browzyadj.

Brit.

/ˈbraʊzi/, U.S.

/ˈbraʊzi/

Forms: 1700s– browsey, 1700s– browsy, 1700s– browzy.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: blowzy adj.; bousy adj.

Etymology: Apparently partly an alteration of blowzy adj., and partly an alteration of bousy adj., perhaps in both cases as a result of association with browsy adj.With the sense ‘dishevelled, slovenly’, compare browsy adj. 1.

Chiefly regional.

Red-faced; flushed, ruddy; robust, healthy. Also: dishevelled, slovenly. Cf. blowzy adj.Sometimes associated with drunkenness; see etymology and bousy adj. 1.Recorded earliest in frowzy browzy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > negligently dressed

dishevelc1381

unreadya1555

dishevelled1612

dishabille1691

browzy1719

the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > redness > [adjective] > with health

rosyc1450

browzy1719

ruddy1727

red-blooded1876

1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth I. 255 The Frowzy Browzy, Hoyty Toyty, Covent-Garden Harridan.

1779 Dryden's tr. Juvenal's Satire x. in S. Johnson Wks. Eng. Poets XIX. 291 A long legend of romantic things, Which in his cups the browsy [1693 Bowsy] poet sings.

1800 M. Dunsford Two Tours West of Eng. 117 An affected servant girl..put herself..before a large mirror, to view her delicate person, (which was one of a hale and browzy texture).

1877 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 6 Sept. 2/2 There were no..browsy and pert demoiselles in waiting; but in their stead, bright, clean, and respectful young country girls.

1878 Rose-Belford's Canad. Monthly Aug. 186/1 One of her arms was bare: it was not a red and browsy arm..it was as white as any arm could be.

1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 16 The browsiest of your daughters came to see me.

1922 Boston Sunday Post 30 July (Mag.) 6/1 She was not one of your meaty, browzy girls. Her colour was delicate, and her wrists..were slender and graceful.

1953 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 23 Mar. 6/7 Miss Booth, who won the coveted award as the browzy housewife in ‘Come Back, Little Sheba’.

2012 A. Nanson Gloucestershire Folk Tales 23 The cobbler regarded this big fellow [sc. the Devil] with his browsy scowling face and steam hissing from his nostrils.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	browzy
释义	browzyadj. Brit. /ˈbraʊzi/, U.S. /ˈbraʊzi/ Forms: 1700s– browsey, 1700s– browsy, 1700s– browzy. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: blowzy adj.; bousy adj. Etymology: Apparently partly an alteration of blowzy adj., and partly an alteration of bousy adj., perhaps in both cases as a result of association with browsy adj.With the sense ‘dishevelled, slovenly’, compare browsy adj. 1. Chiefly regional. Red-faced; flushed, ruddy; robust, healthy. Also: dishevelled, slovenly. Cf. blowzy adj.Sometimes associated with drunkenness; see etymology and bousy adj. 1.Recorded earliest in frowzy browzy. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > negligently dressed dishevelc1381 unreadya1555 dishevelled1612 dishabille1691 browzy1719 the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > redness > [adjective] > with health rosyc1450 browzy1719 ruddy1727 red-blooded1876 1719 T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth I. 255 The Frowzy Browzy, Hoyty Toyty, Covent-Garden Harridan. 1779 Dryden's tr. Juvenal's Satire x. in S. Johnson Wks. Eng. Poets XIX. 291 A long legend of romantic things, Which in his cups the browsy [1693 Bowsy] poet sings. 1800 M. Dunsford Two Tours West of Eng. 117 An affected servant girl..put herself..before a large mirror, to view her delicate person, (which was one of a hale and browzy texture). 1877 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 6 Sept. 2/2 There were no..browsy and pert demoiselles in waiting; but in their stead, bright, clean, and respectful young country girls. 1878 Rose-Belford's Canad. Monthly Aug. 186/1 One of her arms was bare: it was not a red and browsy arm..it was as white as any arm could be. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 16 The browsiest of your daughters came to see me. 1922 Boston Sunday Post 30 July (Mag.) 6/1 She was not one of your meaty, browzy girls. Her colour was delicate, and her wrists..were slender and graceful. 1953 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 23 Mar. 6/7 Miss Booth, who won the coveted award as the browzy housewife in ‘Come Back, Little Sheba’. 2012 A. Nanson Gloucestershire Folk Tales 23 The cobbler regarded this big fellow [sc. the Devil] with his browsy scowling face and steam hissing from his nostrils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1719
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