self-addressedadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfəˈdrɛst/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfəˈdrɛst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, addressed adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + addressed adj.

1. Esp. of a remark, question, thought, etc.: addressed to or directed at oneself.

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1827 W. P. Scargill Blue-stocking Hall II. vii. 232 I fear it must have been answered in the negative, to each of my self-addressed queries.

a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) II. xxiii. 150 A voice..so low, so self-addressed.

1910 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 41 157 ‘What shall I do?’.. Here the question is self-addressed, but practical.

1970 Early Amer. Lit. 4 68 Whereas the sermons are public exhortations, the meditations are self-addressed monodies.

2002 Bee Culture Nov. 30/1 Our self-addressed congratulations turned into a bundle of questions, mixed with anxiety, as we watched the steady decline of our colonies.

2. Designating an envelope, packet, etc., that the intended recipient has addressed to himself or herself. Chiefly in self-addressed envelope (abbreviated SAE) or (chiefly North American) self-addressed stamped envelope (abbreviated SASE). Cf. stamped (and) addressed envelope at stamped adj. 2c.Typically such an envelope is enclosed with correspondence when a reply is requested.

ΚΠ

1874 Indianapolis Jrnl. 2 Feb. 3/4 (advt.) I will send a recipe that will cure you, free of charge... Send a self-addressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph T. Inman, Station D, Bible House, New York.

1879 Postville (Iowa) Rev. 12 July (advt.) Send self-addressed stamped envelope. Communications confidential.

1904 Delineator Dec. 1084 If you will send a stamped self-addressed envelope, we will tell you where you can take a course.

1962 Fergus Falls (Minnesota) Daily Jrnl. 26 Dec. 20/5 I believe there is a self-addressed package held for me here.

1997 K. Caputo How to produce Successful Crafts Show vii. 63 Request a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) from each crafter who sends in an application.

2006 Oxf. Amer. Spring 53/1 Salerno always carried a self-addressed manila envelope... He would stuff the stolen gems inside, pop it in a mailbox in the neighborhood, and mail the jewels to himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-addressed
释义	self-addressedadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfəˈdrɛst/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈdrɛst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, addressed adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + addressed adj. 1. Esp. of a remark, question, thought, etc.: addressed to or directed at oneself. ΚΠ 1827 W. P. Scargill Blue-stocking Hall II. vii. 232 I fear it must have been answered in the negative, to each of my self-addressed queries. a1855 C. Brontë Professor (1857) II. xxiii. 150 A voice..so low, so self-addressed. 1910 Trans. & Proc. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 41 157 ‘What shall I do?’.. Here the question is self-addressed, but practical. 1970 Early Amer. Lit. 4 68 Whereas the sermons are public exhortations, the meditations are self-addressed monodies. 2002 Bee Culture Nov. 30/1 Our self-addressed congratulations turned into a bundle of questions, mixed with anxiety, as we watched the steady decline of our colonies. 2. Designating an envelope, packet, etc., that the intended recipient has addressed to himself or herself. Chiefly in self-addressed envelope (abbreviated SAE) or (chiefly North American) self-addressed stamped envelope (abbreviated SASE). Cf. stamped (and) addressed envelope at stamped adj. 2c.Typically such an envelope is enclosed with correspondence when a reply is requested. ΚΠ 1874 Indianapolis Jrnl. 2 Feb. 3/4 (advt.) I will send a recipe that will cure you, free of charge... Send a self-addressed envelope to the Rev. Joseph T. Inman, Station D, Bible House, New York. 1879 Postville (Iowa) Rev. 12 July (advt.) Send self-addressed stamped envelope. Communications confidential. 1904 Delineator Dec. 1084 If you will send a stamped self-addressed envelope, we will tell you where you can take a course. 1962 Fergus Falls (Minnesota) Daily Jrnl. 26 Dec. 20/5 I believe there is a self-addressed package held for me here. 1997 K. Caputo How to produce Successful Crafts Show vii. 63 Request a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) from each crafter who sends in an application. 2006 Oxf. Amer. Spring 53/1 Salerno always carried a self-addressed manila envelope... He would stuff the stolen gems inside, pop it in a mailbox in the neighborhood, and mail the jewels to himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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