faxedadj.¹

Brit.

/fakst/, U.S.

/fækst/

Forms:

α. Old English fæxede, Old English feaxede, Old English–early Middle English fexede, late Old English feaxode, late Old English fexode, 1600s– faxed.

β. early Middle English vexede, 1600s vexed.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fax n.¹, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < fax n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare Old Icelandic faxaðr (of a horse) having a mane. With faxed star n. at Compounds compare post-classical Latin stella cometa and stella comata; see discussion at comet n.In Old English the prefixed form gefeaxede having a (specified) kind of hair (compare y- prefix) is also attested; compare also gefeax (adjective), in the same sense.

Hairy, having hair. Also as the second element in parasynthetic compounds: having hair of a specified kind. Obsolete except in faxed star n. at Compounds.In quot. OE³ in a description of the foliage of southernwood, translating classical Latin capillamentum head of hair; (also) hair-like fibre in plants (see capillament n.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [adjective] > hairy

faxedOE

crinite1589

comate1600

shaggy1605

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxxi. 440 He is blæcfexede & cyrps, hwit on lichaman.

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 428 Þa gefeng hine an treow be ðam fexe sona, forðan þe he wæs sidfæxede [lOE Corpus Cambr. 303 sidfeaxode, c1175 Cambr. Ii.1.33 sidfeaxe].

OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cxxxv. 174 Þonne is þæt oðer cyn [sc. of abrotanum] greaton bogum & swyþe smælon leafon swylce heo ma fexede gesewen sy [L. ut potius capillamentum videatur].

Compounds

faxed star n. now archaic and rare a comet. [With reference to the tail of a comet resembling hair; compare etymology at comet n.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [noun]

faxed stareOE

cometOE

blazing starc1503

besom1566

crinital star1580

blazera1635

Dog Star1727

sword-star1852

sungrazer1887

cometesimal1964

eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 891 Þy ilcan geare..æteowde se steorra þe mon on boclæden hæt cometa: sume men cweþaþ on englisc þæt hit sie feaxede steorra.

OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1066 Sume men cwedon þat hit cometa se steorra wære, þone sume men hatað þone fæxedon steorran.

a1259 M. Paris Chronica Majora (Corpus Cambr. 16) (1872) I. 428 Cometa apparuit, quæ Anglice Vexede sterre nuncupatur.

1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 19 The olde English..could call a Comet, a Faxed starre; which is all one with Stella Crinita.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 200 Hence Mathew Westminster calleth a Comet..a Vexed Star.

1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. at Fixed stars And (corruptly) as Faxed stars, Comets.

a1728 W. Kennett MS Coll. Provinc. Words (BL Lansdowne MS 1033) f. 122^v/2 Fax, hair, y^e word commonly used on the other side Trent,..on w^ch account They calld a comet or blazing star a Faxed-starr.

1833 H. A. Long Personal & Family Names iii. 36 The difference between true and false glory is elegantly illustrated by Milton in his description of Satan, who, falling, was defigured from a star of high magnitude into a faxed star, whose meteoric flash soon fades.

1851 Gloss. Provinc. Words Cumberland Faxed-star, a comet.

1981 A. Theroux Darconville's Cat liii. 349 A girl with tresses shining like that of a faxed star..turns with a gentle smile to the doorway.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	faxed
释义	faxedadj.¹ Brit. /fakst/, U.S. /fækst/ Forms: α. Old English fæxede, Old English feaxede, Old English–early Middle English fexede, late Old English feaxode, late Old English fexode, 1600s– faxed. β. early Middle English vexede, 1600s vexed. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: fax n.¹, -ed suffix². Etymology: < fax n.¹ + -ed suffix². Compare Old Icelandic faxaðr (of a horse) having a mane. With faxed star n. at Compounds compare post-classical Latin stella cometa and stella comata; see discussion at comet n.In Old English the prefixed form gefeaxede having a (specified) kind of hair (compare y- prefix) is also attested; compare also gefeax (adjective), in the same sense. Hairy, having hair. Also as the second element in parasynthetic compounds: having hair of a specified kind. Obsolete except in faxed star n. at Compounds.In quot. OE³ in a description of the foliage of southernwood, translating classical Latin capillamentum head of hair; (also) hair-like fibre in plants (see capillament n.). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [adjective] > hairy faxedOE crinite1589 comate1600 shaggy1605 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 1st Ser. (Royal) (1997) xxxi. 440 He is blæcfexede & cyrps, hwit on lichaman. OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1881) I. 428 Þa gefeng hine an treow be ðam fexe sona, forðan þe he wæs sidfæxede [lOE Corpus Cambr. 303 sidfeaxode, c1175 Cambr. Ii.1.33 sidfeaxe]. OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cxxxv. 174 Þonne is þæt oðer cyn [sc. of abrotanum] greaton bogum & swyþe smælon leafon swylce heo ma fexede gesewen sy [L. ut potius capillamentum videatur]. Compounds faxed star n. now archaic and rare a comet. [With reference to the tail of a comet resembling hair; compare etymology at comet n.] ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > comet > [noun] faxed stareOE cometOE blazing starc1503 besom1566 crinital star1580 blazera1635 Dog Star1727 sword-star1852 sungrazer1887 cometesimal1964 eOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Parker) anno 891 Þy ilcan geare..æteowde se steorra þe mon on boclæden hæt cometa: sume men cweþaþ on englisc þæt hit sie feaxede steorra. OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1066 Sume men cwedon þat hit cometa se steorra wære, þone sume men hatað þone fæxedon steorran. a1259 M. Paris Chronica Majora (Corpus Cambr. 16) (1872) I. 428 Cometa apparuit, quæ Anglice Vexede sterre nuncupatur. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 19 The olde English..could call a Comet, a Faxed starre; which is all one with Stella Crinita. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 200 Hence Mathew Westminster calleth a Comet..a Vexed Star. 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. at Fixed stars And (corruptly) as Faxed stars, Comets. a1728 W. Kennett MS Coll. Provinc. Words (BL Lansdowne MS 1033) f. 122^v/2 Fax, hair, y^e word commonly used on the other side Trent,..on w^ch account They calld a comet or blazing star a Faxed-starr. 1833 H. A. Long Personal & Family Names iii. 36 The difference between true and false glory is elegantly illustrated by Milton in his description of Satan, who, falling, was defigured from a star of high magnitude into a faxed star, whose meteoric flash soon fades. 1851 Gloss. Provinc. Words Cumberland Faxed-star, a comet. 1981 A. Theroux Darconville's Cat liii. 349 A girl with tresses shining like that of a faxed star..turns with a gentle smile to the doorway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). faxedadj.² Brit. /fakst/, U.S. /fækst/ Etymology: < fax n.³ + -ed suffix¹. Commerce. Of a document, etc.: sent by facsimile telegraphy. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > communication of visual images > [adjective] > sent by faxed1946 1946 New Republic 9 Sept. 294/1 Although pictures reproduce quite well over home receivers, ‘faxed’ print looks somewhat quavery. 1985 Program 19 275 The original photocopy was found to be preferable to the poorer-quality faxed copy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹eOEadj.²1946
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