单词 | excepting |
释义 | exceptingn. The action of except v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being exclusive > [noun] > exception exceptionc1385 out-taking1442 exemptiona1538 exceptinga1626 exceptation1662 a1626 F. Bacon Jurisdict. Marches in Wks. (1740) IV. 136 The excepting of that shire by itself doth fortify that, etc. 1634 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 288 Here is no excepting against any witness: nor refusal of any judge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). exceptingprep.conj. A. prep. 1. (quasi-prep.) The present participle of the verb used absol.: = ‘If one excepts’. ΚΠ c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 75 Al the irland men ar sklauis til hym excepand ane certan that kepis them sel on the strait montanis. 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. vi. f. 107v He commaunded the baggage..to be brought together in one place excepting only such thinges as were very necessary. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) i. i. 191 Thy deeds..Hath wonne the greatest fauour of the Commons, Excepting none but good Duke Humfrey. View more context for this quotation 1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 177 That no meetings be among the pastors without his Majestie's consent, exceptand alwayes their ordinarie Sessions. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires v. 65 May I not live without Control or Awe, Excepting still the Letter of the Law? 1796 Hist. Ned Evans I. 146 His neighbours..excepting the article of cash, were..his equals. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 82 Of all societies..not even excepting the Roman Republic, England has been the most emphatically..political. 2. Hence as simple prep.: With the exception of, except. ΚΠ 1618 J. Hales Let. 29 Nov. 10 in Golden Remains (1659) All young persons, excepting my self. 1694 J. Collier Misc. v. 36 Excepting the Royal Family, they get but little by it. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. xiii. 222 This was received with great approbation by all, excepting my wife. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. iv. 431 They were in possession of the whole of Mysore, excepting the principal forts. 1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Greece & Greeks II. xvi. 149 Nothing to be seen on the place excepting some blocks of marble. B. conj. 1. With the exception of the fact that; = except conj. 1. ΚΠ 1894 N.E.D. at Excepting Mod. The copy is perfectly accurate, excepting that the accents are omitted. 2. Unless; = except conj. 2. In early use occasionally with that. ΚΠ 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια xxvi. sig. K Neither doe any kind of men agree more together, then Astrologers and Poets doe; excepting that they dissent about Lucifer and Vesper. 1804 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 286 Scindiah certainly could have done nothing excepting he could bring his brigades to Poonah. 3. With adverb or phrase; = except conj. 3. Now rare. ΚΠ a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 463 Others [fasted], at evening: onely excepting in the weeke before Easter. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. ii. iii. Rule 4 To it self onely it is to be imputed, excepting where the malice of the first agent hath, etc. 1800 E. Hervey Mourtray Family I. 129 Lady Clannarmon (excepting when she forgot me) provided for my maintenance. 1803 Duke of Wellington in Marquess Wellesley Select. Despatches (1877) 779 The exportation of British manufactures, excepting of military stores, ought to be free. 1849 Sketches Nat. Hist.: Mammalia IV. 54 Excepting during the rainy season these little animals can never taste fresh water. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1626prep.conj.c1550 |
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