单词 | ceilidh |
释义 | ceilidhn. In Scotland and Ireland: (a) an evening visit, a friendly social call; (b) a session of traditional music, storytelling, or dancing; also attributive and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > visit > [noun] visitation1581 visitinga1586 visit1626 home visit1750 visitment1754 to give (someone) a look up1852 call1862 ceilidh1875 klatsch1953 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > party > [noun] > other parties play-party1796 tail1837 surprise-party1840 street party1845 costume party1850 pound party1869 all-nighter1870 neighbourhood party1870 simcha1874 ceilidh1875 studio party1875 pounding1883 house party1885 private function1888 shower1893 kitchen shower1896 kitchen evening1902 bottle party1903 pyjama party1910 block party1919 house party1923 after-party1943 slumber party1949 office party1950 freeload1952 hukilau1954 BYOB1959 pot party1959 bush party1962 BYO1965 wrap party1978 bop1982 warehouse party1988 rave1989 1875 Celtic Mag. 1 40 The Highland Ceilidh. 1875 Celtic Mag. 1 40 The fire in the centre of the room was almost a necessity in the good old Ceilidh days. 1904 Daily Chron. 17 Mar. 3/1 Participants..narrated their incidents at the ‘ceilidh’, round the cottage fire. 1935 L. A. G. Strong Seven Arms 76 He was a great man at a ceilidh, a good guest, and a good host. 1959 Times 10 Jan. 7/6 All over the British Isles to-day at ceilidhes, hootennanys and similar gatherings in pubs, clubs and private houses, folk music is flourishing as it has not done for over a century. 1959 Times 7 Aug. 13/6 The informal ceilidhe atmosphere. 1965 Listener 24 June 925/1 Broadcasting House, London, was a small circle of loved, fond faces, and its programmes a perpetual ceilidh of safe and familiar songs and stories. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1875 |
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