Pied Pipern.

Brit.

/ˌpʌɪd ˈpʌɪpə/, U.S.

/ˌpaɪd ˈpaɪpər/

Forms: see pied adj.¹ and piper n.¹ Also with lower-case initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pied adj.¹, piper n.¹

Etymology: < pied adj.¹ + piper n.¹The name of the figure in German is Rattenfänger rat catcher.

1. A piper in particoloured costume who, in a German legend, rid the city of Hamelin (Hameln) in Lower Saxony of a plague of rats by charming them into the River Weser with his music, and who, when refused the promised reward, lured away the children of the city in the same manner.The legend of the rat-catcher became associated particularly with Hamelin in the 16th cent., and relates to an event which allegedly occurred there in 1284. The retelling of the story by Robert Browning (see quot. 1842) ensured its widespread fame in English.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > legendary personage > specific

Pied Piper1605

Anansi1705

Arthurian1854

Round Tabler1864

1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence iii. 85 The pyed pyper with a shril pype went pyping.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 366 In a town within the territories of Brunswick, they had hired a pyed Piper to conjure away all the Rats and Mice that much infested him.

1702 J. Savage Antient & Present State Germany 124 In this City the Devil appeared in the Shape of a Pyed Piper.

1749 J. T. Coll. Welsh Trav. 40 He serenades victuals in every village, as the pied-piper did rats at Hamel.

1842 R. Browning (title) The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

1890 J. Todhunter How Dreams come True ii. 22 I thought him no worse a customer than the Pied Piper—yon rat-catching carle that danced away the children of Hameln.

1923 Times 20 July 15/6 The children followed in the same way as certain other children had followed the Pied Piper.

1999 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 83 609/2 The tale of the Pied Piper of Hamlin allows the editors to posit a relationship to the Children's Crusade.

2. allusively. A person who, esp. through personal charm, entices people to follow him or her, usually to some disappointment or misfortune. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective]

tolling?c1225

ticinga1400

allectivec1487

illecebrous1531

alluring1534

tracting1535

wooing1549

enticing1553

training1557

tittling1560

luring1570

adamantine1581

baiting1585

winning1596

attractive1600

adamantic1605

adamantive1605

enticeable1607

soliciting1608

magnetic1611

invitinga1616

allurant1631

inescating1633

invitative1634

magnetical1638

invitatory1646

tractive1658

odalisque1837

Pied Piper1869

lureful1887

follow-me1888

luresome1889

come-hitherish1901

come-hither1905

come-hithery1919

invitational1922

come-hithering1935

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > one who or that which

tollerc1440

allurer1556

ticer?c1562

invitera1586

siren1592

solicitor1593

mermaid1595

invitator1603

coy1629

attractor1646

coy-duck1654

lightning rod1859

Pied Piper1869

witcher1928

1869 Harper's Mag. Jan. 273/2 The Pesaro boy [sc. Rossini] was a pied piper, and the whole world followed him merrily dancing.

1891 Athenæum 7 Mar. 313/3 In this paper Thoreau appears as a veritable Pied Piper among the children of Concord, while to their scholarly fathers he was Pan.

1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 154 There was a horra in the Square with Mendl doing his Pied Piper act.

1994 Amer. Spectator Mar. 50/2 Adams became the pied piper for scores of former IRA men becoming active in the party [sc. Sinn Fein].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pied piper
释义	Pied Pipern. Brit. /ˌpʌɪd ˈpʌɪpə/, U.S. /ˌpaɪd ˈpaɪpər/ Forms: see pied adj.¹ and piper n.¹ Also with lower-case initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pied adj.¹, piper n.¹ Etymology: < pied adj.¹ + piper n.¹The name of the figure in German is Rattenfänger rat catcher. 1. A piper in particoloured costume who, in a German legend, rid the city of Hamelin (Hameln) in Lower Saxony of a plague of rats by charming them into the River Weser with his music, and who, when refused the promised reward, lured away the children of the city in the same manner.The legend of the rat-catcher became associated particularly with Hamelin in the 16th cent., and relates to an event which allegedly occurred there in 1284. The retelling of the story by Robert Browning (see quot. 1842) ensured its widespread fame in English. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > legend or folk tale > [noun] > legendary personage > specific Pied Piper1605 Anansi1705 Arthurian1854 Round Tabler1864 1605 R. Verstegan Restit. Decayed Intelligence iii. 85 The pyed pyper with a shril pype went pyping. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 366 In a town within the territories of Brunswick, they had hired a pyed Piper to conjure away all the Rats and Mice that much infested him. 1702 J. Savage Antient & Present State Germany 124 In this City the Devil appeared in the Shape of a Pyed Piper. 1749 J. T. Coll. Welsh Trav. 40 He serenades victuals in every village, as the pied-piper did rats at Hamel. 1842 R. Browning (title) The Pied Piper of Hamelin. 1890 J. Todhunter How Dreams come True ii. 22 I thought him no worse a customer than the Pied Piper—yon rat-catching carle that danced away the children of Hameln. 1923 Times 20 July 15/6 The children followed in the same way as certain other children had followed the Pied Piper. 1999 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 83 609/2 The tale of the Pied Piper of Hamlin allows the editors to posit a relationship to the Children's Crusade. 2. allusively. A person who, esp. through personal charm, entices people to follow him or her, usually to some disappointment or misfortune. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] tolling?c1225 ticinga1400 allectivec1487 illecebrous1531 alluring1534 tracting1535 wooing1549 enticing1553 training1557 tittling1560 luring1570 adamantine1581 baiting1585 winning1596 attractive1600 adamantic1605 adamantive1605 enticeable1607 soliciting1608 magnetic1611 invitinga1616 allurant1631 inescating1633 invitative1634 magnetical1638 invitatory1646 tractive1658 odalisque1837 Pied Piper1869 lureful1887 follow-me1888 luresome1889 come-hitherish1901 come-hither1905 come-hithery1919 invitational1922 come-hithering1935 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > one who or that which tollerc1440 allurer1556 ticer?c1562 invitera1586 siren1592 solicitor1593 mermaid1595 invitator1603 coy1629 attractor1646 coy-duck1654 lightning rod1859 Pied Piper1869 witcher1928 1869 Harper's Mag. Jan. 273/2 The Pesaro boy [sc. Rossini] was a pied piper, and the whole world followed him merrily dancing. 1891 Athenæum 7 Mar. 313/3 In this paper Thoreau appears as a veritable Pied Piper among the children of Concord, while to their scholarly fathers he was Pan. 1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 154 There was a horra in the Square with Mendl doing his Pied Piper act. 1994 Amer. Spectator Mar. 50/2 Adams became the pied piper for scores of former IRA men becoming active in the party [sc. Sinn Fein]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1605
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