four o'clockn.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːr əˈklɒk/, U.S.

/ˌfɔr əˈklɑk/

Forms: 1700s four a clock, 1700s four-o-clock, 1700s– four o'clock.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: four o'clock at four adj. 2b.

Etymology: < four o'clock at four adj. 2b.In sense 1 so called with reference to the plant's blossoms opening in the late afternoon. In sense 2 so called with reference to the bird's call, perceived to be reminiscent of the words four o'clock . With sense 3 compare clock n.¹ 9.

1. (More fully four o'clock flower.) A name for the plant Mirabilis Jalapa or Marvel of Peru.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America

marvel of Peru1597

flower of the night1665

world's wonder1706

butterfly flower1731

mirabilis1754

four o'clock flower1756

bastard mustard1759

Browallia1782

bastard plantain1796

cleome1806

alonsoa1812

gloxinia1816

schizanthus1823

butterfly plant1825

petunia1825

sinningia1826

salpiglossis1827

mask flower1834

poinsettia1836

guaco1844

spiderwort1846

mist flower1848

balisier1858

spider flower1861

sun plant1862

eucharis1866

pretty-by-night1869

Rocky Mountain bee plant1870

urn-flower1891

tulip-poppy1909

smithiantha1917

poor man's orchid1922

ten o'clock1953

tiger-iris-

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 166 Jalap, or the Four-o-Clock Flower.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 217 In the West Indian islands, where it [sc. Marvel of Peru] is very common, they call it four o'clock flower.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. iv. 38 Here, also,..various brilliant annuals, such as marigolds, petunias, four-o'clocks, found an indulgent corner.

1882 J. Smith Dict. Econ. Plants 269 Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis Jalapa)..This and M. longiflora are handsome garden plants, opening their pretty tube-like flowers..in the after~noon, hence called Four o'clock-flower.

2. The Australian friar-bird, Philemon corniculatus, so called from its cry.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > genus Philemon (friar bird)

friar1798

four o'clock1848

pimlico1848

1848 J. Gould Birds Austral. IV. Descr. pl. 58 Tropidorhynchus Corniculatus. Friar Bird. From the fancied resemblance of its notes to those words, it has obtained from the Colonists the various names of..‘Four o'clock’, etc.

3. A seed-head of the dandelion. Cf. one o'clock.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > dandelion > seed-head

blow-ball1578

clock1789

dandelion-clock1876

four o'clock1883

1883 Talmage in Christian Globe 13 Sept. 819/1 The hand that had plucked four o'clocks in the meadow.

4. A light meal taken by workmen about four o'clock in the afternoon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > light meal or snacks

nuncheonc1260

morsela1382

refection?a1439

mixtumc1490

bever1500

banquet1509

collation1525

snatch1570

beverage1577

a little something1577

anders-meat1598

four-hours1637

watering1637

refreshment1639

snap1642

luncheona1652

crib1652

prandicle1656

munchin1657

baita1661

unch1663

afternooning1678

whet1688

nacket1694

merenda1740

rinfresco1745

bagging?1746

snack1757

coffee1774

second breakfast1775

nummit1777

stay-stomach1800

damper1804

eleven o'clock1805

noonshine1808

by-bit1819

morning1819

four1823

four o'clock1825

lunch1829

stay-bit1833

picnic meal1839

elevens1849

Tommy1864

picnic tea1869

dinnerette1872

merienda1880

elevenses1887

light bite1887

soldier's supper1893

mug-up1902

tray1914

café complet1933

nosha1941

namkeen1942

snax1947

snackette1952

chaat1954

ploughman's lunch1957

munchie1959

playlunch1960

short-eat1962

lite bite1965

munchie1971

ploughman1975

aperitivo2002

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Four-hours The slight refreshment taken by workmen in Birmingham is called a four o'clock.

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 432 Four o'clock, a lunch or bait taken by labourers at this hour in the harvest.

1881 Oxf. Gloss. Supp. Four o'clock, a tea in the hayfield.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	four oclock
释义	four o'clockn. Brit. /ˌfɔːr əˈklɒk/, U.S. /ˌfɔr əˈklɑk/ Forms: 1700s four a clock, 1700s four-o-clock, 1700s– four o'clock. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: four o'clock at four adj. 2b. Etymology: < four o'clock at four adj. 2b.In sense 1 so called with reference to the plant's blossoms opening in the late afternoon. In sense 2 so called with reference to the bird's call, perceived to be reminiscent of the words four o'clock . With sense 3 compare clock n.¹ 9. 1. (More fully four o'clock flower.) A name for the plant Mirabilis Jalapa or Marvel of Peru. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > of south or tropical America marvel of Peru1597 flower of the night1665 world's wonder1706 butterfly flower1731 mirabilis1754 four o'clock flower1756 bastard mustard1759 Browallia1782 bastard plantain1796 cleome1806 alonsoa1812 gloxinia1816 schizanthus1823 butterfly plant1825 petunia1825 sinningia1826 salpiglossis1827 mask flower1834 poinsettia1836 guaco1844 spiderwort1846 mist flower1848 balisier1858 spider flower1861 sun plant1862 eucharis1866 pretty-by-night1869 Rocky Mountain bee plant1870 urn-flower1891 tulip-poppy1909 smithiantha1917 poor man's orchid1922 ten o'clock1953 tiger-iris- 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 166 Jalap, or the Four-o-Clock Flower. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 217 In the West Indian islands, where it [sc. Marvel of Peru] is very common, they call it four o'clock flower. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. iv. 38 Here, also,..various brilliant annuals, such as marigolds, petunias, four-o'clocks, found an indulgent corner. 1882 J. Smith Dict. Econ. Plants 269 Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis Jalapa)..This and M. longiflora are handsome garden plants, opening their pretty tube-like flowers..in the after~noon, hence called Four o'clock-flower. 2. The Australian friar-bird, Philemon corniculatus, so called from its cry. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > genus Philemon (friar bird) friar1798 four o'clock1848 pimlico1848 1848 J. Gould Birds Austral. IV. Descr. pl. 58 Tropidorhynchus Corniculatus. Friar Bird. From the fancied resemblance of its notes to those words, it has obtained from the Colonists the various names of..‘Four o'clock’, etc. 3. A seed-head of the dandelion. Cf. one o'clock. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants perceived as weeds or harmful plants > weed > [noun] > dandelion > seed-head blow-ball1578 clock1789 dandelion-clock1876 four o'clock1883 1883 Talmage in Christian Globe 13 Sept. 819/1 The hand that had plucked four o'clocks in the meadow. 4. A light meal taken by workmen about four o'clock in the afternoon. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [noun] > light meal or snacks nuncheonc1260 morsela1382 refection?a1439 mixtumc1490 bever1500 banquet1509 collation1525 snatch1570 beverage1577 a little something1577 anders-meat1598 four-hours1637 watering1637 refreshment1639 snap1642 luncheona1652 crib1652 prandicle1656 munchin1657 baita1661 unch1663 afternooning1678 whet1688 nacket1694 merenda1740 rinfresco1745 bagging?1746 snack1757 coffee1774 second breakfast1775 nummit1777 stay-stomach1800 damper1804 eleven o'clock1805 noonshine1808 by-bit1819 morning1819 four1823 four o'clock1825 lunch1829 stay-bit1833 picnic meal1839 elevens1849 Tommy1864 picnic tea1869 dinnerette1872 merienda1880 elevenses1887 light bite1887 soldier's supper1893 mug-up1902 tray1914 café complet1933 nosha1941 namkeen1942 snax1947 snackette1952 chaat1954 ploughman's lunch1957 munchie1959 playlunch1960 short-eat1962 lite bite1965 munchie1971 ploughman1975 aperitivo2002 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Four-hours The slight refreshment taken by workmen in Birmingham is called a four o'clock. 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua 432 Four o'clock, a lunch or bait taken by labourers at this hour in the harvest. 1881 Oxf. Gloss. Supp. Four o'clock, a tea in the hayfield. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1756
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