hempenadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhɛmpən/, U.S.

/ˈhɛmpən/

Forms: Also Middle English hempyn(e, -pene, (1500s–1600s hempton, 1600s hemton), 1500s–1700s hemping.

Etymology: < hemp n. + -en suffix⁴. Not recorded in Old English; but compare Old High German hanafîn (German hänfen), Low German hempen.

A. adj.

a. Made of hemp; of or pertaining to hemp. hempen homespun, homespun cloth made of hemp; hence, one clad in such cloth, one of rustic and coarse manners.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > flax, hemp, or jute > [adjective] > made of

hempena1398

flaxen1521

flaxy1634

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [adjective] > made of hemp

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hempa1400

cannabine?a1425

hempyc1440

hempling1492

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [adjective] > made of hemp

hempena1398

hempyc1440

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. lxii. 1324 Þe machche [emended in ed. to macche] is made of hempene þreed.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 235/2 Hempyne, or hempy.., canabeus.

1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) x. 360 He gert sym of the ledows..Of hempyn rapis ledderis ma.

1535 H. Latimer Serm. Insurrect. North (1844) 29 It is no knot of an hempton girdle.

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos v. 552 But [he] hyt the hemping corde, and of the knot the bands he brast.

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 71 What hempen homespunnes haue we swaggring here.

1651 Miller of Mansf. 8 Good browne hempton sheetes.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 44 A very great succour to the poor, the Hempen Harvest coming after other Harvests.

1703 Overseers' Accts. Wakes Colne (Essex) (Essex Rec. Office: D/P/88/12/1) 6 yards of hempinge cloth for two shifts for Suzan Beets.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. x.150 Weavers of linen and hempen cloth.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid ii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 119 Hempen cords cast over its neck.

figurative.1675 C. Cotton Poet. Wks. (1765) 297 Coarse hempen Trash is sooner read Than Poems of a finer Thread.

b. In humorous phrases and locutions, referring to the hangman's halter.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [adjective] > referring to noose

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a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 454 Ware hem of hempyn lane! For stelthe is meeded with a chokelewe bane.

a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 131 Stop a tyd, and be welle ware Ye be nat cawte in an hempen snare.

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. L2 I..scap'd dancing in a hempen circle.

1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London vii. sig. F3^v Lamentable hempen Tragedies acted at Tiburne.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. vii. 87 Ye shall haue a hempen Caudle then, & the help of hatchet.

1632 T. Randolph Jealous Lovers iii. xiv. 54 Shall not we be suspected for the murder, And choke with a hempen squincy?

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Hempen-widdow, one whose Husband was Hang'd.

1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (at cited word) A man who was hanged is said to have died of a hempen fever.

1837 F. B. Head Narrative (1839) viii. 208 What could they be worth to him but a hempen neck~cloth?

2. Resembling hemp.

ΚΠ

1651 J. F. tr. H. C. Agrippa Three Bks. Occult Philos. i. xlix. 100 It makes a Hempen colour.

1772–84 J. Cook Voy. IX. iv. iii. (R.) Made of the bark of a pine-tree beat into a hempen state.

B. n.

Hempen cloth.

ΚΠ

1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) I. 255 They found Balboa..wearing coarse hempen used only by the meanest peasants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hempen
释义	hempenadj.n. Brit. /ˈhɛmpən/, U.S. /ˈhɛmpən/ Forms: Also Middle English hempyn(e, -pene, (1500s–1600s hempton, 1600s hemton), 1500s–1700s hemping. Etymology: < hemp n. + -en suffix⁴. Not recorded in Old English; but compare Old High German hanafîn (German hänfen), Low German hempen. A. adj. 1. a. Made of hemp; of or pertaining to hemp. hempen homespun, homespun cloth made of hemp; hence, one clad in such cloth, one of rustic and coarse manners. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > flax, hemp, or jute > [adjective] > made of hempena1398 flaxen1521 flaxy1634 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > yielding fibre, thatching, or basket material > [adjective] > made of hemp hempena1398 hempa1400 cannabine?a1425 hempyc1440 hempling1492 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [adjective] > made of hemp hempena1398 hempyc1440 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. lxii. 1324 Þe machche [emended in ed. to macche] is made of hempene þreed. c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 235/2 Hempyne, or hempy.., canabeus. 1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) x. 360 He gert sym of the ledows..Of hempyn rapis ledderis ma. 1535 H. Latimer Serm. Insurrect. North (1844) 29 It is no knot of an hempton girdle. 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos v. 552 But [he] hyt the hemping corde, and of the knot the bands he brast. 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 71 What hempen homespunnes haue we swaggring here. View more context for this quotation 1651 Miller of Mansf. 8 Good browne hempton sheetes. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 44 A very great succour to the poor, the Hempen Harvest coming after other Harvests. 1703 Overseers' Accts. Wakes Colne (Essex) (Essex Rec. Office: D/P/88/12/1) 6 yards of hempinge cloth for two shifts for Suzan Beets. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. x.150 Weavers of linen and hempen cloth. View more context for this quotation 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Æneid ii, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 119 Hempen cords cast over its neck. figurative.1675 C. Cotton Poet. Wks. (1765) 297 Coarse hempen Trash is sooner read Than Poems of a finer Thread. b. In humorous phrases and locutions, referring to the hangman's halter. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [adjective] > referring to noose hempena1420 a1420 T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum 454 Ware hem of hempyn lane! For stelthe is meeded with a chokelewe bane. a1529 J. Skelton Poems against Garnesche in Poet Wks. (1843) I. 131 Stop a tyd, and be welle ware Ye be nat cawte in an hempen snare. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. L2 I..scap'd dancing in a hempen circle. 1606 T. Dekker Seuen Deadly Sinnes London vii. sig. F3^v Lamentable hempen Tragedies acted at Tiburne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. vii. 87 Ye shall haue a hempen Caudle then, & the help of hatchet. View more context for this quotation 1632 T. Randolph Jealous Lovers iii. xiv. 54 Shall not we be suspected for the murder, And choke with a hempen squincy? 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Hempen-widdow, one whose Husband was Hang'd. 1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (at cited word) A man who was hanged is said to have died of a hempen fever. 1837 F. B. Head Narrative (1839) viii. 208 What could they be worth to him but a hempen neck~cloth? 2. Resembling hemp. ΚΠ 1651 J. F. tr. H. C. Agrippa Three Bks. Occult Philos. i. xlix. 100 It makes a Hempen colour. 1772–84 J. Cook Voy. IX. iv. iii. (R.) Made of the bark of a pine-tree beat into a hempen state. B. n. Hempen cloth. ΚΠ 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) I. 255 They found Balboa..wearing coarse hempen used only by the meanest peasants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1398
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