单词 | soirée |
释义 | soiréen. An evening party, gathering, or social meeting. (See also swarry n.) soirée dansante: see soirée dansante at dansant adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > evening gathering conversazione1740 evening party1742 sociable1750 evening1791 soirée1793 Gregory1804 veillée1825 tertulia1828 swarry1837 social evening1844 1793 F. Burney Jrnl. 8 Apr. (1972) II. 58 He asked how my Mother did? I said if he came any soiree, he would probably see. 1802 C. Wilmot Irish Peer on Continent (1920) 22 We have had abundant specimens of Plays, Balls, Soirées, Thé's, &c. 1820 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 190 I had a soirée last night. 1836 in Col. Hawker Diary (1893) II. 107 We had a regular merry soirée on board, and did not leave till past nine. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh iii. 103 For exhibition in my drawing-rooms On zoologic soirées. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 621 Friends' Photographic Society... A soirée is held each winter. Derivatives soirée v. transitive to entertain at an evening party or parties. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [verb (transitive)] > entertain at evening gathering soirée1826 1826 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 397 It has been hard work to dine and soirée all the people. soiréean adj. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1853 W. Jerdan Autobiogr. IV. 71 To be in readiness for the reception of the soiréean guests. soiréety n. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1834 J. Jekyll Let. 18 July in Corr. (1894) x. 328 This bustle and the eternity of parliamentary sittings keep London in a state of interest and soiréety. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1793 |
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