fine-spunadj.

Brit.

/ˌfʌɪnˈspʌn/, U.S.

/ˌfaɪnˈspən/

Forms: see fine adj., adv., and n.² and spun adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adv., spun adj.

Etymology: < fine adv. + spun adj.

1. Spun or drawn out to a very thin, narrow, or fine form; delicate in texture; flimsy. Frequently (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [adjective] > fine

smalleOE

subtlea1382

subtilea1398

finec1400

tearc1400

delicate?a1425

fine-spuna1555

filmy1604

cypress1605

thin-spun1638

curious1665

filmlike1804

feathery1864

pinpoint1899

the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective]

subtlea1382

subtilea1393

subtilec1392

smiltc1400

fine?a1425

thina1425

exile?1440

slender1444

tenuious1495

jimp?a1513

lenye1513

fine-spuna1555

nice1567

spindled1584

gracile1590

snever1640

tenuous1656

slim1657

gracilious1688

gracilent1727

twittery1819

flitterya1834

attenuate1848

spiry1849

low-profile1906

matchlike1906

slimline1949

a1555 H. Latimer in N. Ridley & H. Latimer Certein Conf. (1556) sig. B4^v This is a fine spunne threade, a conning pece of worke worthelie qualified, & blaunched: be ye sure.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 265 You shall see sometimes ten, yea otherwhiles twenty flyes hanging aloft by their [sc. spyders] strings and fine spun threds.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge Ep. Ded. sig. A7 When men had wrought up all the Woman within them that was feeble and glowing, into a fine-spun thread.

1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica 23 The Solids are so fine-spun.

1798 W. Sotheby tr. C. M. Wieland Oberon xi. vii. 360 Fine-spun as if aërial spiders wove A web to deck, not hide the form of love.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. 48 The fine-spun, gay-coloured ribbons of allegory and metaphor.

1934 C. A. Amsden Navaho Weaving ii. x. 148 Only between heavy bayeta of one-ply weight and fine-spun native yarn is the difficulty of distinction acute.

1985 N.Y. Times 16 June (Trav. section) 19/2 As one master of the fly rod casts, his line coils in the sun, making loops of fine-spun gold.

2003 C. A. Lawrence Fund. Spun-yarn Technol. i. 2 Fine-spun yarns..were also found in the Neolithic village of Catal Huyuk in southern Turkey.

2. Esp. of a theory, argument, etc.: elaborated to such a degree as to be insubstantial or unconvincing; excessively subtle, refined, or precise.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] > with delicacy > often excessive

fine-spun1611

over-refined1709

over-refining1761

alembicated1786

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. K No man by all his wit, by any wile, Neuer so fine spunne, should your selfe be guile, Of what in her was yours.

1647 R. Fanshawe tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido ii. vi. 13 That Mistresse in the art of making The fine-spun lyes, that sels so deer False words, false hopes and a false leer.

1718 W. Wood Surv. Trade 161 I am an Enemy to the fine-spun Notions, some Men do..advance concerning them.

1750 D. Garrick Let. 22 June (1963) I. 146 But are we not a little too delicate, and may be put to some inconveniences, from Mr. Lacy's too fine-spun politics?

1843 R. W. Emerson Transcendentalist in Dial Jan. 298 The materialist..mocks at fine-spun theories.

1930 R. Luce Legislative Princ. vii. 148 The fine-spun arguments of theorists have so far been wholly void of result.

1982 R. P. McCormick Presidential Game v. 117 A broad consensus had been achieved on major elements of domestic policy, except for some fine-spun theoretical differences.

2010 K. Clendenon Surrender Sovereignty vi. 61 I will not sneak up with fine-spun arguments and then spring my final conclusion upon you.

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

单词	fine-spun
释义	fine-spunadj. Brit. /ˌfʌɪnˈspʌn/, U.S. /ˌfaɪnˈspən/ Forms: see fine adj., adv., and n.² and spun adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fine adv., spun adj. Etymology: < fine adv. + spun adj. 1. Spun or drawn out to a very thin, narrow, or fine form; delicate in texture; flimsy. Frequently (and in earliest use) in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > other specific kinds of texture > [adjective] > fine smalleOE subtlea1382 subtilea1398 finec1400 tearc1400 delicate?a1425 fine-spuna1555 filmy1604 cypress1605 thin-spun1638 curious1665 filmlike1804 feathery1864 pinpoint1899 the world > space > shape > condition of being long in relation to breadth > slenderness > [adjective] subtlea1382 subtilea1393 subtilec1392 smiltc1400 fine?a1425 thina1425 exile?1440 slender1444 tenuious1495 jimp?a1513 lenye1513 fine-spuna1555 nice1567 spindled1584 gracile1590 snever1640 tenuous1656 slim1657 gracilious1688 gracilent1727 twittery1819 flitterya1834 attenuate1848 spiry1849 low-profile1906 matchlike1906 slimline1949 a1555 H. Latimer in N. Ridley & H. Latimer Certein Conf. (1556) sig. B4^v This is a fine spunne threade, a conning pece of worke worthelie qualified, & blaunched: be ye sure. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 265 You shall see sometimes ten, yea otherwhiles twenty flyes hanging aloft by their [sc. spyders] strings and fine spun threds. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge Ep. Ded. sig. A7 When men had wrought up all the Woman within them that was feeble and glowing, into a fine-spun thread. 1705 F. Fuller Medicina Gymnastica 23 The Solids are so fine-spun. 1798 W. Sotheby tr. C. M. Wieland Oberon xi. vii. 360 Fine-spun as if aërial spiders wove A web to deck, not hide the form of love. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. 48 The fine-spun, gay-coloured ribbons of allegory and metaphor. 1934 C. A. Amsden Navaho Weaving ii. x. 148 Only between heavy bayeta of one-ply weight and fine-spun native yarn is the difficulty of distinction acute. 1985 N.Y. Times 16 June (Trav. section) 19/2 As one master of the fly rod casts, his line coils in the sun, making loops of fine-spun gold. 2003 C. A. Lawrence Fund. Spun-yarn Technol. i. 2 Fine-spun yarns..were also found in the Neolithic village of Catal Huyuk in southern Turkey. 2. Esp. of a theory, argument, etc.: elaborated to such a degree as to be insubstantial or unconvincing; excessively subtle, refined, or precise. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] > with delicacy > often excessive fine-spun1611 over-refined1709 over-refining1761 alembicated1786 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. K No man by all his wit, by any wile, Neuer so fine spunne, should your selfe be guile, Of what in her was yours. 1647 R. Fanshawe tr. B. Guarini Pastor Fido ii. vi. 13 That Mistresse in the art of making The fine-spun lyes, that sels so deer False words, false hopes and a false leer. 1718 W. Wood Surv. Trade 161 I am an Enemy to the fine-spun Notions, some Men do..advance concerning them. 1750 D. Garrick Let. 22 June (1963) I. 146 But are we not a little too delicate, and may be put to some inconveniences, from Mr. Lacy's too fine-spun politics? 1843 R. W. Emerson Transcendentalist in Dial Jan. 298 The materialist..mocks at fine-spun theories. 1930 R. Luce Legislative Princ. vii. 148 The fine-spun arguments of theorists have so far been wholly void of result. 1982 R. P. McCormick Presidential Game v. 117 A broad consensus had been achieved on major elements of domestic policy, except for some fine-spun theoretical differences. 2010 K. Clendenon Surrender Sovereignty vi. 61 I will not sneak up with fine-spun arguments and then spring my final conclusion upon you. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1555
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