shrunkenadj.

Brit.

/ˈʃrʌŋk(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈʃrəŋkən/

Etymology: past participle of shrink v.

= shrunk adj. 1.

a. in predicative use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracted

shrunkenc950

contractc1400

crined?a1513

shrunk1530

braced1534

contracted1603

retired1607

shrivelleda1631

constringed1655

dishrivelled1771

ingathered1853

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased

diminutec1475

suppeditate?1526

lessened1565

minished1590

declined1591

reduced1591

bated1600

contracted1603

waneda1616

mute1627

shrivelleda1631

refracted1635

imminutea1681

retrenched1693

lowered1730

diminished1745

subdued1785

dwindled1796

depressed1831

shrunken1873

downrated1958

whittled-down1961

pared-down1974

slim-down1978

slimmed-down1978

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke vi. 6 Hond his ðiu suiðra gescruncan manus eius dextra arida.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 98 Hire Lippes schrunken ben for age.

?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 21 This dede man of whom the skyn was scorched the fflessh rosted the senewes shronken.

1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xvii. xxiii. sig. Oiij/1 Also the sede of cedre abatyth the cough... And nesshith and slaketh synewes that ben shronken [a1398 BL Add. yschronke] wyth the Crampe.

1582 T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones iii. 290 My bones are so bruised, my sinewes are so shrunken.

1873 M. E. Braddon Lucius Davoren i Very shrunken are the stores which Lucius Davoren guards.

1877 W. Black Green Pastures & Piccadilly II. xiii. 197 The mamma was shrunken and shrivelled.

1878 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. (ed. 2) ii. v. 785 The liver shrunken and indurated.

b. in attributive use.

ΚΠ

c1400 Ragman Roll ix, in T. Wright Anecdota Literaria 84 Your shrunkyn lyppis and your gowuldyn tethe.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. H8 The..Shrunken synewes of her chosen knight.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 3 If there were taken out of Mens Mindes, Vaine Opinions, Flattering Hopes..it would leaue the Mindes, of a Number of Men, poore shrunken Things.

1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 65 That puts his Face into a most Shruncken, and woodden Posture.

1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc ii. 210 Pale and shrunken cheeks.

1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. v. 40 The baking-dish was served up..on a shrunken cloth at an end of the dining-table.

1860 W. Smith Dict. Bible I. 73 Modern Antakia is a shrunken and miserable place.

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. ii. iv. 320 He had rather a shrunken appearance.

1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvi. 281 The shrunken meaning that popular or polite speech assigns to ‘morality’.

Draft additions September 2013

shrunken head n. a severed human head which has been shrunk and preserved (see headshrinking n. 1); = tsantsa n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > sign of victory > enemy's head, brain, or scalp

scalp1601

sculp1743

brain ball1841

shrunken head1875

tsantsa1923

1875 F. T. Buckland Log-bk. Fisherman 60 A correspondent has kindly directed my attention to an article..in which much valuable information is given respecting the human shrunken head.

1937 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 2 137 The shrunken head has now become a European and American collector's item, both for museums and for the morbidly curious.

2007 J. Mack Art of Small Things 134 The Jívaro disposed of shrunken heads to neighbouring mestizos once their ceremonial purpose was accomplished.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shrunken
释义	shrunkenadj. Brit. /ˈʃrʌŋk(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈʃrəŋkən/ Etymology: past participle of shrink v. = shrunk adj. 1. a. in predicative use. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracted shrunkenc950 contractc1400 crined?a1513 shrunk1530 braced1534 contracted1603 retired1607 shrivelleda1631 constringed1655 dishrivelled1771 ingathered1853 the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased diminutec1475 suppeditate?1526 lessened1565 minished1590 declined1591 reduced1591 bated1600 contracted1603 waneda1616 mute1627 shrivelleda1631 refracted1635 imminutea1681 retrenched1693 lowered1730 diminished1745 subdued1785 dwindled1796 depressed1831 shrunken1873 downrated1958 whittled-down1961 pared-down1974 slim-down1978 slimmed-down1978 c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke vi. 6 Hond his ðiu suiðra gescruncan manus eius dextra arida. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 98 Hire Lippes schrunken ben for age. ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 21 This dede man of whom the skyn was scorched the fflessh rosted the senewes shronken. 1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) xvii. xxiii. sig. Oiij/1 Also the sede of cedre abatyth the cough... And nesshith and slaketh synewes that ben shronken [a1398 BL Add. yschronke] wyth the Crampe. 1582 T. Bentley et al. Monument of Matrones iii. 290 My bones are so bruised, my sinewes are so shrunken. 1873 M. E. Braddon Lucius Davoren i Very shrunken are the stores which Lucius Davoren guards. 1877 W. Black Green Pastures & Piccadilly II. xiii. 197 The mamma was shrunken and shrivelled. 1878 J. S. Bristowe Treat. Theory & Pract. Med. (ed. 2) ii. v. 785 The liver shrunken and indurated. b. in attributive use. ΚΠ c1400 Ragman Roll ix, in T. Wright Anecdota Literaria 84 Your shrunkyn lyppis and your gowuldyn tethe. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. ix. sig. H8 The..Shrunken synewes of her chosen knight. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 3 If there were taken out of Mens Mindes, Vaine Opinions, Flattering Hopes..it would leaue the Mindes, of a Number of Men, poore shrunken Things. 1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 65 That puts his Face into a most Shruncken, and woodden Posture. 1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc ii. 210 Pale and shrunken cheeks. 1856 C. Dickens Little Dorrit (1857) i. v. 40 The baking-dish was served up..on a shrunken cloth at an end of the dining-table. 1860 W. Smith Dict. Bible I. 73 Modern Antakia is a shrunken and miserable place. 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. ii. iv. 320 He had rather a shrunken appearance. 1879 ‘G. Eliot’ Theophrastus Such xvi. 281 The shrunken meaning that popular or polite speech assigns to ‘morality’. Draft additions September 2013 shrunken head n. a severed human head which has been shrunk and preserved (see headshrinking n. 1); = tsantsa n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [noun] > sign of victory > enemy's head, brain, or scalp scalp1601 sculp1743 brain ball1841 shrunken head1875 tsantsa1923 1875 F. T. Buckland Log-bk. Fisherman 60 A correspondent has kindly directed my attention to an article..in which much valuable information is given respecting the human shrunken head. 1937 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 2 137 The shrunken head has now become a European and American collector's item, both for museums and for the morbidly curious. 2007 J. Mack Art of Small Things 134 The Jívaro disposed of shrunken heads to neighbouring mestizos once their ceremonial purpose was accomplished. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c950
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