单词 | plenishing |
释义 | plenishingn. Chiefly Scottish. 1. The action of filling up or furnishing; an instance of this. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [noun] > filling > filling of vacant space plenishing1477 infilling1871 1477 in J. D. Marwick Charters Edinb. (1871) 140 For the..honestie of our saide burgh and plennesing of voide placis within the samyn. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) (1946) i. iv. 39 b Thai arrivit first in Orknay and thare made parte of plennyssing. 1615 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1878) III. 15 The theiking, glassing and planisching [of the house]..with tymmer work. 1823 J. Galt Entail II. xxvi. 251 What will come o' your braw policy, and your planting and plenishing? 1875 J. Ingelow Fated to be Free xxv. 314 The tending of this small life, which in some sort was to be a plenishing for her empty heart, had, however, made her more fully alive than usual to the loneliness of her lot. 1905 H. James Coll. Trav. Writings (1993) 408 A couple of hours..of the plenishing of our high nation pot au feu, of the introduction of fresh..foreign matter into our heterogeneous system. 1935 Jrnl. Rom. Stud. 25 197 That the plenishing of the fort canteens was in the hands of some central authority, we can hardly venture to doubt. 2. a. Equipment, gear, stock, or furniture; household furnishings. In later use also in plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [noun] > that which is supplied > that with which anything is equipped plenishing1561 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house attirec1325 harness1340 gearc1380 household1420 stuff1438 household stuff1445 standard?1474 utensil1484 inspreith1488 utensilies1496 household goods1501 insight1522 wardrobe stuff?a1527 housewifery1552 plenishing1561 householdry1570 supellectile1584 household effects1762 sticks of furniture1777 house furnishing1827 houseware1827 ingear1835 supellex1849 household appliance1853 homeware1868 home1887 décor1926 1561 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 170 The best of the gudis and the plennissing thairof. 1567 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 565 With the haill munitionis, artaillierie, pulder, and uther plenissing being thairin. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) (1946) ii. vi. 69 b Leiffing thare landis..and burrowis without store or vthir plennyssing. 1610 W. Cowper Defiance to Death 137 This Vniuerse with the plenishing and furniture therof is indeede a comely workemanshippe. 1629 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. 45 Ye have to rejoice that ye have now some plenishing up in heaven. 1720 A. Pennecuik Streams from Helicon (ed. 2) i. 54 An ill natur'd Jad, with Besom of Hairs, Sweeps me and my Plenishing down the Stairs. 1773 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. II. iii. viii. §18 In what is called outsight plenishing or moveables without doors, the heirship may be drawn of horses, cows, oxen; and of all the implements of agriculture, as ploughs, harrows, carts, etc. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xviii. 278 Inside plenishing is cumbrous to carry. View more context for this quotation 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 156 He settled him in the Pond Farm, with a decent though scanty plenishing. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 173/2 His light, delicate, graceful interiors with..their refined and finished detail, filled with plenishings which fitted naturally into his scheme. 1967 E. Rudinger Wills & Probate 119 The right to the furniture and plenishing of the house up to the value of £5,000. 2003 Independent (Nexis) 8 Mar. 20 It was either a question of selling some of the plenishings..of the castle or handing it to the National Trust for Scotland. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > goods contributed by wife maritagec1503 marriage gear1515 providing1794 plenishing1830 1830 Perthshire Advertiser 4 Nov. It was on that day [sc. the day before the wedding] that the bride's plenishing arrived. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) iv The big cassone..rudely painted, in which..[she] brought home her plenishing when she married. 1888 J. S. Blackie Burns 115 She came bringing her beautiful self along with cartloads of plenishing. CompoundsΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > goods contributed by wife > wagon to transport bridewainc1645 plenishing-wain1876 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Bride-wain, or Plenishing-wain, a waggon loaded with household goods, to be conveyed from the house of the bride's father, to that of the bridegroom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1477 |
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