† winter-groundv.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: winter n.¹, ground n.; winter n.¹, ground v.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < winter n.¹ + ground n., or perhaps < winter n.¹ + ground v.The interpretation of quot. a1616 has been much disputed. (For coarse in this passage see corse n. and compare corpse n.) Theobald ( Wks. Shakespeare (1733) VI. 426) proposed an amended reading winter-gown , meaning ‘to serve as a winter gown for’ (compare gown v.), which was adopted by some 18th- and 19th-cent. editors. It has also been suggested that, since the speech at this point in the text is interrupted, winter-ground here may be a compound noun rather than a verb; perhaps compare e.g.:1642 C. Vermuyden Disc. Drayning Great Fennes 6 The Kings contract is to make these Lands Winter ground, that is to free them from the overflowing of the Rivers aforesaid.For a recent discussion of alternative interpretations of this passage, see the New Oxford Shakespeare: Critical Reference Edition (2017).

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

transitive. To provide or serve as a protective winter covering for (something).Found only (debatably) in quot. a1616, and in reference to this. See discussion in etymology section.

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a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 230 Arui. The Raddocke would..bring thee all this, Yea, and furr'd Mosse besides. When Flowres are none To winter-ground thy Coarse— Gui. Prythee haue done.

1773 G. Steevens Note on Cymbeline iv. ii, in S. Johnson & G. Steevens Plays of Shakespeare (rev. ed.) IX. 257 To winter-ground a plant is to protect it from the inclemency of the winter-season, by straw, dung, &c. laid over it.

1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. Winter-ground, to protect, as a plant, from the inclemency of the winter season, by straw, manure, &c., laid over it... 2 [citing Shakespeare]. To cover in the winter.

1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) (citing Shakespeare) Winter-ground, to cover over during winter so as to preserve from the effects of frost; as, to winter-ground the roots of a plant. [Also in later dictionaries.]

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	winter-ground
释义	† winter-groundv. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: winter n.¹, ground n.; winter n.¹, ground v. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < winter n.¹ + ground n., or perhaps < winter n.¹ + ground v.The interpretation of quot. a1616 has been much disputed. (For coarse in this passage see corse n. and compare corpse n.) Theobald ( Wks. Shakespeare (1733) VI. 426) proposed an amended reading winter-gown , meaning ‘to serve as a winter gown for’ (compare gown v.), which was adopted by some 18th- and 19th-cent. editors. It has also been suggested that, since the speech at this point in the text is interrupted, winter-ground here may be a compound noun rather than a verb; perhaps compare e.g.:1642 C. Vermuyden Disc. Drayning Great Fennes 6 The Kings contract is to make these Lands Winter ground, that is to free them from the overflowing of the Rivers aforesaid.For a recent discussion of alternative interpretations of this passage, see the New Oxford Shakespeare: Critical Reference Edition (2017). Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. transitive. To provide or serve as a protective winter covering for (something).Found only (debatably) in quot. a1616, and in reference to this. See discussion in etymology section. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 230 Arui. The Raddocke would..bring thee all this, Yea, and furr'd Mosse besides. When Flowres are none To winter-ground thy Coarse— Gui. Prythee haue done. 1773 G. Steevens Note on Cymbeline iv. ii, in S. Johnson & G. Steevens Plays of Shakespeare (rev. ed.) IX. 257 To winter-ground a plant is to protect it from the inclemency of the winter-season, by straw, dung, &c. laid over it. 1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. Winter-ground, to protect, as a plant, from the inclemency of the winter season, by straw, manure, &c., laid over it... 2 [citing Shakespeare]. To cover in the winter. 1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) (citing Shakespeare) Winter-ground, to cover over during winter so as to preserve from the effects of frost; as, to winter-ground the roots of a plant. [Also in later dictionaries.] This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < v.a1616
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