Christmassingn.

Brit.

/ˈkrɪsməsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈkrɪsməsɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s– Christmassing, 1800s– Christmasing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Christmas n.¹, Christmas v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < Christmas n.¹ + -ing suffix¹, and partly < Christmas v. + -ing suffix¹.

1. The action of celebrating Christmas; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with Christmas > preparations for

yule-work1540

Christmassing1628

1628 J. Holles Let. 24 Dec. (1986) III. 389 My Lord had I known your Lordships christmassing at the colledge, I had saluted yow by my sunns groome, when he brought up my sunns horses for his return into the cuntry.

1790 T. Pennant Of London 153 The account of the great feast given in the hall by the serjeants, in 1555, is extremely worth consulting; and also of the hospitable Christmassings of old times.

1894 Bengal Tiger 31 Jan. 11/1 Christmas came with its joys and sorrows... Some began their christmasing the day before (hence the sorrows?).

2017 Daily Mail (Nexis) 20 Dec. Rebecca's competitive Christmassing..includes rising at 5am on the Big Day to ensure everything comes off just right.

2. The action or practice of adorning something, esp. a building or room, with Christmas decorations. Now rare.

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1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 364 ‘Christmassing’, as we call it, the decorating our churches, houses, and market meats with evergreens, is yet retained among us.

1922 R. C. Mitchell Jane Journeys On vi. 82 I'm going to stay and help with the Christmasing here... I'm going to buy holly and greens and miles of red ribbon.

2017 M. D. Laso Otherwise known as Possum (e-book ed.) I might have lingered..if June May hadn't been jumping all over to show me the Christmasing of their home. The house was strung up with every kind of greenery at the windows and on the tables.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	christmassing
释义	Christmassingn. Brit. /ˈkrɪsməsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkrɪsməsɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s– Christmassing, 1800s– Christmasing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Christmas n.¹, Christmas v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < Christmas n.¹ + -ing suffix¹, and partly < Christmas v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. The action of celebrating Christmas; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > festivities associated with Christmas > preparations for yule-work1540 Christmassing1628 1628 J. Holles Let. 24 Dec. (1986) III. 389 My Lord had I known your Lordships christmassing at the colledge, I had saluted yow by my sunns groome, when he brought up my sunns horses for his return into the cuntry. 1790 T. Pennant Of London 153 The account of the great feast given in the hall by the serjeants, in 1555, is extremely worth consulting; and also of the hospitable Christmassings of old times. 1894 Bengal Tiger 31 Jan. 11/1 Christmas came with its joys and sorrows... Some began their christmasing the day before (hence the sorrows?). 2017 Daily Mail (Nexis) 20 Dec. Rebecca's competitive Christmassing..includes rising at 5am on the Big Day to ensure everything comes off just right. 2. The action or practice of adorning something, esp. a building or room, with Christmas decorations. Now rare. ΚΠ 1829 J. L. Knapp Jrnl. Naturalist 364 ‘Christmassing’, as we call it, the decorating our churches, houses, and market meats with evergreens, is yet retained among us. 1922 R. C. Mitchell Jane Journeys On vi. 82 I'm going to stay and help with the Christmasing here... I'm going to buy holly and greens and miles of red ribbon. 2017 M. D. Laso Otherwise known as Possum (e-book ed.) I might have lingered..if June May hadn't been jumping all over to show me the Christmasing of their home. The house was strung up with every kind of greenery at the windows and on the tables. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1628
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