stern-sheetn.

Etymology: < stern n.³ + sheet n.²; compare stern-shoots n.The parallel of fore-sheet n., which is however comparatively late, suggests that sense 1 is original, and senses 2, 3 secondary with the general signification ‘the place from which the mizen-sheets are controlled’. But historical evidence is lacking, and it is not impossible that some other meaning of Old English scéat is the basis of senses 2, 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstern-sheet.

Nautical.

†1. plural. The ropes controlling the mizen-sail. Obsolete.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > sheet or brace

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1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 15 The misen sheats, are called the starne sheats.

2. singular and plural. The internal stern portion of a boat; spec. that part abaft the hindmost thwart.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [noun] > internal portion

stern-sheet1481

stern-shoots1633

1481 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 71 j pack lyeth yn the sterne shete.

1568 Admiralty Court Oyer & Terminer 75 He was in the said catche [ketch] sittinge in the sterne sheates thereof.

a1625 H. Mainwaring Nomenclator Navalis (Harl. 2301) 71 That part with in bord abaft in y^e Run of the Shipp is called the Sterne sheats [cf. sheet n.² 3].

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. 5 There is a tilt over the stern sheets [of the feluca], where the passengers sit.

1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 183 A similar locker to be built in the after part of the stern sheet for the officers.

1905 ‘Q’ Shining Ferry vii The party settled themselves in the stern sheets.

3. plural.

a. The flooring boards in the after portion of a boat or small ship.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [noun] > internal portion > floorboards of

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1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 92 Those plancks under water, which come along the Run of the ship, and are closed to the Sterne-post, are called Sheates, and that part within boord, abaft, in the Run of the ship, is called the sterne~sheates.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Sheats Stern-Sheats, the Planks that are within board abaft in the Run of the Ship.

1898 A. Ansted Dict. Sea Terms (at cited word) Head-sheets, stern-sheets (in open boats), the floor-boards covering the space either at the head or the stern of the boat.

b. The seats with which the after portion of a boat is furnished.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > seat in a boat > at stern

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stern-sheets1912

1912 ‘G. A. Birmingham’ Inviolable Sanctuary xviii. 280 She herself pulled a spinnaker from beneath the stern-sheets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	stern-sheet
释义	stern-sheetn. Etymology: < stern n.³ + sheet n.²; compare stern-shoots n.The parallel of fore-sheet n., which is however comparatively late, suggests that sense 1 is original, and senses 2, 3 secondary with the general signification ‘the place from which the mizen-sheets are controlled’. But historical evidence is lacking, and it is not impossible that some other meaning of Old English scéat is the basis of senses 2, 3.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈstern-sheet. Nautical. †1. plural. The ropes controlling the mizen-sail. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > rigging > [noun] > running rigging > sheet or brace sheet1336 swing-rope1336 shoot1405 mainbrace1485 mainsheet1485 top-sheet1485 smite1494 tailing-rope1495 tail-rope1495 brace1626 stern-sheets1626 trimmers1630 fore-sheet1669 jib-sheet1825 boom-sheet1836 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 15 The misen sheats, are called the starne sheats. 2. singular and plural. The internal stern portion of a boat; spec. that part abaft the hindmost thwart. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [noun] > internal portion stern-sheet1481 stern-shoots1633 1481 in H. E. Malden Cely Papers (1900) 71 j pack lyeth yn the sterne shete. 1568 Admiralty Court Oyer & Terminer 75 He was in the said catche [ketch] sittinge in the sterne sheates thereof. a1625 H. Mainwaring Nomenclator Navalis (Harl. 2301) 71 That part with in bord abaft in y^e Run of the Shipp is called the Sterne sheats [cf. sheet n.² 3]. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy II. 5 There is a tilt over the stern sheets [of the feluca], where the passengers sit. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 183 A similar locker to be built in the after part of the stern sheet for the officers. 1905 ‘Q’ Shining Ferry vii The party settled themselves in the stern sheets. 3. plural. a. The flooring boards in the after portion of a boat or small ship. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > body of vessel > rear part of vessel > [noun] > internal portion > floorboards of stern-sheets1644 1644 H. Mainwaring Sea-mans Dict. 92 Those plancks under water, which come along the Run of the ship, and are closed to the Sterne-post, are called Sheates, and that part within boord, abaft, in the Run of the ship, is called the sterne~sheates. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) at Sheats Stern-Sheats, the Planks that are within board abaft in the Run of the Ship. 1898 A. Ansted Dict. Sea Terms (at cited word) Head-sheets, stern-sheets (in open boats), the floor-boards covering the space either at the head or the stern of the boat. b. The seats with which the after portion of a boat is furnished. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > other parts of body of vessel > [noun] > seat in a boat > at stern settle1867 stern-sheets1912 1912 ‘G. A. Birmingham’ Inviolable Sanctuary xviii. 280 She herself pulled a spinnaker from beneath the stern-sheets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1481
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