fingerpostn.

Brit.

/ˈfɪŋɡəpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈfɪŋɡərˌpoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: finger n., post n.¹

Etymology: < finger n. + post n.¹ Compare earlier signpost n.Sense 1b (denoting the physical object) probably reflects the original sense of the word, despite being first attested later than the more figurative sense 1a.

a. Something that acts as a guide or indicator. Cf. signpost n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > pointing out > [noun] > one who or that which

showerc1400

hand1563

fescue1648

signpost1658

fingerpost1738

indicator1819

marker1832

finger pointer1843

1738 S. Johnson Vision of Heaven p. vii Having no Finger-Post of Taste to guide them on to encourage Merit.

1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. 158 It had pleased him to christen the pronouns, the finger-posts of language.

1809 Lash 36 Thy big brother shake the fateful dice, And stand the very finger-post of vice.

1857 A. P. Stanley Hist. Memorials Canterbury i. 31 So many finger-posts, pointing your thoughts, along various roads, to times and countries far away.

1898 Daily News 4 May 3/1 Save for the fact that when the bell rings members troop in by the hundred and vote in obedience to the fingerposts of the Whips, Home Rule legislation would thus be established, albeit at Westminster.

1959 J. Sidlow Baxter Awake, my Heart (1960) 112 All the Old Testament prophets are finger-posts pointing to the Messiah-Redeemer.

1990 R. Porter in S. M. Barnard To prove I'm not Forgot Pref. p. ix The grave must needs be..a fingerpost to all, pointing to what was higher and nobler.

b. literal. A signpost at a crossroads or junction that has arms, sometimes terminating in a point or shaped to resemble a finger, projecting in the direction of the place or route indicated.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > signpost or stone

Mercury's finger1589

signpost1597

mercurial statue1638

way-post1647

mercury1668

mercury's statue1684

mercurial stone1716

waywiser1725

guide-post1761

cross in the hands1762

fingerpost1762

guide stone1762

handpost1764

parson1785

fingerboard1793

direction-post1795

guide-board1810

signboard1829

handing-post1837

directing-post1876

1762 Jrnls. House Commons anno 1758 3 Feb. XXVIII. 60/2 A Bill for amending..the several Roads from the Town of Shrewsbury to Westbury..and from the Finger Post near Oswestry to Knockin.

?1768 R. Blackburne Mariner's Journalet 22 Navigation is an Art, that like a Pointer (or Finger Post) in cross Roads, shews the Artist how to conduct a Ship thro' the pathless Ocean.

1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 291 The words Route de Belgrade upon a finger-post.

1823 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 4 Oct. 50 The Severn runs near to it, as I see on the finger-post, ‘To the Ferry’, so far.

1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 357 The Highway Surveyors ought to put up finger posts..where they are likely to help travellers.

1925 A. S. M. Hutchinson One Increasing Purpose ii. ii. 203 A finger-post whose word the nightbound traveller hates to obey yet may not disbelieve.

1986 L. Meynell Hooky catches Tartar ii. 15 An ancient, wooden finger-post..pointing up a side road.

2000 What Mountain Bike Winter 176/1 Look out for the fingerpost pointing towards Wellow post office.

†2. slang. A parson (see quot. 1785). Cf. parson n. 4. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > parson > [noun]

curatec1390

curatorc1390

parson1591

sir1591

black coat1616

curate1687

fingerpost1785

tickle-text1785

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Finger post, a parson, so called, because like the finger post, he points out a way he..probably will never go, i.e. the way to heaven.

Derivatives

ˈfingerpostless adj. rare without a fingerpost.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [adjective] > marked or signposted > not

fingerpostless1873

signpostless1891

1873 R. Broughton Nancy III. ix. 147 A labyrinth of cross-roads, finger-postless, guideless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fingerpostv.

Brit.

/ˈfɪŋɡəpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˈfɪŋɡərˌpoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: fingerpost n.

Etymology: < fingerpost n.

Now rare.

transitive. To indicate or point out by means of, or as if by means of, a fingerpost; (frequently figurative) to bring to the attention of an audience, readership, etc., often in a predictable or unsubtle manner. Cf. signpost v.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > provide or identify with signposts

fingerpost1833

signpost1903

sign1915

1833 Caledonian Mercury 29 Apr. At every turn there will be placarded and finger-posted the admonitory lesson, ‘This is the way, walk ye in it’.

1901 Five Years' Fruits Parish Councils Act (Fabian Tract No. 105) 14 The Parish Council of Orrell-with-Ford..is properly proud of having ‘name-plated all the roads, finger-posted all the footpaths,’ [etc.].

1935 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (trade ed.) Synopsis 7 The contents seem to me to be adequately finger-posted by this synopsis.

1959 Irish Times 25 July 7/7 Leading one to the hope that the gesture will fingerpost the way to a better sense of values in nationalist circles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fingerpost
释义	fingerpostn. Brit. /ˈfɪŋɡəpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈfɪŋɡərˌpoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: finger n., post n.¹ Etymology: < finger n. + post n.¹ Compare earlier signpost n.Sense 1b (denoting the physical object) probably reflects the original sense of the word, despite being first attested later than the more figurative sense 1a. 1. a. Something that acts as a guide or indicator. Cf. signpost n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > pointing out > [noun] > one who or that which showerc1400 hand1563 fescue1648 signpost1658 fingerpost1738 indicator1819 marker1832 finger pointer1843 1738 S. Johnson Vision of Heaven p. vii Having no Finger-Post of Taste to guide them on to encourage Merit. 1793 T. Beddoes Observ. Nature Demonstrative Evid. 158 It had pleased him to christen the pronouns, the finger-posts of language. 1809 Lash 36 Thy big brother shake the fateful dice, And stand the very finger-post of vice. 1857 A. P. Stanley Hist. Memorials Canterbury i. 31 So many finger-posts, pointing your thoughts, along various roads, to times and countries far away. 1898 Daily News 4 May 3/1 Save for the fact that when the bell rings members troop in by the hundred and vote in obedience to the fingerposts of the Whips, Home Rule legislation would thus be established, albeit at Westminster. 1959 J. Sidlow Baxter Awake, my Heart (1960) 112 All the Old Testament prophets are finger-posts pointing to the Messiah-Redeemer. 1990 R. Porter in S. M. Barnard To prove I'm not Forgot Pref. p. ix The grave must needs be..a fingerpost to all, pointing to what was higher and nobler. b. literal. A signpost at a crossroads or junction that has arms, sometimes terminating in a point or shaped to resemble a finger, projecting in the direction of the place or route indicated. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > signpost or stone Mercury's finger1589 signpost1597 mercurial statue1638 way-post1647 mercury1668 mercury's statue1684 mercurial stone1716 waywiser1725 guide-post1761 cross in the hands1762 fingerpost1762 guide stone1762 handpost1764 parson1785 fingerboard1793 direction-post1795 guide-board1810 signboard1829 handing-post1837 directing-post1876 1762 Jrnls. House Commons anno 1758 3 Feb. XXVIII. 60/2 A Bill for amending..the several Roads from the Town of Shrewsbury to Westbury..and from the Finger Post near Oswestry to Knockin. ?1768 R. Blackburne Mariner's Journalet 22 Navigation is an Art, that like a Pointer (or Finger Post) in cross Roads, shews the Artist how to conduct a Ship thro' the pathless Ocean. 1789 H. L. Piozzi Observ. Journey France II. 291 The words Route de Belgrade upon a finger-post. 1823 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 4 Oct. 50 The Severn runs near to it, as I see on the finger-post, ‘To the Ferry’, so far. 1857 J. Toulmin Smith Parish (new ed.) 357 The Highway Surveyors ought to put up finger posts..where they are likely to help travellers. 1925 A. S. M. Hutchinson One Increasing Purpose ii. ii. 203 A finger-post whose word the nightbound traveller hates to obey yet may not disbelieve. 1986 L. Meynell Hooky catches Tartar ii. 15 An ancient, wooden finger-post..pointing up a side road. 2000 What Mountain Bike Winter 176/1 Look out for the fingerpost pointing towards Wellow post office. †2. slang. A parson (see quot. 1785). Cf. parson n. 4. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > parson > [noun] curatec1390 curatorc1390 parson1591 sir1591 black coat1616 curate1687 fingerpost1785 tickle-text1785 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Finger post, a parson, so called, because like the finger post, he points out a way he..probably will never go, i.e. the way to heaven. Derivatives ˈfingerpostless adj. rare without a fingerpost. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [adjective] > marked or signposted > not fingerpostless1873 signpostless1891 1873 R. Broughton Nancy III. ix. 147 A labyrinth of cross-roads, finger-postless, guideless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fingerpostv. Brit. /ˈfɪŋɡəpəʊst/, U.S. /ˈfɪŋɡərˌpoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: fingerpost n. Etymology: < fingerpost n. Now rare. transitive. To indicate or point out by means of, or as if by means of, a fingerpost; (frequently figurative) to bring to the attention of an audience, readership, etc., often in a predictable or unsubtle manner. Cf. signpost v. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > provide or identify with signposts fingerpost1833 signpost1903 sign1915 1833 Caledonian Mercury 29 Apr. At every turn there will be placarded and finger-posted the admonitory lesson, ‘This is the way, walk ye in it’. 1901 Five Years' Fruits Parish Councils Act (Fabian Tract No. 105) 14 The Parish Council of Orrell-with-Ford..is properly proud of having ‘name-plated all the roads, finger-posted all the footpaths,’ [etc.]. 1935 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (trade ed.) Synopsis 7 The contents seem to me to be adequately finger-posted by this synopsis. 1959 Irish Times 25 July 7/7 Leading one to the hope that the gesture will fingerpost the way to a better sense of values in nationalist circles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1738v.1833
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