star lotn.

Brit.

/ˌstɑː ˈlɒt/, U.S.

/ˈstɑr ˌlɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, lot n.

Etymology: < star n.¹ + lot n.

a. An item in a sale catalogue added after the numbering is completed, and therefore designated by a starred number. Now rare.In quot. 1830: a lot thus designated as the result of a numbering error.

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society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > unit of goods for sale or lot > added to catalogue

star lot1830

1830 Standard 11 Jan. ‘This is a star lot.’ (Sighing). [A technical phrase with auctioneers when a lot has been numbered the same as that which precedes it, through error.]

1849 Daily News 11 Dec. 3/4 A star lot of 5,000 more was added,—thus altering the total from 15,000 to 36,000.

1931 Financial Times 30 Apr. 10/5 Owing to the large number of breaks the star lots will be sold on Thursday at 2.30 p.m.

b. Chiefly Australian. In a wool auction: a lot consisting of a small number of bales. Now rare.For the origin of this term see quot. 1928.

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1870 South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide) 26 May 2/3 The number of lots greatly depended upon the quality and description of the wools. ‘Star’ lots and damaged lots were sold at the end of the evening..frequently the lots greatly increased in number.

1899 G. Jeffrey Princ. Australasian Woolclassing 92 Lots of three bales or under are marked in the catalogue ‘star lots’, and are sold by themselves after the larger lots are disposed of.

1928 C. E. Cowley Classing Clip 165 The name star lot originated from the London method of wool-selling where..the small lots are indicated to the buyers by an asterisk being prefixed to the lot number.

1971 Austral. Q. June 74 The auction method of selling has continued with a price averaging plan operating for 1, 2 and 3 bale lots. Perhaps the most important feature of the new system is the way in which these former star lots are being eliminated.

2. The most valuable or noteworthy item in an auction. Cf. star n.¹ 4f.

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1933 N.Y. Times 31 Dec. (Book Review section) 12/3 They are offered as the star lot in a sale to be held at the American Art Association Anderson Galleries.

1976 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 18 June 14/7 The star lot of the sale is a magnificent rust red Castel Durante tazza painted with a scene of Marcus Curtius.

2000 Financial Times (Nexis) 7 Oct. (Arts section) 7 The star lot in his exhibition is a Victorian cast-iron fountain, priced at £2,300.

2015 Sutton Coldfield Observer (Nexis) 30 Oct. 15 The star lot—which was discovered during a house visit by the auction house's head of the decorative arts department..—attracted international interest but was eventually sold to a room buyer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	star lot
释义	star lotn. Brit. /ˌstɑː ˈlɒt/, U.S. /ˈstɑr ˌlɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: star n.¹, lot n. Etymology: < star n.¹ + lot n. 1. a. An item in a sale catalogue added after the numbering is completed, and therefore designated by a starred number. Now rare.In quot. 1830: a lot thus designated as the result of a numbering error. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > article(s) to be sold > [noun] > unit of goods for sale or lot > added to catalogue star lot1830 1830 Standard 11 Jan. ‘This is a star lot.’ (Sighing). [A technical phrase with auctioneers when a lot has been numbered the same as that which precedes it, through error.] 1849 Daily News 11 Dec. 3/4 A star lot of 5,000 more was added,—thus altering the total from 15,000 to 36,000. 1931 Financial Times 30 Apr. 10/5 Owing to the large number of breaks the star lots will be sold on Thursday at 2.30 p.m. b. Chiefly Australian. In a wool auction: a lot consisting of a small number of bales. Now rare.For the origin of this term see quot. 1928. ΚΠ 1870 South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide) 26 May 2/3 The number of lots greatly depended upon the quality and description of the wools. ‘Star’ lots and damaged lots were sold at the end of the evening..frequently the lots greatly increased in number. 1899 G. Jeffrey Princ. Australasian Woolclassing 92 Lots of three bales or under are marked in the catalogue ‘star lots’, and are sold by themselves after the larger lots are disposed of. 1928 C. E. Cowley Classing Clip 165 The name star lot originated from the London method of wool-selling where..the small lots are indicated to the buyers by an asterisk being prefixed to the lot number. 1971 Austral. Q. June 74 The auction method of selling has continued with a price averaging plan operating for 1, 2 and 3 bale lots. Perhaps the most important feature of the new system is the way in which these former star lots are being eliminated. 2. The most valuable or noteworthy item in an auction. Cf. star n.¹ 4f. ΚΠ 1933 N.Y. Times 31 Dec. (Book Review section) 12/3 They are offered as the star lot in a sale to be held at the American Art Association Anderson Galleries. 1976 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 18 June 14/7 The star lot of the sale is a magnificent rust red Castel Durante tazza painted with a scene of Marcus Curtius. 2000 Financial Times (Nexis) 7 Oct. (Arts section) 7 The star lot in his exhibition is a Victorian cast-iron fountain, priced at £2,300. 2015 Sutton Coldfield Observer (Nexis) 30 Oct. 15 The star lot—which was discovered during a house visit by the auction house's head of the decorative arts department..—attracted international interest but was eventually sold to a room buyer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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