white stickn.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪt ˈstɪk/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)waɪt ˈstɪk/

Forms: see white adj. and n. and stick n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., stick n.¹

Etymology: < white adj. + stick n.¹

1. British.

a. A white rod or wand carried as a symbol of office by certain officials; = white staff n. 1.

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society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > staff or rod > specific colour

white stick?a1425

white rod1523

white staff1533

green rod1721

Gold Stick1783

?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 113 Oþir payment gete þei noon but a whit stik.

1655 R. Lawrence Interest Eng. Irish Transplantation 26 The power and strength of England in Ireland is but a Scare-Crow and a Hat upon a white stick.

1763 J. Hall-Stevenson Pastoral Cordial 21 All that is signify'd thereby, Is nothing more than a white Stick. 'Tis borne by Chamberlains and Shrieves, But why, I can no more explain, Than why a Bishop wears Lawn Sleeves.

1792 ‘P. Pindar’ Tears of St. Margaret (new ed.) 3 Then would they ponder on the white-stick row, Of Uxbridge, Grey de Wilton, Leeds, and Co. And, next to Majesty, admire the Peers.

1813 Ld. Byron Waltz 21 New white-sticks, gold-sticks, broom-sticks, all new sticks!

1905 F. M. Crawford Salve Venetia II. iii. 89 Twenty-six chamberlains, of whom one is Treasurer of the Chamber.., one is a Majorduomo called a ‘Steward’, his assistant, who carries a little white stick as a sign of his dignity.

2008 C. J. Sansom Revelation 33 A dignified-looking old man walked at the head of the procession carrying a white stick—..the symbolic staff of office he would break and cast into the grave.

b. Also with capital initials. A person holding an office symbolized by the carrying of a white stick; = white staff n. 2.

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society > authority > office > holder of office > ceremonial officials > [noun] > usher > bearing a rod or staff > White Stick or Staff

white rod1523

white staff1601

white staff officer1669

staff officer1702

white stick1848

1848 A. Strickland Lives Queens Eng. XII. ix. 300 It was hard that..the principal of all her white sticks should treat the insignia of his dignity in a manner totally unprecedented in courtly annals.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. iii. 40 Lords and ladies in waiting, white sticks or black rods.

2001 A. Weir Henry VIII vii. 61 Those affected could make a profit from the sale of their posts (a practice condoned by the White Sticks, even though it was illegal).

†2. A white piece of wood used as a tally. Obsolete.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > tally

tailstick1235

taila1325

white stick?c1430

senyec1440

tallyc1440

chalka1529

tally-stick1830

tally-board1849

chalk-score1867

?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 233 Lordis many tymes..taken pore mennus goodis & paien not þerfore but white stickis.

1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) iv. xxxviii. 64 The kyng hath nought wherof to paye for his mete, but of white stikkes that no thyng auailen.

3. A white walking stick carried by a blind or partially sighted person, used to locate objects for navigation and as an indication of visual impairment.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other medical equipment > [noun] > other miscellaneous equipment

wresting thread1616

tractors1798

tetanomotor1860

examining table1877

wire instrumenta1884

wristband1884

nasal spray1888

mackintosh sheet1889

gas mask1892

bath-bed1894

inspissator1897

Murphy's button1899

trembling-chair1899

solenoid1901

sunray1921

oxygenator1928

white cane1930

white stick1930

microdrive1955

photocoagulator1965

bubble1966

stimoceiver1967

hospital gown1970

smart pill1988

1930 Observer 13 July 18/2 (headline) White sticks for the blind.

1958 I. Fleming Dr. No i. 11 Three blind beggars came round the corners of the intersection and moved slowly down the pavement..tapping at the kerb with their white sticks.

1978 ‘H. Carmichael’ Life Cycle xiv. 150 The man who doesn't admire you shouldn't be allowed out in the street without a white stick.

2010 V. Richards et al. in S. Cole & N. Morgan Tourism & Inequality 31/1 Many self-identify their disability by carrying a white stick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	white stick
释义	white stickn. Brit. /ˌwʌɪt ˈstɪk/, U.S. /ˈ(h)waɪt ˈstɪk/ Forms: see white adj. and n. and stick n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: white adj., stick n.¹ Etymology: < white adj. + stick n.¹ 1. British. a. A white rod or wand carried as a symbol of office by certain officials; = white staff n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > staff or rod > specific colour white stick?a1425 white rod1523 white staff1533 green rod1721 Gold Stick1783 ?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 113 Oþir payment gete þei noon but a whit stik. 1655 R. Lawrence Interest Eng. Irish Transplantation 26 The power and strength of England in Ireland is but a Scare-Crow and a Hat upon a white stick. 1763 J. Hall-Stevenson Pastoral Cordial 21 All that is signify'd thereby, Is nothing more than a white Stick. 'Tis borne by Chamberlains and Shrieves, But why, I can no more explain, Than why a Bishop wears Lawn Sleeves. 1792 ‘P. Pindar’ Tears of St. Margaret (new ed.) 3 Then would they ponder on the white-stick row, Of Uxbridge, Grey de Wilton, Leeds, and Co. And, next to Majesty, admire the Peers. 1813 Ld. Byron Waltz 21 New white-sticks, gold-sticks, broom-sticks, all new sticks! 1905 F. M. Crawford Salve Venetia II. iii. 89 Twenty-six chamberlains, of whom one is Treasurer of the Chamber.., one is a Majorduomo called a ‘Steward’, his assistant, who carries a little white stick as a sign of his dignity. 2008 C. J. Sansom Revelation 33 A dignified-looking old man walked at the head of the procession carrying a white stick—..the symbolic staff of office he would break and cast into the grave. b. Also with capital initials. A person holding an office symbolized by the carrying of a white stick; = white staff n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > ceremonial officials > [noun] > usher > bearing a rod or staff > White Stick or Staff white rod1523 white staff1601 white staff officer1669 staff officer1702 white stick1848 1848 A. Strickland Lives Queens Eng. XII. ix. 300 It was hard that..the principal of all her white sticks should treat the insignia of his dignity in a manner totally unprecedented in courtly annals. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. I. iii. 40 Lords and ladies in waiting, white sticks or black rods. 2001 A. Weir Henry VIII vii. 61 Those affected could make a profit from the sale of their posts (a practice condoned by the White Sticks, even though it was illegal). †2. A white piece of wood used as a tally. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > tally tailstick1235 taila1325 white stick?c1430 senyec1440 tallyc1440 chalka1529 tally-stick1830 tally-board1849 chalk-score1867 ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 233 Lordis many tymes..taken pore mennus goodis & paien not þerfore but white stickis. 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) iv. xxxviii. 64 The kyng hath nought wherof to paye for his mete, but of white stikkes that no thyng auailen. 3. A white walking stick carried by a blind or partially sighted person, used to locate objects for navigation and as an indication of visual impairment. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other medical equipment > [noun] > other miscellaneous equipment wresting thread1616 tractors1798 tetanomotor1860 examining table1877 wire instrumenta1884 wristband1884 nasal spray1888 mackintosh sheet1889 gas mask1892 bath-bed1894 inspissator1897 Murphy's button1899 trembling-chair1899 solenoid1901 sunray1921 oxygenator1928 white cane1930 white stick1930 microdrive1955 photocoagulator1965 bubble1966 stimoceiver1967 hospital gown1970 smart pill1988 1930 Observer 13 July 18/2 (headline) White sticks for the blind. 1958 I. Fleming Dr. No i. 11 Three blind beggars came round the corners of the intersection and moved slowly down the pavement..tapping at the kerb with their white sticks. 1978 ‘H. Carmichael’ Life Cycle xiv. 150 The man who doesn't admire you shouldn't be allowed out in the street without a white stick. 2010 V. Richards et al. in S. Cole & N. Morgan Tourism & Inequality 31/1 Many self-identify their disability by carrying a white stick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?a1425
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