单词 | east end |
释义 | east endn. 1. The eastern part of something; spec. the (usually eastern) end of a church where the altar is situated. ΚΠ eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 892 Se muþa is on easteweardre Cent æt þæs miclam wuda eastende þe we Andred hatað. OE Vision of Leofric in Rev. Eng. Stud. (2012) 63 549 Þær wæs innan þære cyrcean byrnende blacern, þa scean þær færinga leoht inn æt þam east ende, swylce niwe mona arise. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 14127 Þæ wind him gon wende & stod of þan æst ende [c1300 Otho east eande]. ?a1300 Iacob & Iosep (Bodl.) (1916) l. 341 (MED) For to sech vs corn in þissen estende [sc. Egypt]. c1330 (?c1300) St. Patrick's Purgatory (Auch.) in Englische Studien (1877) 1 100 In þe estende of þe abbay þer is þat hole. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 1251 Toward þe est end of þis dale. J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) l. 514 (MED) In the este ende off this tempyl this spere apperyd alofft. 1547 in Cal. State Papers Scotl. (1898) I. 19 We caused certane pyoners cutt the walle of the east end of the quere. 1577 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Islande Brit. i. viii. f. 19/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I They are very small at the east end, and large at west. 1640 W. Somner Antiq. Canterbury 20 The Iron crosse, which sometime stood at the East-end of Castle-street. 1641 Armin. Nunnery 6 The east end, where the altered table stood. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iv. iii. 120 The Whispering-place in Glocester Cathedral..is no other than a Gallery above the East-end of the Choir. 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 176 I went and removed my Boat,..and carried it down to the East-End of the whole Island. 1745 Ayr Presbytery Reg. MS 3 Apr. For pillaring or Stundering the roof in the said Eastend of the church. 1801 J. Quincy in Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc. (1888) 2nd Ser. IV. 130 [They] invited us to a party they had made for us to the East end of the Island. 1878 R. L. Stevenson Inland Voy. 167 The east-end of a church..as it flanges out in three wide terraces. 1902 J. G. Campbell Witchcraft & Second Sight 159 A ship was wrecked in the east end of Tiree. 1966 H. Davies New London Spy (1967) 73 Brooks went in for height and simplicity with a dark, tall east end and a light nave. 2005 New Yorker 3 Oct. 82/3 In time we followed the shooter, slowly, through the east end of the yard. 2. spec. Usually with capital initials. The eastern part of certain cities; esp. the area of London east of the City and north of the River Thames.The East End of London has traditionally been associated with poverty, immigration, and the resilient character of its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in Britain > London > parts of vintrya1456 steelyard1474 tower hillc1480 city1556 Bow-bell1600 row1607 gate1723 east end1742 Mayfair1754 garden1763 warren1769 west?1789 the Borough1797 west end1807 Holy Land1821 Belgravia1848 Tyburnia1848 Mesopotamia1850 South Kensington1862 Dockland1904 South Ken1933 Fitzrovia1958 square mile1966 1742 New & Compl. Surv. London II. 915/2 From the West..to the East End of London. 1831 Encycl. Americana VIII. at London In the East End are found the docks and warehouses connected with ship-building. 1883 W. Black Shandon Bells xxix. 192 I don't like to talk about what some of us are trying to do among the poor in the East-end. 1936 C. Brooks Jrnl. 12 Oct. (1998) 174 To-day a great body of anti-Fascist demonstrators marched in their turn through the East-end streets. 1943 Billboard 9 Jan. 18/4 The Lion d'Or, a French cabaret in the East End of Montreal. 1985 S. Williams Job to live 129 The most impressive single project being the rehabilitation of the East End of Glasgow. 2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane xii. 252 The other passengers in our carriage were mostly East End Bangladeshis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE |
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