cliquen.

Brit.

/kliːk/, U.S.

/klik/,

/klɪk/

Forms: Also 1800s clicque, click n.²

Etymology: recent < French clique, not in Cotgrave, but quoted by Littré of 15th cent. in sense ‘noise, clicking sound’, < cliquer to click, clack, clap. Littré says that in the modern sense it is originally the same as claque band of claqueurs. (This word has no derivative in French; in English it has originated many.)

1. A small and exclusive party or set, a narrow coterie or circle: a term of reproach or contempt, applied generally to such as are considered to associate for unworthy or selfish ends, or to small and select bodies who arrogate supreme authority in matters of social status, literature, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > a coterie or clique

junto1659

cabal1660

Cabbala1671

club1682

clique1711

galère1756

click1813

coterie1827

cenacle1889

magic circle1924

1711 J. Puckle Club 38 And by the Black Art of Selling Bear-Skins arriv'd to be one of the Clicque.

1833 S. T. Coleridge Lett. 8 July I don't call the London exclusive clique the best English society.

1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eng. & English (1840) ii. i. 253.

1855 O. W. Holmes Poems 225 Choose well your set; our feeble nature seeks The aid of Clubs, the countenance of Cliques.

1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ 478 The sectarianism of a religious clique.

2. A business ‘ring’. U.S.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading organization > [noun]

common market1843

clique1855

syndicate1865

pool1868

ring1869

conference1894

cartel1902

holding company1906

price ring1914

trading bloc1922

club1950

1855 N.Y. Herald 5 Dec. 3/5 Thousands of shares are held by a small clique of speculators.

1877 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 4) Clique, a combination of stock-brokers or capitalists, for the purpose of increasing or diminishing the price of stocks, in order to break down the market.

1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xv. 285 The clique of speculators who held the floor were buying, buying, buying.

Compounds

clique-securing adj.

ΚΠ

1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 137 The vicious and clique-securing device of one-third going out each year.

Derivatives

ˈcliquedom n. cliquish influence or power.

ΚΠ

1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany II. 330 The small States are the haunts of egoism and cliquedom.

ˈcliqueless adj. without or not belonging to a clique.

ΚΠ

1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton Kenelm Chillingly III. viii. v. 334 Heaping additional scorn upon all who are cliqueless.

ˈcliquery n. the action or conduct of a clique.

ΚΠ

1859 Sat. Rev. 8 73/1 Cliquerie, in all its lurking places, was subsidized.

cliquoˈmania n.

ΚΠ

1884 Sat. Rev. 9 Aug. 171 This cliquomania—this notion that a band of fiendish brethren were leagued against him.

cliquoˈmaniac n. (see quot.).

ΚΠ

1884 Sat. Rev. 9 Aug. 171/2 The cliquomaniac will sometimes gravely inform his confidant of the exact names of the members of the clique.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

cliquev.

Etymology: < clique n.

colloquial.

To combine in, or act as, a clique.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [verb (intransitive)] > combine as a coterie or clique

clan1673

clique1884

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Aug. 5/1 He..rose from the position of a mere woodcarving workman, and was not a little cliqued against by the regular students.

Derivatives

cliqued adj.

/kliːkt/

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [adjective] > of nature of or characterized by cliques

cliquish1853

cliquy1863

cliqued1885

clanny1889

1885 Graceville (Minnesota) Transcript 3 Jan. 6/3 Indian corn has been higher, under cliqued holding of light stocks.

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

单词	clique
释义	cliquen. Brit. /kliːk/, U.S. /klik/, /klɪk/ Forms: Also 1800s clicque, click n.² Etymology: recent < French clique, not in Cotgrave, but quoted by Littré of 15th cent. in sense ‘noise, clicking sound’, < cliquer to click, clack, clap. Littré says that in the modern sense it is originally the same as claque band of claqueurs. (This word has no derivative in French; in English it has originated many.) 1. A small and exclusive party or set, a narrow coterie or circle: a term of reproach or contempt, applied generally to such as are considered to associate for unworthy or selfish ends, or to small and select bodies who arrogate supreme authority in matters of social status, literature, etc. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > a coterie or clique junto1659 cabal1660 Cabbala1671 club1682 clique1711 galère1756 click1813 coterie1827 cenacle1889 magic circle1924 1711 J. Puckle Club 38 And by the Black Art of Selling Bear-Skins arriv'd to be one of the Clicque. 1833 S. T. Coleridge Lett. 8 July I don't call the London exclusive clique the best English society. 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Eng. & English (1840) ii. i. 253. 1855 O. W. Holmes Poems 225 Choose well your set; our feeble nature seeks The aid of Clubs, the countenance of Cliques. 1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ 478 The sectarianism of a religious clique. 2. A business ‘ring’. U.S. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading organization > [noun] common market1843 clique1855 syndicate1865 pool1868 ring1869 conference1894 cartel1902 holding company1906 price ring1914 trading bloc1922 club1950 1855 N.Y. Herald 5 Dec. 3/5 Thousands of shares are held by a small clique of speculators. 1877 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (ed. 4) Clique, a combination of stock-brokers or capitalists, for the purpose of increasing or diminishing the price of stocks, in order to break down the market. 1901 S. Merwin & H. K. Webster Calumet ‘K’ xv. 285 The clique of speculators who held the floor were buying, buying, buying. Compounds clique-securing adj. ΚΠ 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 137 The vicious and clique-securing device of one-third going out each year. Derivatives ˈcliquedom n. cliquish influence or power. ΚΠ 1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany II. 330 The small States are the haunts of egoism and cliquedom. ˈcliqueless adj. without or not belonging to a clique. ΚΠ 1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton Kenelm Chillingly III. viii. v. 334 Heaping additional scorn upon all who are cliqueless. ˈcliquery n. the action or conduct of a clique. ΚΠ 1859 Sat. Rev. 8 73/1 Cliquerie, in all its lurking places, was subsidized. cliquoˈmania n. ΚΠ 1884 Sat. Rev. 9 Aug. 171 This cliquomania—this notion that a band of fiendish brethren were leagued against him. cliquoˈmaniac n. (see quot.). ΚΠ 1884 Sat. Rev. 9 Aug. 171/2 The cliquomaniac will sometimes gravely inform his confidant of the exact names of the members of the clique. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cliquev. Etymology: < clique n. colloquial. To combine in, or act as, a clique. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [verb (intransitive)] > combine as a coterie or clique clan1673 clique1884 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Aug. 5/1 He..rose from the position of a mere woodcarving workman, and was not a little cliqued against by the regular students. Derivatives cliqued adj. /kliːkt/ ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [adjective] > of nature of or characterized by cliques cliquish1853 cliquy1863 cliqued1885 clanny1889 1885 Graceville (Minnesota) Transcript 3 Jan. 6/3 Indian corn has been higher, under cliqued holding of light stocks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1711v.1884
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