droopn.

Brit.

/druːp/, U.S.

/drup/

Etymology: < droop v.

1. The act or fact of drooping; drooping action or condition; downward bend or sinking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > bending down > drooping

droop1647

drooping1816

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply

droop1647

flagginess1654

drooping1816

droopiness1828

droopingness1864

weeping1869

1647 H. More Philos. Poems 1. iii. xxv Get up out of thy drowsie droop.

1823 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Oct. 347/2 The droop of the chain is fourteen feet.

1854 C. M. Yonge Cameos xxxi, in Monthly Packet Nov. 322 His only blemish, a droop of the left eyelid.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxx. 409 The droop of the shoulders.

1874 J. Forster Life Dickens (Househ. ed.) 314 Such indications of a droop in his invention.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island v. xxiii. 186 Singing, a..droning sailor's song, with a droop and a quaver at the end of every verse.

2. A fool; a languid person; a ‘drip’. U.S. slang.

ΚΠ

1932 J. T. Farrell Young Lonigan iv. 181 He was afraid that he might be acting like a droop.

1940 in Amer. Speech (1942) 17 205/1 Don't be a droop.

Compounds

droop-snoot n. (also droop-snooter) Aeronautics an aircraft with a down-sloping, usually adjustable, nose; the nose of such an aircraft; also, an adjustable flap at the leading edge of a wing (see quots.). Originally U.S.

ΚΠ

1945 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. 1/2 America's ‘droop-snoot’ bomber, a P-38 Lightning modified to lead standard P-38 formations in precision bombings.

1945 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. 1/2 The ‘droop-snooter’, a fighter with a combined bombardier-navigator compartment added in its nose ahead of the pilot's cockpit.

1955 Sci. News Let. 8 Oct. 230 Nose of the Fairey Delta 2, a single-seat delta-wing research aircraft, can be lowered, rather like a drawbridge, to give the pilot a good forward view for landing, take-off and taxiing. ‘Droop-Snoot’ is the second British aircraft capable of supersonic speed in level flight.

1962 New Scientist 18 Jan. 134 The ‘droop snoot’..is virtually a false leading edge, hinged so that it can be tilted downwards.

1969 Courier Mail (Brisbane) 21 May 1/5 Nicknamed ‘Droop Snoots’, the machines had been in communication with the Apollo astronauts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

droopv.

Brit.

/druːp/, U.S.

/drup/

Forms: Middle English drupe, Middle English drope, Middle English–1500s droupe, drowp(e, 1500s Scottish drup, 1500s–1600s, (1800s dialect) droup, 1500s– droop.

Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse drúpa.

Etymology: Middle English drupe-n , drowpe-n , < Old Norse drúpa to droop, hang the head, etc., derivative weak verb < ablaut series dreup- , draup- , drup- : see etymological note to drop n.

1. intransitive. To hang or sink down, as from weariness or exhaustion; to bend, incline, or slope downward. Of the eyes: To be bent downward, with the eyelids lowered.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > droop

falla1398

droopa1400

faint1820

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > hang or be suspended [verb (intransitive)] > hang down > droop or hang limply

droopa1400

dreepc1430

amortize1480

lop1578

weep1764

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 16064 Iesus stode als a lambe, His hefd druppand [Gött. drupand, Fairf. droupande] dun.

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 107 His arwes drowped noght with fetheres lowe.

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. D2^v He is the flagging'st bulrush that ere droopt With each slight mist of raine.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. iii. 45 Thus droupes this loftie Pyne, & hangs his sprayes.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 7. ⁋16 The Bridegroom's Feathers in his Hat all drooped.

1858 A. W. Drayson Sporting Scenes S. Afr. 64 The elephant..male twelve feet high, droops towards the tail.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. v. 35 Bella's eyes drooped..over her book.

2. To sink, go down, descend. Now only poetic; of the sun, day, etc.: to decline, draw to a close.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)] > be weak > become weak

of-fall?a1200

fail?c1225

wastea1300

languisha1325

defail1340

languora1375

defaulta1382

wastea1387

faintc1450

mortifyc1475

hink?a1500

traik?a1513

droopc1540

unquick1595

macerate1598

dodder1617

lachanize1623

smartle1673

break1726

go1748

sink1780

wilt1787

falter1799

weaken1886

to go down1892

to go out of curl1924

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > become weary or exhausted [verb (intransitive)] > break down, collapse, or faint

fail?c1225

swoonc1290

languisha1325

talmc1325

sinkc1400

faintc1440

droopc1540

collapse1879

crock1893

to flake (out)1942

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > sink

syec888

besinkc893

asye1024

asinkc1275

sink?a1300

settlec1315

silea1400

droopc1540

recide1628

subsidate1653

squat1687

pitch1751

gravitate1823

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 9447 Er I degh, or droupe in-to helle.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 10407 Þe day wex dym, droupit þe sun.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 358 The starry welkin couer thou anon, With drooping fogge.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 178 Laborious, till day droop .

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna i. x. 6 The Eagle..as if it failed, Drooped thro' the air.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxvii. 452 The evening wore on, and the sun drooped in the west.

†3. To sink out of sight; to crouch or cower down; to lie hidden. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)]

mitheeOE

wryOE

darea1225

skulka1300

hidec1330

hulkc1330

dilla1400

droopc1420

shroudc1450

darkenc1475

conceal1591

lie1604

dern1608

burrow1614

obscurea1626

to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1701

lie close1719

c1420 Anturs of Arth. iv The dere in the dellun, Thay droupun and daren.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 133/2 Drowpyn, or prively to be hydde.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xx. xix Here ben knyghtes..that wyl not longe droupe, & they are within these walles.

a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 157 in Poems (1981) 116 His ene drowpit, how sonkin in his heid.

4. transferred and figurative. To flag, fail, decay.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition

afalleOE

wanec1000

fallOE

ebba1420

to go backward?a1425

to go down?1440

decay1483

sink?a1513

delapsea1530

reel1529

decline1530

to go backwards1562

rue1576

droop1577

ruina1600

set1607

lapse1641

to lose ground1647

to go to pigs and whistles1794

to come (also go) down in the world1819

to peg out1852

to lose hold, one's balance1877

to go under1879

toboggan1887

slip1930

to turn down1936

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. i. iv. sig. C.j^v/2 The fayth of Abraham began not to droope.

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe i. sig. A2 The towne droopt euer since the peace in Ireland.

a1618 W. Raleigh Remains (1644) 198 For the encrease and enabling of Merchants, which now droop and daily decay.

1880 Bon. Price in Fraser's Mag. May 678 Trade languishes..the rate of interest droops.

5. To flag in spirit or courage; to become dejected, dispirited, or despondent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > be or become dejected [verb (intransitive)]

heavyOE

fallOE

droopena1225

lourc1290

droopc1330

to abate one's countenance (also cheer)a1350

dullc1374

fainta1375

languora1375

languisha1382

afflicta1393

gloppen?a1400

weary1434

appalc1450

to have one's heart in one's boots (also shoes, heels, hose, etc.)c1450

peak1580

dumpc1585

mopea1592

sink1603

bate1607

deject1644

despond1655

alamort?1705

sadden1718

dismal1780

munge1790

mug1828

to get one's tail down1853

to have (also get) the pip1881

shadow1888

to have (one's) ass in a sling1960

c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 252 He drouped þerfore doune, & said þe lond were schent.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 1103 Þan set he him doun drurymode & dropede for hure sake.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4460 Sir, we are þe droupander [ Fairf. we droupe þe mare], For tua sueuens we sagh..to night.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 296 Alas, the doyll I dre! I drowpe, I dare in drede.

1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados iv. Prol. 158 To droup, like ane fordullit as.

1633 P. Fletcher Poeticall Misc. 86 in Purple Island Why droop'st, my soul? Why faint'st thou in my breast?

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 159. ⁋5 Must my Terentia droop under the Weight of Sorrow?

1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxiv. 331 To endeavour to raise their drooping spirits.

a. transitive. To let hang or sink down; to bend or incline downwards; to cast down, lower, turn towards the ground (the eyes or face).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > head, face, or eyes

warpc1175

lout1297

to smite downa1350

to cast downc1374

embowc1440

droop1582

vail1586

upturn1667

slink1683

poke1852

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 14 Thee Godes hard louring to the ground her phisnomye drowped.

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. v. sig. I He droopes his eye.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) ii. v. 12 A withered Vine, That droupes his sappe-lesse Branches to the ground.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 34 [The reindeer] resembles the stag, only it somewhat droops the head.

1832 Ld. Tennyson Eleänore in Poems (new ed.) 29 I cannot veil, or droop my sight.

1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 64 The shears being drooped, shift the..blocks.

†b. nonce use with out: To express by drooping.

ΚΠ

1605 Hist. Tryall Cheualry sig. F2^v Why wither not these trees..And euery neighbour branch droup out their grief?

c. To cause to drop, fell, lay low.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [verb (transitive)] > fell timber

fellOE

hewc1000

hewc1175

cutc1300

falla1325

stockc1440

to take down1818

droop1819

1819 ‘B. Cornwall’ Rape Proserpine in Dram. Scenes And if the woodman's axe should droop the tree The woodbine too must perish.

Compounds

To decline in vital strength and energy; to sink in physical exhaustion, languish, flag.

ΚΠ

a1400–50 Alexander 734 She..drowpys doun in swone.

?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 52 I drup with a ded luke.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 122 Eson..Endured his dayes drowpynge in age.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xix. 524 We had not been at Sea long, before our men began to droop, in a sort of a distemper that stole insensibly on them.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 31. ⁋3 This great Hero drooped like a scabbed Sheep.

1846 C. Dickens in Daily News (1896) 14 Feb. When our poor infants droop.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	droop
释义	droopn. Brit. /druːp/, U.S. /drup/ Etymology: < droop v. 1. The act or fact of drooping; drooping action or condition; downward bend or sinking. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > bending down > drooping droop1647 drooping1816 the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [noun] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply droop1647 flagginess1654 drooping1816 droopiness1828 droopingness1864 weeping1869 1647 H. More Philos. Poems 1. iii. xxv Get up out of thy drowsie droop. 1823 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. Oct. 347/2 The droop of the chain is fourteen feet. 1854 C. M. Yonge Cameos xxxi, in Monthly Packet Nov. 322 His only blemish, a droop of the left eyelid. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxx. 409 The droop of the shoulders. 1874 J. Forster Life Dickens (Househ. ed.) 314 Such indications of a droop in his invention. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island v. xxiii. 186 Singing, a..droning sailor's song, with a droop and a quaver at the end of every verse. 2. A fool; a languid person; a ‘drip’. U.S. slang. ΚΠ 1932 J. T. Farrell Young Lonigan iv. 181 He was afraid that he might be acting like a droop. 1940 in Amer. Speech (1942) 17 205/1 Don't be a droop. Compounds droop-snoot n. (also droop-snooter) Aeronautics an aircraft with a down-sloping, usually adjustable, nose; the nose of such an aircraft; also, an adjustable flap at the leading edge of a wing (see quots.). Originally U.S. ΚΠ 1945 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. 1/2 America's ‘droop-snoot’ bomber, a P-38 Lightning modified to lead standard P-38 formations in precision bombings. 1945 N.Y. Times 5 Apr. 1/2 The ‘droop-snooter’, a fighter with a combined bombardier-navigator compartment added in its nose ahead of the pilot's cockpit. 1955 Sci. News Let. 8 Oct. 230 Nose of the Fairey Delta 2, a single-seat delta-wing research aircraft, can be lowered, rather like a drawbridge, to give the pilot a good forward view for landing, take-off and taxiing. ‘Droop-Snoot’ is the second British aircraft capable of supersonic speed in level flight. 1962 New Scientist 18 Jan. 134 The ‘droop snoot’..is virtually a false leading edge, hinged so that it can be tilted downwards. 1969 Courier Mail (Brisbane) 21 May 1/5 Nicknamed ‘Droop Snoots’, the machines had been in communication with the Apollo astronauts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). droopadj. Forms: Also 1500s drup, droup, drowp. Etymology: The stem of droop v. used adjectively. rare. a. = drooping adj.The 13th cent. instances are doubtful; they may be for drupiest from drupi, droopy adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply droop?1507 flagging1540 sag1541 lolling1567 flaggy1576 fagged1578 flag1591 drooping1600 slouching1611 emarcid1661 flaggish1669 slouchy1693 tangly1812 sunken1823 adroop1833 saggy1853 loppy1855 floppy1858 drooped1873 flippy-floppy1905 a1225 St. Marher. 16 I..diueri ant darie drupest alre þinge. a1225 Leg. Kath. 2050 Druicninde & dreori, & drupest alre monne.] ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 46 In to derne at the deid he salbe drup fundin. ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 50 Efter dede of that drupe that docht nought in chalmir. ?16.. Laird o' Laminton xiii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1890) IV. vii. ccxxi. 220/2 Droop and drowsie was the blood. 1852 Meanderings of Memory I. 87 In the droop ash shade. b. esp. in parasynthetic combinations, as droop-headed, droop-nosed, etc. ΚΠ 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd (ed. 2) II. i. 29 If it [sc. the Croupe] fall too hastily, the Horse is said to be droop-arsed. 1820 J. Keats Ode on Melancholy in Lamia & Other Poems 141 The droop-headed flowers. 1881 A. J. Evans in Macmillan's Mag. XLIII. 228 The..fine aquiline nose which distinguish[es] these Serbian mountaineers from their droop-nosed lowland kinsmen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020). droopv. Brit. /druːp/, U.S. /drup/ Forms: Middle English drupe, Middle English drope, Middle English–1500s droupe, drowp(e, 1500s Scottish drup, 1500s–1600s, (1800s dialect) droup, 1500s– droop. Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse drúpa. Etymology: Middle English drupe-n , drowpe-n , < Old Norse drúpa to droop, hang the head, etc., derivative weak verb < ablaut series dreup- , draup- , drup- : see etymological note to drop n. 1. intransitive. To hang or sink down, as from weariness or exhaustion; to bend, incline, or slope downward. Of the eyes: To be bent downward, with the eyelids lowered. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > droop falla1398 droopa1400 faint1820 the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > hang or be suspended [verb (intransitive)] > hang down > droop or hang limply droopa1400 dreepc1430 amortize1480 lop1578 weep1764 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 16064 Iesus stode als a lambe, His hefd druppand [Gött. drupand, Fairf. droupande] dun. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 107 His arwes drowped noght with fetheres lowe. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida ii. sig. D2^v He is the flagging'st bulrush that ere droopt With each slight mist of raine. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. iii. 45 Thus droupes this loftie Pyne, & hangs his sprayes. View more context for this quotation 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 7. ⁋16 The Bridegroom's Feathers in his Hat all drooped. 1858 A. W. Drayson Sporting Scenes S. Afr. 64 The elephant..male twelve feet high, droops towards the tail. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iii. v. 35 Bella's eyes drooped..over her book. 2. To sink, go down, descend. Now only poetic; of the sun, day, etc.: to decline, draw to a close. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)] > be weak > become weak of-fall?a1200 fail?c1225 wastea1300 languisha1325 defail1340 languora1375 defaulta1382 wastea1387 faintc1450 mortifyc1475 hink?a1500 traik?a1513 droopc1540 unquick1595 macerate1598 dodder1617 lachanize1623 smartle1673 break1726 go1748 sink1780 wilt1787 falter1799 weaken1886 to go down1892 to go out of curl1924 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > become weary or exhausted [verb (intransitive)] > break down, collapse, or faint fail?c1225 swoonc1290 languisha1325 talmc1325 sinkc1400 faintc1440 droopc1540 collapse1879 crock1893 to flake (out)1942 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > sink syec888 besinkc893 asye1024 asinkc1275 sink?a1300 settlec1315 silea1400 droopc1540 recide1628 subsidate1653 squat1687 pitch1751 gravitate1823 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 9447 Er I degh, or droupe in-to helle. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 10407 Þe day wex dym, droupit þe sun. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. ii. 358 The starry welkin couer thou anon, With drooping fogge. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 178 Laborious, till day droop . View more context for this quotation 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna i. x. 6 The Eagle..as if it failed, Drooped thro' the air. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xxvii. 452 The evening wore on, and the sun drooped in the west. †3. To sink out of sight; to crouch or cower down; to lie hidden. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, lie or hidden [verb (intransitive)] mitheeOE wryOE darea1225 skulka1300 hidec1330 hulkc1330 dilla1400 droopc1420 shroudc1450 darkenc1475 conceal1591 lie1604 dern1608 burrow1614 obscurea1626 to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1701 lie close1719 c1420 Anturs of Arth. iv The dere in the dellun, Thay droupun and daren. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 133/2 Drowpyn, or prively to be hydde. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xx. xix Here ben knyghtes..that wyl not longe droupe, & they are within these walles. a1505 R. Henryson Test. Cresseid 157 in Poems (1981) 116 His ene drowpit, how sonkin in his heid. 4. transferred and figurative. To flag, fail, decay. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > fall from prosperous or thriving condition afalleOE wanec1000 fallOE ebba1420 to go backward?a1425 to go down?1440 decay1483 sink?a1513 delapsea1530 reel1529 decline1530 to go backwards1562 rue1576 droop1577 ruina1600 set1607 lapse1641 to lose ground1647 to go to pigs and whistles1794 to come (also go) down in the world1819 to peg out1852 to lose hold, one's balance1877 to go under1879 toboggan1887 slip1930 to turn down1936 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. i. iv. sig. C.j^v/2 The fayth of Abraham began not to droope. 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe i. sig. A2 The towne droopt euer since the peace in Ireland. a1618 W. Raleigh Remains (1644) 198 For the encrease and enabling of Merchants, which now droop and daily decay. 1880 Bon. Price in Fraser's Mag. May 678 Trade languishes..the rate of interest droops. 5. To flag in spirit or courage; to become dejected, dispirited, or despondent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > be or become dejected [verb (intransitive)] heavyOE fallOE droopena1225 lourc1290 droopc1330 to abate one's countenance (also cheer)a1350 dullc1374 fainta1375 languora1375 languisha1382 afflicta1393 gloppen?a1400 weary1434 appalc1450 to have one's heart in one's boots (also shoes, heels, hose, etc.)c1450 peak1580 dumpc1585 mopea1592 sink1603 bate1607 deject1644 despond1655 alamort?1705 sadden1718 dismal1780 munge1790 mug1828 to get one's tail down1853 to have (also get) the pip1881 shadow1888 to have (one's) ass in a sling1960 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 252 He drouped þerfore doune, & said þe lond were schent. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 1103 Þan set he him doun drurymode & dropede for hure sake. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4460 Sir, we are þe droupander [ Fairf. we droupe þe mare], For tua sueuens we sagh..to night. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1994) I. xxiii. 296 Alas, the doyll I dre! I drowpe, I dare in drede. 1553 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Eneados iv. Prol. 158 To droup, like ane fordullit as. 1633 P. Fletcher Poeticall Misc. 86 in Purple Island Why droop'st, my soul? Why faint'st thou in my breast? 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 159. ⁋5 Must my Terentia droop under the Weight of Sorrow? 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) IV. xxxiv. 331 To endeavour to raise their drooping spirits. 6. a. transitive. To let hang or sink down; to bend or incline downwards; to cast down, lower, turn towards the ground (the eyes or face). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > position of specific body parts > position specific body part [verb (transitive)] > head, face, or eyes warpc1175 lout1297 to smite downa1350 to cast downc1374 embowc1440 droop1582 vail1586 upturn1667 slink1683 poke1852 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 14 Thee Godes hard louring to the ground her phisnomye drowped. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge iv. v. sig. I He droopes his eye. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) ii. v. 12 A withered Vine, That droupes his sappe-lesse Branches to the ground. View more context for this quotation 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 34 [The reindeer] resembles the stag, only it somewhat droops the head. 1832 Ld. Tennyson Eleänore in Poems (new ed.) 29 I cannot veil, or droop my sight. 1882 G. S. Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 64 The shears being drooped, shift the..blocks. †b. nonce use with out: To express by drooping. ΚΠ 1605 Hist. Tryall Cheualry sig. F2^v Why wither not these trees..And euery neighbour branch droup out their grief? c. To cause to drop, fell, lay low. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > lumbering > [verb (transitive)] > fell timber fellOE hewc1000 hewc1175 cutc1300 falla1325 stockc1440 to take down1818 droop1819 1819 ‘B. Cornwall’ Rape Proserpine in Dram. Scenes And if the woodman's axe should droop the tree The woodbine too must perish. Compounds To decline in vital strength and energy; to sink in physical exhaustion, languish, flag. ΚΠ a1400–50 Alexander 734 She..drowpys doun in swone. ?1507 W. Dunbar Tua Mariit Wemen (Rouen) in Poems (1998) I. 52 I drup with a ded luke. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 122 Eson..Endured his dayes drowpynge in age. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xix. 524 We had not been at Sea long, before our men began to droop, in a sort of a distemper that stole insensibly on them. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 31. ⁋3 This great Hero drooped like a scabbed Sheep. 1846 C. Dickens in Daily News (1896) 14 Feb. When our poor infants droop. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1647adj.?1507v.c1330
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droopadj.

droopv.

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