picktoothn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪktuːθ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪkˌtuθ/

Forms:

α. 1500s picketooth, 1500s piketooth, 1600s pickteeth (plural), 1600s– picktooth; Scottish pre-1700 piktooth, pre-1700 piktuith, pre-1700 pyctuth, pre-1700 pyketeith (plural), pre-1700 pyketeithe (plural), pre-1700 pyketuithe, pre-1700 pyktouth, pre-1700 pyktuith, pre-1700 pyktuth, pre-1700 1700s– picktooth.

β. Scottish 1700s pickteeth.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick- comb. form, tooth n.

Etymology: < pick- comb. form + tooth n. In β forms < pick- comb. form + the plural of tooth n. Compare earlier toothpick n.

Now rare.

A. n.

a. An instrument for removing bits of food lodged between the teeth; a toothpick.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the teeth > implements for

picker1481

toothpick1488

picktooth1542

tooth-picker1545

tooth-scrape1552

pick1562

tooth-rake1585

tooth-scraper1585

teeth-brush1651

dentiscalp1656

toothbrush1690

quill toothpick1775

quill1785

chew-stick1858

tooth-stick1859

dental silk1907

dental floss1922

floss1936

airbrasive1945

Water Pik1962

water toothpick1965

1542 Accts. Ld. High Treasurer Scotl. in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials I. *321 For ane Pennare of silver to keip Pyke-teithe in, to þe Kingis grace.

1594 H. Plat Jewell House 73 Small Iuniper stickes, with sharpe points like picketoothes.

a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Honest Mans Fortune v. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Xxxxx3/2 He is but one Pedlers shop of gloves and garters, pickteeth and pomander.

1685 in J. Walker Lett. Eminent Persons (1813) I. 29 Now he gave him his case of pick~teeth.

1755 H. Walpole Let. 20 Dec. in Corr. (1941) IX. 180 I was afraid you would think I had sent you a bundle of picktooths, instead of pines and firs.

1765 W. Stevenson Orig. Poems II. 147 Our satire's just enough, With pick-tooth, pipe, and pinch of snuff, And endless arts to keep awake, The critic's evening task to make.

1770 O. Goldsmith in W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (1840) I. 147 I find it all so tough that I have spent less time with my knife than my picktooth.

1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair vi. xxxii. 142 Guest and hostess, backward leaning all, Their picktooths now were plying.

1978 Verbatim May 1/1 A toothpick..is just as likely to be stuck into a canapé, whereas a picktooth springs into action as one utters the word.

†b. figurative. A violent wind or gale blowing head-on. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1737 J. Fraser in A. Fergusson Major Fraser's MS (1889) II. 52 The wind turned a pick-teeth, so that they were forced to drop anker.

†2. A plant of the southern Mediterranean, Ammi visnaga (family Apiaceae ( Umbelliferae)) , whose umbels have rays that become thick and hard at fruiting time and can be used as toothpicks (more fully Spanish picktooth). Cf. toothpick n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > bishop-weed

wood-whistlea1400

ammi1551

toothpick chervil1578

ammeos1585

herb William1597

bull-wort1598

toothpick1598

bishop-weed1614

picktooth1706

toothpick bishop-weed1866

bishop's elder-

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Spanish Pick-tooth, a sort of Herb.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 322 Pick-tooth, Daucus.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Picktooth, Ammi Visnaga.

B. adj.

Of a person's manner, conversation, etc.: leisurely, easy, idle, as if resting and picking one's teeth after a meal; (in later use esp.) affectedly indolent or languid.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [adjective] > at or having leisure

freeOE

restingOE

at leisurea1529

vacant1531

otious1614

unbended1693

unbending1701

picktootha1726

disengaged1836

otiant1845

otiose1850

eased1851

vacationing1926

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] > characterized by sloth or laziness

accidiousa1400

slothfulc1400

truant1603

acedious1609

lazy1609

picktootha1726

siestose1845

soft1849

lotophagous1855

a1726 J. Vanbrugh Journey to London (1728) ii. 24 My Lord and I, afte a pretty cheerful tête à tête Dinner, sat down by the Fire-side, in an idle, indolent, pick-tooth Way.

1767 S. Pennington Lett. III. 39 We breakfast..with Aristotle, and pass our pick-tooth hours with Orpheus.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. ix. 186 The pick-tooth carelessness of a lounger.

1841 Southern Literary Messenger Oct. 703/2 He..entered into a careless pick-tooth conversation with his shadowy audience.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 May 1 That easy, picktooth air of fashion, with which the noble Marquis is good enough to transact the business of the nation.

1960 H. Pelling H. M. Hyndman & Brit. Socialism 201 The ‘picktooth style’ of the German reply irritated him, and he went on to criticize the German party for its impotence and timidity.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense A. 1).

picktooth case n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the teeth > implements for > receptacle for

picktooth case1632

1632 in Scotsman (1907) 7 Sept. [Two] ‘picktooth cases’ [for John Acheson].

1685 London Gaz. No. 2068/4 A Pick-Tooth Case wrought.

1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. 82 You have seen my fine Pick-Tooth Case.

1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 83 His Milk-white Hand, Could Pick-tooth Case and Box for Snuff command.

1957 PMLA 72 553 Neverout's teasing Miss about her pick-tooth case becomes the prostitute Kitty's coating her teeth with silverfoil.

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

单词	picktooth
释义	picktoothn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɪktuːθ/, U.S. /ˈpɪkˌtuθ/ Forms: α. 1500s picketooth, 1500s piketooth, 1600s pickteeth (plural), 1600s– picktooth; Scottish pre-1700 piktooth, pre-1700 piktuith, pre-1700 pyctuth, pre-1700 pyketeith (plural), pre-1700 pyketeithe (plural), pre-1700 pyketuithe, pre-1700 pyktouth, pre-1700 pyktuith, pre-1700 pyktuth, pre-1700 1700s– picktooth. β. Scottish 1700s pickteeth. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pick- comb. form, tooth n. Etymology: < pick- comb. form + tooth n. In β forms < pick- comb. form + the plural of tooth n. Compare earlier toothpick n. Now rare. A. n. 1. a. An instrument for removing bits of food lodged between the teeth; a toothpick. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the teeth > implements for picker1481 toothpick1488 picktooth1542 tooth-picker1545 tooth-scrape1552 pick1562 tooth-rake1585 tooth-scraper1585 teeth-brush1651 dentiscalp1656 toothbrush1690 quill toothpick1775 quill1785 chew-stick1858 tooth-stick1859 dental silk1907 dental floss1922 floss1936 airbrasive1945 Water Pik1962 water toothpick1965 1542 Accts. Ld. High Treasurer Scotl. in R. Pitcairn Criminal Trials I. 321 For ane Pennare of silver to keip Pyke-teithe in, to þe Kingis grace. 1594 H. Plat Jewell House* 73 Small Iuniper stickes, with sharpe points like picketoothes. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Honest Mans Fortune v. i, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Xxxxx3/2 He is but one Pedlers shop of gloves and garters, pickteeth and pomander. 1685 in J. Walker Lett. Eminent Persons (1813) I. 29 Now he gave him his case of pick~teeth. 1755 H. Walpole Let. 20 Dec. in Corr. (1941) IX. 180 I was afraid you would think I had sent you a bundle of picktooths, instead of pines and firs. 1765 W. Stevenson Orig. Poems II. 147 Our satire's just enough, With pick-tooth, pipe, and pinch of snuff, And endless arts to keep awake, The critic's evening task to make. 1770 O. Goldsmith in W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (1840) I. 147 I find it all so tough that I have spent less time with my knife than my picktooth. 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair vi. xxxii. 142 Guest and hostess, backward leaning all, Their picktooths now were plying. 1978 Verbatim May 1/1 A toothpick..is just as likely to be stuck into a canapé, whereas a picktooth springs into action as one utters the word. †b. figurative. A violent wind or gale blowing head-on. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1737 J. Fraser in A. Fergusson Major Fraser's MS (1889) II. 52 The wind turned a pick-teeth, so that they were forced to drop anker. †2. A plant of the southern Mediterranean, Ammi visnaga (family Apiaceae ( Umbelliferae)) , whose umbels have rays that become thick and hard at fruiting time and can be used as toothpicks (more fully Spanish picktooth). Cf. toothpick n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Umbelliferae (umbellifers) > [noun] > bishop-weed wood-whistlea1400 ammi1551 toothpick chervil1578 ammeos1585 herb William1597 bull-wort1598 toothpick1598 bishop-weed1614 picktooth1706 toothpick bishop-weed1866 bishop's elder- 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Spanish Pick-tooth, a sort of Herb. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 322 Pick-tooth, Daucus. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Picktooth, Ammi Visnaga. B. adj. Of a person's manner, conversation, etc.: leisurely, easy, idle, as if resting and picking one's teeth after a meal; (in later use esp.) affectedly indolent or languid. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [adjective] > at or having leisure freeOE restingOE at leisurea1529 vacant1531 otious1614 unbended1693 unbending1701 picktootha1726 disengaged1836 otiant1845 otiose1850 eased1851 vacationing1926 the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > sloth or laziness > [adjective] > characterized by sloth or laziness accidiousa1400 slothfulc1400 truant1603 acedious1609 lazy1609 picktootha1726 siestose1845 soft1849 lotophagous1855 a1726 J. Vanbrugh Journey to London (1728) ii. 24 My Lord and I, afte a pretty cheerful tête à tête Dinner, sat down by the Fire-side, in an idle, indolent, pick-tooth Way. 1767 S. Pennington Lett. III. 39 We breakfast..with Aristotle, and pass our pick-tooth hours with Orpheus. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. ix. 186 The pick-tooth carelessness of a lounger. 1841 Southern Literary Messenger Oct. 703/2 He..entered into a careless pick-tooth conversation with his shadowy audience. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 May 1 That easy, picktooth air of fashion, with which the noble Marquis is good enough to transact the business of the nation. 1960 H. Pelling H. M. Hyndman & Brit. Socialism 201 The ‘picktooth style’ of the German reply irritated him, and he went on to criticize the German party for its impotence and timidity. Compounds General attributive (in sense A. 1). picktooth case n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning or cleanliness of the person > [noun] > cleaning the teeth > implements for > receptacle for picktooth case1632 1632 in Scotsman (1907) 7 Sept. [Two] ‘picktooth cases’ [for John Acheson]. 1685 London Gaz. No. 2068/4 A Pick-Tooth Case wrought. 1738 J. Swift Treat. Polite Conversat. 82 You have seen my fine Pick-Tooth Case. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 83 His Milk-white Hand, Could Pick-tooth Case and Box for Snuff command. 1957 PMLA 72 553 Neverout's teasing Miss about her pick-tooth case becomes the prostitute Kitty's coating her teeth with silverfoil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1542
随便看	θ214522 θ214523 θ214524 θ214525 θ214526 θ214527 θ214528 θ214529 θ21453 θ214530 θ214531 θ214532 θ214533 θ214534 θ214535 θ214536 θ214537 θ214538 θ214539 θ21454 θ214540 θ214541 θ214542 θ214543 θ214544