calivern.

/ˈkalɪvə/

/kəˈliːvə/

Forms: 1500s qualivre, calliour, kalli-, qualli-, kaly-, calea-, 1500s–1600s calyver, callyver, caleever, calever, 1600s caliever, calivre, coliver, colyver, 1500s–1800s calliver, 1500s– caliver.

Etymology: Apparently the same word as calibre n.; see the quotation from Littré there, and the following:1588 E. Yorke Order Marshalling in J. Strype Stow's Survey of London (1720) II. v. xxxii. 454/2 When I was first brought up in Piemount..we had our particular Calibre of Harquebuze to our Regiment..that one Bullett should serve all the Harquebuzes of our Regiment..: Of which worde of Calibre, came first this unapt Terme wee use to call a Harquebuze a Calliver, which is the height of the Bullett and not the Piece. Before the Battle of Moungunter [= Moncontour, 1569], the Prynces..caused 7000 Harquebuzes to be made all of one Calibre, which were called Harquebuse du Calibre de Monsseur le Prince. So as I think some Man not understandinge Frenche, brought hither the Name of the height of the Bullett for the Peece.1594 H. Barwick Breefe Disc. Weapons 8 It is supposed by many that the weapon called commonly a Caliver is another thinge than a Harquebuze, whereas in truth it is not, but only a Harquebuze, sauing that it is of a greater circuite or Bullet then the other is of: wherfore the Frenchman doth call it a peece de Calibre, which is as much as to say, a peece of bigger circute.1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Colibro, as Calibro, an instrument that gunners vse to measure the height of any piece or bullet. Also the height or bore of any piece, from whence our word Caliuer is derived; being at first a piece different from others. See also culver n.²

Obsolete exc. Historical.

a. A light kind of musket or harquebus, originally, it appears, of a certain calibre, introduced during the 16th cent.; it seems to have been the lightest portable firearm, excepting the pistol, and to have been fired without a ‘rest’.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > caliver

caliver1568

culiver1754

1568 in Archaeologia (1829) 22 78 [In an inventory of the goods at Grafton and Salwarpe 28th November 1568, occurs] ‘Kalyvers’.

1569 [see Compounds].

1574 in J. Harland Lancashire Lieutenancy under Tudors & Stuarts (1859) I. 32 Ffitt men to serve w^th qualliuers.

1577 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 19 Paid for newe stocking of five calyvers 12s.

1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 491/1 in Chron. I A..hote skirmish was begun betwixt the Englishmen and Frenchmen with hagbuttes, caliuers, and pistoletȝ.

1578 R. Constable Order of Campe (Harl. 847) f. 53^v The ordonnance..halberts, harquebusses, qualivres, launces.

1588 C. Lucar tr. N. Tartaglia 3 Bks. Shooting 61 His Caliver..must be in length at the least three foote and two ynches, and the bore must be in Diameter ²/ ₃ of an ynch. His Musket..the bore in Diameter ²³/ ₃₀ of an ynch.

1588 T. Deloney in Roxburghe Ballads (1887) VI. 390 With Muskets, Pikes, and good Caleeuers, for her Graces safegarde then.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres i. 3 A good Calliuer charged with good powder and bullet.

1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 53 He that shooteth in a Caleeuer at birdes.

1613 J. Hayward Liues III. Normans 77 Of late yeeres..the harquebuze and calliuer are brought into vse.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 32 Musquet shot, Colyuer shot, quartred shot.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 69 For..Coliuers, Crabuts, Carbins..there belongs to them Bandiliers, bullet Bags, Wormes.

1642 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 670 100 Colliers..whom he armed with Pikes, Musquets, and Calievers.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Caliver, or Calliver, a small Gun used at Sea.

1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxvii. 129 The caliver..was so inconvenient that it had not entirely discredited the bow.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. i. 8 Then you are from the Low Countries, the land of pike and caliver?

1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 278 During this reign [James I's] the caliver, a matchlock that could be fired without a rest, came greatly into use.

†b. A soldier armed with a caliver. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > one bearing or using handgun > caliver

caliver1581

hargulater1581

caliverer1590

1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline i. 44 The Caleuers or Coriers. Such must haue either of them a good and sufficient peece, flaske, touch bore, pouder, shot, &c.

1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 83 Calivers or Horgabuzieres or Musketieres.

†2.

ΚΠ

1589 Pappe with Hatchet (1844) 37 One of them lately at Yorke, pulling out his napkin to wipe his mouth after a lie, let drop a surgeans caliuer at his foote where he stood.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations, as caliver-man, caliver-shot, etc.

ΚΠ

1569 in J. B. Heath Some Acct. Worshipful Company of Grocers (1869) 10 Furnyshed with calyuer matches with flasks.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage I. v. xv. 447 A calliver-shot could scarce reach from the one side to the other.

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xlvi. 115 In a Muskett, two Calever shott, or many smaller.

a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts i, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 174/2 The Fleet was to pass within Calliver Shot of this Fort.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vii. (inscription) , in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 177 Ye musquet and calliver-men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	caliver
释义	calivern. /ˈkalɪvə//kəˈliːvə/ Forms: 1500s qualivre, calliour, kalli-, qualli-, kaly-, calea-, 1500s–1600s calyver, callyver, caleever, calever, 1600s caliever, calivre, coliver, colyver, 1500s–1800s calliver, 1500s– caliver. Etymology: Apparently the same word as calibre n.; see the quotation from Littré there, and the following:1588 E. Yorke Order Marshalling in J. Strype Stow's Survey of London (1720) II. v. xxxii. 454/2 When I was first brought up in Piemount..we had our particular Calibre of Harquebuze to our Regiment..that one Bullett should serve all the Harquebuzes of our Regiment..: Of which worde of Calibre, came first this unapt Terme wee use to call a Harquebuze a Calliver, which is the height of the Bullett and not the Piece. Before the Battle of Moungunter [= Moncontour, 1569], the Prynces..caused 7000 Harquebuzes to be made all of one Calibre, which were called Harquebuse du Calibre de Monsseur le Prince. So as I think some Man not understandinge Frenche, brought hither the Name of the height of the Bullett for the Peece.1594 H. Barwick Breefe Disc. Weapons 8 It is supposed by many that the weapon called commonly a Caliver is another thinge than a Harquebuze, whereas in truth it is not, but only a Harquebuze, sauing that it is of a greater circuite or Bullet then the other is of: wherfore the Frenchman doth call it a peece de Calibre, which is as much as to say, a peece of bigger circute.1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Colibro, as Calibro, an instrument that gunners vse to measure the height of any piece or bullet. Also the height or bore of any piece, from whence our word Caliuer is derived; being at first a piece different from others. See also culver n.² Obsolete exc. Historical. 1. a. A light kind of musket or harquebus, originally, it appears, of a certain calibre, introduced during the 16th cent.; it seems to have been the lightest portable firearm, excepting the pistol, and to have been fired without a ‘rest’. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > caliver caliver1568 culiver1754 1568 in Archaeologia (1829) 22 78 [In an inventory of the goods at Grafton and Salwarpe 28th November 1568, occurs] ‘Kalyvers’. 1569 [see Compounds]. 1574 in J. Harland Lancashire Lieutenancy under Tudors & Stuarts (1859) I. 32 Ffitt men to serve w^th qualliuers. 1577 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 19 Paid for newe stocking of five calyvers 12s. 1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Scotl. 491/1 in Chron. I A..hote skirmish was begun betwixt the Englishmen and Frenchmen with hagbuttes, caliuers, and pistoletȝ. 1578 R. Constable Order of Campe (Harl. 847) f. 53^v The ordonnance..halberts, harquebusses, qualivres, launces. 1588 C. Lucar tr. N. Tartaglia 3 Bks. Shooting 61 His Caliver..must be in length at the least three foote and two ynches, and the bore must be in Diameter ²/ ₃ of an ynch. His Musket..the bore in Diameter ²³/ ₃₀ of an ynch. 1588 T. Deloney in Roxburghe Ballads (1887) VI. 390 With Muskets, Pikes, and good Caleeuers, for her Graces safegarde then. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres i. 3 A good Calliuer charged with good powder and bullet. 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 53 He that shooteth in a Caleeuer at birdes. 1613 J. Hayward Liues III. Normans 77 Of late yeeres..the harquebuze and calliuer are brought into vse. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 32 Musquet shot, Colyuer shot, quartred shot. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xiv. 69 For..Coliuers, Crabuts, Carbins..there belongs to them Bandiliers, bullet Bags, Wormes. 1642 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 670 100 Colliers..whom he armed with Pikes, Musquets, and Calievers. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Caliver, or Calliver, a small Gun used at Sea. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxvii. 129 The caliver..was so inconvenient that it had not entirely discredited the bow. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth I. i. 8 Then you are from the Low Countries, the land of pike and caliver? 1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 278 During this reign [James I's] the caliver, a matchlock that could be fired without a rest, came greatly into use. †b. A soldier armed with a caliver. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > armed man > [noun] > one armed with or using firearm > one bearing or using handgun > caliver caliver1581 hargulater1581 caliverer1590 1581 T. Styward Pathwaie to Martiall Discipline i. 44 The Caleuers or Coriers. Such must haue either of them a good and sufficient peece, flaske, touch bore, pouder, shot, &c. 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 83 Calivers or Horgabuzieres or Musketieres. †2. ΚΠ 1589 Pappe with Hatchet (1844) 37 One of them lately at Yorke, pulling out his napkin to wipe his mouth after a lie, let drop a surgeans caliuer at his foote where he stood. Compounds attributive and in other combinations, as caliver-man, caliver-shot, etc. ΚΠ 1569 in J. B. Heath Some Acct. Worshipful Company of Grocers (1869) 10 Furnyshed with calyuer matches with flasks. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage I. v. xv. 447 A calliver-shot could scarce reach from the one side to the other. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xlvi. 115 In a Muskett, two Calever shott, or many smaller. a1643 W. Monson Naval Tracts i, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. (1704) III. 174/2 The Fleet was to pass within Calliver Shot of this Fort. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian vii. (inscription) , in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 177 Ye musquet and calliver-men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online June 2021). caliverv. Etymology: < caliver n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcaliver. transitive. To shoot with a caliver.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1863 G. A. Sala Strange Adventures Capt. Dangerous I. iii. 43 He was averse to all high-handed measures of musketooning, and calivering. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1568v.1863
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calivern.

Compounds

caliverv.