shew ther haberdashe Ther pylde pedlarye And scalde scullerye. 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 46^v The third time..they shall haue baser commodities: the fourth time Lute strings and gray Paper... When thus this young Vsurer hath thrust all hys pedlary into the hands of nouice heyres,..he [etc.]. 1674 J. Evelyn Navigation & Commerce 13 Condemning the Pedlary, and sordid Vices of Retailers. 1759 Bk. Fairs 9 Mwrras, Carmarthenshire, Aug. 21, for cattle, sheep, and pedlary. 1781 W. Butler Cheltenham Guide iii. 25 At the other four [fairs] are sold pedlary and other wares, toys &c. 1816 S. T. Coleridge Statesman's Man. App. p. viii Wandering..with its pack of amulets, bead-rolls,..fetisches, and the like pedlary. 1884 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 476 We could go,..half gypsy and half gentry, with books instead of peddlery. 1890 H. S. Hallett 1000 Miles 4 You may see..parties of Shans..with..sundry articles of peddlery. †B. adj. 1. Of relating to or characteristic of a pedlar or of peddling. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [adjective] > pedlar pedlary1551 pedlarly1617 Scotch1641 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial > for specific people pedlary1551 touristy1906 1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. xcix Saynte Godrycke..went firste abroade with pedlary wares, and afterwardes on pilgrimage. 1595 H. Chettle Piers Plainnes Prentiship sig. D3 Our pins were rustie, the tags of our laces cankered, all our pedlerie ware being in a pitifull plight. 1630 Tincker of Turvey 8 I would have pawn'd all the Pedlary packes, that euer I carried. 1728 J. Swift Wks. & Lett. xi. 21 All those..travel with fish, poultry, pedlary-ware, and other conveniences to sell. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. v. 51 I shall send this [letter], as my former, by a poor man, who travels every day with pedlary matters. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 227 Solid old-fashioned silken pincushions, such as Autolycus might have carried about amongst his pedlery-ware. 2. figurative. Trifling, contemptible, trashy. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] > condition or quality of goods middling1550 pedlaryc1555 shop-rid1620 shopworn1666 loyal1690 braided1721 country-damaged1847 shop-soiled1865 shoddy1882 as new1898 low-end1899 service weight1919 designer1940 high-end1956 loaded1968 market-leading1972 pound shop1989 c1555 R. Taylor in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1570) III. 1705/1 Hys pedlary pelfe packe is contrarye to the playne simplicitie of Christes supper. 1563 T. Becon Displaying Popish Masse in Wks. iii. 43 Your peuishe, Popish, priuate pedlary peltyng Masse. 1664 A. Brome Songs & Other Poems (ed. 2) 181 His Grooms were all Puritan, Traytor, and witch; But she soon threw them down, with their pedlery geer. 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