> as lemmas

first and foremost

b. first and foremost: firstly and most importantly, before and above all else.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > firstness > [adverb] > first of all

firstlOE

first and forward1362

first and foremostc1400

first of alla1522

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xix. l. 116 Þat she furste & formest ferme shulde bilieue.

1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. v. 212 First and formest..let them [etc.].

1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth i. 129 She wished them, first and foremost to get the Queenes assent.

1742 H. Fielding & W. Young tr. Aristophanes Plutus i. i. 7 Come on; you, Sir, first and foremost, tell us who you are.

1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. xii. 492 Consent of the historians..makes him, first and foremost, a legislator.

1913 V. Steer Romance of Cinema 112 First and foremost the cinema show is a means of amusement.

2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vii. 238 Weasels..are first and foremost farmland animals.

extracted from firstadj.adv.n.²

first and foremost

4. Most notable or prominent, best, chief. Also more emphatically first and foremost: = first adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important

mosteOE

foremostc1000

headOE

headlyOE

nexta1200

umest1513

primary1565

headest1577

ruling1590

forward1591

capital1597

of the first magnitude1643

palmary1646

top1647

prepondering1651

headmost1661

home1662

life-and-death1804

palmarian1815

bada1825

key1832

première1844

c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xx. 27 Seþe wyle betweox eow beon fyrmest sy he eower þeow.

1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) xlix. 72 And suche one is that weneth to be first and formest that ofte fyndeth her the last of all.

1546 Bp. S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles 72 b Christ in his speach trulye affirmed his choise, which was chief, principall, and formest.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 8 Men ever famous, and formost in the achievements of liberty.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 83 Calchas, an augur foremost in his art.

1851 W. H. Dixon W. Penn iv. 159 The Quakers were among the foremost sufferers.

absolute or elliptical.c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xix. 20 Soðlice manega fyrmeste beoð ytemeste; & ytemeste fyrmesta.c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 278 Hit was þe formast on flete þat on flode past.a1610 J. Healey tr. Cebes' Table in tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) 136 The fore-most of them, Right knowledge, the rest are her sisters.

extracted from foremostadj.adv.

first and foremost

a. First, before any other or anything else, in position or rank; †formerly also, in time, serial order, etc.; = first adv. 1. Also in strengthened phrase, first and foremost.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > most importantly

foremostOE

primarily1587

in (also for, on, upon) the maina1591

mainly1640

perpendicularly1658

capitally1679

paramountly1798

leadingly1801

importantly1841

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adverb] > earliest or first of all

foremostOE

erstOE

firstc1180

aforewarda1200

erstly1600

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > precede or follow in order [phrase] > firstly

first and forward1362

first of alla1522

first and foremost1552

OE Cynewulf Elene 68 Here wicode, eorlas ymb æðeling, egstreame neahon neaweste nihtlangne fyrst, þæs þe hie feonda gefær fyrmest gesægon.

a1175 Cott. Hom. 235 Si forme lage þat is si ȝecende lage, þe god sett formest an þes mannes heorte.

a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1472 Esau was firmest boren, And iacob sone after.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 268 He swor formest þat ȝe schuld haue no harm.

1552 T. Wilson Rule of Reason (rev. ed.) sig. Bvj^v The Logician first and formoste, professeth to know wordes, before he..knitte sentences.

1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 66 He formost dies, and yeelds to fatal dart: Ne liues she long.

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Num. ii. 3) 3 Judah encamped foremost. It was fit the Lion should leade the way.

extracted from foremostadj.adv.

as lemmas

单词	first and foremost
释义	> as lemmas first and foremost b. first and foremost: firstly and most importantly, before and above all else. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > firstness > [adverb] > first of all firstlOE first and forward1362 first and foremostc1400 first of alla1522 c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xix. l. 116 Þat she furste & formest ferme shulde bilieue. 1583 G. Babington Very Fruitfull Expos. Commaundem. v. 212 First and formest..let them [etc.]. 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth i. 129 She wished them, first and foremost to get the Queenes assent. 1742 H. Fielding & W. Young tr. Aristophanes Plutus i. i. 7 Come on; you, Sir, first and foremost, tell us who you are. 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. xii. 492 Consent of the historians..makes him, first and foremost, a legislator. 1913 V. Steer Romance of Cinema 112 First and foremost the cinema show is a means of amusement. 2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vii. 238 Weasels..are first and foremost farmland animals. extracted from firstadj.adv.n.² first and foremost 4. Most notable or prominent, best, chief. Also more emphatically first and foremost: = first adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > most important mosteOE foremostc1000 headOE headlyOE nexta1200 umest1513 primary1565 headest1577 ruling1590 forward1591 capital1597 of the first magnitude1643 palmary1646 top1647 prepondering1651 headmost1661 home1662 life-and-death1804 palmarian1815 bada1825 key1832 première1844 c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xx. 27 Seþe wyle betweox eow beon fyrmest sy he eower þeow. 1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) xlix. 72 And suche one is that weneth to be first and formest that ofte fyndeth her the last of all. 1546 Bp. S. Gardiner Declar. True Articles 72 b Christ in his speach trulye affirmed his choise, which was chief, principall, and formest. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 8 Men ever famous, and formost in the achievements of liberty. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 83 Calchas, an augur foremost in his art. 1851 W. H. Dixon W. Penn iv. 159 The Quakers were among the foremost sufferers. absolute or elliptical.c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xix. 20 Soðlice manega fyrmeste beoð ytemeste; & ytemeste fyrmesta.c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 278 Hit was þe formast on flete þat on flode past.a1610 J. Healey tr. Cebes' Table in tr. Epictetus Manuall (1636) 136 The fore-most of them, Right knowledge, the rest are her sisters. extracted from foremostadj.adv. first and foremost a. First, before any other or anything else, in position or rank; †formerly also, in time, serial order, etc.; = first adv. 1. Also in strengthened phrase, first and foremost. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > most importantly foremostOE primarily1587 in (also for, on, upon) the maina1591 mainly1640 perpendicularly1658 capitally1679 paramountly1798 leadingly1801 importantly1841 the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adverb] > earliest or first of all foremostOE erstOE firstc1180 aforewarda1200 erstly1600 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > precede or follow in order [phrase] > firstly first and forward1362 first of alla1522 first and foremost1552 OE Cynewulf Elene 68 Here wicode, eorlas ymb æðeling, egstreame neahon neaweste nihtlangne fyrst, þæs þe hie feonda gefær fyrmest gesægon. a1175 Cott. Hom. 235 Si forme lage þat is si ȝecende lage, þe god sett formest an þes mannes heorte. a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1472 Esau was firmest boren, And iacob sone after. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 268 He swor formest þat ȝe schuld haue no harm. 1552 T. Wilson Rule of Reason (rev. ed.) sig. Bvj^v The Logician first and formoste, professeth to know wordes, before he..knitte sentences. 1599 T. Moffett Silkewormes 66 He formost dies, and yeelds to fatal dart: Ne liues she long. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Num. ii. 3) 3 Judah encamped foremost. It was fit the Lion should leade the way. extracted from foremostadj.adv. < as lemmas
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