red-letteredadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛdˌlɛtəd/, U.S.

/ˈrɛdˌlɛdərd/

Forms: see red letter n. and -ed suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: red letter n., -ed suffix².

Etymology: < red letter n. + -ed suffix². Compare later red-letter v.

Characterized or indicated by red letters; written in red; marked out for particular attention with, or as with, red letters; memorable, significant, noteworthy.In earlier use, with reference to the use of red letters to indicate a saint's day or feast on an ecclesiastical calendar (see red letter n. 1a).

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society > communication > writing > written text > decoration > [adjective] > rubricated

rubric?c1475

rubricate1604

rubricated1604

miniated1640

red-lettered1653

rubrical1655

rubricked1728

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > [adjective] > important > distinguished or marked with red letters

Dominical1632

red-lettered1653

1653 Mercurius Politicus No. 160. 2555 His design is,..to send away all Fugitive Irish, and others of other Nations into Ireland,..for the Interest of the Scotish K. and the Red-letter'd-Religion.

1673 M. Stevenson Poems 86 In such procession..He daily went..Where you might see his loyal back, Red letter'd like an Almanack.

1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. 380 Why should we make red letter'd Saints?

1784 W. Cowper Let. 21 June (1981) II. 254 It is reasonable to suppose that in the next year's Almanac we shall find the name of Handel among the red-letter'd worthies.

1832 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 48 281 The bonfires of persecution and St. Bartholomew's red-lettered day.

1898 Daily News 11 Oct. 8/1 The efficiency of the action being evidenced by a red-lettered shutter.

1917 E. W. Wilcox Poet. Wks. 334 It [sc. love] seemed to grow within me..and would speak, In its red-lettered language, on my cheek, If but his name was uttered.

1994 Sci. Amer. June 92/3 Red-lettered pamphlets warned that ‘patent pirates’ like George Westinghouse were bent on introducing these hazardous currents ‘into the American home’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red-lettered
释义	red-letteredadj. Brit. /ˈrɛdˌlɛtəd/, U.S. /ˈrɛdˌlɛdərd/ Forms: see red letter n. and -ed suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: red letter n., -ed suffix². Etymology: < red letter n. + -ed suffix². Compare later red-letter v. Characterized or indicated by red letters; written in red; marked out for particular attention with, or as with, red letters; memorable, significant, noteworthy.In earlier use, with reference to the use of red letters to indicate a saint's day or feast on an ecclesiastical calendar (see red letter n. 1a). ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > decoration > [adjective] > rubricated rubric?c1475 rubricate1604 rubricated1604 miniated1640 red-lettered1653 rubrical1655 rubricked1728 society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > [adjective] > important > distinguished or marked with red letters Dominical1632 red-lettered1653 1653 Mercurius Politicus No. 160. 2555 His design is,..to send away all Fugitive Irish, and others of other Nations into Ireland,..for the Interest of the Scotish K. and the Red-letter'd-Religion. 1673 M. Stevenson Poems 86 In such procession..He daily went..Where you might see his loyal back, Red letter'd like an Almanack. 1707 J. Stevens tr. F. de Quevedo Comical Wks. 380 Why should we make red letter'd Saints? 1784 W. Cowper Let. 21 June (1981) II. 254 It is reasonable to suppose that in the next year's Almanac we shall find the name of Handel among the red-letter'd worthies. 1832 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 48 281 The bonfires of persecution and St. Bartholomew's red-lettered day. 1898 Daily News 11 Oct. 8/1 The efficiency of the action being evidenced by a red-lettered shutter. 1917 E. W. Wilcox Poet. Wks. 334 It [sc. love] seemed to grow within me..and would speak, In its red-lettered language, on my cheek, If but his name was uttered. 1994 Sci. Amer. June 92/3 Red-lettered pamphlets warned that ‘patent pirates’ like George Westinghouse were bent on introducing these hazardous currents ‘into the American home’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1653
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