Thamesn.

/tɛmz/

Forms: Old English Temes, Old English–Middle English Temese, (Middle English Th-), Middle English Temze, Temeze ( Tamise), 1500s Temys, Temmes(se, Themes, Themys, Themise, Thamyse, 1500s–1600s Thamise, 1500s– Thames.

Etymology: < the name of the River Thames, Old English Tęmese < *Tamisa, < Latin Tamēsa, Tamēsis, < Brittonic Tamēsa: compare Welsh Tafwys, French Tamise.

a. The name of the river on which London is situated: also attributive and in other combinations, as in Thames barge, Thames boat, Thames-side, Thames valley; Thames-built, Thames-derived adjs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [noun]

Thamesc893

Father of waters (also rivers, floods)1567

muddy1825

Old Man River1902

c893 tr. Orosius Hist. v. xii. §2 Neah þære ie þe mon hæt Temes [v.r. Temese].

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xii. 161 Take two stronge men and in themese caste hem.

c1450 Sloane MS. 73. lf. 214 (Halliw.) Put therto tweyne galones of clene Temese water that is taken at an ebbe.

1503 Rolls of Parl. VI. 527/2 A Ryvere called the Thamyse, otherwyse called the Temmesse.

1649 R. Lovelace To Althea ii When flowing cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames [i.e. water].

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xv. 26/1 He beareth Azure, a Skuller, or a Thamise boate, Or.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 383. ¶5 With a great deal of the like Thames-Ribaldry.

1883 Boats of World 4 Who can mistake the world-renowned Thames Barge, with her long, flat side, picturesque rig, and bright-coloured sails?

1895 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/4 The Thames-derived waters show a marked improvement.

1902 C. J. Cornish Naturalist on Thames 169 The crowning glory of the Thames-side flats.

1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 533/2 In the London district the country in the Thames valley..is as largely occupied by flower farms as it is by fruit farms.

1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 207 Thames barge, a ketch or yawl-rigged sailing barge with a large spritsail, common on the Thames estuary.

1977 D. James Spy at Evening xiv. 113 He..let himself out into the early-morning Thames valley mist.

1979 D. May Revenger's Comedy viii. 105 Out on the estuary, a big, red-sailed Thames barge was moving.

b. to set the Thames on fire (see fire n. and int. Phrases 2k) ( †to set fire to the Thames, †to burn the Thames), to do something marvellous, to work wonders. Usually with negative = to work no wonders, never to distinguish oneself.A writer in Notes & Queries of 25 Mar. 1865, p. 249, surmised that Thames here was originally temse a sieve, which he supposed that an active fellow might set on fire by force of friction. This conjecture has no basis of fact. The phrase has also been used of the Rhine (a1638) and other rivers. See Notes & Queries 8th s. VI. 502, and Skeat Stud. Past. §205–6.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > be a matter of wonder [verb (intransitive)] > perform wonders

to work a wonderOE

Thamesa1777

to burn the Thames1787

a1777 S. Foote Trip to Calais (1778) iii. 81 Matt Minnikin..an honest burgoise,..won't set fire to the Thames, though he lives near the Bridge.

1787 J. Wolcot Sir J. Banks & Emp. of Morocco 6 Whose modest wisdom..never aims To find the longitude, or burn the Thames.

1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) (at cited word) He will not find out a way to set the Thames on fire; he will not make any wonderful discoveries, he is no conjurer.

1886 W. E. Norris My Friend Jim II. i. 2 I hardly expect him to set the Thames on fire; but I hope his mother will never have reason to be ashamed of him.

Derivatives

Thameser n.

/ˈtɛmzə(r)/ one who is connected with the Thames in some way.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > other areas

Thameser1614

1614 T. Gentleman Englands Way to win Wealth 43 By..the yong men of the Sea-coast Townes, euen as..amongst the Theamsers.

Thamesian adj.

/tɛˈmiːzɪən/ of or relating to the Thames.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [adjective]

Pactolian1586

Amazonian1605

Gangic1606

Gangetic1625

Gambian1750

Thamesian1859

Indo-Gangetic1880

1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight ix. 105 Floating on the muddy bosom of the Thamesian stream.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	thames
释义	Thamesn. /tɛmz/ Forms: Old English Temes, Old English–Middle English Temese, (Middle English Th-), Middle English Temze, Temeze ( Tamise), 1500s Temys, Temmes(se, Themes, Themys, Themise, Thamyse, 1500s–1600s Thamise, 1500s– Thames. Etymology: < the name of the River Thames, Old English Tęmese < Tamisa, < Latin Tamēsa, Tamēsis, < Brittonic Tamēsa: compare Welsh Tafwys, French Tamise. a. The name of the river on which London is situated: also attributive* and in other combinations, as in Thames barge, Thames boat, Thames-side, Thames valley; Thames-built, Thames-derived adjs. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [noun] Thamesc893 Father of waters (also rivers, floods)1567 muddy1825 Old Man River1902 c893 tr. Orosius Hist. v. xii. §2 Neah þære ie þe mon hæt Temes [v.r. Temese]. 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xii. 161 Take two stronge men and in themese caste hem. c1450 Sloane MS. 73. lf. 214 (Halliw.) Put therto tweyne galones of clene Temese water that is taken at an ebbe. 1503 Rolls of Parl. VI. 527/2 A Ryvere called the Thamyse, otherwyse called the Temmesse. 1649 R. Lovelace To Althea ii When flowing cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames [i.e. water]. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xv. 26/1 He beareth Azure, a Skuller, or a Thamise boate, Or. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 383. ¶5 With a great deal of the like Thames-Ribaldry. 1883 Boats of World 4 Who can mistake the world-renowned Thames Barge, with her long, flat side, picturesque rig, and bright-coloured sails? 1895 Daily News 28 Dec. 5/4 The Thames-derived waters show a marked improvement. 1902 C. J. Cornish Naturalist on Thames 169 The crowning glory of the Thames-side flats. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 533/2 In the London district the country in the Thames valley..is as largely occupied by flower farms as it is by fruit farms. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 207 Thames barge, a ketch or yawl-rigged sailing barge with a large spritsail, common on the Thames estuary. 1977 D. James Spy at Evening xiv. 113 He..let himself out into the early-morning Thames valley mist. 1979 D. May Revenger's Comedy viii. 105 Out on the estuary, a big, red-sailed Thames barge was moving. b. to set the Thames on fire (see fire n. and int. Phrases 2k) ( †to set fire to the Thames, †to burn the Thames), to do something marvellous, to work wonders. Usually with negative = to work no wonders, never to distinguish oneself.A writer in Notes & Queries of 25 Mar. 1865, p. 249, surmised that Thames here was originally temse a sieve, which he supposed that an active fellow might set on fire by force of friction. This conjecture has no basis of fact. The phrase has also been used of the Rhine (a1638) and other rivers. See Notes & Queries 8th s. VI. 502, and Skeat Stud. Past. §205–6. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > be a matter of wonder [verb (intransitive)] > perform wonders to work a wonderOE Thamesa1777 to burn the Thames1787 a1777 S. Foote Trip to Calais (1778) iii. 81 Matt Minnikin..an honest burgoise,..won't set fire to the Thames, though he lives near the Bridge. 1787 J. Wolcot Sir J. Banks & Emp. of Morocco 6 Whose modest wisdom..never aims To find the longitude, or burn the Thames. 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) (at cited word) He will not find out a way to set the Thames on fire; he will not make any wonderful discoveries, he is no conjurer. 1886 W. E. Norris My Friend Jim II. i. 2 I hardly expect him to set the Thames on fire; but I hope his mother will never have reason to be ashamed of him. Derivatives Thameser n. /ˈtɛmzə(r)/ one who is connected with the Thames in some way. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England > other areas Thameser1614 1614 T. Gentleman Englands Way to win Wealth 43 By..the yong men of the Sea-coast Townes, euen as..amongst the Theamsers. Thamesian adj. /tɛˈmiːzɪən/ of or relating to the Thames. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > specific rivers > [adjective] Pactolian1586 Amazonian1605 Gangic1606 Gangetic1625 Gambian1750 Thamesian1859 Indo-Gangetic1880 1859 G. A. Sala Gaslight & Daylight ix. 105 Floating on the muddy bosom of the Thamesian stream. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c893
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