proppedadj.

Brit.

/prɒpt/, U.S.

/prɑpt/

Forms: 1500s– propped, 1600s– propt (now nonstandard and archaic); also Scottish pre-1700 proped, pre-1700 proppit.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prop v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < prop v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

†1. Scottish. Marked out, appointed. Cf. prop v.¹ 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 329 God..seand the proppit tyme of this mans feliecietie in court that it was neir spendit.

a1585 P. Hume Flyting with Montgomerie 71 in Poems A. Montgomerie (2000) 170 Thy memorie is schort..And can not from ane proppit place depairt.

2. Held up by a prop; supported by or as if by a prop. Frequently with up. Also (and earliest) as the second element in instrumental compounds (literal and figurative) as blood-propped, pole-propped.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supported > propped

underpight1377

shored1563

propped1612

underpropped1632

stutted1638

1612 R. Daborne Christian turn'd Turke sig. I4 His bloud-propt throne.

1658 J. Eliot Poems 60 That propt up nose like a Percullis where, The god of warr, keeps Citizens in fear: By artificiall Surgeons is let down.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 154 The sight of propt-up cottages which fright the fancy more than those already fallen.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 69 I think the propped machicolations of the Palazzo Vecchio and Duomo of Florence far grander.

1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping (1899) 339 He sank weakly on to a chair and buried his head in his propped-up arms.

1919 H. F. Waring Christianity's Unifying Fundamental xi. 148 A leaning, pole-propped granary in the wayside meadow.

1940 H. Spring Fame is Spur xxiv. 695 He leaned back against the propped-up pillows.

1956 W. Merchant & A. Bolton Introd. Theory Structures v. 83 Find the deflection at the mid-point of the propped cantilever shown in fig. 5.18.

1994 Theatre Jrnl. 46 168 The scene generates an uncanny thrill by using even a propped-up corpse as an ‘agent’ of violent revenge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propped
释义	proppedadj. Brit. /prɒpt/, U.S. /prɑpt/ Forms: 1500s– propped, 1600s– propt (now nonstandard and archaic); also Scottish pre-1700 proped, pre-1700 proppit. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prop v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < prop v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. †1. Scottish. Marked out, appointed. Cf. prop v.¹ 1. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 329 God..seand the proppit tyme of this mans feliecietie in court that it was neir spendit. a1585 P. Hume Flyting with Montgomerie 71 in Poems A. Montgomerie (2000) 170 Thy memorie is schort..And can not from ane proppit place depairt. 2. Held up by a prop; supported by or as if by a prop. Frequently with up. Also (and earliest) as the second element in instrumental compounds (literal and figurative) as blood-propped, pole-propped. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > supported > propped underpight1377 shored1563 propped1612 underpropped1632 stutted1638 1612 R. Daborne Christian turn'd Turke sig. I4 His bloud-propt throne. 1658 J. Eliot Poems 60 That propt up nose like a Percullis where, The god of warr, keeps Citizens in fear: By artificiall Surgeons is let down. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 154 The sight of propt-up cottages which fright the fancy more than those already fallen. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 69 I think the propped machicolations of the Palazzo Vecchio and Duomo of Florence far grander. 1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping (1899) 339 He sank weakly on to a chair and buried his head in his propped-up arms. 1919 H. F. Waring Christianity's Unifying Fundamental xi. 148 A leaning, pole-propped granary in the wayside meadow. 1940 H. Spring Fame is Spur xxiv. 695 He leaned back against the propped-up pillows. 1956 W. Merchant & A. Bolton Introd. Theory Structures v. 83 Find the deflection at the mid-point of the propped cantilever shown in fig. 5.18. 1994 Theatre Jrnl. 46 168 The scene generates an uncanny thrill by using even a propped-up corpse as an ‘agent’ of violent revenge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1578
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