sea-markn.

Forms: see sea n. and mark n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., mark n.¹

Etymology: < sea n. + mark n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-mark.

1. The boundary or limit of the flow of the sea. literal and figurative. †full sea mark, the limit of high tide.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > high > mark

sea-mark1485

high-water mark1553

watermark1577

flood-mark1622

tide-mark1799

1485 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur v. v. 168 And so weltryng and walowynge they rolled doune the hylle tyl they came to the see marke.

1572 in 9th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1883) App. i. 277/2 This yere the kaiye on southesyde..was builded by the towne vnder full seamarcke.

1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. clxxiii. 406 As the houses of sand within the sea-mark, which the children of men are building.

a1732 T. Boston Memoirs (1776) vi. 71 And here, I think, was the full sea-mark of my perplexing circumstances aforesaid.

1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 51 A few violent repeated storms should..raise those sands above full Sea-mark.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna i. xvi. 9 On the bare strand Upon the sea-mark a small boat did wait.

1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. vii. 18 We must look to it to excel as ye, And bear our age as far, unlimited By the last sea-mark!

a. A conspicuous object distinguishable at sea which serves to guide or warn sailors in navigation.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > object on land or sea as guide

marka1398

sea-mark1566

landmark1570

daymark1695

leading-mark1804

tide-mark1861

shoal-mark1875

range mark1886

range marker1934

cardinal mark1974

1566 Act 8 Eliz. c. 13 That the foresayd Mayster Wardens..of the Trinytie Howse..shall..set up suche and so many Beakons and Signes of the Sea..for Sea Markes.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. X4^v The venturous Mariner..For safety that same his sea-marke made, And namd it Albion.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 119 Upon the top of this Mountaine was a Tower,..upon which a light was hung for a sea-marke.

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Stoke, (Suffolk) The steeple is a sea-mark to ships that pass the mouth of the Orwell.

1843 T. Arnold & J. C. Hare Hist. Rome III. 284 Two solitary pillars still remain, and serve as a seamark to guide ships into the great harbour.

1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold ii. i. 36 If I caught them, they should hang Cliff-gibbeted for sea-marks.

attributive.1885 J. Ruskin Pleasures Eng. 88 The sea-mark isle, Heligoland.

b. figurative and in figurative context, now esp. with allusion to Shakespeare Othello v. ii. 271.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > [noun] > guidance > that which guides

lodestarc1374

clew1385

Palinurus1567

stern1577

thread1580

twist1580

sea-mark1589

Pole Star1590

cynosure1596

buoya1603

oracle1612

leading light1653

gospela1674

indexc1750

polar stara1774

pilot star1789

clue1840

guidance1841

guideline1917

breadcrumb trail1969

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning sign, event, etc.

watchwordc1475

sea-mark1589

buoya1603

warning sign1628

red light1790

tocsin bell1823

tocsin1842

danger-signal1848

yellow light1940

warning bell1951

amber light1956

1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. Aiij^v I desire not to cast it out as a block..for any to stumble at,..but as a Sea-marke to discouer the quicksands of newe Religions.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 74 Like a great Sea-marke standing euery flaw, And sauing those that eye thee.

1693 O. Heywood Best Entail vii. 54 Wicked Parents are set before you as Sea-marks to avoid, not as Landmarks to guide you.

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber xv. 293 A Sea-Mark of Danger, to future Menagers, in their Theatrical Course of Government.

1932 Proc. Brit. Acad. 17 57 He [sc. Virgil] fixed for the imagination of the Roman race..the limit of its aspiration and achievement, the very sea-mark of its utmost sail.

1955 Times 11 May 11/4 Often they even marked, though not the very butt and seamark of his utmost sail, at least his objective for the time being.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	sea-mark
释义	sea-markn. Forms: see sea n. and mark n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sea n., mark n.¹ Etymology: < sea n. + mark n.¹Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-mark. 1. The boundary or limit of the flow of the sea. literal and figurative. †full sea mark, the limit of high tide. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [noun] > high > mark sea-mark1485 high-water mark1553 watermark1577 flood-mark1622 tide-mark1799 1485 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur v. v. 168 And so weltryng and walowynge they rolled doune the hylle tyl they came to the see marke. 1572 in 9th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1883) App. i. 277/2 This yere the kaiye on southesyde..was builded by the towne vnder full seamarcke. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1863) I. clxxiii. 406 As the houses of sand within the sea-mark, which the children of men are building. a1732 T. Boston Memoirs (1776) vi. 71 And here, I think, was the full sea-mark of my perplexing circumstances aforesaid. 1758 W. Borlase Nat. Hist. Cornwall 51 A few violent repeated storms should..raise those sands above full Sea-mark. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna i. xvi. 9 On the bare strand Upon the sea-mark a small boat did wait. 1851 E. B. Browning Casa Guidi Windows i. vii. 18 We must look to it to excel as ye, And bear our age as far, unlimited By the last sea-mark! 2. a. A conspicuous object distinguishable at sea which serves to guide or warn sailors in navigation. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > [noun] > object on land or sea as guide marka1398 sea-mark1566 landmark1570 daymark1695 leading-mark1804 tide-mark1861 shoal-mark1875 range mark1886 range marker1934 cardinal mark1974 1566 Act 8 Eliz. c. 13 That the foresayd Mayster Wardens..of the Trinytie Howse..shall..set up suche and so many Beakons and Signes of the Sea..for Sea Markes. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. X4^v The venturous Mariner..For safety that same his sea-marke made, And namd it Albion. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 119 Upon the top of this Mountaine was a Tower,..upon which a light was hung for a sea-marke. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Stoke, (Suffolk) The steeple is a sea-mark to ships that pass the mouth of the Orwell. 1843 T. Arnold & J. C. Hare Hist. Rome III. 284 Two solitary pillars still remain, and serve as a seamark to guide ships into the great harbour. 1876 Ld. Tennyson Harold ii. i. 36 If I caught them, they should hang Cliff-gibbeted for sea-marks. attributive.1885 J. Ruskin Pleasures Eng. 88 The sea-mark isle, Heligoland. b. figurative and in figurative context, now esp. with allusion to Shakespeare Othello v. ii. 271. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [noun] > guidance > that which guides lodestarc1374 clew1385 Palinurus1567 stern1577 thread1580 twist1580 sea-mark1589 Pole Star1590 cynosure1596 buoya1603 oracle1612 leading light1653 gospela1674 indexc1750 polar stara1774 pilot star1789 clue1840 guidance1841 guideline1917 breadcrumb trail1969 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning sign, event, etc. watchwordc1475 sea-mark1589 buoya1603 warning sign1628 red light1790 tocsin bell1823 tocsin1842 danger-signal1848 yellow light1940 warning bell1951 amber light1956 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. Aiij^v I desire not to cast it out as a block..for any to stumble at,..but as a Sea-marke to discouer the quicksands of newe Religions. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 74 Like a great Sea-marke standing euery flaw, And sauing those that eye thee. View more context for this quotation 1693 O. Heywood Best Entail vii. 54 Wicked Parents are set before you as Sea-marks to avoid, not as Landmarks to guide you. 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber xv. 293 A Sea-Mark of Danger, to future Menagers, in their Theatrical Course of Government. 1932 Proc. Brit. Acad. 17 57 He [sc. Virgil] fixed for the imagination of the Roman race..the limit of its aspiration and achievement, the very sea-mark of its utmost sail. 1955 Times 11 May 11/4 Often they even marked, though not the very butt and seamark of his utmost sail, at least his objective for the time being. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1485
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