Pekineseadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpiːkᵻˈniːz/, U.S.

/ˈpikᵻˌniz/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Forms: 1800s– Pekinese, 1800s– Pekingese. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pekin , Peking , -ese suffix.

Etymology: < Pekin, variant of Peking, the name of the capital city of China (see Peking n.) + -ese suffix. In form Pekingese < Peking (see Peking n.) + -ese suffix; compare Pekingese n., Pekingese adj.

A. adj.

Designating a breed of small dog with long, silky hair and a snub nose; designating a dog of this breed.The breed was originally brought to Europe from the Imperial Palace at Peking (Beijing) in 1860.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [adjective] > of other types

Pyrenean1845

Pekinese1898

spitzy1937

1898 Kennel Gaz. June 266/2 Foreign Dogs..Pekin Primula..(Pekinese Spaniel).

1904 H. Compton 20th Cent. Dog I. 261 It is now more than forty years since the first specimens of the Pekinese dog, or lion-dog of China, were imported into England.

1920 19th Cent. Sept. 384 The Grand Duchess Tatiana carried in her arms her little Pekingese dog.

1988 D. Vernon Tiller's Girls (BNC) 95 The Girls were highly embarrassed though when John transported two Pekinese dogs as a gift for Mary.

B. n.

A Pekinese dog (cf. sense A.).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > Pekingese

sleeve dog1890

Pekinese1902

Peking spaniel1910

Pekie1920

sleeve Pekinese1949

1902 Kennel Gaz. Apr. 127/3 In future the breeds will be known as ‘Japanese’ and ‘Pekinese’ only, and neither the term spaniel nor pug added. A separate Classification on the Register of Breeds has also been given to ‘Pekinese’.

1906 Field 20 Oct. 663/2 Pekingese were forward in strong numbers, the best dog weighing [etc.].

1935 H. Nicolson Let. 3 Sept. (1966) I. 213 We went to Harry's Bar..and there was a Pekinese being fed with crisps.

1976 A. Powell Infants of Spring iii. 51 A conspicuous member of the household was Pekoe, my mother's pekinese, so huge in size that he was once mistaken for a St Bernard puppy.

2001 K. Sampson Outlaws (2002) 35 I sees the little Pekinese showing his teeth, eyeballs all pulled back and wild like he really wants to have the Kerries off.

Compounds

Pekinese stitch n. Embroidery a stitch formed by looping a second thread through a base of backstitch.

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1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 46/1 Pekinese stitch..is..most effective... A study of Chinese work will show this stitch worked..in fine silks to give beautiful graded effects.

1960 B. L. Snook Eng. Hist. Embroidery 50 The stitches used [sc. in Black work] include chain, back, sword, Pekinese,..and speckling.

1992 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 9 Aug. 8 f Stitches found throughout Chinese embroidery are generally satin stitch, cross-stitch, Peking knots, Pekinese stitch, back stitch, laid and couched work and pattern darning.

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

单词	pekinese
释义	Pekineseadj.n. Brit. /ˌpiːkᵻˈniːz/, U.S. /ˈpikᵻˌniz/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Forms: 1800s– Pekinese, 1800s– Pekingese. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pekin , Peking , -ese suffix. Etymology: < Pekin, variant of Peking, the name of the capital city of China (see Peking n.) + -ese suffix. In form Pekingese < Peking (see Peking n.) + -ese suffix; compare Pekingese n., Pekingese adj. A. adj. Designating a breed of small dog with long, silky hair and a snub nose; designating a dog of this breed.The breed was originally brought to Europe from the Imperial Palace at Peking (Beijing) in 1860. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [adjective] > of other types Pyrenean1845 Pekinese1898 spitzy1937 1898 Kennel Gaz. June 266/2 Foreign Dogs..Pekin Primula..(Pekinese Spaniel). 1904 H. Compton 20th Cent. Dog I. 261 It is now more than forty years since the first specimens of the Pekinese dog, or lion-dog of China, were imported into England. 1920 19th Cent. Sept. 384 The Grand Duchess Tatiana carried in her arms her little Pekingese dog. 1988 D. Vernon Tiller's Girls (BNC) 95 The Girls were highly embarrassed though when John transported two Pekinese dogs as a gift for Mary. B. n. A Pekinese dog (cf. sense A.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > other types of dog > [noun] > toy > Pekingese sleeve dog1890 Pekinese1902 Peking spaniel1910 Pekie1920 sleeve Pekinese1949 1902 Kennel Gaz. Apr. 127/3 In future the breeds will be known as ‘Japanese’ and ‘Pekinese’ only, and neither the term spaniel nor pug added. A separate Classification on the Register of Breeds has also been given to ‘Pekinese’. 1906 Field 20 Oct. 663/2 Pekingese were forward in strong numbers, the best dog weighing [etc.]. 1935 H. Nicolson Let. 3 Sept. (1966) I. 213 We went to Harry's Bar..and there was a Pekinese being fed with crisps. 1976 A. Powell Infants of Spring iii. 51 A conspicuous member of the household was Pekoe, my mother's pekinese, so huge in size that he was once mistaken for a St Bernard puppy. 2001 K. Sampson Outlaws (2002) 35 I sees the little Pekinese showing his teeth, eyeballs all pulled back and wild like he really wants to have the Kerries off. Compounds Pekinese stitch n. Embroidery a stitch formed by looping a second thread through a base of backstitch. ΚΠ 1932 D. C. Minter Mod. Needlecraft 46/1 Pekinese stitch..is..most effective... A study of Chinese work will show this stitch worked..in fine silks to give beautiful graded effects. 1960 B. L. Snook Eng. Hist. Embroidery 50 The stitches used [sc. in Black work] include chain, back, sword, Pekinese,..and speckling. 1992 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 9 Aug. 8 f Stitches found throughout Chinese embroidery are generally satin stitch, cross-stitch, Peking knots, Pekinese stitch, back stitch, laid and couched work and pattern darning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1898
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