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▪ I. hostie Obs. or arch.|ˈhɒstɪ|
Also 4–5 hostye, 5 hoostye.
[a. F. hostie (14th c. in Littré), ad. L. hostia victim, host n.4]
1. = host n.4 1.
1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 57 b/1 Moyses saide we shal take with us suche hostyes & sacrefyses as we shal offre. 1495Trevisa's Barth. De P.R. ix. xxvii. (W. de W.) 363 The feest..was worshypped wyth spyrytuell hostyes [Bodl. MS. hoistes] and offrynges. 1681R. Fleming Fulfill. Script. (1801) II. 287 There is no necessity to offer daily Hosties for the sins of the people.
2. = host n.4 2.
1641R. Baillie Parall. Liturgy with Mass-bk. 51 The Papists injoyne all the relickes of the Hostie and wine..to be gathered together. a1715Burnet Own Time (1766) I. 11 Some of his seamen went ashore and met the Hostie carried about. 1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. III. vi. i, Saint-Just..‘carries his head as if it were a Saint-Sacrement’, adorable Hostie, or divine Real-Presence!
▪ II. hostie, n.2 Austral. and N.Z. slang.|ˈhəʊstɪ|
[f. hostess n. + -ie.]
An air hostess.
1960‘N. Culotta’ Cop this Lot 27 ‘That hostie's a slashin' line,’ Dennis said. 1973A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador iii. 34 Somewhere between Manila and Hong Kong..the hostie lent him her copy of Naked Lunch. 1981Sydney Morning Herald 28 Apr. 1/2 The hosties..are not concerned about Qantas picking up passengers here and there. 1989Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 22 Oct. 49/1 Ansett's raging hosties may be grounded by the sky cowboys dispute, but they certainly know how to fly high when it comes to having a good time.
▪ III. hostie
rare var. hostey v. Obs. |