greensomen.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːns(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinsəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green n.¹, foursome n.

Etymology: < green n.¹ + -some (in foursome n.).

Golf (chiefly British).

A variant of a foursome match in which both teammates tee off individually at each hole and then complete the hole together by playing alternate strokes with the better of their two balls.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > types of game or match

round1744

match-playing1857

half-round1865

foursome1867

matchplay1877

stroke-game1896

threesome1901

score-play1902

stroke-competition1904

score-game1905

greensome1911

fivesome1928

skin game1942

three-ball1952

1911 Black & White 14 Jan. 52/1 The greensome has of late made considerable progress in popular favour, and certainly combines the elements of the four-ball match and the foursome in a way which is quite satisfactory.

1929 Manch. Guardian 20 May 9/6 The Prince of Wales and Walter Hagen, the open champion, played a ‘greensome’ with Sir Philip Sassoon and Aubrey Boomer, the Paris professional.

1950 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 19 July 10/3 Liguanea Golf Club run their Mixed Greensome on their improved course, tomorrow afternoon.

2002 T. Cox Nice Jumper (2003) 240 Molly Ripdale, a 73-year-old cataract-sufferer who captained the ladies' greensome team, was in the vicinity.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

greensomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈɡriːns(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈɡrinsəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: green adj., -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < green adj. + -some suffix¹.

Now rare.

= greeny adj. 2.In quot. 1876 apparently a noun; the intended meaning is unclear.In quot. 1883 a suggested emendation to Shakespeare Tempest v. i. 36.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > greenish

greenisha1398

herbish1562

watcheta1609

willowish1653

greeny1657

viridescent1847

greensome1883

greenery1896

1876 W. Renton Oils & Water-colours 87 The hawthorn thickets..A gruesome greensome splashed with blood..scarlet-red Within their berries.]

1883 L. H. Grindon Shakspere Flora xii. 256 You demi-puppets that By moonshine do the greensome ringlets make Whereof the ewe not bites... ‘Greensome’, again, almost always printed ‘green sour’, is surely the epithet intended.

1885 C. G. Leland Brand-new Ballads (ed. 2) 121 His eyes were large and greensome.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 19 Oct. 2/1 A suit, a shirt, and other man's belongings..were strewn on the bank of a greensome bywater.

1908 Westm Gaz. 15 June 2/3 Bright hazel there, What makes you so greensome?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	greensome
释义	greensomen. Brit. /ˈɡriːns(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈɡrinsəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: green n.¹, foursome n. Etymology: < green n.¹ + -some (in foursome n.). Golf (chiefly British). A variant of a foursome match in which both teammates tee off individually at each hole and then complete the hole together by playing alternate strokes with the better of their two balls. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > types of game or match round1744 match-playing1857 half-round1865 foursome1867 matchplay1877 stroke-game1896 threesome1901 score-play1902 stroke-competition1904 score-game1905 greensome1911 fivesome1928 skin game1942 three-ball1952 1911 Black & White 14 Jan. 52/1 The greensome has of late made considerable progress in popular favour, and certainly combines the elements of the four-ball match and the foursome in a way which is quite satisfactory. 1929 Manch. Guardian 20 May 9/6 The Prince of Wales and Walter Hagen, the open champion, played a ‘greensome’ with Sir Philip Sassoon and Aubrey Boomer, the Paris professional. 1950 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 19 July 10/3 Liguanea Golf Club run their Mixed Greensome on their improved course, tomorrow afternoon. 2002 T. Cox Nice Jumper (2003) 240 Molly Ripdale, a 73-year-old cataract-sufferer who captained the ladies' greensome team, was in the vicinity. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). greensomeadj. Brit. /ˈɡriːns(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈɡrinsəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: green adj., -some suffix¹. Etymology: < green adj. + -some suffix¹. Now rare. = greeny adj. 2.In quot. 1876 apparently a noun; the intended meaning is unclear.In quot. 1883 a suggested emendation to Shakespeare Tempest v. i. 36. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > greenish greenisha1398 herbish1562 watcheta1609 willowish1653 greeny1657 viridescent1847 greensome1883 greenery1896 1876 W. Renton Oils & Water-colours 87 The hawthorn thickets..A gruesome greensome splashed with blood..scarlet-red Within their berries.] 1883 L. H. Grindon Shakspere Flora xii. 256 You demi-puppets that By moonshine do the greensome ringlets make Whereof the ewe not bites... ‘Greensome’, again, almost always printed ‘green sour’, is surely the epithet intended. 1885 C. G. Leland Brand-new Ballads (ed. 2) 121 His eyes were large and greensome. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 19 Oct. 2/1 A suit, a shirt, and other man's belongings..were strewn on the bank of a greensome bywater. 1908 Westm Gaz. 15 June 2/3 Bright hazel there, What makes you so greensome? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911adj.1883
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