pin spotn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪn ˌspɒt/, U.S.

/ˈpɪn ˌspɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, spot n.¹

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + spot n.¹ Compare earlier pin-spotted adj.

1. A small round dot; a pattern of these on a fabric.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > spotted > spot

pin spot1886

1886 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 21 June Any of the various kinds of cloth used for gentlemen's waistcoats..red horse shoes on white grounds, white pin spots on blue [etc.].

1894 Daily News 28 Apr. 6/5 Single flowers scattered over a ‘pin-spot’ ground.

1903 Westm. Gaz. 12 Feb. 4/2 Many of them spotted, but with a regular pin-spot.

2003 Express (Nexis) 3 Jan. 35 She has come up with..Chinese-collared, frogged-fastening styles, daisy embroidery, pin-spots, polka dots and broderie anglaise.

2. Originally Theatre. A small, powerful spotlight for the precise illumination of a small area.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > stage lights

footlight1776

limelight1826

float1829

spotlight1875

ground-row1881

lime1892

baby spot1910

amber1913

spot1920

strip light1920

perch1933

follow spot1937

Mickey Mouse1937

pin spot1947

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > electric light > [noun] > spotlight > for a stage

spotlight1875

spot1920

pin spot1947

1947 Gloss. Techn. Theatr. Terms (Strand Electr. & Engin. Co.) 22 Pin spot, any spot lantern so adjusted that its maximum light is focussed into the smallest possible area.

1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business Jargon 7 Baby spot.., a small spotlight used for illuminating any small object on stage; often used for lighting just the face of the performer. (Also called pin-spot.)

1982 A. Maupin Further Tales of City 96 He could hardly wait for the sex to be over so he could ask the guy where he got his pin spots from.

1993 Videography Winter 40/2 A tiny pin spot provided a single white highlight in the scene.

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

单词	pin spot
释义	pin spotn. Brit. /ˈpɪn ˌspɒt/, U.S. /ˈpɪn ˌspɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, spot n.¹ Etymology: < pin n.¹ + spot n.¹ Compare earlier pin-spotted adj. 1. A small round dot; a pattern of these on a fabric. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > patterned > spotted > spot pin spot1886 1886 Marion (Ohio) Daily Star 21 June Any of the various kinds of cloth used for gentlemen's waistcoats..red horse shoes on white grounds, white pin spots on blue [etc.]. 1894 Daily News 28 Apr. 6/5 Single flowers scattered over a ‘pin-spot’ ground. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 12 Feb. 4/2 Many of them spotted, but with a regular pin-spot. 2003 Express (Nexis) 3 Jan. 35 She has come up with..Chinese-collared, frogged-fastening styles, daisy embroidery, pin-spots, polka dots and broderie anglaise. 2. Originally Theatre. A small, powerful spotlight for the precise illumination of a small area. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > stage lights footlight1776 limelight1826 float1829 spotlight1875 ground-row1881 lime1892 baby spot1910 amber1913 spot1920 strip light1920 perch1933 follow spot1937 Mickey Mouse1937 pin spot1947 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > electric light > [noun] > spotlight > for a stage spotlight1875 spot1920 pin spot1947 1947 Gloss. Techn. Theatr. Terms (Strand Electr. & Engin. Co.) 22 Pin spot, any spot lantern so adjusted that its maximum light is focussed into the smallest possible area. 1961 A. Berkman Singers' Gloss. Show Business Jargon 7 Baby spot.., a small spotlight used for illuminating any small object on stage; often used for lighting just the face of the performer. (Also called pin-spot.) 1982 A. Maupin Further Tales of City 96 He could hardly wait for the sex to be over so he could ask the guy where he got his pin spots from. 1993 Videography Winter 40/2 A tiny pin spot provided a single white highlight in the scene. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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