playthingn.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪθɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., thing n.¹

Etymology: < play n. + thing n.¹ Compare earlier playing thing n. at playing n. Compounds 2.

1. An item to be played with; a toy.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > [noun]

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juelet1340

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playing thing1440

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toy?1565

gay1577

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frolic1650

playthinga1674

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sporting-piece1740

playferea1774

play material1897

play-pretty1905

a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 450 Say he delighteth in Armies and Victories, and Triumphs and Coronations. These are great in respect of Play-things. But all these are feeble and pusillanimous to a great Soul.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding i. ii. 14 A Child knows his Nurse and his Cradle, and by degrees the Play-things of a little more advanced Age.

1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 29 A Child would have cry'd half an Hour before it would have found out such a pretty Plaything.

1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. App. 739 The playthings of children should be calculated to fix their attention, that they may not get a habit of doing any thing in a listless manner.

1811 L. Aikin Juvenile Corr. 33 She shall have all my books and writing things, and playthings, my great wax doll and all.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxi. 207 Strange that these famine-pinched wanderers of the ice should rejoice in sports and play-things like the children of our own smiling sky.

1905 A. R. Wallace My Life I. 66 Among our favourite playthings were pop-guns and miniature spring-guns and pistols.

1927 A. C. Parker Indian How Bk. ii. xxiv. 109 Each child had a place in which to play and a place in which to put its playthings.

1986 Stone's Justices' Man. (ed. 118) III. v. 7085 ‘Toys’ means playthings whether intended for adults or children and includes modelling clay, plasticine and products of a like nature and use, jokes, novelties and tricks.

2. figurative. A person, thing, etc., treated as something to be played with.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > puppet or toy

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toy1573

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dummy1866

1680 T. Otway Hist. Caius Marius i. 6 Sylla too, a Boy, a Woman's Play-thing.

a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) II. 125 And all this while the People, who are the very play-thing..of these cunning gamesters, are..made to believe, that their good..is the grand matter in question.

1781 S. Johnson Akenside in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets X. 8 A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of Fortune.

1794 R. Burns Let. Sept. (1985) II. 311 I shall write you some ballads, in a day or two, the playthings of my fancy of late.

1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans I. xi. 162 Her head is too good to find a pillow in the wigwam of le Renard; will she like it better when it rolls about this hill, a plaything for the wolves?

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 75 The Empire..had now become the plaything of a worthless woman.

1904 Collier's 7 May 18/3 Major Delmar, barred as he is by reason of his low record from all class races, was purchased, not as a business proposition, but as a plaything for an owner in a position to gratify his penchant for equine speed.

1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier xiii. 252 Socialism..is unattractive largely because it appears..to be the plaything of cranks, doctrinaires, parlour Bolsheviks and so forth.

1993 Amer. Heritage Nov. 95/1 (advt.) Each ship has a unique past, often as the plaything of billionaires or bon vivants.

Compounds

Appositive, as plaything-lyre, plaything-sword, etc.

ΚΠ

1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 168 Yet charge not heav'nly skill with having plann'd A play-thing world unworthy of his hand.

1811 W. R. Spencer Poems Ded. Fancy bestow'd a plaything-lyre.

1851 H. D. Wolff Pictures Spanish Life 186 His plaything sword is quivering in the bully's heart.

1860 G. J. Whyte-Melville Holmby House in Fraser's Mag. Mar. 357/1 Dymocke has taught him to ride, to fish, to play balloon, to use his plaything sword, and a host of bodily accomplishments.

1913 A. Dobson Coll. Poems 150 You wandered through the open door; Paused at a plaything pail and spade Across a tiny hillock laid.

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

单词	plaything
释义	playthingn. Brit. /ˈpleɪθɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., thing n.¹ Etymology: < play n. + thing n.¹ Compare earlier playing thing n. at playing n. Compounds 2. 1. An item to be played with; a toy. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > [noun] beaubeletc1205 juelet1340 trifle1375 geara1400 gaudc1430 jape1436 playing thing1440 baublea1475 playock1508 gewgawa1529 toy?1565 gay1577 gambol1579 ruggle1598 frolic1650 playthinga1674 wally1692 sporting-piece1740 playferea1774 play material1897 play-pretty1905 a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 450 Say he delighteth in Armies and Victories, and Triumphs and Coronations. These are great in respect of Play-things. But all these are feeble and pusillanimous to a great Soul. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding i. ii. 14 A Child knows his Nurse and his Cradle, and by degrees the Play-things of a little more advanced Age. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 29 A Child would have cry'd half an Hour before it would have found out such a pretty Plaything. 1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. App. 739 The playthings of children should be calculated to fix their attention, that they may not get a habit of doing any thing in a listless manner. 1811 L. Aikin Juvenile Corr. 33 She shall have all my books and writing things, and playthings, my great wax doll and all. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xxi. 207 Strange that these famine-pinched wanderers of the ice should rejoice in sports and play-things like the children of our own smiling sky. 1905 A. R. Wallace My Life I. 66 Among our favourite playthings were pop-guns and miniature spring-guns and pistols. 1927 A. C. Parker Indian How Bk. ii. xxiv. 109 Each child had a place in which to play and a place in which to put its playthings. 1986 Stone's Justices' Man. (ed. 118) III. v. 7085 ‘Toys’ means playthings whether intended for adults or children and includes modelling clay, plasticine and products of a like nature and use, jokes, novelties and tricks. 2. figurative. A person, thing, etc., treated as something to be played with. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > one who is unimportant > puppet or toy hackneya1500 toy1573 creature1587 puppet1592 motion1602 baublea1616 plaything1680 dummy1866 1680 T. Otway Hist. Caius Marius i. 6 Sylla too, a Boy, a Woman's Play-thing. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) II. 125 And all this while the People, who are the very play-thing..of these cunning gamesters, are..made to believe, that their good..is the grand matter in question. 1781 S. Johnson Akenside in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets X. 8 A physician in a great city seems to be the mere plaything of Fortune. 1794 R. Burns Let. Sept. (1985) II. 311 I shall write you some ballads, in a day or two, the playthings of my fancy of late. 1826 J. F. Cooper Last of Mohicans I. xi. 162 Her head is too good to find a pillow in the wigwam of le Renard; will she like it better when it rolls about this hill, a plaything for the wolves? 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 75 The Empire..had now become the plaything of a worthless woman. 1904 Collier's 7 May 18/3 Major Delmar, barred as he is by reason of his low record from all class races, was purchased, not as a business proposition, but as a plaything for an owner in a position to gratify his penchant for equine speed. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier xiii. 252 Socialism..is unattractive largely because it appears..to be the plaything of cranks, doctrinaires, parlour Bolsheviks and so forth. 1993 Amer. Heritage Nov. 95/1 (advt.) Each ship has a unique past, often as the plaything of billionaires or bon vivants. Compounds Appositive, as plaything-lyre, plaything-sword, etc. ΚΠ 1782 W. Cowper Hope in Poems 168 Yet charge not heav'nly skill with having plann'd A play-thing world unworthy of his hand. 1811 W. R. Spencer Poems Ded. Fancy bestow'd a plaything-lyre. 1851 H. D. Wolff Pictures Spanish Life 186 His plaything sword is quivering in the bully's heart. 1860 G. J. Whyte-Melville Holmby House in Fraser's Mag. Mar. 357/1 Dymocke has taught him to ride, to fish, to play balloon, to use his plaything sword, and a host of bodily accomplishments. 1913 A. Dobson Coll. Poems 150 You wandered through the open door; Paused at a plaything pail and spade Across a tiny hillock laid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1674
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