Cinderellan.

Etymology: < the name of the heroine of a well-known fairy-tale.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Cindeˈrella.

Applied allusively to a cinder-woman, scullery-maid, etc.; also, a neglected or despised member, partner, or the like. Also attributive. Also, (more fully Cinderella dance) an early dancing party where the guests are invited until twelve o'clock only.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > obscurity or ingloriousness > [noun] > person

Cinderella1840

unperson1949

society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > other balls or dances

carolc1300

buttock-ball1698

redoubt1698

ridotto1708

race ball1770

county ball1771

dress ball?1772

promenade1778

waltz1802

hunt ball1807

dignity ball1834

ball-royala1843

polkery1845

jigging-party1872

prom1879

Cinderella dance1883

dinner dance1887

white ball1891

cotillion1898

taxi dance1910

Stampede Dance1950

go-go1965

1840 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. July 101/2 I shall make one more trial..upon the third daughter, a family Cinderella.

1877 E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 425 Others..declare that it [sc. Shoulder of Mutton] is the Cinderella of meat—a beauty misunderstood and fit for princes.

1882 Society 14 Oct. 4/2 An excellent scheme of subscription ‘Cinderellas’.

1883 Standard 8 Jan. 5/2 The ‘Cinderella dance’ is much affected.

1896 Daily News 25 July 8/3 For many years the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire has been a cinderella among railways.

1914 Scotsman 14 Oct. 10/1 Their [sc. the Gaelic-speaking peoples' of Scotland] language did not deserve to be the Cinderella of all the languages of the British Empire.

1925 Morris Owner Jan. 1185 Essex has been the Cinderella of the Home Counties ever since the advent of the motor car.

1937 C. Boothe Women iii. i He says you've got a Cinderella Complex. He says most American women have.

1960 Times 3 Oct. 14/6 He..returned to college to study Chemistry, coal-tar dyeing, and similar Cinderella subjects.

1962 J. G. Bennett Witness xvi. 199 Research, from being the Cinderella of industry, would become its favoured child.

1969 Listener 28 Aug. 281/3 It was left to a Cinderella department, weakly and inadequately staffed and with a long record of bad judgment and failure behind it.

Derivatives

Cindeˈrellaship n. Apparently an isolated use.

1876 M. E. Braddon Dead Men's Shoes I. i. 9 Her Cinderella-ship never brought her so low as this.

Draft additions June 2016

Cinderella story n. an event, situation, etc., likened to the story of Cinderella, esp. one involving a sudden and dramatic rise from poverty, adversity, or obscurity to a position of wealth, success, or recognition.

1860 Bradford Observer 12 Jan. 3/2 A Cinderella Story... M. Roger..saw a beautiful female slipper in the Rue St. Honore.

1914 F. Gribble Life Emperor Francis Joseph vii. 71 The story of Francis Joseph's marriage is one of the most famous Cinderella stories of modern times.

1965 C. K. Keck Handbk. on Care of Paintings v. 102 Here was an eighteenth-century American painting, previously unknown and unrecorded, by a valued artist..! What a Cinderella story!

2015 Observer (Univ. Notre Dame) (Nexis) 27 Mar. 1 A huge underdog pulled off an unlikely upset to begin what they hope will be a great Cinderella story.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	cinderella
释义	Cinderellan. Etymology: < the name of the heroine of a well-known fairy-tale.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: Cindeˈrella. Applied allusively to a cinder-woman, scullery-maid, etc.; also, a neglected or despised member, partner, or the like. Also attributive. Also, (more fully Cinderella dance) an early dancing party where the guests are invited until twelve o'clock only. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > obscurity or ingloriousness > [noun] > person Cinderella1840 unperson1949 society > leisure > dancing > ball or dance > [noun] > other balls or dances carolc1300 buttock-ball1698 redoubt1698 ridotto1708 race ball1770 county ball1771 dress ball?1772 promenade1778 waltz1802 hunt ball1807 dignity ball1834 ball-royala1843 polkery1845 jigging-party1872 prom1879 Cinderella dance1883 dinner dance1887 white ball1891 cotillion1898 taxi dance1910 Stampede Dance1950 go-go1965 1840 W. M. Thackeray in Fraser's Mag. July 101/2 I shall make one more trial..upon the third daughter, a family Cinderella. 1877 E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 425 Others..declare that it [sc. Shoulder of Mutton] is the Cinderella of meat—a beauty misunderstood and fit for princes. 1882 Society 14 Oct. 4/2 An excellent scheme of subscription ‘Cinderellas’. 1883 Standard 8 Jan. 5/2 The ‘Cinderella dance’ is much affected. 1896 Daily News 25 July 8/3 For many years the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire has been a cinderella among railways. 1914 Scotsman 14 Oct. 10/1 Their [sc. the Gaelic-speaking peoples' of Scotland] language did not deserve to be the Cinderella of all the languages of the British Empire. 1925 Morris Owner Jan. 1185 Essex has been the Cinderella of the Home Counties ever since the advent of the motor car. 1937 C. Boothe Women iii. i He says you've got a Cinderella Complex. He says most American women have. 1960 Times 3 Oct. 14/6 He..returned to college to study Chemistry, coal-tar dyeing, and similar Cinderella subjects. 1962 J. G. Bennett Witness xvi. 199 Research, from being the Cinderella of industry, would become its favoured child. 1969 Listener 28 Aug. 281/3 It was left to a Cinderella department, weakly and inadequately staffed and with a long record of bad judgment and failure behind it. Derivatives Cindeˈrellaship n. Apparently an isolated use. Π 1876 M. E. Braddon Dead Men's Shoes I. i. 9 Her Cinderella-ship never brought her so low as this. Draft additions June 2016 Cinderella story n. an event, situation, etc., likened to the story of Cinderella, esp. one involving a sudden and dramatic rise from poverty, adversity, or obscurity to a position of wealth, success, or recognition. Π 1860 Bradford Observer 12 Jan. 3/2 A Cinderella Story... M. Roger..saw a beautiful female slipper in the Rue St. Honore. 1914 F. Gribble Life Emperor Francis Joseph vii. 71 The story of Francis Joseph's marriage is one of the most famous Cinderella stories of modern times. 1965 C. K. Keck Handbk. on Care of Paintings v. 102 Here was an eighteenth-century American painting, previously unknown and unrecorded, by a valued artist..! What a Cinderella story! 2015 Observer (Univ. Notre Dame) (Nexis) 27 Mar. 1 A huge underdog pulled off an unlikely upset to begin what they hope will be a great Cinderella story. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1840
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