| 单词 | hat honour |
| 释义 | > as lemmashat honour hat honour n. now historical the raising or removing of one's hat as a sign of respect, esp. towards a person of higher social standing; cf. hat homage n., hat-respect n., hat worship n.The term was first used by the early Quakers with reference to their refusal to follow this custom. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > manifestation of respect > uncovering the head cap1565 capping1592 off-cap1606 hatting1645 hat honour1648 bare-headednessa1656 hat worship1659 hat-respect1669 hat homage1838 uncovering1855 1648 G. Fox Jrnl. (1852) I. 72 The hat-honour, because I could not put off my hat to them, it set them all into a rage. 1723 B. Franklin On Titles of Honor 18 Feb. in B. Franklin Papers (1959) I. 51 One of the Company read to us some Passages from a zealous Author against Hatt-Honour. 1876 Sat. Rev. 12 Feb. 203/2 The refusal of hat-honour by the Quakers was at first a chance testimony against supposed worldly and unreal courtesy. 1906 Friend 20 Jan. 217/3 The subject of hat honor was touched upon, and the query offered, whether its disuse be not now of doubtful value, as a testimony. 2000 Church Times 4 Aug. 16/1 Testimony is subject to modification and disuse..: the refusal of ‘hat honour’ is no longer a problem (and men seldom wear hats now). < as lemmas |
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