birthnightn.

Brit.

/ˈbəːθnʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbərθˌnaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: birth n.¹, night n.

Etymology: < birth n.¹ + night n., after birthday n.

a. The night on which a person was born.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > day or date on which one is born

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1583 H. Howard Defensatiue sig. G.g. j The Moone who beares the greatest stroke in Genitura nocturna, in the birth night, was then most prosperous in Domo. mortis.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 503 The Angelic Song in Bethlehem field, On thy birth-night .

1841 Green Mountain Emporium Apr. 225 Twelve years had passed as we have stated, since the birthnight of Wille Edgfield.

1950 M. K. Opler in Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 63 439 The Feast of Lanterns is to be explained as commemorating the birth-night of the God of Good Fortune, T'ien-kuan.

2011 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 18 Mar. r3 Elizabeth's parents have not told her she was adopted, and they invented a bedtime story about her birth night.

b. The night on which something began or came into existence, or on which an event occurred.

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1773 H. Mackenzie Prince of Tunis iv. 53 Mine is the birthnight of my country's wrongs; and mine, the challenge of a brother's murder.

1877 J. R. Macduff Footsteps St. Peter v. 78 It was, at all events, the birthnight of the Christian ministry.

1922 S. J. Weyman Ovington's Bank xxii. 227 The unlucky night which had cost the old man so much, had been for Arthur the birth-night of fortune.

2009 N. Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Dec. d1 La Grenouille turned 47 on Saturday, the last great French restaurant in New York. As on its birth night, there was snow outside the old stable at 3 East 52nd Street.

(a) The anniversary of the night on which a person was born; the evening or night of a person's birthday, typically regarded as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts. Sometimes also: the celebrations themselves.

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the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > birthday

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native day1546

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1637 T. Heywood Pleasant Dialogues & Dramma's 249 (heading) Vpon his Majesties last birth-night, he being then thirty five yeares of age.

1798 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 2 Feb. (1997) 978 Pd...for d[itt]o. [i.e., a subscription] for Genl. Washington's birth night 5.D[ollars].

1842 Penny Satirist 22 Oct. 2/1 Expecting Mabel to call, it being his birth night, he feared she had been taken by the guard.

1904 J. Rhoades Little Flowers St. Francis of Assisi 197 What wondrous consolation hath been ours On this, Christ's holy birth-night.

2018 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 May c3/1 Sanetta celebrates her birthnight, called Elegant in Black or White, at the Bar, 4 Amin Drive, Kgn 11.

†(b) spec. Without specification of the person celebrating the occasion: the evening or night of the birthday of the British sovereign, marked by public celebration and a formal dinner and ball at court. Sometimes also: the celebrations themselves. Cf. birthday n. 1a(b). Obsolete.

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1711 Hermit 25 Aug. A Set of Plate must be had, and things served up in such Order as won't make one ashamed to be seen. The Liveries must be exactly the same with Madame the Dutchess that made the best Figure on the Birth-Night.

1730 J. Swift Vindic. Ld. C—— 8 To..dance at a Birth-Night.

1786 H. Lee Errors of Innocence I. xxi. 226 They had seen me..from the Lord Chamberlain's box, on the birth-night, and were much delighted with my dress.

1835 Westmorland Gaz. 21 Nov. The ambassador of Henry the Fourth of France was in England..at court on a birthnight.

†b. poetic. The anniversary of the night on which something began. Obsolete. rare.

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1822 T. Hood in London Mag. Mar. 269 They lay in loveliness, and kept The birth-night of their peace, that Life e'en wept With very envy of their happy fronts.

Compounds

General use as a modifier (in sense 2), as birthnight ball, birthnight dress, birthnight party, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > birthday > royal

birthnight1696

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > birthday festivities > at court

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1696 D. Manley Lost Lover iv. 23 The Drawing Room in all its Birth-night finery.

1763 F. Hoyland Poems & Transl. 36 To guard your Honour at the Birthnight Ball.

1800 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iii. 67 The crape petticoat of her birthnight dress.

1850 A. L. Hardeman Jrnl. 8 July in M. O'Brien Evening when Alone (1993) IV. 222 They were invited to take a birth night supper or tea at 4 oclock.

2008 Weekly Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 14 Apr. 14/2 Dancehall artiste Michelle Downer, more popularly known as D'Angel, held her birthnight party at the Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	birthnight
释义	birthnightn. Brit. /ˈbəːθnʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈbərθˌnaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: birth n.¹, night n. Etymology: < birth n.¹ + night n., after birthday n. 1. a. The night on which a person was born. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > day or date on which one is born birth-tidea1250 birth timec1330 birthnight1583 birthdaya1594 1583 H. Howard Defensatiue sig. G.g. j The Moone who beares the greatest stroke in Genitura nocturna, in the birth night, was then most prosperous in Domo. mortis. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 503 The Angelic Song in Bethlehem field, On thy birth-night . View more context for this quotation 1841 Green Mountain Emporium Apr. 225 Twelve years had passed as we have stated, since the birthnight of Wille Edgfield. 1950 M. K. Opler in Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 63 439 The Feast of Lanterns is to be explained as commemorating the birth-night of the God of Good Fortune, T'ien-kuan. 2011 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 18 Mar. r3 Elizabeth's parents have not told her she was adopted, and they invented a bedtime story about her birth night. b. The night on which something began or came into existence, or on which an event occurred. ΚΠ 1773 H. Mackenzie Prince of Tunis iv. 53 Mine is the birthnight of my country's wrongs; and mine, the challenge of a brother's murder. 1877 J. R. Macduff Footsteps St. Peter v. 78 It was, at all events, the birthnight of the Christian ministry. 1922 S. J. Weyman Ovington's Bank xxii. 227 The unlucky night which had cost the old man so much, had been for Arthur the birth-night of fortune. 2009 N. Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Dec. d1 La Grenouille turned 47 on Saturday, the last great French restaurant in New York. As on its birth night, there was snow outside the old stable at 3 East 52nd Street. 2. a. (a) The anniversary of the night on which a person was born; the evening or night of a person's birthday, typically regarded as an occasion for celebration and the giving of gifts. Sometimes also: the celebrations themselves. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > birthday birthdayc1384 nativitya1393 native day1546 birthnight1637 fête day1877 b-day1938 1637 T. Heywood Pleasant Dialogues & Dramma's 249 (heading) Vpon his Majesties last birth-night, he being then thirty five yeares of age. 1798 T. Jefferson Memorandum Bks. 2 Feb. (1997) 978 Pd...for d[itt]o. [i.e., a subscription] for Genl. Washington's birth night 5.D[ollars]. 1842 Penny Satirist 22 Oct. 2/1 Expecting Mabel to call, it being his birth night, he feared she had been taken by the guard. 1904 J. Rhoades Little Flowers St. Francis of Assisi 197 What wondrous consolation hath been ours On this, Christ's holy birth-night. 2018 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 25 May c3/1 Sanetta celebrates her birthnight, called Elegant in Black or White, at the Bar, 4 Amin Drive, Kgn 11. †(b) spec. Without specification of the person celebrating the occasion: the evening or night of the birthday of the British sovereign, marked by public celebration and a formal dinner and ball at court. Sometimes also: the celebrations themselves. Cf. birthday n. 1a(b). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1711 Hermit 25 Aug. A Set of Plate must be had, and things served up in such Order as won't make one ashamed to be seen. The Liveries must be exactly the same with Madame the Dutchess that made the best Figure on the Birth-Night. 1730 J. Swift Vindic. Ld. C—— 8 To..dance at a Birth-Night. 1786 H. Lee Errors of Innocence I. xxi. 226 They had seen me..from the Lord Chamberlain's box, on the birth-night, and were much delighted with my dress. 1835 Westmorland Gaz. 21 Nov. The ambassador of Henry the Fourth of France was in England..at court on a birthnight. †b. poetic. The anniversary of the night on which something began. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1822 T. Hood in London Mag. Mar. 269 They lay in loveliness, and kept The birth-night of their peace, that Life e'en wept With very envy of their happy fronts. Compounds General use as a modifier (in sense 2), as birthnight ball, birthnight dress, birthnight party, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > birthday > royal birthnight1696 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > birthday festivities > at court birthnight1696 1696 D. Manley Lost Lover iv. 23 The Drawing Room in all its Birth-night finery. 1763 F. Hoyland Poems & Transl. 36 To guard your Honour at the Birthnight Ball. 1800 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iii. 67 The crape petticoat of her birthnight dress. 1850 A. L. Hardeman Jrnl. 8 July in M. O'Brien Evening when Alone (1993) IV. 222 They were invited to take a birth night supper or tea at 4 oclock. 2008 Weekly Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 14 Apr. 14/2 Dancehall artiste Michelle Downer, more popularly known as D'Angel, held her birthnight party at the Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1583
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