citywardn.¹adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪtɪwəd/, U.S.

/ˈsɪdiˌwərd/

Forms: see city n. and -ward suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: city n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < city n. + -ward suffix.With the use as noun compare earlier townward n. With the use as adjective compare earlier townward adj.

†A. n.¹

With the. The direction leading towards the city. Only in prepositional phrases, esp. to the cityward. Obsolete (archaic and rare in later use).

ΚΠ

a1425 (?c1375) N. Homily Legendary (Harl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 117 (MED) To þe cete-ward come saint Thomas.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2847 (MED) To þe cite-ward of Susys him-selfe he aproches.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xvi. 17 Mouyng of people drawyng to the Cite warde.

1638 David's Troubles Remembred v. 47 The watch-man lifting up his eyes, One running to the City-ward espies.

1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 97 Nicotris..raised a huge damme upon each side of the river, and up the river from the city ward, digged a vast pond.

1679 Tryals Sir G. Wakeman, W. Marshall, W. Rumley, & J. Corker 37 Seeing of him return from the City-ward again, I concluded it was not far off.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert xxviii. in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. 350 To the cityward, it [sc. the terrace] was bounded by a solid wall.

1853 H. W. Herbert Rom. Traitor II. viii. 79 A slave riding..on a foaming horse, from the cityward.

B. adv.

Towards or in the direction of a city or a city centre.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [adverb] > towards city

cityward1712

citywards1734

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 534. 243 Those who move City-ward are got within Temple-Bar.

?1804 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1108 At the time of your calling I was at Northcote's, the Painter, on my way cityward.

1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 6 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 4 As we drove city-ward.

1911 R. Brooke Compl. Poems (1932) 159 Still he went Cityward daily; still she did abide At home.

1950 Pop. Sci. Feb. 264/2 Ten percent of the farmers have deserted their farms to move cityward.

2008 R. V. Berkmoes et al. East Coast Austral. (Lonely Planet) 212/2 Sydneysiders head cityward if they've got something special to buy.

C. adj.

Directed or going towards a city.

ΚΠ

1860 N. Hawthorne Transformation II. ii. 35 Her late companions..were going down the cityward descent of the Capitoline Hill.

1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West 804 The cityward bluff of the Colorado rises almost perpendicular for thirty feet or more from the water's edge.

1898 Daily News 28 Mar. 8/7 The cityward and homeward lines of traffic.

1935 Crisis May 136/1 The economic crisis has reversed the cityward flow of the Negro.

1990 G. Cho Malaysian Econ. iv. 143 As well as urban to rural transference of ideas and commodities, there is also a cityward movement of people.

2007 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 27 Jan. Urban Kiwis are streaming out to the countryside, reversing a century of cityward migration.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cityward
释义	citywardn.¹adv.adj. Brit. /ˈsɪtɪwəd/, U.S. /ˈsɪdiˌwərd/ Forms: see city n. and -ward suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: city n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < city n. + -ward suffix.With the use as noun compare earlier townward n. With the use as adjective compare earlier townward adj. †A. n.¹ With the. The direction leading towards the city. Only in prepositional phrases, esp. to the cityward. Obsolete (archaic and rare in later use). ΚΠ a1425 (?c1375) N. Homily Legendary (Harl.) in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 117 (MED) To þe cete-ward come saint Thomas. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2847 (MED) To þe cite-ward of Susys him-selfe he aproches. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xvi. 17 Mouyng of people drawyng to the Cite warde. 1638 David's Troubles Remembred v. 47 The watch-man lifting up his eyes, One running to the City-ward espies. 1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 97 Nicotris..raised a huge damme upon each side of the river, and up the river from the city ward, digged a vast pond. 1679 Tryals Sir G. Wakeman, W. Marshall, W. Rumley, & J. Corker 37 Seeing of him return from the City-ward again, I concluded it was not far off. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert xxviii. in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. 350 To the cityward, it [sc. the terrace] was bounded by a solid wall. 1853 H. W. Herbert Rom. Traitor II. viii. 79 A slave riding..on a foaming horse, from the cityward. B. adv. Towards or in the direction of a city or a city centre. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [adverb] > towards city cityward1712 citywards1734 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 534. 243 Those who move City-ward are got within Temple-Bar. ?1804 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1108 At the time of your calling I was at Northcote's, the Painter, on my way cityward. 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 6 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 4 As we drove city-ward. 1911 R. Brooke Compl. Poems (1932) 159 Still he went Cityward daily; still she did abide At home. 1950 Pop. Sci. Feb. 264/2 Ten percent of the farmers have deserted their farms to move cityward. 2008 R. V. Berkmoes et al. East Coast Austral. (Lonely Planet) 212/2 Sydneysiders head cityward if they've got something special to buy. C. adj. Directed or going towards a city. ΚΠ 1860 N. Hawthorne Transformation II. ii. 35 Her late companions..were going down the cityward descent of the Capitoline Hill. 1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West 804 The cityward bluff of the Colorado rises almost perpendicular for thirty feet or more from the water's edge. 1898 Daily News 28 Mar. 8/7 The cityward and homeward lines of traffic. 1935 Crisis May 136/1 The economic crisis has reversed the cityward flow of the Negro. 1990 G. Cho Malaysian Econ. iv. 143 As well as urban to rural transference of ideas and commodities, there is also a cityward movement of people. 2007 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 27 Jan. Urban Kiwis are streaming out to the countryside, reversing a century of cityward migration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹adv.adj.a1425
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citywardn.1adv.adj.

citywardn.¹adv.adj.