α. 1600s–1800s cazern, 1600s–1800s cazerne, 1600s– casern, 1600s– caserne.
β. 1600s casarme, 1700s casarm.
单词 | caserne |
释义 | casernen.α. 1600s–1800s cazern, 1600s–1800s cazerne, 1600s– casern, 1600s– caserne. β. 1600s casarme, 1700s casarm. Military. Now historical except in French-speaking contexts. In early use: one of a series of small temporary buildings erected in a garrison town, typically between the ramparts and civilian houses, for the accommodation of troops. Hence (more generally): a barracks. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun] > garrison-town > temporary quarters in caserne1676 society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > quartering > [noun] > quarters > barracks > types of hut1545 serail1585 seraglio1600 horse guardsc1660 caserne1676 foot barracks1705 1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 377 Every one of these Cazernes or Cabins [Fr. chaque Cazerne] is allowed to be five foot high. 1696 Post Man 26–28 Nov. They work also very hard at Dinant, where they make a new Fort Royal, on the Hill called Malaise, and they make cazerns therein for 3 Batallions. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Cazerns, chambers built upon the Ramparts of fortified Towns, to lodge the Souldiers in. 1716 Protestant Mercury 3 Aug. 3 To build Cazernes or Barracks in Hide Park. 1775 N. W. Wraxall Cursory Remarks Tour N. Europe 336 The king of Prussia has so mutilated and altered this part, by converting it into caserns for his soldiery since he took possession of the town. 1858 H. Beveridge Comprehensive Hist. India I. iii. xi. 638 All the tents and temporary caserns were blown to pieces. 1872 C. D. Warner Saunterings 105 There are huge caserns in every part of the city crowded with troops. 1910 A. L. Frothingham Dalmatia v. 164 I went into the military casern to see what remains of the amphitheater. 1921 Harper's Mag. Dec. 19/1 Last night, sire, I slept at the caserne, at the invitation of my friend, Lieutenant Genet, whom you see beside me. 1976 R. Massey When I was Young xii. 94 Our mechanic..left the garage to report to the local caserne for duty. 1995 Harper's Mag. Feb. 62/1 The caserne..is beginning to look like Fort Apache, barbed wire everywhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1676 |
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