ames-acen.

Brit.

/ˈeɪmzeɪs/,

/ˈamzeɪs/,

/ˌamzˈeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈeɪmzˌeɪs/,

/ˈæmzˌeɪs/

Forms:

α. Middle English ambbes aas (in a late copy), Middle English ambes aas, Middle English ambes as, Middle English ambez as, Middle English aumbes as, Middle English aumbys as, Middle English aunbes as, Middle English– ambs-ace, 1500s–1600s ambes-ace.

β. Middle English ames as, Middle English amys ase, 1500s almesace, 1500s aume-ace, 1500s aums-ase, 1500s–1600s amnes-ace, 1500s–1600s aumes-ace, 1500s–1600s aums' ace, 1500s–1600s aums-ace, 1500s– ames-ace, 1600s alms-ace, 1600s ammez-ace, 1600s am's-ace, 1700s amm's-ace, 1700s ams-ace, 1700s (1800s– Irish English (northern)) ame's-ace, 1800s aims-ace, 1900s– aim's-ace (Irish English), 2000s– ames' ace.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ambes as.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French ambes as the lowest possible throw at dice, literally ‘two aces’ (1174; Middle French ambes as , French ambesas ) < ambes both (11th cent.; < classical Latin ambō both: see ambi- prefix) + as ace n.¹Specific forms. In β. forms originally with loss of the medial -b- , in later use with folk-etymological alteration of the first element after aim n. or (in form alms-ace) alms n.Specific senses. The literal meaning at sense 1b is likely to be the original use in English; the figurative use in sense 1a is apparently not paralleled in French. In sense 2 after ace n.¹ 2a; compare slightly later within an ace of at ace n.¹ 2c.

Now archaic and somewhat rare.In later use chiefly in historical fiction.

a. In expressions alluding to a low throw at dice (see sense 1b): bad luck, misfortune; the worst possible outcome. In early use in to cast ames-ace: to have bad luck. Also: worthlessness, next to nothing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck

un-i-limpOE

unlimpc1175

mishap?c1225

unhap?c1225

mishappeningc1230

ames-ace?a1300

misadventure?a1300

ill hailc1300

misauntera1325

untiminga1325

miscasec1325

mischancec1325

misfall1340

misfarea1387

casec1390

infortunea1393

mishapping?a1400

unchancea1400

disadventurea1413

mischieving1432

infortuny?a1439

encumbermentc1440

misfortune1441

evil hail?c1450

malfortunea1470

unhappiness1470

maleurtee?1473

malheur?1473

evil health1477

unfortune1483

wanfortunea1500

disfortune1509

wanhap1513

ill, evil ch(i)eving?1518

mislucka1530

ill luck1548

unfortunacy?c1550

evilfare1556

unluck1556

hard luck1567

bad luck1575

miscasualty1588

disgrace1590

wanchance1599

disventure1612

misaccident1620

miscarriagec1625

hard lines1722

mishanter1754

malefit1755

miscanter1781

hard cheese1854

hard cheddar1893

schlimazel1911

tough luck1912

snake eyes1918

catch-arse1970

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > worthlessness

ames-ace?a1300

noughtinessa1500

unworthness1587

worthlessness1604

vacuity1613

idlenessa1650

nothingness1652

unvaluableness1665

jackstraw1828

valuelessness1830

trashiness1857

dead-beatism1869

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > doublets or triplets

ames-ace?a1300

ternsa1400

doubletc1450

sinesc1450

in and in1633

pair royal1656

duplet1671

loader1693

snake eyes1918

?a1300 (a1250) Harrowing of Hell (Digby) (1907) l. 98 (MED) Stille, satanas! Þe is fallen aunbesas [c1325 Harl. ambesaas; c1330 Auch. amesas].

c1300 Life & Martyrdom Thomas Becket (Harl. 2277) (1845) l. 450 Thu ert icome therto to late, thu hast icast ambezas.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1182 He caste ambesas [?a1425 Digby ambes ase, a1450 London Univ. ambs-ace] þo he to londe com.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 26 O riche Marchauntz..Youre bagges been noght filled w^t ambes as But with sys cynk that renneth for youre chaunce.

1653 Duchess of Newcastle Poems & Fancies sig. A7^v If Fortune plaies Aumes Ace, I am gon; if size Cinque, I shall win a Reputation of Fancy.

1675 G. R. tr. A. Le Grand Man without Passion 221 He often falls into want, since fortune reduceth him to Ambs-ace.

1705 S. Centlivre Gamester i. i. 4 My Evil Genius flings Amm's Ace before me.

1732 H. Fielding Lottery i. 7 If I can but nick this time, Ame's-Ace, I defy thee.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 192 A lucky throw of words which may come up the sices of hardy metaphor or the ambs-ace of conceit.

1966 G. Heyer Black Sheep viii. 120 When a man's luck is out it's ames-ace with him.

b. In literal use: a throw of two aces (i.e. two ones), the lowest (and worst) possible throw in a game of dice.Cf. deuce-ace n. at deuce n.¹ Compounds, trey-ace n. at trey n. Compounds, sice-ace n. at sice n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > (throw of) specific number

ace?a1300

cinquec1386

sicec1386

sice cinquec1386

treyc1386

quernc1450

ames-acec1460

cater-trey?a1500

twoa1500

cater1519

deuce1519

quatrec1540

trey-acea1556

sice-ace1594

four1599

size-point1648

trey-deuce1680

boxcar1909

trey-point-

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 2955 I bare thre dise, in myne owne purs..I kist hem forth al three, & too fil amys ase.

c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Order of Fools (Harl.) in Select. Minor Poems (1840) 166 Whos chaunce gothe neyther on synk nor sice, But withe ambes aas encresithe his dispence.

1558 (a1437) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 812 (MED) Nowe sise, nowe synke, nowe ambbes aas; The chaunce stondes in no stabulenes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. iii. 80 I had rather be in this choise, then throw Ames-ace for my life.

1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. xvi. 254 I have heard of some so dextrous in casting the Dice, that they would throw when they pleased less than Ames Ace through the handle of a Quart Pot.

1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature iii. 56 Nobody can certainly foretell, that sice-ace will come up upon two dies fairly thrown before ambs-ace.

1754 Connoisseur No. 40 (1755) 237 A thorough Gamester renounces Venus and Cupid for Plutus and Ams-ace.

1808 Athenæum Oct. 306 It [sc. chance] is..applicable to even or uneven risks, to sise-ace, or ames-ace competitions.

1900 M. Johnston By Order of Company i. 14 ‘If I throw ambs-ace’, I said, with a smile for my own caprice, ‘curse me if I do not take Rolfe's advice!’

2007 N. Cornick Lord of Scandal 95 The dice shot away, settling with two ones... ‘Ames-ace,’ Paris said.

2. The slightest margin or degree. Chiefly in within (an) ames-ace of: on the very verge of, ‘within an inch of’; cf. within an ace of at ace n.¹ 2c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly

nigheOE

well-nigheOE

forneanc1000

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nearhandc1350

nigh handa1375

nigh handsa1375

as good asc1390

into (right) littlea1413

unto litea1420

nigh byc1430

nearbyc1485

near handsa1500

as near as1517

mosta1538

next door1542

wellmost1548

all but1590

anewst1590

uneath1590

next to1611

nearlya1616

thereaboutsa1616

welly1615

thereabout1664

within (an) ames-ace ofa1670

anear1675

pretty much1682

three parts1711

newsta1728

only not1779

partly1781

in all but name1824

just about1836

nentes1854

near1855

nar1859

just1860

not-quite1870

nearabouta1878

effectively1884

nigh on1887

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 211 And the Dye of War run so false, that he lost the Cast to one, who had not the Ames-Ace of Valour in him.

1679 Tryall R. Langhorn 18 His Wife was but aumes ace turned from a Devil.

1698 J. Vanbrugh Æsop v. i Reduced within ambs-ace of hanging or drowning.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. ⁋158 His Lordship was within Ams-ace of being put in the Plot.

1800 M. Edgeworth Castle Rackrent 59 Within aims-ace [ed. 2 ames-ace] of getting quit..of all his enemies.

1905 J. Barlow By Beach & Bog-land 97 Pat Mulrane..had come..‘widin an ames ace of losin' his life over it’.

1994 K. Michaels Masquerade in Moonlight (e-book ed.) I'm finally within Ames Ace of getting myself bracketed to a most healthy fortune. Miss Georgianna Rollins. Lovely diamonds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ames-ace
释义	ames-acen. Brit. /ˈeɪmzeɪs/, /ˈamzeɪs/, /ˌamzˈeɪs/, U.S. /ˈeɪmzˌeɪs/, /ˈæmzˌeɪs/ Forms: α. Middle English ambbes aas (in a late copy), Middle English ambes aas, Middle English ambes as, Middle English ambez as, Middle English aumbes as, Middle English aumbys as, Middle English aunbes as, Middle English– ambs-ace, 1500s–1600s ambes-ace. β. Middle English ames as, Middle English amys ase, 1500s almesace, 1500s aume-ace, 1500s aums-ase, 1500s–1600s amnes-ace, 1500s–1600s aumes-ace, 1500s–1600s aums' ace, 1500s–1600s aums-ace, 1500s– ames-ace, 1600s alms-ace, 1600s ammez-ace, 1600s am's-ace, 1700s amm's-ace, 1700s ams-ace, 1700s (1800s– Irish English (northern)) ame's-ace, 1800s aims-ace, 1900s– aim's-ace (Irish English), 2000s– ames' ace. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ambes as. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Old French ambes as the lowest possible throw at dice, literally ‘two aces’ (1174; Middle French ambes as , French ambesas ) < ambes both (11th cent.; < classical Latin ambō both: see ambi- prefix) + as ace n.¹Specific forms. In β. forms originally with loss of the medial -b- , in later use with folk-etymological alteration of the first element after aim n. or (in form alms-ace) alms n.Specific senses. The literal meaning at sense 1b is likely to be the original use in English; the figurative use in sense 1a is apparently not paralleled in French. In sense 2 after ace n.¹ 2a; compare slightly later within an ace of at ace n.¹ 2c. Now archaic and somewhat rare.In later use chiefly in historical fiction. 1. a. In expressions alluding to a low throw at dice (see sense 1b): bad luck, misfortune; the worst possible outcome. In early use in to cast ames-ace: to have bad luck. Also: worthlessness, next to nothing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck un-i-limpOE unlimpc1175 mishap?c1225 unhap?c1225 mishappeningc1230 ames-ace?a1300 misadventure?a1300 ill hailc1300 misauntera1325 untiminga1325 miscasec1325 mischancec1325 misfall1340 misfarea1387 casec1390 infortunea1393 mishapping?a1400 unchancea1400 disadventurea1413 mischieving1432 infortuny?a1439 encumbermentc1440 misfortune1441 evil hail?c1450 malfortunea1470 unhappiness1470 maleurtee?1473 malheur?1473 evil health1477 unfortune1483 wanfortunea1500 disfortune1509 wanhap1513 ill, evil ch(i)eving?1518 mislucka1530 ill luck1548 unfortunacy?c1550 evilfare1556 unluck1556 hard luck1567 bad luck1575 miscasualty1588 disgrace1590 wanchance1599 disventure1612 misaccident1620 miscarriagec1625 hard lines1722 mishanter1754 malefit1755 miscanter1781 hard cheese1854 hard cheddar1893 schlimazel1911 tough luck1912 snake eyes1918 catch-arse1970 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > worthlessness ames-ace?a1300 noughtinessa1500 unworthness1587 worthlessness1604 vacuity1613 idlenessa1650 nothingness1652 unvaluableness1665 jackstraw1828 valuelessness1830 trashiness1857 dead-beatism1869 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > doublets or triplets ames-ace?a1300 ternsa1400 doubletc1450 sinesc1450 in and in1633 pair royal1656 duplet1671 loader1693 snake eyes1918 ?a1300 (a1250) Harrowing of Hell (Digby) (1907) l. 98 (MED) Stille, satanas! Þe is fallen aunbesas [c1325 Harl. ambesaas; c1330 Auch. amesas]. c1300 Life & Martyrdom Thomas Becket (Harl. 2277) (1845) l. 450 Thu ert icome therto to late, thu hast icast ambezas. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 1182 He caste ambesas [?a1425 Digby ambes ase, a1450 London Univ. ambs-ace] þo he to londe com. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 26 O riche Marchauntz..Youre bagges been noght filled w^t ambes as But with sys cynk that renneth for youre chaunce. 1653 Duchess of Newcastle Poems & Fancies sig. A7^v If Fortune plaies Aumes Ace, I am gon; if size Cinque, I shall win a Reputation of Fancy. 1675 G. R. tr. A. Le Grand Man without Passion 221 He often falls into want, since fortune reduceth him to Ambs-ace. 1705 S. Centlivre Gamester i. i. 4 My Evil Genius flings Amm's Ace before me. 1732 H. Fielding Lottery i. 7 If I can but nick this time, Ame's-Ace, I defy thee. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) 1st Ser. 192 A lucky throw of words which may come up the sices of hardy metaphor or the ambs-ace of conceit. 1966 G. Heyer Black Sheep viii. 120 When a man's luck is out it's ames-ace with him. b. In literal use: a throw of two aces (i.e. two ones), the lowest (and worst) possible throw in a game of dice.Cf. deuce-ace n. at deuce n.¹ Compounds, trey-ace n. at trey n. Compounds, sice-ace n. at sice n. 1c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > dice-playing > [noun] > throw > (throw of) specific number ace?a1300 cinquec1386 sicec1386 sice cinquec1386 treyc1386 quernc1450 ames-acec1460 cater-trey?a1500 twoa1500 cater1519 deuce1519 quatrec1540 trey-acea1556 sice-ace1594 four1599 size-point1648 trey-deuce1680 boxcar1909 trey-point- c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 2955 I bare thre dise, in myne owne purs..I kist hem forth al three, & too fil amys ase. c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Order of Fools (Harl.) in Select. Minor Poems (1840) 166 Whos chaunce gothe neyther on synk nor sice, But withe ambes aas encresithe his dispence. 1558 (a1437) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 812 (MED) Nowe sise, nowe synke, nowe ambbes aas; The chaunce stondes in no stabulenes. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. iii. 80 I had rather be in this choise, then throw Ames-ace for my life. 1671 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue IV. xvi. 254 I have heard of some so dextrous in casting the Dice, that they would throw when they pleased less than Ames Ace through the handle of a Quart Pot. 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature iii. 56 Nobody can certainly foretell, that sice-ace will come up upon two dies fairly thrown before ambs-ace. 1754 Connoisseur No. 40 (1755) 237 A thorough Gamester renounces Venus and Cupid for Plutus and Ams-ace. 1808 Athenæum Oct. 306 It [sc. chance] is..applicable to even or uneven risks, to sise-ace, or ames-ace competitions. 1900 M. Johnston By Order of Company i. 14 ‘If I throw ambs-ace’, I said, with a smile for my own caprice, ‘curse me if I do not take Rolfe's advice!’ 2007 N. Cornick Lord of Scandal 95 The dice shot away, settling with two ones... ‘Ames-ace,’ Paris said. 2. The slightest margin or degree. Chiefly in within (an) ames-ace of: on the very verge of, ‘within an inch of’; cf. within an ace of at ace n.¹ 2c. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adverb] > almost or nearly nigheOE well-nigheOE forneanc1000 well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nearhandc1350 nigh handa1375 nigh handsa1375 as good asc1390 into (right) littlea1413 unto litea1420 nigh byc1430 nearbyc1485 near handsa1500 as near as1517 mosta1538 next door1542 wellmost1548 all but1590 anewst1590 uneath1590 next to1611 nearlya1616 thereaboutsa1616 welly1615 thereabout1664 within (an) ames-ace ofa1670 anear1675 pretty much1682 three parts1711 newsta1728 only not1779 partly1781 in all but name1824 just about1836 nentes1854 near1855 nar1859 just1860 not-quite1870 nearabouta1878 effectively1884 nigh on1887 a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 211 And the Dye of War run so false, that he lost the Cast to one, who had not the Ames-Ace of Valour in him. 1679 Tryall R. Langhorn 18 His Wife was but aumes ace turned from a Devil. 1698 J. Vanbrugh Æsop v. i Reduced within ambs-ace of hanging or drowning. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. ⁋158 His Lordship was within Ams-ace of being put in the Plot. 1800 M. Edgeworth Castle Rackrent 59 Within aims-ace [ed. 2 ames-ace] of getting quit..of all his enemies. 1905 J. Barlow By Beach & Bog-land 97 Pat Mulrane..had come..‘widin an ames ace of losin' his life over it’. 1994 K. Michaels Masquerade in Moonlight (e-book ed.) I'm finally within Ames Ace of getting myself bracketed to a most healthy fortune. Miss Georgianna Rollins. Lovely diamonds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?a1300
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