| 单词 | the fancy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe fancy 12. the fancy: collect. for those who ‘fancy’ a particular amusement or pursuit. extracted from fancyn.adj. a. gen., as applied to bird-, book-fanciers, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > one engaged in amusement or entertainment > collectively the fancy1735 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > bird-keeper or -breeder > bird-fancier bird fancier1709 the fancy1735 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > keeping or breeding pigeons > pigeon-fancier the fancy1735 pigeon fancier?1755 columbarian1807 colombophile1890 pigeoneer1918 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > pigeon > one or those who fancy pigeons bird fancier1709 the fancy1735 1735 J. Moore Columbarium 40 These Pigeons by their Flight afford an admirable Satisfaction, to those Gentlemen of the Fancy that have time to attend them. 1830 T. De Quincey Life R. Bentley in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 446 A great book sale..had congregated all the Fancy. 1889 Sat. Rev. 22 June 772/1 Pigeon-fanciers are called the Fancy. b. esp. The prize-ring or those who frequent it. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > follower of boxing the fancy1807 fancy man1847 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. (1951) lxxi. 451 The Amateurs of Boxing, who call themselves the Fancy. 1811 R. Southey Let. 11 Oct. (1856) II. 236, I have fibbed the ‘Edinburgh’ (as the ‘fancy’ say) most completely. 1848 Thackeray Bk. Snobs xiv. 55 Mr. William Ramm, known to the fancy as the Tutbury Pet. 1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (ed. 6) viii. 187 Among leaders of ‘the fancy’, it is an unhesitating belief that pluck and endurance are the highest of attributes. c. The art of boxing; pugilism. Also, sporting in general. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] defence1549 pugilation1656 fencing1692 boxing1693 the (noble, also manly) art of self-defence1724 noble art1749 bruising1750 ring1770 noble science1778 pugilism1788 sparring1797 the sweet science1810 the fancy1820 pugilistics1820 pugnastics1830 fista1839 scrapping1891 ring-work1899 no contest1922 1820 Byron Let. 19 Nov. (1977) VII. 233 One of Matthew's passions was ‘the fancy’. 1841 T. De Quincey Plato's Republic in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 50/1 When the ‘fancy’ was in favour. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 5/2 He is always..at home..to discuss the Fancy generally. 1889 Standard 28 Oct. Modern displays of ‘the Fancy’. < as lemmas |
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