eyemarkn.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪmɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈaɪˌmɑrk/

Forms: see eye n.¹ and mark n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, mark n.¹

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + mark n.¹ Compare earlier earmark n.Evidence for the sense ‘The action of looking upon, marking with the eye; observation’ given, without illustrative quotations, in N.E.D. (1894) is lacking.

1. Something to be seen or noted visually; an object to look at; something which may serve as a mark to guide the eye. In later use also: a visually distinctive feature (cf. earmark n. 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > thing gazed or stared at

gaze1542

gazing1548

gauring-stock1559

eyemark1595

gape-seed1699

stare1753

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > sight or spectacle

sightc950

showingOE

spectacle1434

inspectionc1460

show1536

object1588

eyemark1595

theatre1606

theorya1626

exhibit1676

exhibition1786

something to see (or look at)1808

eyeful1858

spectacular1890

1595 R. Southwell Triumphs over Death sig. D4^v There are..better eye-markes in youre fortune then a sisters losse.

1611 G. Chapman May-day iii. 49 S'life, will you stand riming there vpon a stage, to be an eye-marke to all that passe?

1654 J. Ellistone & J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Mysterium Magnum xl. §29. 272 Where the limit or Eye marck stood.

1775 J. Steele Ess. Melody & Meas. Speech ii. 23 The bar of itself being of no other signification than as an eye-mark to the performer.

1840 T. De Quincey Mod. Superstition in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 568/2 Not..the want..of eyemarks where all is one blank ocean of sand.

a1882 R. W. Emerson Poems (rev. ed.) in Compl. Wks. (1883) IX. 59 To far eyes, an aerial isle..Which morn and crimson evening paint..; An eyemark and the country's core.

1940 Washington Post 7 May 18/3 ‘Louisiana Purchase’..revealed all of the earmarks and eyemarks of an eventual hit to a capacity audience in the National Theater last night.

1967 Amer. Pressman May 16/3 A pressman can adjust them [sc. controls] while he observes the position of the preprinted eyemark with a fixed register mark on the press.

1984 J. Katz Silent World Doctor & Patient iii. 63 It is not surprising that the informed consent part of the Salgo opinion has all the eyemarks of a dream, though not one originally dreamed by Justice Bray.

2. A marking on an animal around the eye or resembling an eye. Cf. eyespot n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > spotted marking > eye-like spot

oculus1797

eyespot1798

ocellus1826

eyemark1844

1844 J. E. De Kay Zool. N.-Y. ii. 316 The same black crescent-shaped eye-mark, bill, feet, etc.

1886 National Poultry Monitor Dec. 222/1 The eye-mark of these birds [sc. French canaries] is considered a point of great beauty by professional breeders.

1904 Entomologist's Rec. & Jrnl. Variation 15 43 Nicholsonia... The eyemark with the ‘pupil’ much smaller than in Smerinthus.

1996 Times 30 Nov. (Weekend section) 13 The eye mark not extending in front of the eye.

2009 G. E. Lowe Birding & Mysticism II. 484 Low to the ground I spotted a bird with a yellow body with a distinctive black eye mark.

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

单词	eyemark
释义	eyemarkn. Brit. /ˈʌɪmɑːk/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌmɑrk/ Forms: see eye n.¹ and mark n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, mark n.¹ Etymology: < eye n.¹ + mark n.¹ Compare earlier earmark n.Evidence for the sense ‘The action of looking upon, marking with the eye; observation’ given, without illustrative quotations, in N.E.D. (1894) is lacking. 1. Something to be seen or noted visually; an object to look at; something which may serve as a mark to guide the eye. In later use also: a visually distinctive feature (cf. earmark n. 2). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > thing gazed or stared at gaze1542 gazing1548 gauring-stock1559 eyemark1595 gape-seed1699 stare1753 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [noun] > sight or spectacle sightc950 showingOE spectacle1434 inspectionc1460 show1536 object1588 eyemark1595 theatre1606 theorya1626 exhibit1676 exhibition1786 something to see (or look at)1808 eyeful1858 spectacular1890 1595 R. Southwell Triumphs over Death sig. D4^v There are..better eye-markes in youre fortune then a sisters losse. 1611 G. Chapman May-day iii. 49 S'life, will you stand riming there vpon a stage, to be an eye-marke to all that passe? 1654 J. Ellistone & J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Mysterium Magnum xl. §29. 272 Where the limit or Eye marck stood. 1775 J. Steele Ess. Melody & Meas. Speech ii. 23 The bar of itself being of no other signification than as an eye-mark to the performer. 1840 T. De Quincey Mod. Superstition in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 568/2 Not..the want..of eyemarks where all is one blank ocean of sand. a1882 R. W. Emerson Poems (rev. ed.) in Compl. Wks. (1883) IX. 59 To far eyes, an aerial isle..Which morn and crimson evening paint..; An eyemark and the country's core. 1940 Washington Post 7 May 18/3 ‘Louisiana Purchase’..revealed all of the earmarks and eyemarks of an eventual hit to a capacity audience in the National Theater last night. 1967 Amer. Pressman May 16/3 A pressman can adjust them [sc. controls] while he observes the position of the preprinted eyemark with a fixed register mark on the press. 1984 J. Katz Silent World Doctor & Patient iii. 63 It is not surprising that the informed consent part of the Salgo opinion has all the eyemarks of a dream, though not one originally dreamed by Justice Bray. 2. A marking on an animal around the eye or resembling an eye. Cf. eyespot n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > spotted marking > eye-like spot oculus1797 eyespot1798 ocellus1826 eyemark1844 1844 J. E. De Kay Zool. N.-Y. ii. 316 The same black crescent-shaped eye-mark, bill, feet, etc. 1886 National Poultry Monitor Dec. 222/1 The eye-mark of these birds [sc. French canaries] is considered a point of great beauty by professional breeders. 1904 Entomologist's Rec. & Jrnl. Variation 15 43 Nicholsonia... The eyemark with the ‘pupil’ much smaller than in Smerinthus. 1996 Times 30 Nov. (Weekend section) 13 The eye mark not extending in front of the eye. 2009 G. E. Lowe Birding & Mysticism II. 484 Low to the ground I spotted a bird with a yellow body with a distinctive black eye mark. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1595
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