arshinn.

Brit.

/ɑːˈʃiːn/, U.S.

/ɑrˈʃin/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, arshins.

Forms: 1500s areshine, 1500s– arshine, 1600s– archine, 1600s 1900s– arsine, 1700s– arsheen, 1700s– arshin, 1800s arskine (irregular).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Russian. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Etymons: Russian aršin′′; Ottoman Turkish arşun.

Etymology: Partly (i) < Old Russian aršin′′, Russian aršin measure of length (1488; < a Turkic language), and partly (ii) < Ottoman Turkish arşun, arşın measure of length based on the forearm (1451; Turkish arşın, (regional) arşun), derivative of arş, arış measure of length, forearm (although that is apparently first attested later: 1577; Turkish arış (regional) forearm, measure of length) < Persian arš, araš forearm, measure of length based on the forearm.In form archine probably via French archine, although that is apparently first attested later: 1737 or earlier.

Now chiefly historical.

A measure of length used in Russia, Turkey, and the former Ottoman Empire, based on the length of an arm and equal to approximately 28 inches (70 cm).

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1557 Let. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1599) I. 297 Part of the clothes is measured by Arshines [marginal note: The Arshine is a Russie measure].

1566 A. Edwards Let. 26 Apr. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) ii. 379 Your London reds are not to be sent hither, for they will not giue aboue 18. shaughes their arshine.

1689 Reasons against Liberty to export Eng. Woollen-manuf. (Eastland Company) 5 Many of them went about the Town with Cloth upon their Arms, and a Measure in their Hands, and sold the same by the Arsine (a Measure of that Country [sc. Russia]).

1734 Treaty Amity Commerce & Navigation in N. Magens Ess. Insurances (1755) II. 592 English Cloth..two Copyks in Rixdollars for each Archine.

1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 40 The arshine or Russian ell, equal to twenty-eight and one-tenth inches English.

1819 J. Q. Adams in C. Davies Metric Syst. (1871) iii. 185 Suwarrow..said to his troops, ‘A soldier's step is an arsheen.’

1881 Nature 24 Nov. 88/2 The new system [of weights and measures in Turkey]..the archine..is exactly equal to the French metre.

1932 B. Kincead tr. M. Ilin What Time is It? 107 The meter counted out the versts, sagens, and arsines.

1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Oct. 25/1 When building a house, it is absolutely necessary to hang the gates no less than two arshins from the outer wall, so the gatekeeper may sit in this indentation at night.

2007 H. D. Astarjian Struggle Kirkuk i. 4 Women would whisper, ‘Don't go to that man, his arm is short and he doesn't use the arsheen’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	arshin
释义	arshinn. Brit. /ɑːˈʃiːn/, U.S. /ɑrˈʃin/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, arshins. Forms: 1500s areshine, 1500s– arshine, 1600s– archine, 1600s 1900s– arsine, 1700s– arsheen, 1700s– arshin, 1800s arskine (irregular). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Russian. Partly a borrowing from Turkish. Etymons: Russian aršin′′; Ottoman Turkish arşun. Etymology: Partly (i) < Old Russian aršin′′, Russian aršin measure of length (1488; < a Turkic language), and partly (ii) < Ottoman Turkish arşun, arşın measure of length based on the forearm (1451; Turkish arşın, (regional) arşun), derivative of arş, arış measure of length, forearm (although that is apparently first attested later: 1577; Turkish arış (regional) forearm, measure of length) < Persian arš, araš forearm, measure of length based on the forearm.In form archine probably via French archine, although that is apparently first attested later: 1737 or earlier. Now chiefly historical. A measure of length used in Russia, Turkey, and the former Ottoman Empire, based on the length of an arm and equal to approximately 28 inches (70 cm). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > Russian units verst1555 arshin1557 sagene1739 arsine1852 1557 Let. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1599) I. 297 Part of the clothes is measured by Arshines [marginal note: The Arshine is a Russie measure]. 1566 A. Edwards Let. 26 Apr. in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (1589) ii. 379 Your London reds are not to be sent hither, for they will not giue aboue 18. shaughes their arshine. 1689 Reasons against Liberty to export Eng. Woollen-manuf. (Eastland Company) 5 Many of them went about the Town with Cloth upon their Arms, and a Measure in their Hands, and sold the same by the Arsine (a Measure of that Country [sc. Russia]). 1734 Treaty Amity Commerce & Navigation in N. Magens Ess. Insurances (1755) II. 592 English Cloth..two Copyks in Rixdollars for each Archine. 1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 40 The arshine or Russian ell, equal to twenty-eight and one-tenth inches English. 1819 J. Q. Adams in C. Davies Metric Syst. (1871) iii. 185 Suwarrow..said to his troops, ‘A soldier's step is an arsheen.’ 1881 Nature 24 Nov. 88/2 The new system [of weights and measures in Turkey]..the archine..is exactly equal to the French metre. 1932 B. Kincead tr. M. Ilin What Time is It? 107 The meter counted out the versts, sagens, and arsines. 1993 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 21 Oct. 25/1 When building a house, it is absolutely necessary to hang the gates no less than two arshins from the outer wall, so the gatekeeper may sit in this indentation at night. 2007 H. D. Astarjian Struggle Kirkuk i. 4 Women would whisper, ‘Don't go to that man, his arm is short and he doesn't use the arsheen’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1557
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