upmostadj.

Brit.

/ˈʌpməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈəpˌmoʊst/

Forms: Also Scottish1500s vpmest, 1500s–1800s upmaist.

Etymology: < up adv.² + -most suffix.

a. = uppermost adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position

highestOE

umestOE

overesta1325

upperestc1374

overmosta1382

supremec1487

upmost1488

uppermostc1500

highermost1593

top1595

topmost1697

headmost1758

culminant1849

tip-topmost1937

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [adverb] > prominently

uppermost1693

upmost1808

in the air1853

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 458 Atour a bray the omast [v.r. vpmest] pot gert fall, Brak on the ground.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xvii. 6 Two or thre beries are in the top of the vpmoste boughs.

1567 T. Drant in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie To Rdr. sig. *iv^v He that woulde come to the vpmoste top of an highe hill.

1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 62 That which lies vpmost is of least renowne.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 391 Sulphure streames, which haue burst forth from the vpmost tops of Ætna.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 418 Podalia, the vpmost Countrey of Polland.

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 75 in Sylva Taking away some of the upmost exhausted earth, and stirring up the rest.

1715 J. Leoni tr. Palladio Archit. (1721) II. 16 The middle of the upmost Wall ought to be perpendicular with the middle of the nethermost.

1808 W. Scott Let. 30 Dec. (1932) II. 142 You have..been upmost in my thoughts for some time past.

1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 163 The upmost flat surface is divided into nine compartments.

1875 J. B. Lightfoot St. Paul's Epist. Colossians & Philemon 411/1 What was the thought upmost in the Apostle's mind..?

b. absol. or as n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part

overmosta1382

overesta1400

topple14..

uppermost1484

topgallant1581

upmost1589

crownwork1594

heading1665

battlement1667

crowning1692

crown piece1766

surmounting1812

crista1849

surmount1879

1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks iii. 43 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Let him skarse set his feet vpon th' upmost [note The superfie or vppermost part] of the sand.

†2. Scottish. = umest adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > outerwear > [adjective]

umestc1400

uttermostc1471

upper1526

upperest1548

uppermost1548

utmost?1553

upmost1592

1592 Lyndesay's Wks. 134–5 The Vicar..will nocht faill to tak ane kow, And vpmaist claith.

1609 J. Skene tr. Stat. William in Regiam Majestatem 11 The forestar sall take..his vpmaist claith.

1620 Henry's Wallace x. i. 229 Wallace in haste gart take their upmost weed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	upmost
释义	upmostadj. Brit. /ˈʌpməʊst/, U.S. /ˈəpˌmoʊst/ Forms: Also Scottish1500s vpmest, 1500s–1800s upmaist. Etymology: < up adv.² + -most suffix. 1. a. = uppermost adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [adjective] > in highest position highestOE umestOE overesta1325 upperestc1374 overmosta1382 supremec1487 upmost1488 uppermostc1500 highermost1593 top1595 topmost1697 headmost1758 culminant1849 tip-topmost1937 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [adverb] > prominently uppermost1693 upmost1808 in the air1853 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) vi. l. 458 Atour a bray the omast [v.r. vpmest] pot gert fall, Brak on the ground. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xvii. 6 Two or thre beries are in the top of the vpmoste boughs. 1567 T. Drant in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie To Rdr. sig. iv^v He that woulde come to the vpmoste top of an highe hill. 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes* 62 That which lies vpmost is of least renowne. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 391 Sulphure streames, which haue burst forth from the vpmost tops of Ætna. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. ix. 418 Podalia, the vpmost Countrey of Polland. 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 75 in Sylva Taking away some of the upmost exhausted earth, and stirring up the rest. 1715 J. Leoni tr. Palladio Archit. (1721) II. 16 The middle of the upmost Wall ought to be perpendicular with the middle of the nethermost. 1808 W. Scott Let. 30 Dec. (1932) II. 142 You have..been upmost in my thoughts for some time past. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 163 The upmost flat surface is divided into nine compartments. 1875 J. B. Lightfoot St. Paul's Epist. Colossians & Philemon 411/1 What was the thought upmost in the Apostle's mind..? b. absol. or as n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > high position > [noun] > upper part > top piece or part overmosta1382 overesta1400 topple14.. uppermost1484 topgallant1581 upmost1589 crownwork1594 heading1665 battlement1667 crowning1692 crown piece1766 surmounting1812 crista1849 surmount1879 1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks iii. 43 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks Let him skarse set his feet vpon th' upmost [note The superfie or vppermost part] of the sand. †2. Scottish. = umest adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > outerwear > [adjective] umestc1400 uttermostc1471 upper1526 upperest1548 uppermost1548 utmost?1553 upmost1592 1592 Lyndesay's Wks. 134–5 The Vicar..will nocht faill to tak ane kow, And vpmaist claith. 1609 J. Skene tr. Stat. William in Regiam Majestatem 11 The forestar sall take..his vpmaist claith. 1620 Henry's Wallace x. i. 229 Wallace in haste gart take their upmost weed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1488
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