Versaillesn.

Brit.

/vɛːˈsʌɪ/,

/vəːˈsʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌvərˈsaɪ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Versailles.

Etymology: < Versailles, the name of a hunting lodge to the south-west of Paris built by Louis XIII and enlarged into a palace by Louis XIV in the 17th cent.

1. A building compared to the Palace of Versailles in style or splendour. Usually with modifying word or phrase. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > dwelling of king or ruler > [noun] > specific

Versailles?1683

Tuileries1814

Buck House1922

?1683 Last Acct. from Fez 1 In seven days march we arrived at Mequinez, which is the Versailles of this Kingdom, Situated so well for Security and Pleasure, that it's the chosen Seat of this King Muley Ishmael.

1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure I. 134 But had it been a dungeon..his presence would have made it a little Versailles.

1878 E. Lee-Hamilton Poems & Transcripts 68 The smallest of Germany's Princes, In a Versailles of his own, mimicked the grandeur of Louis.

1899 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea I. xvii. 159 Jeypore Palace may be called the Versailles of India.

1959 M. Crosland tr. J. Rovan Germany 140 Potsdam, the Prussian Versailles.

1968 N.Y. City (Michelin Tire Corp.) 47 The Hotel Pierre..a sort of ‘40-story Versailles’.

1977 ‘R. Player’ Month of Mangled Models vii. 125 It was Jules Goncourt who had called the whole house the Versailles of Whoredom.

2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 20 Feb. 25 Then there was the 66,000-acre Ol-Jogi ranch in Kenya which they turned into a sort of African Versailles.

2. allusively. The Paris Peace Conference, held at the conclusion of the First World War (1914–18), mainly in the Palace of Versailles, or the Treaty of Versailles, the peace treaty which formally ended that war and was signed in the Palace at the culmination of the conference on 28th June, 1919.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > pacification > peace treaty > [noun] > peace talks or conference > specific

Versailles1924

Locarno1925

SALT1968

1924 N.Y. Times 21 July 1/8 (heading) While French and British dispute about inviting them, many call the Conference ‘another Versailles’.

1967 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 8 Apr. 16/3 Most German politicians..ominously refer to this treaty as another ‘Versailles’.

1981 J. Wainwright Urge for Justice i. ix. 59 Versailles is being repaid... Hitler..is putting greatness back into Germany.

2005 W. Mulligan Creation of Mod. German Army v. 86 His continued acceptance of the Republic contrasted with the attitude of the officers who moved towards mutiny after Versailles.

Compounds

attributive, designating the Paris Peace Conference, or the Treaty of Versailles, its terms, its legacy, etc.: see sense 2.

ΚΠ

1918 Manch. Guardian 30 Nov. 7/3 The President has also signed his own appointment as a peace delegate.., thus solving all doubts as to his exact status at the Versailles Conference.

1918 Washington Post 11 Dec. 1/4 In a league of nations to enforce the Versailles treaty, the allied powers must retain armament to constitute a police force.

1922 Crown Prince Wilhelm Memoirs iii. 90 In the June days just gone by, came the news that the Versailles ‘Diktat’ had been signed.

1936 G. B. Shaw Millionairess Pref., in Simpleton, Six, & Millionairess 117 There remained the clauses of the Versailles Treaty by which Germany was to be kept in a condition of permanent, decisive, and humiliating military inferiority to the other Powers.

1971 Guardian 5 Aug. 10/4 In 1936..the Guardian was busily condemning the Versailles terms.

1992 Seattle Times (Nexis) 14 May a13 More even than the partition of Hungary or the misdrawing of Poland, the cobbling together of Yugoslavia..exemplified the ostensibly benevolent misconstructions of the Versailles conference.

2011 Daily Tel. 29 Mar. 21/3 The street party phenomenon really got going after the First World War, when ‘Peace Teas’ were held to celebrate the Versailles Treaty in 1919.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	versailles
释义	Versaillesn. Brit. /vɛːˈsʌɪ/, /vəːˈsʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌvərˈsaɪ/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Versailles. Etymology: < Versailles, the name of a hunting lodge to the south-west of Paris built by Louis XIII and enlarged into a palace by Louis XIV in the 17th cent. 1. A building compared to the Palace of Versailles in style or splendour. Usually with modifying word or phrase. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > dwelling of king or ruler > [noun] > specific Versailles?1683 Tuileries1814 Buck House1922 ?1683 Last Acct. from Fez 1 In seven days march we arrived at Mequinez, which is the Versailles of this Kingdom, Situated so well for Security and Pleasure, that it's the chosen Seat of this King Muley Ishmael. 1749 J. Cleland Mem. Woman of Pleasure I. 134 But had it been a dungeon..his presence would have made it a little Versailles. 1878 E. Lee-Hamilton Poems & Transcripts 68 The smallest of Germany's Princes, In a Versailles of his own, mimicked the grandeur of Louis. 1899 R. Kipling From Sea to Sea I. xvii. 159 Jeypore Palace may be called the Versailles of India. 1959 M. Crosland tr. J. Rovan Germany 140 Potsdam, the Prussian Versailles. 1968 N.Y. City (Michelin Tire Corp.) 47 The Hotel Pierre..a sort of ‘40-story Versailles’. 1977 ‘R. Player’ Month of Mangled Models vii. 125 It was Jules Goncourt who had called the whole house the Versailles of Whoredom. 2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 20 Feb. 25 Then there was the 66,000-acre Ol-Jogi ranch in Kenya which they turned into a sort of African Versailles. 2. allusively. The Paris Peace Conference, held at the conclusion of the First World War (1914–18), mainly in the Palace of Versailles, or the Treaty of Versailles, the peace treaty which formally ended that war and was signed in the Palace at the culmination of the conference on 28th June, 1919. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > pacification > peace treaty > [noun] > peace talks or conference > specific Versailles1924 Locarno1925 SALT1968 1924 N.Y. Times 21 July 1/8 (heading) While French and British dispute about inviting them, many call the Conference ‘another Versailles’. 1967 Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 8 Apr. 16/3 Most German politicians..ominously refer to this treaty as another ‘Versailles’. 1981 J. Wainwright Urge for Justice i. ix. 59 Versailles is being repaid... Hitler..is putting greatness back into Germany. 2005 W. Mulligan Creation of Mod. German Army v. 86 His continued acceptance of the Republic contrasted with the attitude of the officers who moved towards mutiny after Versailles. Compounds attributive, designating the Paris Peace Conference, or the Treaty of Versailles, its terms, its legacy, etc.: see sense 2. ΚΠ 1918 Manch. Guardian 30 Nov. 7/3 The President has also signed his own appointment as a peace delegate.., thus solving all doubts as to his exact status at the Versailles Conference. 1918 Washington Post 11 Dec. 1/4 In a league of nations to enforce the Versailles treaty, the allied powers must retain armament to constitute a police force. 1922 Crown Prince Wilhelm Memoirs iii. 90 In the June days just gone by, came the news that the Versailles ‘Diktat’ had been signed. 1936 G. B. Shaw Millionairess Pref., in Simpleton, Six, & Millionairess 117 There remained the clauses of the Versailles Treaty by which Germany was to be kept in a condition of permanent, decisive, and humiliating military inferiority to the other Powers. 1971 Guardian 5 Aug. 10/4 In 1936..the Guardian was busily condemning the Versailles terms. 1992 Seattle Times (Nexis) 14 May a13 More even than the partition of Hungary or the misdrawing of Poland, the cobbling together of Yugoslavia..exemplified the ostensibly benevolent misconstructions of the Versailles conference. 2011 Daily Tel. 29 Mar. 21/3 The street party phenomenon really got going after the First World War, when ‘Peace Teas’ were held to celebrate the Versailles Treaty in 1919. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1683
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