单词 | savoyard |
释义 | Savoyardn.adj. A. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Savoy, now a region of south-eastern France. Also: a member of the royal House of Savoy.Formerly sometimes with reference to the Savoyards' traditional association with the role of itinerant musician. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of France > parts of Normanc1275 Picardc1330 Gascona1387 Britonerc1390 Bretona1400 Normanda1400 Poitevin1483 Angevin1511 Navarrois1523 Savoyan1583 Armorican1593 Savoyard1595 meridional1605 Picardin1616 artesian1629 Biscayana1640 Limousin1653 Lyonnais1653 Languedocian1658 Biscayner1664 Navarrese1686 Provençale1730 Lorrainer1743 Navarran1770 Vendean1796 Tourangeau1883 Tourangeois1958 1595 T. W. tr. P. Leroy et al. Pleasant Satyre 74 If you wil leaue to the Savoyard, Daulphin & Prouence,..I would ingage my life that he will demaund no more of you. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem ii. 18 The Savoyard, or the Swisse, Who Apples seeths with roosted Geese. 1756 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. I. 220 The steward of the houshold is the marquis de Coudray,..a Savoyard [Ger. ein Savoyard]. 1770 F. Burney Diary 10 Jan. in Early Diary (1889) I. 65 Hetty went as a Savoyard, with a hurdy gurdy fastened round her waist. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 517/1 They [sc. marmots] are taken by the Savoyards and others principally that they may be exhibited by those itinerants. 1870 E. S. Beesly Word for France 9 The Savoyards not only spoke French, but disliked the Italians and were disliked by them. 1906 W. Walker John Calvin vii. 166 The Savoyards pressed Geneva and made travel unsafe on the roads. 1940 Life 27 May 101 Mussolini wanted a Savoyard as future king. 1992 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 5 Feb. 10 The Savoyards are used to depending on themselves, the mountains taught them that. 2. An inhabitant of the Precinct of the Savoy in London, which formerly possessed the right of sanctuary. Now historical and rare.The Precinct corresponded to the location of the Savoy Palace, built in 1263 by Peter II, Count of Savoy (1203–68) and destroyed in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381. As the land was the property of the Duchy of Lancaster, it was not subject to the King's writ, and served as a place of refuge for debtors until the right of sanctuary was abolished in 1697. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > London > parts of London cocknel1605 Wappineer1690 Savoyard1699 Wappingera1734 West Endian1817 East Ender1821 Belgravian1848 west end1882 Kensingtonian1889 heathen1891 Bloomsburian1902 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Rum-dukes, the boldest Fellows amongst the Alsatians, Minters, Savoyards, &c. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxii. 775 At length, in 1697, a bill for abolishing the franchises of these places..received the royal assent. The Alsatians and Savoyards were furious. 1971 Hist. Jrnl. 14 470 In 1682 several bailiffs who attempted to make an arrest in the Savoy were beaten off by some soldiers and other Savoyards who objected to their infringement of that privileged place. 3. a. A member of the D'Oyly Carte company which originally played at the Savoy Theatre in London, in productions of Gilbert and Sullivan operas. Also: a member of any other theatre company or troupe dedicated to performing Gilbert and Sullivan operas.In quot. 18901 denoting Gilbert and Sullivan themselves. ΚΠ 1890 Punch 4 Jan. 5/1 Every writer of libretti, every dramatist and every composer, must envy the Two Savoyards their rare opportunities of putting their own work on their own stage, and being like the two Kings in this piece. 1890 W. S. Gilbert (title) Songs of a Savoyard. 1908 R. Barrington Rec. 35 Years' Exper. Eng. Stage xxi. 265 To have been an ‘old Savoyard’, that is to say, one of the original company, seems to confer not only a great measure of dignity but..a greater natural activity in old age. 1922 H. A. Lytton Secrets Savoyard vi. 81 It is my melancholy distinction to be the last of the Savoyards. 1978 Lancashire Life Feb. 62/1 My music teacher was the mother of Martyn Green the world-famous Savoyard, who was a Boltonian. 1985 Indiana Gaz. 1 June 16/1 The Indiana Arts Council will sponsor the Pittsburgh Savoyards' presentation of Gilbert & Sullivan's rollicking and melodious opera, ‘The Gondoliers’. 2002 M. Ainger Gilbert & Sullivan xxxiii. 410 About forty old Savoyards were present. b. An admirer of the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > music appreciation > music lover > [noun] > of specific composer Handelian1762 Mozartian1838 Wagnerite1855 Brahmsite1881 Wagnerian1882 Wagnerist1891 Savoyard1893 Brahmsian1894 Bachian1920 Schoenbergian1920 Purcellian1922 Bartokian1923 Stravinskyite1924 Stravinskian1925 Mahlerite1926 Schubertian1928 Delian1933 Tchaikovskian1937 Beethovenian1947 Lisztian1947 Schumannite1947 Berliozian1951 Ravelian1951 Rachmaninovian1952 Hindemithian1954 Mahlerian1955 Mozart-lover1959 Straussian1959 Elgarian1972 Verdian1976 Dvořakian1977 Vivaldian1978 1893 G. B. Shaw in World 11 Oct. 24/2 I enjoyed it [sc. Utopia Limited] and..the majority of Savoyards will share my appreciation of it. 1930 Times 24 Mar. 15/5 As an old Savoyard and senior vice-president of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, I..heard with dismay Mr. Henry Lytton's tentative announcement of his possible retirement. 1977 Times 14 July 12/7 While..the words and music of Gilbert and Sullivan are the main attraction, Savoyards have a powerful respect for the spirit of the original productions. 2009 Southern Reporter (Scotl.) (Nexis) 18 Feb. Razor-sharp diction and immaculate timing make for a performance to delight any Savoyard. B. adj. Of or relating to Savoy. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > France or Frankish land > [adjective] > other parts of France Gascon1445 Angevin1546 provincial1561 Provençal1581 Lotharingian1635 Languedocian1650 Savoyard1664 Provençale1694 Biscayan1769 Tourangeois1857 Rivieran1873 Strasbourgeois1878 Perigourdine1951 Tourangeau1973 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > French nation > [adjective] > parts of Picard1488 Provençal1581 Savoyan1593 Poitevin1611 Armoric1612 Languedocian1650 Navarrese1686 Savoyard1741 Navarran1770 Vendean1796 Lyonnais1801 Navarrois1820 1664 T. Killigrew 1st Pt. Cicilia & Clorinda i. ii, in Comedies & Trag. 222 If there be never a Roman dares second me to fetch it off, Let Amadeo bear it to Susa, while you submit your necks under the Savoyard yoke. 1741 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 15 Nov. (1966) II. 259 This Town [sc. Chambéry]..is wholly inhabited by the poor Savoyard Nobillity. 1820 A. Ranken Hist. France VII. vii. i. 238 The Savoyard army. 1841 G. P. R. James Brigand ii Why baron, who would have thought to meet you thus in a Savoyard inn? 1905 Ld. Coleridge Story Devonshire House xvi. 239 You will find the girl in the garden with a coarse Savoyard straw hat. 1975 P. Topping in K. M. Setton & H. W. Hazard Hist. Crusades III. v. 154 The Savoyard prince secretly intrigued with Theodore despite his agreements with Venice. 2003 CondéNast Traveller (Brit. ed.) Jan. 119/1 Also good for Savoyard staples such as vacherin chaud. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1595 |
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