ratchmentn.

Brit.

/ˈratʃm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈrætʃmənt/

Forms:

α. 1500s ratchemente, 1500s ratchmente, 1500s rochment, 1600s ratchemant, 1800s ratchement, 1900s– ratchment.

β. English regional (Lancashire) 1500s rathchmonde, 1600s ratchemont, 1600s ratchmound, 1600s ratchmount, 1800s ratchmont, 1900s– ratchmonde.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rack n.⁴, -ment suffix.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < a variant or alteration of rack n.⁴ (compare discussion at ratch n.²) + -ment suffix.

historical in later use.

A curved structure linking the corner and central principals of a hearse, used to support hangings or other decorations over a coffin or tomb; (also more generally) any framework from which items may be hung.

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the world > life > death > obsequies > funeral equipment > [noun] > elaborate framework > parts of

principal1548

ratchment1557

1557 in S. Bentley Excerpta Historica (1831) 306 It'm vj ratchementes with xiij^ne corsse lights a pece.

1558 Entierment Mary Queene of Eng. in J. Leland De Rebus Brit. Collectanea (1770) V. 318 A very somptiouse Hersse..the viii Rochments hanged double with Vallence of Sarsenet.

1582 in N. Lowe Lancs. Textile Industry 16th Cent. (1972) 104 A longe table, a Cubborde 6 buffet stoles and seelinge 3 chayres and 1 Rathchmonde £2 13s 4d.

1596 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1861) III. 3 v longe boardes upon stoopes withe three ratchmentes w^th hookes to hange meat on.

1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 381 Ratchements of an Herse: a kind of flying buttresses which spring from the corner principals and meet against the central or chief principal.

1998 A. Payne in M. P. Brown & S. McKendrick Illuminating Bk. vii. 151 For display at the royal funeral there were produced three cloths of Majesty with valances for the hearse, five banners, 56 bannerols, ratchments and borders.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ratchment
释义	ratchmentn. Brit. /ˈratʃm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈrætʃmənt/ Forms: α. 1500s ratchemente, 1500s ratchmente, 1500s rochment, 1600s ratchemant, 1800s ratchement, 1900s– ratchment. β. English regional (Lancashire) 1500s rathchmonde, 1600s ratchemont, 1600s ratchmound, 1600s ratchmount, 1800s ratchmont, 1900s– ratchmonde. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rack n.⁴, -ment suffix. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < a variant or alteration of rack n.⁴ (compare discussion at ratch n.²) + -ment suffix. historical in later use. A curved structure linking the corner and central principals of a hearse, used to support hangings or other decorations over a coffin or tomb; (also more generally) any framework from which items may be hung. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > funeral equipment > [noun] > elaborate framework > parts of principal1548 ratchment1557 1557 in S. Bentley Excerpta Historica (1831) 306 It'm vj ratchementes with xiij^ne corsse lights a pece. 1558 Entierment Mary Queene of Eng. in J. Leland De Rebus Brit. Collectanea (1770) V. 318 A very somptiouse Hersse..the viii Rochments hanged double with Vallence of Sarsenet. 1582 in N. Lowe Lancs. Textile Industry 16th Cent. (1972) 104 A longe table, a Cubborde 6 buffet stoles and seelinge 3 chayres and 1 Rathchmonde £2 13s 4d. 1596 in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1861) III. 3 v longe boardes upon stoopes withe three ratchmentes w^th hookes to hange meat on. 1850 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 5) I. 381 Ratchements of an Herse: a kind of flying buttresses which spring from the corner principals and meet against the central or chief principal. 1998 A. Payne in M. P. Brown & S. McKendrick Illuminating Bk. vii. 151 For display at the royal funeral there were produced three cloths of Majesty with valances for the hearse, five banners, 56 bannerols, ratchments and borders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1557
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