eye-openern.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪˌəʊp(ə)nə/,

/ˈʌɪˌəʊpn̩ə/, U.S.

/ˈaɪˌoʊp(ə)nər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: eye n.¹, opener n.

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + opener n., in sense 1 after post-classical Latin apertor oculi (1627 or earlier).

†1. The muscle that raises the upper eyelid. Obsolete. rare.The anatomical name of this muscle is now levator palpebrae superioris.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of eye, lid, or brow

eye-string1532

abducens1615

eye-opener1649

orbicularis1681

bibitory muscle1696

corrugator1836

Müller1875

1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia 157 These motions of the Mind are signified by the operation of that Muscle of the Eye-lid, which is commonly called Rectus, or the straight Muscle, and from this office Apertor oculi, and Attollens palpebram, the Eye-opener, or the Gazer.

2. U.S. colloquial. An invigorating or refreshing drink, esp. an alcoholic drink, taken early in the day, esp. as the first drink of the day; (more generally) a strong drink. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > fortifying or reviving

hair of the dog that bit you1546

eye-opener1818

bracer1829

livener1870

corpse reviver1871

reviver1876

screw1877

fearnought1880

pickup1881

stiffener1928

warmer-upper1960

1818 H. B. Fearon Sketches Amer. 252 At table there is neither conversation nor yet drinking; the latter is effected by individuals taking their solitary ‘eye openers’, ‘toddy’, and ‘phlegm dispersers’.

1824 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 24 Nov. (advt.) B. Tully..will at all hours supply calls for Yankee Flip,..Mint Julep, Eye Openers, Fog Cutters, [etc.].

1838 Belfast News-let. 25 Dec. He..had heard from Mr. Mason, of New-York, two names which the Americans gave to it [sc. whiskey]—the one was ‘the eye opener’, and the other the ‘fog-cutter’.

1897 E. E. Hale Susan's Escort 324 There's to be no ‘eleven o'clocks’ nor ‘eye-openers’, nor no other devil's drinks.

1930 Nashua (Iowa) Reporter 15 Jan. The night cap and the eye opener in America is a glass of orange or grapefruit juice.

1938 Amer. Speech 13 183/2 Eye-opener, the first injection [of narcotics] of the day, often taken in bed.

1972 New York 28 Aug. 32/3 The Bloody Marys lined up on the bar for those who could use an eye-opener.

2005 D. Winslow Power of Dog (2006) x. 376 What he needs now is a drink. An eye-opener.

†3. U.S. colloquial. An act of encouraging a horse to move more quickly, as by application of a whip or spurs. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > specific blow with whip

eye-opener1830

double-thonger1890

back-hander1958

1830 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. Jan. 220 He waked up the mare with six or eight such first rate ‘eye openers’, as brought her, at a slapping pace, three or four lengths ahead, at the ending post.

1840 Amer. Turf Reg. Mar. 130 The gallant Grey led..half way up the stretch, Stephen beginning to use his whip-hand, and to give the nonpareil under him an occasional eye-opener with the spur.

1846 Spirit of Times 23 May 150/3 Joe was obliged to give the old mare an occasional ‘eye opener’ with his spurs, and to force her.

4. Cf. to open a person's eyes at open v. 3b.

a. An invigorating or enlivening shock; (later more usually) something which occasions a (usually salutary) revelation; an unexpectedly enlightening fact, experience, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise

marvelc1300

miracle1586

surprise1592

bricolea1631

surprisal1660

thunderbolt1787

startle1823

start1825

startler1829

eye-opener1833

a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837

shock1841

thunder-clap1852

startlement1867

staggerer1872

thunderstroke1880

Scarborough warning1890

surprise packet1900

bombshell1926

curveball1936

turn-up1942

a turn-up for the book(s)1948

conversation stopper1959

left turn1986

society > communication > information > enlightenment > [noun] > one who or that which

revelationc1425

enlightener1582

irradiator1750

eye-opener1833

1833 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 9 May But look at the period of this grand discovery! When was it? A few weeks in advance of the Calhoun correspondence!! That intrigue was in concoction! That was the eye opener!

1847 Monthly Jrnl. Agric. (N.Y.) Aug. 58 An occasional excursion for personal observation, among a thriving and notable people, makes the best ‘eye-opener’, as a long-headed Member of Congress from Baltimore City used to express himself.

1851 Ohio Valley Gaz. (Vevay, Indiana) 16 Oct. I shall only change, or slightly alter the plot, and if I don't in the end, give him a regular ‘eye-opener’, then [etc.].

1879 Notes & Queries 15 Feb. 140 His lecture must have been a lively..eye-opener for the somnolence of a cathedral town.

1913 E. Ferber Roast Beef Medium iv. 84 Those four days have been a revelation, an eye-opener, and a series of rude jolts.

1950 R. A. Millikan Autobiogr. ii. 20 My course in optics with Dr. Pupin was an eye-opener to me.

1988 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator 19 Apr. f6/5 Serious photographers interested in line, balance and proportion should find the exhibition an instructive eye-opener.

2005 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 June (Central ed.) a12/2 The Canadian ruling ought to be an eye-opener for the U.S., where ‘single-payer’, government-run health care is still a holy grail on the political left.

b. A strikingly attractive person or thing.Frequently with some admixture of sense 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive thing

attraction1607

attractive1615

honeypot1618

sale-piece1621

beauty spot1645

eye-catcher1787

good-looker1854

spectacular1874

eye-opener1907

1907 Amer. Florist 9 Mar. 324/3 Their new store..is an eye-opener and must be seen to be appreciated.

1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 72 He 'ain't seen her since a child, and all of a sudden he comes West and finds in front of him an eye-opener.

2012 Hume Moreland Leader (Victoria, Austral.) (Nexis) 8 Feb. 5 The lavish living-rooms, beautiful bay windows and grand staircase are eye-openers.

c. A person who reveals facts or clarifies a matter to others. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > one who or that which discloses or reveals

bewrayerc1440

revelatorc1443

revealer1492

disclosera1513

detector1541

unmasker1605

dark lantern1616

unlocker1619

eye-opener1928

1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 31 Aug. 174/4 He felt his mission to be that of an agitator, of an eye-opener, of a merciless yet undogmatic critic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	eye-opener
释义	eye-openern. Brit. /ˈʌɪˌəʊp(ə)nə/, /ˈʌɪˌəʊpn̩ə/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌoʊp(ə)nər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: eye n.¹, opener n. Etymology: < eye n.¹ + opener n., in sense 1 after post-classical Latin apertor oculi (1627 or earlier). †1. The muscle that raises the upper eyelid. Obsolete. rare.The anatomical name of this muscle is now levator palpebrae superioris. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of eye, lid, or brow eye-string1532 abducens1615 eye-opener1649 orbicularis1681 bibitory muscle1696 corrugator1836 Müller1875 1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia 157 These motions of the Mind are signified by the operation of that Muscle of the Eye-lid, which is commonly called Rectus, or the straight Muscle, and from this office Apertor oculi, and Attollens palpebram, the Eye-opener, or the Gazer. 2. U.S. colloquial. An invigorating or refreshing drink, esp. an alcoholic drink, taken early in the day, esp. as the first drink of the day; (more generally) a strong drink. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > types or qualities of intoxicating liquor > [noun] > fortifying or reviving hair of the dog that bit you1546 eye-opener1818 bracer1829 livener1870 corpse reviver1871 reviver1876 screw1877 fearnought1880 pickup1881 stiffener1928 warmer-upper1960 1818 H. B. Fearon Sketches Amer. 252 At table there is neither conversation nor yet drinking; the latter is effected by individuals taking their solitary ‘eye openers’, ‘toddy’, and ‘phlegm dispersers’. 1824 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 24 Nov. (advt.) B. Tully..will at all hours supply calls for Yankee Flip,..Mint Julep, Eye Openers, Fog Cutters, [etc.]. 1838 Belfast News-let. 25 Dec. He..had heard from Mr. Mason, of New-York, two names which the Americans gave to it [sc. whiskey]—the one was ‘the eye opener’, and the other the ‘fog-cutter’. 1897 E. E. Hale Susan's Escort 324 There's to be no ‘eleven o'clocks’ nor ‘eye-openers’, nor no other devil's drinks. 1930 Nashua (Iowa) Reporter 15 Jan. The night cap and the eye opener in America is a glass of orange or grapefruit juice. 1938 Amer. Speech 13 183/2 Eye-opener, the first injection [of narcotics] of the day, often taken in bed. 1972 New York 28 Aug. 32/3 The Bloody Marys lined up on the bar for those who could use an eye-opener. 2005 D. Winslow Power of Dog (2006) x. 376 What he needs now is a drink. An eye-opener. †3. U.S. colloquial. An act of encouraging a horse to move more quickly, as by application of a whip or spurs. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > specific blow with whip eye-opener1830 double-thonger1890 back-hander1958 1830 Amer. Turf Reg. & Sporting Mag. Jan. 220 He waked up the mare with six or eight such first rate ‘eye openers’, as brought her, at a slapping pace, three or four lengths ahead, at the ending post. 1840 Amer. Turf Reg. Mar. 130 The gallant Grey led..half way up the stretch, Stephen beginning to use his whip-hand, and to give the nonpareil under him an occasional eye-opener with the spur. 1846 Spirit of Times 23 May 150/3 Joe was obliged to give the old mare an occasional ‘eye opener’ with his spurs, and to force her. 4. Cf. to open a person's eyes at open v. 3b. a. An invigorating or enlivening shock; (later more usually) something which occasions a (usually salutary) revelation; an unexpectedly enlightening fact, experience, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise marvelc1300 miracle1586 surprise1592 bricolea1631 surprisal1660 thunderbolt1787 startle1823 start1825 startler1829 eye-opener1833 a bolt from (or out of) the blue1837 shock1841 thunder-clap1852 startlement1867 staggerer1872 thunderstroke1880 Scarborough warning1890 surprise packet1900 bombshell1926 curveball1936 turn-up1942 a turn-up for the book(s)1948 conversation stopper1959 left turn1986 society > communication > information > enlightenment > [noun] > one who or that which revelationc1425 enlightener1582 irradiator1750 eye-opener1833 1833 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 9 May But look at the period of this grand discovery! When was it? A few weeks in advance of the Calhoun correspondence!! That intrigue was in concoction! That was the eye opener! 1847 Monthly Jrnl. Agric. (N.Y.) Aug. 58 An occasional excursion for personal observation, among a thriving and notable people, makes the best ‘eye-opener’, as a long-headed Member of Congress from Baltimore City used to express himself. 1851 Ohio Valley Gaz. (Vevay, Indiana) 16 Oct. I shall only change, or slightly alter the plot, and if I don't in the end, give him a regular ‘eye-opener’, then [etc.]. 1879 Notes & Queries 15 Feb. 140 His lecture must have been a lively..eye-opener for the somnolence of a cathedral town. 1913 E. Ferber Roast Beef Medium iv. 84 Those four days have been a revelation, an eye-opener, and a series of rude jolts. 1950 R. A. Millikan Autobiogr. ii. 20 My course in optics with Dr. Pupin was an eye-opener to me. 1988 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator 19 Apr. f6/5 Serious photographers interested in line, balance and proportion should find the exhibition an instructive eye-opener. 2005 Wall St. Jrnl. 13 June (Central ed.) a12/2 The Canadian ruling ought to be an eye-opener for the U.S., where ‘single-payer’, government-run health care is still a holy grail on the political left. b. A strikingly attractive person or thing.Frequently with some admixture of sense 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive thing attraction1607 attractive1615 honeypot1618 sale-piece1621 beauty spot1645 eye-catcher1787 good-looker1854 spectacular1874 eye-opener1907 1907 Amer. Florist 9 Mar. 324/3 Their new store..is an eye-opener and must be seen to be appreciated. 1919 F. Hurst Humoresque 72 He 'ain't seen her since a child, and all of a sudden he comes West and finds in front of him an eye-opener. 2012 Hume Moreland Leader (Victoria, Austral.) (Nexis) 8 Feb. 5 The lavish living-rooms, beautiful bay windows and grand staircase are eye-openers. c. A person who reveals facts or clarifies a matter to others. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > [noun] > one who or that which discloses or reveals bewrayerc1440 revelatorc1443 revealer1492 disclosera1513 detector1541 unmasker1605 dark lantern1616 unlocker1619 eye-opener1928 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 31 Aug. 174/4 He felt his mission to be that of an agitator, of an eye-opener, of a merciless yet undogmatic critic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1649
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