riempien.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪmpi/,

/ˈriːmpi/, U.S.

/ˈrɪmpi/,

/ˈrimpi/, South African English

/ˈrɪmpi/,

/ˈriːmpi/

Forms: 1800s reimpy, 1800s rheimpy, 1800s rimpey, 1800s rimpi, 1800s rimpie, 1800s– reimpje, 1800s– riempie, 1900s– riempje, 1900s– rimpje, 1900s– rimpy, 1900s– rympie.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch riempje; Afrikaans riempie.

Etymology: < South African Dutch riempje (1844 or earlier) and (in later use) its reflex Afrikaans riempie (1914 or earlier) < riem riem n. + -pje, diminutive suffix.

South African.

A. n.

1. A thin strip of worked leather, now esp. used to form criss-cross patterns providing the back or seat of chairs and other furniture.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > parts of chairs > leather thongs

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1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xvi. 384 A wide-awake hat, secured under my chin by ‘rheim-pys’, or strips of dressed skin.

1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines ii It was fastened with a little strip of hide, what we call a rimpi.

1913 J. J. Doke Secret City (ed. 2) 36 Several farm-made chairs to match, thongs of leather—riempjes—crossing each other forming their seat, and fixed together with wooden nails.

1976 Fair Lady 21 July 119 Spindle-turned chairs with riempies as limp as overcooked spaghetti.

2005 B. Tema People of Welgeval vi. 24 She shuffled her rear to adjust herself to the riempies, which were now digging deep into her fleshy buttocks.

2. Worked leather (esp. cut into strips) as a material.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > strip of leather

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1887 H. R. Haggard Allan Quatermain Introd. 3 An elephant gun with strips of rimpi, or green hide, lashed round the stocks.

1887 A. A. Anderson Twenty-five Years in Waggon I. xii. 280 A rope of beads of sufficient length to go round the loins twice and fastened in front with a piece of rimpey.

1891 B. Mitford Romance of Cape Frontier xxiii. 419 Just slip off these bits of reimpje, Tambusa; and give me an assegai and a stick or something.

1914 R. Kipling in Geogr. Jrnl. 43 372 The smell of home-made rimpje on a Dutch farm at the other side of the world.

1949 M. Masson Narrowing Lust xix. 180 Calmly she seated herself on a stool of riempje.

2006 L. Glass Year Gypsies Came 258 Riempie. Narrow softened rawhide used for caning the backs and seats of chairs.

B. adj.

Composed of or featuring (usually criss-crossing) strips of worked leather.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [adjective] > made of leather

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1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been xx. 240 Heavy teak chairs with riempje seats were ranged round the wainscote with mathematical precision.

1927 Glasgow Herald 14 May 11/4 The sitting-room with its beautiful chairs and settee of native wood with ‘reimpje’ bottoms (criss-crossed thongs of home-cured leather), all in a simple old Dutch style, looked strangely unfamiliar.

1938 E. A. Walker Great Trek (ed. 2) ii. 41 A couple of deal tables, and riempie chairs and stools..as seats along the stoep.

1953 M. Murray Fire-raisers x. 101 He saw that Sarel was lying on the riempje sofa, his feet on one arm.

2005 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 4 Feb. (Friday Suppl.) 15/2 (advt.) Association for Visual Arts... Raymond Smith's Armchair Traveller is an interpretation of the classic, riempie chair.

Compounds

Parasynthetic, as riempie-bottomed, riempie-seated, etc.

ΚΠ

1926 Brit. Weekly 27 May 158/4 Men and women sat on reimpje-seated chairs.

1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels vi. 100 While dozing in her wide riempie-bottomed chair, she had seen one girl and two men leave the camp.

1943 ‘B. Knight’ Covenant (1944) i. 34 Jannion saw her mother hook her foot under the top of the riempie-strung stool.

1971 Cape Times 13 Feb. 21/3 (advt.) 2 riempie seated chairs.

2004 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 23 The gabled headboard and footboard have turned post supports with spindle galleries, and a riempie-strung mat with side rails on turned, tapered legs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riempie
释义	riempien.adj. Brit. /ˈrɪmpi/, /ˈriːmpi/, U.S. /ˈrɪmpi/, /ˈrimpi/, South African English /ˈrɪmpi/, /ˈriːmpi/ Forms: 1800s reimpy, 1800s rheimpy, 1800s rimpey, 1800s rimpi, 1800s rimpie, 1800s– reimpje, 1800s– riempie, 1900s– riempje, 1900s– rimpje, 1900s– rimpy, 1900s– rympie. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Etymons: Dutch riempje; Afrikaans riempie. Etymology: < South African Dutch riempje (1844 or earlier) and (in later use) its reflex Afrikaans riempie (1914 or earlier) < riem riem n. + -pje, diminutive suffix. South African. A. n. 1. A thin strip of worked leather, now esp. used to form criss-cross patterns providing the back or seat of chairs and other furniture. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > seat > chair > [noun] > parts of chairs > leather thongs riempie1913 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xvi. 384 A wide-awake hat, secured under my chin by ‘rheim-pys’, or strips of dressed skin. 1885 H. R. Haggard King Solomon's Mines ii It was fastened with a little strip of hide, what we call a rimpi. 1913 J. J. Doke Secret City (ed. 2) 36 Several farm-made chairs to match, thongs of leather—riempjes—crossing each other forming their seat, and fixed together with wooden nails. 1976 Fair Lady 21 July 119 Spindle-turned chairs with riempies as limp as overcooked spaghetti. 2005 B. Tema People of Welgeval vi. 24 She shuffled her rear to adjust herself to the riempies, which were now digging deep into her fleshy buttocks. 2. Worked leather (esp. cut into strips) as a material. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > strip of leather whangc1540 strap1685 riem1817 riempie1887 1887 H. R. Haggard Allan Quatermain Introd. 3 An elephant gun with strips of rimpi, or green hide, lashed round the stocks. 1887 A. A. Anderson Twenty-five Years in Waggon I. xii. 280 A rope of beads of sufficient length to go round the loins twice and fastened in front with a piece of rimpey. 1891 B. Mitford Romance of Cape Frontier xxiii. 419 Just slip off these bits of reimpje, Tambusa; and give me an assegai and a stick or something. 1914 R. Kipling in Geogr. Jrnl. 43 372 The smell of home-made rimpje on a Dutch farm at the other side of the world. 1949 M. Masson Narrowing Lust xix. 180 Calmly she seated herself on a stool of riempje. 2006 L. Glass Year Gypsies Came 258 Riempie. Narrow softened rawhide used for caning the backs and seats of chairs. B. adj. Composed of or featuring (usually criss-crossing) strips of worked leather. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [adjective] > made of leather leathernc1000 riempie1910 1910 D. Fairbridge That which hath Been xx. 240 Heavy teak chairs with riempje seats were ranged round the wainscote with mathematical precision. 1927 Glasgow Herald 14 May 11/4 The sitting-room with its beautiful chairs and settee of native wood with ‘reimpje’ bottoms (criss-crossed thongs of home-cured leather), all in a simple old Dutch style, looked strangely unfamiliar. 1938 E. A. Walker Great Trek (ed. 2) ii. 41 A couple of deal tables, and riempie chairs and stools..as seats along the stoep. 1953 M. Murray Fire-raisers x. 101 He saw that Sarel was lying on the riempje sofa, his feet on one arm. 2005 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 4 Feb. (Friday Suppl.) 15/2 (advt.) Association for Visual Arts... Raymond Smith's Armchair Traveller is an interpretation of the classic, riempie chair. Compounds Parasynthetic, as riempie-bottomed, riempie-seated, etc. ΚΠ 1926 Brit. Weekly 27 May 158/4 Men and women sat on reimpje-seated chairs. 1937 S. Cloete Turning Wheels vi. 100 While dozing in her wide riempie-bottomed chair, she had seen one girl and two men leave the camp. 1943 ‘B. Knight’ Covenant (1944) i. 34 Jannion saw her mother hook her foot under the top of the riempie-strung stool. 1971 Cape Times 13 Feb. 21/3 (advt.) 2 riempie seated chairs. 2004 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 23 The gabled headboard and footboard have turned post supports with spindle galleries, and a riempie-strung mat with side rails on turned, tapered legs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1850
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