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单词 trantlum
释义

trantlumn.adj.

Forms: Also 1700s trantlin, trantlim.
Etymology: Extension of trantles n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈtrantlum.
Scottish.
A trifle, knick-knack, toy. Usually in plural.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial
gewgaw?c1225
frivolc1450
whim-whama1529
jim-jamc1540
trickc1550
flamfew1574
ribaldry1594
bubble1598
kickshawa1616
fairy money1616
foolation1628
fingle-fanglea1652
trangama1658
tinsel1660
gingerbread1664
finnimbrun1676
gimcrack1676
knacka1677
tawdrum1680
knick-knack1682
trantlum1768
knick-knacket1793
folderol1820
jigamaree1824
novelty1840
fool's gold1870
flapdoodle1877
fal-lal1902
1768 A. Ross Fortunate Shepherdess i. 32 I came fiercelins in, An' wi' my trantlims made a rattlin dinn.
1776 C. Keith Farmer's Ha' xxix They finger at the trantlimslang.
1841 W. Aitken Poet. Wks. 67 Your trantlums a' e'en break or burn.
1896 S. R. Crockett Cleg Kelly x To the curbstane ye gang, wi' a' your traps and trantlums.

Compounds

attributive or as adj. Trifling.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > of little importance or trivial
eathlyc890
lighteOE
littleOE
small?c1225
singlec1449
easy1474
triflous1509
naughty1526
slender1530
slight1548
shrimpish1549
slipper1567
truanta1572
toyous1581
trivious1583
mean1585
silly1587
nicea1594
puny?1594
puisne1598
pusill1599
whindling1601
sapless1602
non-significant1603
poor1603
unsignificant1603
flea-bite1605
perishing1605
lank1607
weightless1610
fonda1616
penny farthing1615
triviala1616
unweighty1621
transitory1637
twattling1651
inconsiderate1655
unserious1655
nugal1656
small drink1656
slighty1662
minute1668
paddling1679
snitling1682
retail1697
Lilliputian1726
vain1731
rattletrap1760
peppercornish1762
peppercorn1791
underling1804
venial1806
lightweight1809
floccinaucical1826
small-bore1833
minified1837
trantlum1838
piffling1848
tea-tabular1855
potty1860
whipping-snapping1861
tea-gardeny1862
quiddling1863
twaddling1863
fidgeting1865
penny ante1865
feather-weighted1870
jerkwater1877
midget1879
mimsy1880
shirttail1881
two-by-four1885
footle1894
skittery1905
footery1929
Mickey Mouse1931
chickenshit1934
minoritized1945
marginal1952
marginalized1961
tea-party1961
little league1962
marginalizing1977
minnowy1991
1838 A. Rodger in Whistle-Binkie 1st Ser. (ed. 2) 57 Their trantlum gear..she couldna bear.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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