closetingn.

Brit.

/ˈklɒzᵻtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈklɑzədɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s– closeting, 1700s closetting.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: closet v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < closet v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 2 compare earlier closeted adj. 3.

1. The action of closet v. (in various senses); esp. discussion in private or in secret; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > private conversation

sunder-roundingOE

roundingOE

sunder-speechOE

sunder-rounc1175

tête-à-tête1697

closeting1762

hob-nob1876

head-to-head1884

pillow talk1914

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [noun] > private meeting

closeting1762

huddle1929

1687 Let. 5 Mar. in G. A. Ellis Ellis Corr. (1829) I. xciv. 256 The work of closeting..seems not at an end, but is directed where some place is rather aimed at, than any prospect of the business that is pressed.

1703 King William's Affection to Church of Eng. Examin'd 7 An English Parliament would have ended all, in spite of Armys, Jesuits, Priests, High-Commissions, Closetings, and all the Engines of Rome, or Hell, or France.

1762 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxx. 264 [James II] had employed..with the members of parliament many private conferences, which were then called closetings.

1824 Nat. Advocate (N.Y.) 22 July For the last ten days there have been lots of caucussing, of closeting, of finesse, pledging, and management, among the ‘People's men’ and Clintonians in this our good city.

1880 L. B. Walford Troublesome Daughters II. xxi. 195 All the little kindnesses, the sisterly closetings..which had of late sprung up between them.

1943 New Eng. Q. 16 278 The custom of American yarning overflows any rigid closetings of place or period.

1991 Sunday Times (Nexis) 12 May (Sport section) Both sides arrived at the ground, after their overnight closeting in city-centre hotels, to an atmosphere of passionate desperation.

2009 A. M. Leeds Guide Standard EMDR Protocols p. ix I am grateful to my wife..and daughter..who have patiently endured my closeting of myself in my office for so long during the preparation of this book.

2. Concealment of or secretiveness about one's sexuality.

ΚΠ

1978 M. D. Pagelow in S. D. Feldman Deciphering Deviance v. 328/1 The variables that seemed to determine the degree of openness or closeting were economic independence, personal vulnerability to censure, [etc.].

1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 July x3 The political system..demands closeting and has rarely offered legislative safeguards to gay men and lesbians.

2015 N.Y. Mag. 9 Feb. 162/2 There is a long-held culture of closeting in Russia... Violent homophobia is a terrifying reality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	closeting
释义	closetingn. Brit. /ˈklɒzᵻtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈklɑzədɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s– closeting, 1700s closetting. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: closet v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < closet v. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 2 compare earlier closeted adj. 3. 1. The action of closet v. (in various senses); esp. discussion in private or in secret; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > conversation > [noun] > private conversation sunder-roundingOE roundingOE sunder-speechOE sunder-rounc1175 tête-à-tête1697 closeting1762 hob-nob1876 head-to-head1884 pillow talk1914 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > [noun] > private meeting closeting1762 huddle1929 1687 Let. 5 Mar. in G. A. Ellis Ellis Corr. (1829) I. xciv. 256 The work of closeting..seems not at an end, but is directed where some place is rather aimed at, than any prospect of the business that is pressed. 1703 King William's Affection to Church of Eng. Examin'd 7 An English Parliament would have ended all, in spite of Armys, Jesuits, Priests, High-Commissions, Closetings, and all the Engines of Rome, or Hell, or France. 1762 D. Hume Hist. Eng. (1806) V. lxx. 264 [James II] had employed..with the members of parliament many private conferences, which were then called closetings. 1824 Nat. Advocate (N.Y.) 22 July For the last ten days there have been lots of caucussing, of closeting, of finesse, pledging, and management, among the ‘People's men’ and Clintonians in this our good city. 1880 L. B. Walford Troublesome Daughters II. xxi. 195 All the little kindnesses, the sisterly closetings..which had of late sprung up between them. 1943 New Eng. Q. 16 278 The custom of American yarning overflows any rigid closetings of place or period. 1991 Sunday Times (Nexis) 12 May (Sport section) Both sides arrived at the ground, after their overnight closeting in city-centre hotels, to an atmosphere of passionate desperation. 2009 A. M. Leeds Guide Standard EMDR Protocols p. ix I am grateful to my wife..and daughter..who have patiently endured my closeting of myself in my office for so long during the preparation of this book. 2. Concealment of or secretiveness about one's sexuality. ΚΠ 1978 M. D. Pagelow in S. D. Feldman Deciphering Deviance v. 328/1 The variables that seemed to determine the degree of openness or closeting were economic independence, personal vulnerability to censure, [etc.]. 1993 Washington Post (Nexis) 11 July x3 The political system..demands closeting and has rarely offered legislative safeguards to gay men and lesbians. 2015 N.Y. Mag. 9 Feb. 162/2 There is a long-held culture of closeting in Russia... Violent homophobia is a terrifying reality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1687
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