单词 | seven o'clock |
释义 | > as lemmasseven o'clock b. The time of seven hours after midnight or midday, esp. as indicated by a clock, watch, etc. Frequently in seven o'clock (formerly † seven of the clock); also as modifier, with the sense ‘occurring or scheduled for seven o'clock’.Also used with reference to any position comparable to that of the hour-hand of a clock at that time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adjective] > of the time of day > of specific times tenc1386 seven?c1425 twoc1485 six1600 twelve-hour1791 undecimarian1874 undeciman1883 ?c1425 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Royal 17 D.vi) (1860) 72 It failethe not, aboute the houre of seven. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) III. 1170 Or hit be seven of the clok. ?a1580 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 72 Afternoone seavenaclocke dinnars. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. iii. 189 It shall be seuen ere I go to horse. View more context for this quotation c1690–1740 Househ. Ordinances of Matthew Parker, Abp. Canterbury (Lamb. 1072) App. 32 At vii a clock in the morning in the sommer season. 1779 Mirror No. 43. ⁋6 A clock was heard to strike seven. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. v. 494 From half after seven..they remained exposed to the fire..till nine o'clock. 1860 Birmingham Daily Post 13 July 4/5 At a quarter to seven Grundy hit another ball into the hands of a long-fieldsman without incurring any penalty. 1930 Ann. Surg. 92 719 Two trunks were found on the right side forming roots of the inferior mesenteric nerve, a larger at the position of seven o'clock and a smaller at ten o'clock. 1969 Guardian 14 Feb. 11/1 My problem is that I go home at night feeling ‘I simply must get to sleep quickly because I must get up at seven’. 2012 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Oct. a18 That 7 o'clock appointment has become a coveted spot. < as lemmas |
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