| 单词 | field of force |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfield of force Phrases P1. in the field. a. On the field of battle; engaged in combat or military manoeuvres; on campaign. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > [adverb] in the field?1473 a warfare1483 on (also upon) commando1824 ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 80 And whan he sawe that he had no mo men lefte in the felde he retorned in to his pallays sorowyng & gretely anoyed. 1591 Troublesome Raigne Iohn i. sig. A4v My father..receiud his spurres of Knighthood in the Field. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 82 As Legions in the Field their Front display. View more context for this quotation 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 11 All the Military part of the Court, was in the Field. 1769 O. Goldsmith Rom. Hist. II. viii. 260 It was equal to him whether he fell by his enemies in the field, or by his creditors in the city. 1830 Ann. Reg. 1829 Hist. Europe 243/1 The different provinces [of the Argentine republic] had their armies in the field, and were fighting equally bitterly against each other. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. iii. viii. 713 An army in the field abroad. 1914 D. Haig Let. 24 Oct. in War Diaries & Lett. 1914–18 (2005) 74 A wire..recommending Bulfin for promotion for service in the field. 1941 S. Horn Army of Tennessee xix. 406 Most of the armies in the field were so hard pressed that there was no possibility of borrowing from one to bolster the other. 2003 Guardian 3 Apr. i. 6/1 Commanders in the field and armchair generals have started talking about how British and US forces will ‘attrit’ the Iraqis. b. In the world or environment outside the study, office, laboratory, headquarters, etc.; by practical or direct involvement in work or research. Cf. sense 13. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > research > [adverb] in the field1786 1786 [see sense 13]. 1798 Analyt. Rev. Nov. 557 There are very powerful agents in the field, who, while we only write, are actually explaining and enforcing our system, by arguments of compulsive instruction. 1846 C. Darwin Let. 19 May (1987) III. 320 I am delighted that you are in the Field, geologising or palaeontologising. 1897 C. T. Clough in W. Gunn et al. Geol. Cowal x. 102 The felsite and hornblende-porphyrite are classed together, because it is not always possible, in the field, to decide to which of these groups a particular band should be referred. 1900 Insurance Economist Mar.–Apr. 8/1 It has still been the motto of the management that nothing was too good for its representatives in the field. 1964 L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin (1966) 43 The case officer is the go-between connecting Washington with the agent in the field. 1969 Times 13 Jan. 11/2 When this virus is put into sheep experimentally it produces a disease identical with that from which it can be recovered in the field. 2006 C. Stringer Homo Britannicus App. 292 I also enjoy getting out in the field, although some of the digs I've been involved with in East Anglia have been unbelievably challenging. c. Cricket and Baseball. Playing as (a member of) the fielding team. ΚΠ 1828 Laws of Cricket in Sporting Mag. June 122 No substitute in the field shall be allowed to bowl, keep wicket, stand at the point or middle wicket, or stop behind to a fast bowler. 1860 Times 15 Aug. 5/6 Fryer, in keeping wicket, received a severe blow on the thumb, which caused him to retire; Mr. Davison took his place, and Captain Marshall gave his services in the field. 1889 H. C. Palmer et al. Athletic Sports Amer., Eng. & Austral. ii. 420 Ryan and Crane, with the regular Chicago team in the field, sent the ball over the plate, while Messrs. W.G. and E.M. Grace, together with other prominent cricketers, tried to hit it. 1912 Chicago Tribune 2 June 9/1 A bit of stuttering by the Sox in the field gave the visitors a tally in the fourth. 1967 Encycl. Brit. III. 230/2 In the field he would rather not get his hands in contact with a batted ball difficult to field than risk the danger of being charged with a fielding error. 1994 I. Botham My Autobiogr. iii. 45 As a young tyro I was reasonably satisfied with the rest of my performance in the field that day. P2. to go into the field: to enter the field of battle, go to war. Also: †to go to fight a duel (obsolete). ΚΠ c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iii. l. 717 (MED) Þe Grekis goon In-to þe feld, with pompe ful royal. 1570 T. Wilson tr. Demosthenes 3 Orations 14 Take ye good heede of this..that your armie is gone into the field accordingly. 1596 C. Gibbon Watch-worde for Warre sig. F3 The most renowned and valiantest warriors amongst the Heathen..would neuer goe into the field without Phylosophers. 1616 J. Chamberlain Let. 26 Oct. in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) I. 433 I heard yester-night that Sir Henry Rich was gone into the field with Sir Ralph Sheldon. 1641 R. Younge Counterpoyson (ed. 2) xxix. 186 A very duellist will goe into the field to seeke death, and finde honour. 1741 W. Oldys Mem. Mrs. Anne Oldfield 52 They went into the Field, and in less than half an Hour, Word was brought to the House, that Mr. Fulwood was killed on the Spot. 1837 T. De Quincey Revolt of Tartars in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 94/2 The khan went into the field..and at last, in a pitched battle, overthrew the Turkish force opposed to him. 1892 Daily News 12 Apr. 6/1 The line battalion in England, which has a linked battalion abroad, is unfit in every way to go into the field. 1912 Hansard Commons 5 Aug. 2709 We go into the field..with a grave shortage of officers. 1988 S. Zaffiri Hamburger Hill viii. 66 Another officer..expressed his opposition to the Vietnam War and refused to go into the field. 2008 A. H. Cordesman Iraq's Insurgency ii. 22 Most Iraqi units are going into the field and fighting for their country. P3. a. to keep (also maintain) the field: to remain in position on the battlefield; to maintain one's position, to stand firm; also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > wage war [verb (intransitive)] > continue at war to hold, keep war or warsa1122 to keep the journeyc1330 to keep (also maintain) the field1433 society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > contend in battle or give battle [verb (intransitive)] > continue the fight to keep (also maintain) the field1433 1433 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. July 1433 §17. m. 16 My said lorde of Bedford hath..many and diverse dayes kept þe felde, redy to have foghtyn and delivered bataille to þe kynges enemyys. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. C.iiiv Then the lorde Admyrall saw that it was no tyme to kepe the felde, turned bacward in good ordre of battail & came to Calaice. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxix. 174 The forces of the Commonwealth keeping the field no longer. 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode ii. i. 18 This tongue..may keep the field against a whole Army of Lawyers. 1771 ‘Claudero’ Misc. Prose & Verse (ed. 4) 91 Besides, perhaps, it is not civil, On Sundays to abuse the devil; Who, notwithstanding, keeps the field. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. i. ii. 58 Four knights were prepared to maintain the field against all comers. 1881 J. C. Hurd Theory our Nat. Existence v. 162 A certain amount of power to maintain the field, as against a government already existing, requires recognition as a belligerent force. 1940 M. B. Garrett European Hist. iii. xviii. 248 Under other commanders the imperial army, now purged of treason, kept the field. 1963 D. Rickey 40 Miles a Day 255 The Sioux and Cheyennes could not keep the field against an enemy that moved in all weather. 2002 Historian Fall 142 Technological innovation enabled the German army to keep the field against exponentially superior enemies longer than logic indicated. b. to hold the field: to maintain one's ground (originally on a field of battle); to succeed in not being displaced or superseded. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > be permanent [verb (intransitive)] > by prevailing to hold the field?a1518 obtain1619 ?a1518 H. Watson Ualentyne & Orson (1555) lxxvi. sig. Ss.i.v And whan the paynyms sawe that the Admyrall was dead it is not to be demaunded yf they were sorowfull, and had no hardynes for to holde the felde. 1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 38 The Captaine gone, then Angolesme doth yeeld With seauen Townes more, the Frenchmen hold the field. 1668 Earl of Orrery Henry V i. 10 If..you had present been to see The softness of those Charms which conquer'd me; You'd wonder more that long I held the field, Then that at last I willingly did yield. 1741 H. Brooke tr. Constantia in G. Ogle et al. tr. Canterbury Tales of Chaucer II. 133 Courage still tenacious, holds the Field. 1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. II. xii. 6 He accepted the challenge; and proposed, with his knights, to hold the field against all that would enter the lists. 1836 T. Q. Stow Scope of Piety x. 259 Amidst all..the deadly conflicts of the christian, he has the gratification to perceive that he still holds the field; that he still maintains the fight; that he has not given in to the foe. 1887 A. Birrell Obiter Dicta 2nd Ser. 66 The last edition will..long hold the field. 1914 S. W. Pennypacker Pennsylvania xii. 122 Twenty-six hundred Americans fought seven thousand British, and, capturing a battery, held the field. 1997 R. Fortey Life x. 276 Uniformitarianism held the field through much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. P4. a. to leave (a person) the field: to concede an argument or contest to (a person); also in extended use. Similarly to leave the field to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > abandon an attempt or enterprise [verb (intransitive)] unbenda1400 unbinda1400 to leave (a person) the field?c1450 to give upa1616 to call (it) quits1851 to pull the pin1860 to hang up one's fiddle1889 to pack in1906 to pack up1925 to cop out1942 to give it away1949 the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > an argument or contest to leave (a person) the field?c1450 ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 21 Ye wyll speke riotesly..therfor y will leue you the felde. 1607 E. Grimeston tr. Gen. Inuentorie Hist. France ii. 268 Presuming by his onely valour to haue forced a mightie King, to leaue him the field. 1796 N.-Y. Mag. Jan. 30/1 The unhappy lover, far from arming against his rival, must leave him the field. 1860 F. C. L. Wraxall Only Woman III. x. 217 Alice has recognised my superior claims and left the field to me. 1925 Times 13 Apr. 11/5 Mr. Shaw has been in office before and may be again. But..I hope that Mr. Baldwin will not leave him the field. 1995 Fellowship Catholic Scholars Newslet. July 48/1 The Church is bigger than ecclesiastical officers and we must not leave the field to the Ultramontanes. b. to leave the field free: to put up no opposition; to refrain from entering into competition; to allow something or someone to proceed unhindered or unopposed; similarly to leave the field open. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > abstain or refrain from action [verb (intransitive)] > refrain from interfering to leave the field open1668 to let (or leave) well alone1722 to get out of a person's face1931 non-intervene1937 1668 J. Dryden Sr Martin Mar-all iv. 46 You see I am no very obstinate Rival, I leave the field free to you. 1693 A. Monro Serm. Several Occasions xi. 381 If we should quit our ground and leave the Field open to their Pride and Vanity. 1724 J. Swift Some Observ. Wood's Half-pence 27 His Majesty Pursuant to the Law, hath left the Field open between Wood and the Kingdom of Ireland. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle II. lxi. 180 His tormentor..would undoubtedly shift his quarters, and leave the field free to his designs. 1820 T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. iv. 127 Shall reformation..now retreat, and leave the field open to infidelity? 1846 Forest Hill I. xvii. 236 Its [sic] ‘yes Sir’,—‘no Sir’,—‘as you please, Sir’, leaving all the field wide open to Clotilda. 1882 Cent. Mag. June 301/1 The abolition of the low-priced pirated productions..would leave the field free for libraries. 1922 McClure's Mag. Mar. 105/2 He went, leaving the field free for Bill, who took prompt advantage of his opportunity to call. 2003 J. Dawson & S. Propes 45 RPM v. 33 [The strike] had depressed the availability of recordings by top pop talent, leaving the field open for small, independent companies to step in with non-union genres. P5. to take the field: to commence military operations, to begin a campaign; to enter active (military) service; to go on to a sports field at the start of a game; (more generally) to enter into competition. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > wage war [verb (intransitive)] > go to war to take the plainc1380 to go to war or warsc1450 to take the field1482 to go (etc.) on warfare1483 to pass (forth) in warfare1483 field1535 to go out1548 to go to the war(s)1600 to be (also go) on the warpath1841 to wash one's spears1892 1482 W. Caxton in tr. Higden's Prolicionycion viii. xiii. f. ccccvjv But blessyd be God the kynge and lordes had knowleche of theyr entente, and toke the felde to fore them. 1590 E. Daunce Briefe Disc. Spanish State 32 It behoueth him to take the field in March, or at the least in Aprill. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xv. 632/1 The morning approached, the French tooke the field. 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. F4v They will..learne the strength of the Rebells, before they dare take the field. 1702 J. Savage Compl. Hist. Germany 129 Hearing that his Enemies had taken the Field, he march'd directly against them. 1773 J. Duncombe Surrey Triumphant in T. Evans Old Ballads (1784) IV. 329 At last, Sir Horace took the field, A batter of great might. 1855 D. Brewster Mem. Life I. Newton (new ed.) II. xiv. 3 The greatest mathematicians of the age took the field. 1879 J. R. Lumby Introd. to Higden (Rolls) VII. p. xx Gregory [VI] appealed to the emperor for help, and when an excuse of the Vandal war was made by him, the pope took the field himself against the robbers. 1942 B. Bandel Let. 14 Aug. in Officer & Lady (2004) 20 The embryo officers will be assigned to companies, and will learn with them..until they are ready to take the field. 1960 T. McLean Kings of Rugby 205 They took the field against Canterbury as if the match were ‘a piece of cake’. 1995 Daily Mirror 23 Feb. (Careers Suppl.) 6/3 Assistant bank manager David Aldred leaves his desk on Fridays, puts on his maroon beret and takes the field as Lance Corporal with the Paras. 2007 Wisden Cricketer May 44/5 Anybody not born in this great county shouldn't be allowed to take the field for Yorkshire. P6. to lead the field: (a) to be first into battle (literal and figurative); (b) to be ahead of other participants in a hunt or (now more usually) a race or other competition. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunt [verb (intransitive)] > be first in the chase to lead the field1617 1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. To Rdr. sig. (a)1 That one of his own name should lead the field in time to come, against the impugners of Soueraigntie. 1712 Examiner 30 Oct.–6 Nov. 1/1 They called in a forlorn Hope of upstarts..and pushing them forward, gave them an opportunity of leading the Field, and distancing both Parties. 1735 London Mag. May 269/1 With emulation fir'd They strain to lead the field, top the barr'd gate,..and brush the thorny twining hedge. 1833 Evangelical Reg. May 410 He led the field Against sectarian holds..And urg'd the sons of bigotry to yield. 1891 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 1 Dec. On a triangular or quadrangular fight [for the speakership] Mills can lead the field. 1981 O. Chadwick Popes & European Revol. i. 30 A war of pamphlets arose. Cardinal Quirini..led the field against Muratori. 2000 Disability Now May 47/1 (advt.) The centre is nationally recognised and acclaimed as leading the field in inter-agency partnership working. P7. to have the field to oneself: to be free of rivals, to be unopposed. ΚΠ 1794 R. B. Sheridan Duenna (new ed.) i. 28 If I could hamper him with this girl, I should have the field to myself. 1808 R. Cumberland Jew of Mogadore iii. 51 We have the field to ourselves, and Nadab at our mercy, now let us find out the Cadi, and impeach him. 1916 C. V. Stanford & C. Forsyth Hist. Mus. xi. 218 The chorus..became a shadow and the soloist had the field to himself. 2003 Mojo Nov. 134/2 Throughout 1977, Marquee Moon virtually had the field to itself. No other act straddled art rock and rebel rock so successfully. P8. colloquial. to play the field. a. Baseball (formerly also Cricket). To act as a fielder, to play as an outfielder; = field v. 2a. ΚΠ 1858 Morning Post 10 June 3/4 It was a source of much gratification to witness the way in which he played the field to ensnare some of the old ones. 1903 World To-day Jan. 267/2 He is to secure this sum for his services, whether or not he plays the field for the New York American league team. 1988 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Electronic ed.) 30 Aug. 5 Dwyer, who spent 21 days on the disabled list earlier in the season, won't be able to play the field at all because of a sore left arm. 2010 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. 18 Mar. (electronic ed.) His shoulder was healthy enough to allow the traditional centerfielder to DH [sc. to play as a designated hitter], but not to play the field. b. Originally U.S. Horse Racing. To bet on the field (sense 9a) rather than the favourite. Also in extended use. Now rare. ΚΠ 1884 Trans. Calif. State Agric. Soc. 1883 114 The buyers of the short end only played the field on the off chance that Palo Alto's representative would break her neck. 1889 J. Splan Life with Trotters vii. 187 The Doctor..played the field against Wedgewood, a horse that had not yet come to the front. 1964 R. G. Martin Ballots & Bandwagons 268 Their great handicap was that they were playing the field against the favorite and seemed unable to focus on any single strong candidate. c. Originally U.S. To avoid an exclusive commitment to any one person, cause, etc. (in later use frequently spec. with reference to sexual relationships); to explore the full range of possibilities. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > be inconstant [verb (intransitive)] > devote oneself to many things to play the field1917 1917 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos-Reporter 6 Jan. 8/4 Speaker probably will have a harder time holding his honors than any other champion, for in baseball Dame Fortune is prone to play the field. 1920 W. H. Perkins Rep. Cases Court Appeals Maryland CXXXIV. 315 I did not tell her that I would not live with her any more, but I did say that I was going to play the field. 1936 L. Lefko Public Relations ii. 18 He hasn't any steady. He plays the field—blonde, brunette, or what have you. 1966 New Republic 3 Mar. 19 Japan Plays the Field. Peace and Trade with Everyone. 1991 She May 167/1 In relationships you are certainly not the type to play the field and, once you fall in love, no-one is more loyal and caring. 2009 Australian (Nexis) 7 Aug. 30 [He] had pulled out of the race some months earlier, deciding he wanted more time to play the field before committing to a full-time job as a big bank chair. P9. Proverb. fields have eyes and woods have ears and variants: unseen people may be watching or listening. Cf. ear n.1 Phrases 3d. ΚΠ a1300 in Englische Studien (1900) 31 8 (MED) Veld haued hege, and wude haued heare. Campus habet lumen et habet nemus auris acumen. c1405 (c1385) G. Chaucer Knight's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 664 That feeld hath eyen and the wode hath erys. a1500 (?a1400) Tale King Edward & Shepherd (Cambr.) (1930) l. 268 (MED) Wode has erys, fylde has siȝt. 1605 P. Woodhouse Flea sig. B3 Know that fieldes haue eyes, & woods haue eares. 1863 H. W. Longfellow Saga King Olaf in Tales Wayside Inn 105 Forests have ears, and fields have eyes; Often treachery lurking lies. 1905 S. J. Weyman Starvecrow Farm xxviii. 320 Heedful of the old saying, that fields have eyes and woods have ears, she looked carefully round her before she laid her hand on the gate. 2008 C. Clark Hangman Blind (2009) 286 I'll be watching, waiting, following. You'll never get away. The fields have eyes. P10. a. Field of Mars n. (a) chiefly historical the Campus Martius, an open space just outside the city boundary at Rome used by the ancient Romans for games, athletic practice, military drills, etc.; cf. camp n.2 10; (b) (also with lower-case initial in the first element) the sphere of warfare; the battlefield. ΚΠ a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) 118 She seing her husbande buried in the felde of Mars, scratched her vysage, & tare her heer. 1593 G. Harvey New Let. Notable Contents sig. B4v What hath the brauest man, that she hath not: excepting the Lion in the field of Mars, which she hath in the field of Minerua. 1721 Daily Post 22 Sept. 1/1 Cardinal Alberoni is very shortly going to dwell in a Palace that belongs to the Benedictin Nuns, whose Monastery is in the Field of Mars. 1792 A. Swinton Trav. Norway, Denmark & Russia 336 His little son..has already bled in the field of Mars: he was wounded at the siege of Oczakow. 1869 Hist. Mag. Mar. 187/2 In 1789, when he entered the field of Mars, Napoleon held a rank..of Sub-lieutenant in the French Artillery. 1900 Amer. Jrnl. Archaeol. 4 173 In Roman triumphs it was in the Field of Mars, before the Triumphal Gate (Porta Triumphalis) in front of the Circus Flaminius, that the welcoming scene took place. 1995 A. Halkin Enemy Reviewed 65 He simply saw the war as a great adventure affording man the supreme opportunity to prove himself on the field of Mars. 2001 M. Webb Churches & Catacombs of Early Christian Rome 143 In early Roman times it was named Campus Martius, the Field of Mars, which then included the whole area between the Capitoline, Quirinal, and the Pincian hills and the river Tiber, but which now refers to a much smaller area. b. field of Venus n. the sphere of love or romance; frequently contrasted with Field of Mars n. (b) at Phrases 10a. ΚΠ 1683 Elegie on Earl of Essex (single sheet) As every Man were his own Fatal Catch, 'Tis in his Hands to forward the Dispatch; Some in the Field of Venus, some in Mars, Some meanly Hang themselves, some hang an Arse. 1787 Walker's Hibernian Mag. July 349/2 The adventures of the captain in the field of Venus, are as various as they have been on the ocean of Old Neptune—Priam of Troy could not boast a more numerous train of nymphs. 1864 J. Grant Laura Everingham xli. 295 If the Horse Guards make light of dangers risked in the field of Mars, they will make lighter still of those encountered in the field of Venus. 2004 L. E. Maguire Studying Shakespeare 76 Bertram's journey to selfhood in the field of Mars is thus easier than Helena's in the field of Venus. P11. captain (also general, etc.) of the field: the captain (or general, etc.) commanding in a battle or campaign; also in extended use; cf. field general n. (a) at Compounds 5. officer of the field: = field officer n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer or soldier of rank > [noun] > field-officer officer of the field1535 field general1621 field officer1642 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. xii. F Iudas called vpon the Lorde that he wolde be their helper, & captayne of the felde. a1555 J. Philpot Let. to Lady Vane 10 Dec. in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1570) 2009/1 You haue so armed me to the Lords battell both inwardly and outwardly... You haue appointed me to so good and gracious a Generall of the field,..that [etc.]. 1588 J. Aske Elizabetha Triumphans 16 (side note) The names of the Officers of the field belonging to the Campe. 1590 ‘Pasquil’ First Pt. Pasquils Apol. sig. D3 Equal, in respect of theyr fight in..battailes, as the Generall of the fielde and the common Souldiours are. 1650 M. Carter Most True Relation Exped. Kent, Essex, & Colchester 164 No Gunner should fire a Cannon without the Command of a Field Officer of his Post, or a General Officer of the Field. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. vii. 269 There were..above twenty Officers of the Field..slain upon the place. 1795 W. W. Seward Topographia Hibernica at Drogheda The three last, though they had been officers of the field, yet out of their zeal to the service, went on this occasion as private captains. 1841 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 6 91 After the king, came his lieutenant-general of the field, and all his bow-men in rank, like a half moon. 1904 20th Cent. Biogr. Dict. Notable Americans X. at Webb, Alexander Stewart Meade mentions it as an act of bravery not surpassed by any general of the field. 1918 L. Perry Our Navy in War xiv. 261 A brief speech by Major-General George Barnett..to the officers of the field and staff of the overseas outfit. P12. field of honour: the battlefield; (also) the field where a duel is fought. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > battlefield > [noun] fieldeOE place?c1225 fletc1275 champ of battlec1300 champany?a1400 o laundon?a1400 palaestrac1425 battle-stead1487 fighting-stead1487 open fielda1500 spear-field1508 joining-place1513 camp1525 foughten field1569 battleground1588 Aceldama1607 champian?1611 field of honour1611 champaign1614 standing ground1662 fighting-field1676 battlefield1715 society > armed hostility > armed encounter > battlefield > [noun] > place for single combat champ closc1300 field of honour1995 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xv. 632/1 We now goe into the field of honour, and to the worke of manhood, which your great valours so long haue expected and praied for. 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 209 He [sc. David] gathered bayes both on Parnassus and in the field of honor. 1779 A. Hewat Hist. Acct. Rise & Progress Colonies S. Carolina & Georgia II. x. 255 The duel..terminated without bloodshed, and not a little to the credit of the Scots officer, though his antagonist shewed no less spirit in the field of honour, falsely so called, than in defence of his country. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 52 My forefathers have been dragoons, and died on the field of honour. 1921 Times 19 July 13/2 Paying solemn and patriotic tribute to the memory of our troops fallen on the field of honour. 1995 Denver Post 9 Apr. d3/1 If someone said something..that really furred your duck, you invited him to the field of honor. P13. field-star of Bethlehem: the plant star of Bethlehem (genus Ornithogalum). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > lily and allied flowers > hyacinth and allied flowers jacinthine1513 jacinth1567 hyacinth1578 field-star of Bethlehem1812 Roman hyacinth?1877 Roman1881 1812 Monthly Mag. Suppl. No., 30 July 642/2 Upon the tomb itself we noticed the silvery mezereon, the poppy, the beardless hypecoum, and the field-star of Bethlehem. 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 172 The field-star of Bethlehem,—a sort of large hyacinth of the hue of the misletoe. P14. field of force. a. Physics. A field (sense 15a) in which a force is exerted on objects of a particular kind (e.g. electric charges). Cf. force field n. at force n.1 Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > force > [noun] > area under influence of field1845 field of force1850 force field1920 1850 M. Faraday Diary 23 July (1934) V. 325 When the opposed bodies are on opposite sides of the axis (Magnetic), then the figured forms would give fields of force in which the lines of magnetic power would vary. 1850 W. Thomson in London, Edinb., & Dublin Philos. Mag. 37 251 The ‘field of force’ [of a magnet] occupied by the mercury and watch-glass. 1920 A. S. Eddington Space, Time & Gravitation ii. 42 Since the effect of departing from Newton's standard frame is the introduction of a field of force, this generalised relativity theory must be largely occupied with the nature of fields of force. 1988 J. D. Barrow & F. J. Tipler Anthropic Cosmol. Princ. (rev. ed.) iv. 261 The Poisson–Laplace equation for the gravitational field of force in an N -dimensional space. 2003 I. J. R. Aitchison & A. J. G. Hey Gauge Theories in Particle Physics I. (ed. 3) ii. 30 He built his theory by analogy with electromagnetism, postulating a new field of force with an associated new field quantum, analogous to the photon. b. figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [noun] > one who or that which influences planetc1500 influenciary1659 influencer1664 influence1736 force1785 field of force1876 spiritus rector1876 the mind > mental capacity > psychology > theory of psychoanalysis > theories of Jung > ancestral experience > [noun] > component of > as centre of influence field of force1943 1876 Trans. Wisconsin Acad. Sci., Arts & Lett. 3 136 Our public school system is enlarging its field of force so rapidly, that it is well to enquire if the improvement in quality keeps pace with that in quantity. 1943 H. Read Educ. through Art vi. 181 They [sc. Jungian archetypes] are centres of influence, or fields of force within the unconscious. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Jan. 45/3 The present Byronic field of force. 1992 Internat. Rev. Appl. Linguistics in Lang. Teaching 33 180 There is indeed something like a field of force running through this utterance. 2000 A. McFadyen in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Comp. Christian Thought 667/2 Original sin is a disorientating field of force that similarly captures our intentionality.., unplugging all relative goods from their relation to God and therefore from their own true being and freedom. < as lemmas |
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