α. 1700s pean, 1700s pine, 1700s–1800s peen, 1800s pien, 1900s– pin.
β. 1800s peand, 1800s peind, 1800s– piend.
单词 | piend |
释义 | piendn.α. 1700s pean, 1700s pine, 1700s–1800s peen, 1800s pien, 1900s– pin. β. 1800s peand, 1800s peind, 1800s– piend. Chiefly Scottish. Architecture. The edge or angle formed by the meeting of two surfaces; a peak or apex; spec. any of the sloping ridges at the corners of a hipped or pavilion roof. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > [noun] > angle or corner > external or projecting angle1532 elbow1626 piend1715 the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [noun] > formed by meeting of two surfaces arris1437 piend1715 edge1823 knife-edge1871 1715 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Glasgow (1905) IV. 535 A straight lyne to the pine of his dyck next to the bridge. 1766 Ayr Presbytery Reg. MS 27 Feb. 205 That the Peens of the Roof be covered with Lead. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §935 The ridges and piens (angles of the hips) are to be slated watertight before they are covered with the lead. 1845 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 528 The peands should be 8 inches broad, and 1½ thick, properly backed to receive the sarking or tile-lath of the respective sorts of roofs. 1950 C. U. Gardiner in Sc. National Dict. at Peen The piends maun be at the right angle tae the wa. 1996 G. Goodland Littoral 33 Planated clifftop with bevelled edges. Perfect piend where it meets the beach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1715 |
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