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Wherof..so maad is the nature, Of bitternesse or salt that hit is sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | ?1440 | ["adjective", "I. Senses relating to safety or security.", "I.1. \u2020", "With of . Free from a specified bad quality. Obsolete ."] | 1,440 | null | (?1440) | Wherof..so maad is the nature, Of bitternesse or salt that hit is sure . | translation of Palladius, De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey MS.) (1896) xi. l. 294 | 1,440 |
The Erchebischop of Coleine..alwey schulde be redy to come to do ȝow seruise vp on hys owne cost, so that he myghte have sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1420–1765 | ["adjective", "I. Senses relating to safety or security.", "\u2020\u00a0Of a journey, passage, etc.: not dangerous, safe; spec. affording guaranteed immunity from arrest, capture, attack, etc. Frequently in sure passage , sure conduct (cf. safe passage at safe adj. II.6c , safe conduct n. ). Obsolete ."] | 1,420 | 1,765 | 1420 | The Erchebischop of Coleine..alwey schulde be redy to come to do ȝow seruise vp on hys owne cost, so that he myghte have sure passage . | in H. Ellis, Original Letters, Illustrative of English History (1846) 3rd Series vol. I. 69 (Middle English Dictionary) | 1,420 |
Others believe that this is really a substitute only, that the real tooth is concealed in a sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1444– | ["adjective", "I. Senses relating to safety or security.", "Of a place or receptacle: affording protection or safety; secure. Now rare ."] | 1,444 | null | 1900 | Others believe that this is really a substitute only, that the real tooth is concealed in a sure place. | H. S. Olcott , Old Diary Leaves xi. 185 | 1,900 |
And for such as are first cast off, let them be old Stanch-hounds, which are sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | c1330– | ["adjective", "II. Senses relating primarily to reliability or stability. In several senses in this branch and in branch A.III , the notions of both reliability and certainty (or confidence) are present to a greater or lesser extent. Senses have been placed according to which notion was originally predominant, even if ... | 1,330 | null | 1704 | And for such as are first cast off, let them be old Stanch-hounds, which are sure . | Dictionarium Rusticum at Fox-hunting | 1,704 |
She is..a talented illustrational painter, efficiently setting her scenes without embellishment but with sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1421– | ["adjective", "II. Senses relating primarily to reliability or stability. In several senses in this branch and in branch A.III , the notions of both reliability and certainty (or confidence) are present to a greater or lesser extent. Senses have been placed according to which notion was originally predominant, even if ... | 1,421 | null | 1986 | She is..a talented illustrational painter, efficiently setting her scenes without embellishment but with sure touch. | ARTnews September 135/1 | 1,986 |
Offering true level access for both wheelchairs and pedestrians, the grilles provide a 74% contact area for a sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1421– | ["adjective", "II. Senses relating primarily to reliability or stability. In several senses in this branch and in branch A.III , the notions of both reliability and certainty (or confidence) are present to a greater or lesser extent. Senses have been placed according to which notion was originally predominant, even if ... | 1,421 | null | 1992 | Offering true level access for both wheelchairs and pedestrians, the grilles provide a 74% contact area for a sure grip. | Disabled & Supportive Carer Autumn–Winter 45/3 | 1,992 |
If either his age, or the remorse of his old offence should haue set him off; yet she knew his oath was sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | c1450– | ["adjective", "II. Senses relating primarily to reliability or stability. In several senses in this branch and in branch A.III , the notions of both reliability and certainty (or confidence) are present to a greater or lesser extent. Senses have been placed according to which notion was originally predominant, even if ... | 1,450 | null | 1622 | If either his age, or the remorse of his old offence should haue set him off; yet she knew his oath was sure . | Bishop J. Hall , Contemplations vol. VI. O.T. xvii. 150 | 1,622 |
This covenant is founded, not on the uncertain basis of man's free will, but on the ‘eternal purpose of God’..and may well be deemed everlasting and sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | c1450– | ["adjective", "II. Senses relating primarily to reliability or stability. In several senses in this branch and in branch A.III , the notions of both reliability and certainty (or confidence) are present to a greater or lesser extent. Senses have been placed according to which notion was originally predominant, even if ... | 1,450 | null | 1761 | This covenant is founded, not on the uncertain basis of man's free will, but on the ‘eternal purpose of God’..and may well be deemed everlasting and sure . | M. Bridge , Serm. Ordination Rev. E. Stone 19 | 1,761 |
Joseph was confident that his suffering was purposeful and the promise of glory was sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | c1450– | ["adjective", "II. Senses relating primarily to reliability or stability. In several senses in this branch and in branch A.III , the notions of both reliability and certainty (or confidence) are present to a greater or lesser extent. Senses have been placed according to which notion was originally predominant, even if ... | 1,450 | null | 2011 | Joseph was confident that his suffering was purposeful and the promise of glory was sure . | N. Guthrie , Promised One ix. 252 | 2,011 |
He bad his disciplis..Ouer al þe world þe gospel preche..to vche creature For þei shulde in trouþe be sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | a1400– | ["adjective", "II. Senses relating primarily to reliability or stability. In several senses in this branch and in branch A.III , the notions of both reliability and certainty (or confidence) are present to a greater or lesser extent. Senses have been placed according to which notion was originally predominant, even if ... | 1,400 | null | a1400 | He bad his disciplis..Ouer al þe world þe gospel preche..to vche creature For þei shulde in trouþe be sure . | Cursor Mundi (Trinity Cambridge MS.) l. 18712 (Middle English Dictionary) | 1,400 |
The Painter..Hath made reporte that he and Sue is sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1470–1694 | ["adjective", "II. Senses relating primarily to reliability or stability. In several senses in this branch and in branch A.III , the notions of both reliability and certainty (or confidence) are present to a greater or lesser extent. Senses have been placed according to which notion was originally predominant, even if ... | 1,470 | 1,694 | 1592 | The Painter..Hath made reporte that he and Sue is sure . | Arden of Feversham i. 151 | 1,592 |
It is typically thought that the bad quarto is a memorial reconstruction of the play by an actor or spectator, but we can't be sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | c1330– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,330 | null | 2007 | It is typically thought that the bad quarto is a memorial reconstruction of the play by an actor or spectator, but we can't be sure . | Chronicle of Higher Education (Nexis) 17 August 8 | 2,007 |
An holy box sent down from heauen you may be sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | ?a1425– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,425 | null | 1560 | An holy box sent down from heauen you may be sure . | J. Daus , translation of J. Sleidane, Commentaries f. ccxcij v , (margin) | 1,560 |
I know he was a Porter, And a seal'd Porter for he bore the badge On brest, I am sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | ?a1425– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,425 | null | 1631 | I know he was a Porter, And a seal'd Porter for he bore the badge On brest, I am sure . | B. Jonson , Staple of Newes v. iii. 11 in Workes vol. II | 1,631 |
King Alfred..sent for help and Assistance..to translate Boethius De consolatione, and other Latine Books for his use, saith Malmesbury, and to inform him in the right Faith, we may be sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | ?a1425– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,425 | null | 1678 | King Alfred..sent for help and Assistance..to translate Boethius De consolatione, and other Latine Books for his use, saith Malmesbury, and to inform him in the right Faith, we may be sure . | T. Jones , Of Heart & Soveraign 354 | 1,678 |
She..left me about Half a Year old; and in bad Hands you may be sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | ?a1425– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,425 | null | 1722 | She..left me about Half a Year old; and in bad Hands you may be sure . | D. Defoe , Moll Flanders 3 | 1,722 |
There is one of you may be an American..: but as to the other, he is an Englishman, I am sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | ?a1425– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,425 | null | 1805 | There is one of you may be an American..: but as to the other, he is an Englishman, I am sure . | R. Parkinson , Tour in America vol. II. xxxii. 626 | 1,805 |
He has studied the Rules of the House and parliamentary law, you may be sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | ?a1425– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,425 | null | 1908 | He has studied the Rules of the House and parliamentary law, you may be sure . | W. Churchill , Mr. Crewe's Career ix. 144 | 1,908 |
He couldn't send me a xerograph of a page, I'm sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | ?a1425– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,425 | null | 1972 | He couldn't send me a xerograph of a page, I'm sure . | P. Larkin , Letter 30 July in Letters Monica (2010) 435 | 1,972 |
Never teach a child anything of which you are not yourself sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | a1450– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "III.9. In predicative use. Feeling certain in one's mind, convinced; having no doubt or mistrust; confident, assured. Sometimes used colloquially in I am sure to give emphatic force to a statement (see e.g. quot. 177... | 1,450 | null | 1867 | Never teach a child anything of which you are not yourself sure . | J. Ruskin , Time & Tide xvi. §99 | 1,867 |
How he can Is doubtful; that he never will is sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1470– | ["adjective", "III. Senses relating primarily to certainty or confidence (see note at branch A.II ).", "That one may rely on as true; undoubted, indisputable; definite."] | 1,470 | null | 1667 | How he can Is doubtful; that he never will is sure . | J. Milton , Paradise Lost ii. 154 | 1,667 |
Were he as good as G. a Green, I would strike him sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | a1400– | ["adverb", "Assuredly, undoubtedly, for a certainty. Frequently as a sentence adverb. Now chiefly North American and Irish English ."] | 1,400 | null | 1599 | Were he as good as G. a Green, I would strike him sure . | George a Greene sig. E | 1,599 |
Douȝter, tak to the messanger Into thy chaumber ryȝt now here, And arme hym wel and sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | a1400– | ["adverb", "Securely, firmly; safely. archaic in later use."] | 1,400 | null | a1500 | Douȝter, tak to the messanger Into thy chaumber ryȝt now here, And arme hym wel and sure . | Otuel & Roland (1935) l. 344 (Middle English Dictionary) | 1,500 |
Hell! why is shee so braue? It cannot be to please Duke Dottrel, sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1552– | ["adverb", "One must admit, admittedly; at any rate, to say the least. Also: in all likelihood; as one's experience or common sense suggests; = surely adv. A.II.7 ."] | 1,552 | null | 1631 | Hell! why is shee so braue? It cannot be to please Duke Dottrel, sure . | B. Jonson , Divell is Asse ii. v. 12 in Workes vol. II | 1,631 |
If it had been a request to chop off one's right hand one would have said, ‘ Sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1651– | ["interjection", "colloquial and regional (chiefly North American in later use). Used to express agreement, affirmation, or assent: certainly, of course. Frequently with yes , yeah , aye , why , etc."] | 1,651 | null | 1963 | If it had been a request to chop off one's right hand one would have said, ‘ Sure ’. | Mrs. L. B. Johnson , White House Diary 26 November (1970) 11 | 1,963 |
Just then her hand happened to fall on mine—accident, oh, sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1907– | ["interjection", "colloquial (originally North American ). Used sarcastically to express scepticism or incredulity. Frequently in oh, sure , yeah, sure . Cf. right int. B.1 ."] | 1,907 | null | 1907 | Just then her hand happened to fall on mine—accident, oh, sure ! | L. Scott , To him that Hath iii. ix. 250 | 1,907 |
So when we parted, he says, ‘Someday I'm going to be a writer-producer and you're gonna work for me.’ And I said, ‘Oh yeah, sure | sure | /dictionary/sure_adj?tab=factsheet#19757117 | 1,330 | null | adj., adv., & int. | 7 | c1330– | Of a person or thing: safe from or not exposed to danger or risk; not liable to be harmed or injured. Also with of, from, specifying the danger or… | 1907– | ["interjection", "colloquial (originally North American ). Used sarcastically to express scepticism or incredulity. Frequently in oh, sure , yeah, sure . Cf. right int. B.1 ."] | 1,907 | null | 1976 | So when we parted, he says, ‘Someday I'm going to be a writer-producer and you're gonna work for me.’ And I said, ‘Oh yeah, sure .’ | Modesto (California) Bee 14 October c 10/7 | 1,976 |
That he may also take the Phisionomie of her that he may ioine her sister and her in a faire table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | a1387– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.i. A flat piece of wood, stone, or other hard material.", "A board or other flat surface on which a picture is painted; the picture itself. Also figurative . Now archaic and rare ."] | 1,387 | null | 1538 | That he may also take the Phisionomie of her that he may ioine her sister and her in a faire table . | T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman, Life & Letters of Thomas Cromwell (1902) vol. II. 120 | 1,538 |
This is a Jupertie that may neuer be mated out of the medyll of the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | a1398–1837 | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.i. A flat piece of wood, stone, or other hard material.", "\u2020\u00a0The board on which chess, draughts, backgammon, or another similar game is played. Obsolete ."] | 1,398 | 1,837 | c1475 | This is a Jupertie that may neuer be mated out of the medyll of the table . | in H. J. R. Murray, History of Chess (1913) 607 | 1,475 |
The object of the game is to bring the men round to your own ‘home’, or inner table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1415– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.i. A flat piece of wood, stone, or other hard material.", "Originally: each of the two folding leaves of a board for playing backgammon or a similar game; chiefly in plural denoting the board as a whole, esp. in a pair of tables . In later use chiefly: each half of each leaf of a backgam... | 1,415 | null | ?1870 | The object of the game is to bring the men round to your own ‘home’, or inner table . | F. Hardy & J. R. Ware , Modern Hoyle 141 | 1,870 |
I had..set the shew-stone with the mystery in it, on the Table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1330– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level surface for working at or on which to place things for various purposes."] | 1,330 | null | 1583 | I had..set the shew-stone with the mystery in it, on the Table . | J. Dee , Jrnl. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. 6 | 1,583 |
To make such necessary things as I found I most wanted, as particularly a Chair and a Table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1330– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level surface for working at or on which to place things for various purposes."] | 1,330 | null | 1719 | To make such necessary things as I found I most wanted, as particularly a Chair and a Table . | D. Defoe , Life Robinson Crusoe 78 | 1,719 |
Wraps and furs lay in heaps on the chairs, a doctor's bag and overcoat were on the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1330– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level surface for working at or on which to place things for various purposes."] | 1,330 | null | 1920 | Wraps and furs lay in heaps on the chairs, a doctor's bag and overcoat were on the table . | E. Wharton , Age of Innocence ii. xxvii. 273 | 1,920 |
Upon which Mr. Byng and Mr. Buller, seized him by the collar, and brought him up to the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | ?1572– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "British Politics . The table which stands before the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons, on which the mace lies when the Speaker is in the chair, and at which the Clerk of the House and his or her assistants receive motions, questions t... | 1,572 | null | 1771 | Upon which Mr. Byng and Mr. Buller, seized him by the collar, and brought him up to the table . | London Evening Post 28 February 3/1 | 1,771 |
He forthwith sent a letter to the Clerk, which was delivered to him at the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | ?1572– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "British Politics . The table which stands before the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons, on which the mace lies when the Speaker is in the chair, and at which the Clerk of the House and his or her assistants receive motions, questions t... | 1,572 | null | 1846 | He forthwith sent a letter to the Clerk, which was delivered to him at the table . | Lord Campbell , Lives of Chancellors vol. IV. cv. 56 | 1,846 |
Stove it well in good Gravy one Hour, and send it whole to Table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1330– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A table on which food is served, and at or around which people sit at a meal."] | 1,330 | null | 1736 | Stove it well in good Gravy one Hour, and send it whole to Table . | Complete Family-piece i. ii. 101 | 1,736 |
This..was used to support the great bowl in which potatoes were then brought to table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1330– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A table on which food is served, and at or around which people sit at a meal."] | 1,330 | null | 1888 | This..was used to support the great bowl in which potatoes were then brought to table . | Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine December 810/1 | 1,888 |
Tenne poundes I recken nowe as gyuen or payde for her table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1405– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "Food and drink provided for a meal; the supply of food in a household, esp. as hospitality for a guest (frequently in to keep a good table and variants). Also: provision of food for meals; board (now rare )."] | 1,405 | null | 1534 | Tenne poundes I recken nowe as gyuen or payde for her table . | N. Udall , Floures for Latine Spekynge gathered oute of Terence f. 182 v | 1,534 |
[He] believes a Kittisol a nobler Piece of Magnificence, than a good Table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1405– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "Food and drink provided for a meal; the supply of food in a household, esp. as hospitality for a guest (frequently in to keep a good table and variants). Also: provision of food for meals; board (now rare )."] | 1,405 | null | 1706 | [He] believes a Kittisol a nobler Piece of Magnificence, than a good Table . | Wooden World Diss. (1708) 19 | 1,706 |
My Mother..entertained thoughts of placing me in a Convent, paying for my Table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1405– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "Food and drink provided for a meal; the supply of food in a household, esp. as hospitality for a guest (frequently in to keep a good table and variants). Also: provision of food for meals; board (now rare )."] | 1,405 | null | 1722 | My Mother..entertained thoughts of placing me in a Convent, paying for my Table . | B. Star , translation of Mlle. de St. Phale i. 4 | 1,722 |
‘I'll say this for you,’ Matti would say, ‘The Northern Protestant knows how to ate. The Prod keeps a good table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | c1405– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "Food and drink provided for a meal; the supply of food in a household, esp. as hospitality for a guest (frequently in to keep a good table and variants). Also: provision of food for meals; board (now rare )."] | 1,405 | null | 1994 | ‘I'll say this for you,’ Matti would say, ‘The Northern Protestant knows how to ate. The Prod keeps a good table .’ | D. Healy , Goat's Song (1995) 132 | 1,994 |
Is not..the denying of the cup a notorious lurching at the Lord's Table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1340– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "I.ii.7. Christian Church .", "The table on which the elements are placed for Holy Communion; = communion table n. Also in extended use: Holy Communion itself. Frequently with distinguishing word, as the Lord's table , the holy table ."] | 1,340 | null | 1616 | Is not..the denying of the cup a notorious lurching at the Lord's Table ? | J. Boys , Works (1629) 844 | 1,616 |
You will now have some little space of time for private prayer and meditation,..before you go up to the Holy Table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1340– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "I.ii.7. Christian Church .", "The table on which the elements are placed for Holy Communion; = communion table n. Also in extended use: Holy Communion itself. Frequently with distinguishing word, as the Lord's table , the holy table ."] | 1,340 | null | 1890 | You will now have some little space of time for private prayer and meditation,..before you go up to the Holy Table . | W. W. How , Holy Communion ii. 66 | 1,890 |
After the celebration the faithful, who all remained in the church, came forward to the ‘ Table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1340– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "I.ii.7. Christian Church .", "The table on which the elements are placed for Holy Communion; = communion table n. Also in extended use: Holy Communion itself. Frequently with distinguishing word, as the Lord's table , the holy table ."] | 1,340 | null | 1902 | After the celebration the faithful, who all remained in the church, came forward to the ‘ Table ’. | T. M. Lindsay , Church & Ministry in Early Centuries vi. 254 | 1,902 |
Two but not more than two candlesticks might lawfully be upon the holy table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1340– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "I.ii.7. Christian Church .", "The table on which the elements are placed for Holy Communion; = communion table n. Also in extended use: Holy Communion itself. Frequently with distinguishing word, as the Lord's table , the holy table ."] | 1,340 | null | 1950 | Two but not more than two candlesticks might lawfully be upon the holy table . | Times 12 May 3/2 | 1,950 |
Our Scotch servants sat..all below, as everyone does who intends taking the sacrament at the ‘first table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1596– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "I.ii.7. Christian Church .", "Originally Scottish . In Presbyterian, and later also Methodist, churches: those assembled at the communion table, the communicants; esp. each of a number of groups of communicants to whom the sacrament is admin... | 1,596 | null | 1870 | Our Scotch servants sat..all below, as everyone does who intends taking the sacrament at the ‘first table ’. | Queen Victoria in D. Duff, Victoria in Highlands (1968) 256 | 1,870 |
He..carries me the first dish, in defiance of the frowns and whispers of the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1508– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A company of people at a table; spec. a group of people seated at a table for a meal. Cf. earlier Round Table n. 1c ."] | 1,508 | null | 1750 | He..carries me the first dish, in defiance of the frowns and whispers of the table . | S. Johnson , Rambler No. 75. ⁋15 | 1,750 |
There is a prolonged burst of applause along the whole table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1508– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A company of people at a table; spec. a group of people seated at a table for a meal. Cf. earlier Round Table n. 1c ."] | 1,508 | null | 1945 | There is a prolonged burst of applause along the whole table . | H. Wernher , My Indian Family 33 | 1,945 |
West started with a heart to queen and ace and Mossop immediately led a club towards table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1959– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "Bridge . The hand of the declarer's partner, which is displayed face up on the table, and played by the declarer; the dummy."] | 1,959 | null | 1998 | West started with a heart to queen and ace and Mossop immediately led a club towards table . | Eng. Bridge August 27/1 | 1,998 |
For the billiards, the port and balls and other appurtenances to the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1641– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A table used for playing a tabletop ball game such as billiards, snooker, table tennis, etc."] | 1,641 | null | 1664 | For the billiards, the port and balls and other appurtenances to the table . | in G. S. Thomson, Life in Noble Household (1937) xii. 238 (modernized text) | 1,664 |
The evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1706– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A table on which a surgeon performs an operation; an operating table; (also) a table or slab on which a body is laid for post-mortem examination or dissection (cf. slab n. 1 3e )."] | 1,706 | null | 1917 | The evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table . | T. S. Eliot , Love Song J. Alfred Prufrock in Prufrock & Other Observations 9 | 1,917 |
As for the cause of death..well, you'll have to wait till I get her on the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1706– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A table on which a surgeon performs an operation; an operating table; (also) a table or slab on which a body is laid for post-mortem examination or dissection (cf. slab n. 1 3e )."] | 1,706 | null | 1977 | As for the cause of death..well, you'll have to wait till I get her on the table . | P. D. James , Death of Expert Witness iv. 226 | 1,977 |
Maybe if he's lucky we can get a neuro to run a skull series before he croaks on the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1706– | ["I. A flat slab or board.", "I.ii. A raised board at which people may sit.", "A table on which a surgeon performs an operation; an operating table; (also) a table or slab on which a body is laid for post-mortem examination or dissection (cf. slab n. 1 3e )."] | 1,706 | null | 1998 | Maybe if he's lucky we can get a neuro to run a skull series before he croaks on the table . | M. Reaves , Voodoo Child (1999) iii. 33 | 1,998 |
A club that has only an insignificant position in that measure of consistency the League table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1896– | ["II. A schematic arrangement of information.", "A list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another, arranged in descending order of ranking; a league table."] | 1,896 | null | 1896 | A club that has only an insignificant position in that measure of consistency the League table . | Times 23 March 11/ | 1,896 |
Essex were deprived by their defeat at Leyton yesterday of the first position in the county championship table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1896– | ["II. A schematic arrangement of information.", "A list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another, arranged in descending order of ranking; a league table."] | 1,896 | null | 1897 | Essex were deprived by their defeat at Leyton yesterday of the first position in the county championship table . | Times 14 August 8/4 | 1,897 |
Mr. Drake has been the guiding light behind a remarkable revival that has taken the club soaring up the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1896– | ["II. A schematic arrangement of information.", "A list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another, arranged in descending order of ranking; a league table."] | 1,896 | null | 1951 | Mr. Drake has been the guiding light behind a remarkable revival that has taken the club soaring up the table . | Sport 6 April 10/4 | 1,951 |
Around Christmas, they had begun to catch a tide of success as they crept slowly up the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1896– | ["II. A schematic arrangement of information.", "A list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another, arranged in descending order of ranking; a league table."] | 1,896 | null | 1972 | Around Christmas, they had begun to catch a tide of success as they crept slowly up the table . | G. Green , Great Moments in Sport: Soccer v. 62 | 1,972 |
Leeds..would roll over Leicester City..and strengthen their position near the top of the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1896– | ["II. A schematic arrangement of information.", "A list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another, arranged in descending order of ranking; a league table."] | 1,896 | null | 2001 | Leeds..would roll over Leicester City..and strengthen their position near the top of the table . | Times 17 December i. (Sports Daily section) 3/1 | 2,001 |
M. Duhamel's drill is fastened to the fore-carriage of a common plough. The hind part consists of a plank..at least three inches thick, which is called the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | a1400– | ["III. Extended uses (chiefly technical uses of branch I.i ).", "A flat plate, board, or similar, forming part of a mechanism, apparatus, or instrument; spec. \u2020 (a) the face of a clock or watch ( obsolete ); \u2020 (b) a part of a seed drill ( obsolete ); (c) Engineering a flat metal surface of a machine tool on w... | 1,400 | null | 1763 | M. Duhamel's drill is fastened to the fore-carriage of a common plough. The hind part consists of a plank..at least three inches thick, which is called the table . | J. Mills , System of Practical Husbandry vol. I. 332 | 1,763 |
A box or frame of pulleys, over which the cords of the harness pass, and are then made fast to a piece of wood,..which the weavers call a table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | a1400– | ["III. Extended uses (chiefly technical uses of branch I.i ).", "A flat plate, board, or similar, forming part of a mechanism, apparatus, or instrument; spec. \u2020 (a) the face of a clock or watch ( obsolete ); \u2020 (b) a part of a seed drill ( obsolete ); (c) Engineering a flat metal surface of a machine tool on w... | 1,400 | null | 1856 | A box or frame of pulleys, over which the cords of the harness pass, and are then made fast to a piece of wood,..which the weavers call a table . | A. Ure , Dictionary of Arts vol. I. 379 | 1,856 |
Coak , a projection on one of the mating surfaces of a scarfed joint, fitting into a corresponding recess in the other surface. Also called table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1794– | ["III. Extended uses (chiefly technical uses of branch I.i ).", "Woodworking and Shipbuilding . = coak n. 2 . Cf. table v. 5 , tabling n. 7 ."] | 1,794 | null | 1958 | Coak , a projection on one of the mating surfaces of a scarfed joint, fitting into a corresponding recess in the other surface. Also called table . | Chambers's Technical Dictionary (ed. 3) 171 | 1,958 |
When the surface is rough, frosted, or vermiculated, from being broken with the hammer, it is called a rusticated table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1651–1842 | ["III. Extended uses (chiefly technical uses of branch I.i ).", "III.21. Architecture .", "\u2020\u00a0A flat, typically rectangular, vertical surface, sunk into or projecting beyond the surrounding surface; a panel. Obsolete ."] | 1,651 | 1,842 | 1842 | When the surface is rough, frosted, or vermiculated, from being broken with the hammer, it is called a rusticated table . | J. Gwilt , Encyclopædia of Architecture Gloss. 1039 s.v. | 1,842 |
The hedger lays them, with the grass side downwards, upon the edges of the set-sods,..pushing them under and as if to support the thorn roots with them. These..are called the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1664– | ["III. Extended uses (chiefly technical uses of branch I.i ).", "A flat hedge bank. Now English regional and rare ."] | 1,664 | null | 1844 | The hedger lays them, with the grass side downwards, upon the edges of the set-sods,..pushing them under and as if to support the thorn roots with them. These..are called the table . | H. Stephens , Book of Farm vol. II. 574 | 1,844 |
The apex of the upper pyramid is cut off to a considerable extent, and the large facet thus formed is called the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1653– | ["III. Extended uses (chiefly technical uses of branch I.i ).", "The large flat upper surface of such a gem."] | 1,653 | null | 1861 | The apex of the upper pyramid is cut off to a considerable extent, and the large facet thus formed is called the table . | W. Pole in Macmillan's Magazine vol. 3 184/2 | 1,861 |
The first elaboration was to grind and polish the four edges of the table | table | /dictionary/table_n?tab=factsheet#19423070 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | A piece of furniture consisting of a raised flat top of wood, stone, or other solid material, supported on one or more legs, and providing a level… | 1653– | ["III. Extended uses (chiefly technical uses of branch I.i ).", "The large flat upper surface of such a gem."] | 1,653 | null | 1970 | The first elaboration was to grind and polish the four edges of the table . | E. Bruton , Diamonds x. 160 | 1,970 |
Many companies encourage ‘open-door management’ (as in, ‘the boss' door is always open’ if you need to talk | talk | /dictionary/talk_v?tab=factsheet#19213231 | 1,225 | null | v. | 7 | ?c1225– | intransitive. To converse or communicate with another person or party by means of speech, typically of a spontaneous and informal kind; to convey… | ?c1225– | ["I. To converse or communicate by means of speech, and related senses.", "intransitive . To converse or communicate with another person or party by means of speech, typically of a spontaneous and informal kind; to convey thoughts, feelings, information, etc., to another by means of speech; frequently with to , with . ... | 1,225 | null | 1996 | Many companies encourage ‘open-door management’ (as in, ‘the boss' door is always open’ if you need to talk ). | Cosmopolitan (U.K. edition) September 110/3 | 1,996 |
When communication with a union,..citizen group, or government agency proves frustrating or counterproductive, it's tempting to hire mediators..in the belief that the parties need to talk | talk | /dictionary/talk_v?tab=factsheet#19213231 | 1,225 | null | v. | 7 | ?c1225– | intransitive. To converse or communicate with another person or party by means of speech, typically of a spontaneous and informal kind; to convey… | 1560– | ["I. To converse or communicate by means of speech, and related senses.", "intransitive . Of a head of state, representative of a country or organization, etc.: to engage in formal discussions; to discuss something in an official capacity, esp. in order to negotiate a new agreement or resolve a dispute. Frequently with... | 1,560 | null | 1993 | When communication with a union,..citizen group, or government agency proves frustrating or counterproductive, it's tempting to hire mediators..in the belief that the parties need to talk more. | Executive Educator June 33/1 | 1,993 |
We learn to eat at least a twelve-month before we learn to talk | talk | /dictionary/talk_v?tab=factsheet#19213231 | 1,225 | null | v. | 7 | ?c1225– | intransitive. To converse or communicate with another person or party by means of speech, typically of a spontaneous and informal kind; to convey… | c1275– | ["II. To utter words, to speak, and related senses.", "intransitive . To exercise or possess the power of speech; to utter words, to say things, to speak; spec. (in derogatory or depreciative use) to say things that are unimportant or trivial, or that are not backed up by corresponding action. Also in extended use with... | 1,275 | null | 1933 | We learn to eat at least a twelve-month before we learn to talk . | Punch 5 July 25/1 | 1,933 |
There was a Ukrainian legend that on this special night of the year animals could talk | talk | /dictionary/talk_v?tab=factsheet#19213231 | 1,225 | null | v. | 7 | ?c1225– | intransitive. To converse or communicate with another person or party by means of speech, typically of a spontaneous and informal kind; to convey… | c1275– | ["II. To utter words, to speak, and related senses.", "intransitive . To exercise or possess the power of speech; to utter words, to say things, to speak; spec. (in derogatory or depreciative use) to say things that are unimportant or trivial, or that are not backed up by corresponding action. Also in extended use with... | 1,275 | null | 1985 | There was a Ukrainian legend that on this special night of the year animals could talk . | D. Conner , Canada: Building our Nation iv. vi. 338 | 1,985 |
You can beat the Jesus out of me, you won't make me talk | talk | /dictionary/talk_v?tab=factsheet#19213231 | 1,225 | null | v. | 7 | ?c1225– | intransitive. To converse or communicate with another person or party by means of speech, typically of a spontaneous and informal kind; to convey… | 1834– | ["II. To utter words, to speak, and related senses.", "intransitive . slang . To reveal or disclose secret, confidential, or incriminating information, esp. to the police or another authority; to confess; to turn informer. Also with to ."] | 1,834 | null | 2014 | You can beat the Jesus out of me, you won't make me talk . | H. Schechter , Mad Sculptor v. xxv. 253 | 2,014 |
The raven is the largest creature except man that can ‘ talk | talk | /dictionary/talk_v?tab=factsheet#19213231 | 1,225 | null | v. | 7 | ?c1225– | intransitive. To converse or communicate with another person or party by means of speech, typically of a spontaneous and informal kind; to convey… | 1648– | ["II. To utter words, to speak, and related senses.", "intransitive . Esp. of a bird or (later) a mechanism, device, etc.: to utter words, or produce the sound of words, without conscious intent or understanding; to imitate or reproduce human speech."] | 1,648 | null | 1890 | The raven is the largest creature except man that can ‘ talk ’. | Spectator 4 October | 1,890 |
She [ sc. a ship] began to slip through the water at a rapid rate and to talk | talk | /dictionary/talk_v?tab=factsheet#19213231 | 1,225 | null | v. | 7 | ?c1225– | intransitive. To converse or communicate with another person or party by means of speech, typically of a spontaneous and informal kind; to convey… | 1780– | ["II. To utter words, to speak, and related senses.", "intransitive . figurative . Of an inanimate object, natural phenomenon, etc.: to make sounds or noises resembling or suggestive of speech; spec. (in nautical contexts) with reference to the sound of a ship's anchor when dragged along the sea bed (see drag v. I.1d.i... | 1,780 | null | 1832 | She [ sc. a ship] began to slip through the water at a rapid rate and to talk . | Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine vol. 31 508 | 1,832 |
Sixty males received..electric shocks of varying magnitude from a confederate during a 10-trial probability estimation task | task | /dictionary/task_n?tab=factsheet#19012158 | 1,400 | null | n. | 7 | a1400– | A piece of work imposed, exacted, or undertaken as a duty or the like; originally, a fixed or specified quantity of labour or work imposed on or… | 1913– | ["Psychology . A piece of work or an exercise given to a subject in a psychological test or experiment. Cf. aufgabe n."] | 1,913 | null | 1972 | Sixty males received..electric shocks of varying magnitude from a confederate during a 10-trial probability estimation task . | Journal of Social Psychology vol. 87 96 | 1,972 |
It was not a prophecy but a sharp reproof or tax | tax | /dictionary/tax_n1?tab=factsheet#19047008 | 1,327 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1327– | A compulsory contribution to the support of government, levied on persons, property, income, commodities, transactions, etc., now at fixed rates… | 1613–42 | ["\u2020\u00a0The action or an act of taxing or charging a person with some offence; a charge, accusation; censure. Obsolete ."] | 1,613 | 1,642 | 1634 | It was not a prophecy but a sharp reproof or tax . | T. Jackson , Knowledg of Christ Jesus vii. xiv. §6 | 1,634 |
In the middest of the earth, there is an holesome mixture from both sides:..the habite of mens bodies of a meane and indifferent constitution. In the colour also there sheweth a great temperature | temperature | /dictionary/temperature_n?tab=meaning_and_use#18872570 | 1,531 | null | n. | 7 | 1531– | The state of a substance or body with regard to sensible warmth or coldness, referred to some standard of comparison; spec. that quality or condition… | 1598–1712 | ["3. \u2020", "\u2020\u00a0A middle condition or position, a mean between opposites; a middle course, a compromise."] | 1,598 | 1,712 | 1601 | In the middest of the earth, there is an holesome mixture from both sides:..the habite of mens bodies of a meane and indifferent constitution. In the colour also there sheweth a great temperature . | P. Holland , translation of Pliny, Historie of World vol. I. ii. lxxviii. 37 | 1,601 |
The play..exceeded the usual length (lasting till half-past ten | ten | /dictionary/ten_adj?tab=factsheet#18889216 | null | null | adj., n., & adv. | 7 | Old English– | Absolutely or with ellipsis of the noun (which may usually be supplied from the context). | c1386– | ["adjective", "esp. of the hour of the day: originally ten hours , ten of the clock : see of the clock at clock n. 1 & adv. Phrases P.1a .Also with ellipsis of \u2018minutes\u2019 in ten past or ten to or ( U.S. ) ten till , ten minutes after or before the hour; to take ten ( U.S. ): see take v. Phrases P.3n ."] | 1,386 | null | 1810 | The play..exceeded the usual length (lasting till half-past ten ). | W. Scott , Letter 30 January (1932) vol. II. 291 | 1,810 |
A sceptic of all measures which had not The sanction of ‘the Ten | ten | /dictionary/ten_adj?tab=factsheet#18889216 | null | null | adj., n., & adv. | 7 | Old English– | Absolutely or with ellipsis of the noun (which may usually be supplied from the context). | 1636– | ["adjective", "2.c. the Ten :", "\u2020 (a) The Decemvirs. (b) The Council of Ten: see council n. II.8a ."] | 1,636 | null | 1821 | A sceptic of all measures which had not The sanction of ‘the Ten ’. | Lord Byron , Marino Faliero (2nd issue) iii. ii. 82 | 1,821 |
The EEC denounced ‘the grave violation of the human and civil rights of the Polish people’..and said these were causing ‘growing concern’ among the people and governments of the Ten | ten | /dictionary/ten_adj?tab=factsheet#18889216 | null | null | adj., n., & adv. | 7 | Old English– | Absolutely or with ellipsis of the noun (which may usually be supplied from the context). | 1971– | ["adjective", "2.c. the Ten :", "The group of countries comprising the European Economic Community after January 1981 when Greece joined the existing group of nine countries (the expectation expressed in quot. 1971 , but not fulfilled, was that Norway would become a member in 1973 together with Denmark, the Republic of... | 1,971 | null | 1981 | The EEC denounced ‘the grave violation of the human and civil rights of the Polish people’..and said these were causing ‘growing concern’ among the people and governments of the Ten . | Times 24 December 1/2 | 1,981 |
The rest follow in preheminence thus; the King, the Queen, the Knave, the Ten | ten | /dictionary/ten_adj?tab=factsheet#18889216 | null | null | adj., n., & adv. | 7 | Old English– | Absolutely or with ellipsis of the noun (which may usually be supplied from the context). | 1595– | ["noun (With plural tens ; and (less usually) possessive ten's .)", "A playing-card marked with ten pips. catch the ten , a card game played in Scotland in which the ten of trumps may be taken by any honour-card, and counts ten points, the game being a hundred. long ten , the ten of trumps in this game: cf. long trump ... | 1,595 | null | 1680 | The rest follow in preheminence thus; the King, the Queen, the Knave, the Ten . | C. Cotton , Compleat Gamester (ed. 2) xv. 94 | 1,680 |
He would soon be driving around in a family eight or ten | ten | /dictionary/ten_adj?tab=factsheet#18889216 | null | null | adj., n., & adv. | 7 | Old English– | Absolutely or with ellipsis of the noun (which may usually be supplied from the context). | 1931– | ["noun (With plural tens ; and (less usually) possessive ten's .)", "5. Short for:", "A ten-horse-power car."] | 1,931 | null | 1942 | He would soon be driving around in a family eight or ten . | R.A.F. Journal 3 October 24 | 1,942 |
To heare with reuerence, Your exposition on the holy text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | c1395–1668 | ["\u2020\u00a0The sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible; the Scriptures. Frequently in holy text . Obsolete ."] | 1,395 | 1,668 | 1600 | To heare with reuerence, Your exposition on the holy text . | W. Shakespeare , Henry IV, Part 2 iv. i. 233 | 1,600 |
[She] read the ‘Parable of the Sower’, from Matthew 13 verses 1-9, which Rev Sue took as her text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | ?1387– | ["A verse or short passage from the Bible, esp. one which is quoted directly for a particular purpose, such as forming the subject of a sermon or treatise, illustrating a doctrine, teaching a point of morals, etc. Frequently in to take ( something ) as one's text ."] | 1,387 | null | 2014 | [She] read the ‘Parable of the Sower’, from Matthew 13 verses 1-9, which Rev Sue took as her text . | Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Nexis) 14 October 6 | 2,014 |
Neo-Stoicism as a category also needs to be problematized, a fact Miller acknowledges in his footnotes but rarely addresses in the text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | c1390– | ["Chiefly with the . The main content of a piece of writing, in its original form, as distinct from any commentary, annotations, notes, introduction, appendices, etc.; the body of a document. Also: the piece of writing which is the source of a translation; the original of a translated text."] | 1,390 | null | 2002 | Neo-Stoicism as a category also needs to be problematized, a fact Miller acknowledges in his footnotes but rarely addresses in the text . | Isis vol. 93 124/2 | 2,002 |
The most of Plato's Followers..offering all kind of violence to his Text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | c1400– | ["The wording of a written or printed document; the structure formed by the words that make up a piece of writing; the words, phrases, and sentences as written."] | 1,400 | null | 1678 | The most of Plato's Followers..offering all kind of violence to his Text . | R. Cudworth , translation of Plutarch in True Intellectual System of Universe i. iv. 240 | 1,678 |
Say, Stella, when you copy next, Will you keep strictly to the Text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | c1400– | ["The wording of a written or printed document; the structure formed by the words that make up a piece of writing; the words, phrases, and sentences as written."] | 1,400 | null | 1728 | Say, Stella, when you copy next, Will you keep strictly to the Text ? | J. Swift , To Stella in J. Swift et al., Miscellanies Last vol. 296 | 1,728 |
This system only allows them to publish brief summaries of announcements rather than the full text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | c1400– | ["The wording of a written or printed document; the structure formed by the words that make up a piece of writing; the words, phrases, and sentences as written."] | 1,400 | null | 1983 | This system only allows them to publish brief summaries of announcements rather than the full text . | B. A. K. Rider , Insider Trading iii. 166 | 1,983 |
Hänel, the latest editor, has not inserted these seven constitutions in his text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | 1582– | ["A form or version of (the wording of) a written work, as found in a particular manuscript copy, published edition, etc.; spec. a version compiled by an editor and intended to be accurate. Also: a book or edition containing this. Frequently with preceding adjective, indicating the nature or quality of the version, as ... | 1,582 | null | a1832 | Hänel, the latest editor, has not inserted these seven constitutions in his text . | J. T. Graves , Roman & Canon Law in Encyclopædia Metropolitana (1845) vol. II. 770/1 | 1,832 |
What must be the effect of this divine music, which indeed was a little too brilliant for a church performance, with its original text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | 1724– | ["The words of a song or another piece of sung music; lyrics; libretto. Cf. testo n."] | 1,724 | null | 1798 | What must be the effect of this divine music, which indeed was a little too brilliant for a church performance, with its original text ! | in W. Tooke, Select. Most Celebrated Foreign Lit. Journals vol. I. 266 | 1,798 |
The vocalist is the love-suffering individual who inspired the song's text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | 1724– | ["The words of a song or another piece of sung music; lyrics; libretto. Cf. testo n."] | 1,724 | null | 2023 | The vocalist is the love-suffering individual who inspired the song's text . | C. J. Woolner , Love Songs in Motion ii. 83 | 2,023 |
I wish to extend its meaning to anything which has been either written or spoken. When once this standpoint has been grasped, it is impossible to fail to see what de Saussure was aiming at in his distinction. Take any sentence, any bit of ‘ text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | 1935– | ["Linguistics . A discrete, coherent and cohesive piece of writing or speech, typically with a communicative function, viewed as the object of analysis or description. Cf. text frequency n. , text linguistics n."] | 1,935 | null | 1935 | I wish to extend its meaning to anything which has been either written or spoken. When once this standpoint has been grasped, it is impossible to fail to see what de Saussure was aiming at in his distinction. Take any sentence, any bit of ‘ text ’. | A. Gardiner in Atti del III Congresso Internazionale dei Linguisti 347 | 1,935 |
After several months of testing, Vodafone has become the first UK mobile operator to formally announce data and SMS (Short Message System) text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | 1995– | ["9. Electronics and Computing .", "spec. A short message, typically consisting of writing and/or symbols, sent from one mobile phone (or other mobile device) to another; (also) this method of communication. Cf. text message n. 2 ."] | 1,995 | null | 1995 | After several months of testing, Vodafone has become the first UK mobile operator to formally announce data and SMS (Short Message System) text tariffs. | Newsbytes (Nexis) 16 May | 1,995 |
Among those under 25, the survey found almost two-thirds had argued, 23 per cent had been stalked, 20 had dumped a boyfriend or girlfriend, and four per cent had quit a job by text | text | /dictionary/text_n1?tab=factsheet#18738443 | 1,387 | null | n.¹ | 7 | a1387– | As a mass noun: written or printed words; writing or printing. | 1995– | ["9. Electronics and Computing .", "spec. A short message, typically consisting of writing and/or symbols, sent from one mobile phone (or other mobile device) to another; (also) this method of communication. Cf. text message n. 2 ."] | 1,995 | null | 2004 | Among those under 25, the survey found almost two-thirds had argued, 23 per cent had been stalked, 20 had dumped a boyfriend or girlfriend, and four per cent had quit a job by text . | Daily Telegraph 3 May 3/2 | 2,004 |
The Axiom which is usually called the Law of Excluded Third | third | /dictionary/third_adj?tab=factsheet#18560039 | null | null | adj. & n. | 7 | Old English– | A third part (sense A.3) of anything; any one of three equal parts into which a whole may be divided. | a1635– | ["noun", "9. Elliptical uses of the adjective passing into noun.", "Generally, the word omitted being usually obvious from the context; esp. in familiar use."] | 1,635 | null | 1864 | The Axiom which is usually called the Law of Excluded Third . | F. C. Bowen , Treatise on Logic iii. 49 | 1,864 |
‘I've my Second Mate's papers,’ ‘And you sail as that?’ ‘No. A Third | third | /dictionary/third_adj?tab=factsheet#18560039 | null | null | adj. & n. | 7 | Old English– | A third part (sense A.3) of anything; any one of three equal parts into which a whole may be divided. | a1635– | ["noun", "9. Elliptical uses of the adjective passing into noun.", "Generally, the word omitted being usually obvious from the context; esp. in familiar use."] | 1,635 | null | 1979 | ‘I've my Second Mate's papers,’ ‘And you sail as that?’ ‘No. A Third .’ | ‘G. Black’ , Night Run from Java i. 9 | 1,979 |
Though you regard not what Sohemus saith, Yet will I euer freely speake my thought | thought | /dictionary/thought_n?tab=factsheet#18612851 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | The product of mental action or effort; what a person thinks; that which is in the mind or is an expression of what is in the mind. | c1175– | ["I. In various senses corresponding to think v. 2 I", "The product of mental action or effort; what a person thinks; that which is in the mind or is an expression of what is in the mind."] | 1,175 | null | 1613 | Though you regard not what Sohemus saith, Yet will I euer freely speake my thought . | E. Cary , Trag. Mariam iii. iii. sig. E2 v | 1,613 |
Whether recorded be the Lore In Ancient Archives dusty Store; Or, whether to the Height are brought Sciences, by Modern Thought | thought | /dictionary/thought_n?tab=factsheet#18612851 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | The product of mental action or effort; what a person thinks; that which is in the mind or is an expression of what is in the mind. | 1692– | ["I. In various senses corresponding to think v. 2 I", "With possessive in a collective sense: the intellectual activity or mental product of a named person or persons. Also with defining adjective: the ideas characteristic of thinkers of a particular type, school, religion, time, or place, or of a particular field of ... | 1,692 | null | 1720 | Whether recorded be the Lore In Ancient Archives dusty Store; Or, whether to the Height are brought Sciences, by Modern Thought . | J. Smedley , Familiar Epist. Charles Earl of Sutherland 7 | 1,720 |
He is allowed to form his judgment by comparing the master-pieces of antiquity, with the kindred works, which have upon them the freshness and glow of modern thought | thought | /dictionary/thought_n?tab=factsheet#18612851 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | The product of mental action or effort; what a person thinks; that which is in the mind or is an expression of what is in the mind. | 1692– | ["I. In various senses corresponding to think v. 2 I", "With possessive in a collective sense: the intellectual activity or mental product of a named person or persons. Also with defining adjective: the ideas characteristic of thinkers of a particular type, school, religion, time, or place, or of a particular field of ... | 1,692 | null | 1836 | He is allowed to form his judgment by comparing the master-pieces of antiquity, with the kindred works, which have upon them the freshness and glow of modern thought . | North American Review April 370 | 1,836 |
The Green Book championed many of the themes common to Arab nationalism and contemporary Islamic thought | thought | /dictionary/thought_n?tab=factsheet#18612851 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | The product of mental action or effort; what a person thinks; that which is in the mind or is an expression of what is in the mind. | 1692– | ["I. In various senses corresponding to think v. 2 I", "With possessive in a collective sense: the intellectual activity or mental product of a named person or persons. Also with defining adjective: the ideas characteristic of thinkers of a particular type, school, religion, time, or place, or of a particular field of ... | 1,692 | null | 1992 | The Green Book championed many of the themes common to Arab nationalism and contemporary Islamic thought . | J. L. Esposito , Islamic Threat iv. 81 | 1,992 |
The cession of that kind of property..is a bagatelle which would not cost me a second thought | thought | /dictionary/thought_n?tab=factsheet#18612851 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | The product of mental action or effort; what a person thinks; that which is in the mind or is an expression of what is in the mind. | 1667– | ["I. In various senses corresponding to think v. 2 I", "With modifying adjective: a reaction, response, or reflection in a specified place in a sequence. See also second thoughts at second adj. & n. 2 Compounds C.1 , and cf. sense II.6b ."] | 1,667 | null | 1820 | The cession of that kind of property..is a bagatelle which would not cost me a second thought . | T. Jefferson , Letter 22 April in Writings (1984) 1434 | 1,820 |
‘What, murder the individual? Do you think the individual has been foully dealt by?’ ‘It is a thought | thought | /dictionary/thought_n?tab=factsheet#18612851 | null | null | n. | 7 | Old English– | The product of mental action or effort; what a person thinks; that which is in the mind or is an expression of what is in the mind. | 1857– | ["I. In various senses corresponding to think v. 2 I", "spec. In singular : an idea worth considering; a plausible or interesting suggestion. Often in it's ( also there's, etc. ) a thought , used to express approval of a comment or suggestion; cf. it's an idea at idea n. Phrases P.5 ."] | 1,857 | null | 1871 | ‘What, murder the individual? Do you think the individual has been foully dealt by?’ ‘It is a thought .’ | W. H. Codrington , Under the Earth iii. iv. 242 | 1,871 |
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