Indian filen.adv.

Brit.

/ˈɪndɪən fʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈɪndiən ˌfaɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., file n.²

Etymology: < Indian adj. + file n.²

A. n.

= single file n. at single adj. Compounds 2a.

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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > [noun] > a line or row > of people or things one behind the other > of people one behind the other

single file1670

Indian file1758

goose-file1876

1758 in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1881) XVIII. 179 They march'd in Indian file.

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xv. 225 The party..moved up the pathway in single or Indian file .

1859 30 Years Arctic Regions: Adventures Sir J. Franklin iv. 47 We formed quite a procession, keeping in an Indian file.

1922 Beaver Sept. 6/2 The long camp fire gave sufficient light to see the dancers, who followed one another in Indian file.

1957 R. Matthews tr. J.-J. Servan-Schreiber Lieutenant in Algeria ii. 34 We had been marching for at least two hours... The long Indian file was strung out over nearly a mile.

1999 J. Raban Passage to Juneau vi. 358 A long line of helpers balanced these goods on their heads up the walkway to a waiting pickup truck, Indians walking in Indian-file.

B. adv.

In single file; one behind the other.

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1800 Two Trials J. Fries 46 I looked out of the window and saw a company of rifle men..marching Indian file round the house.

1880 Harper's Mag. July 178/2 They rode Indian file along a trail which only Jerry's eyes could follow.

1928 R. Fuller Jubilee Jim iv. 71 We were hoofing it along Indian file when we heard voices and stopped where we were.

1962 Times 21Sept. 14/6 We arranged ourselves Indian file and set off silently along the animal tracks.

2001 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Oct. 201/3 Hotshot crews, as the elite ground crews are known, came and went, Indian file, or slept in the shade.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indian file
释义	Indian filen.adv. Brit. /ˈɪndɪən fʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈɪndiən ˌfaɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., file n.² Etymology: < Indian adj. + file n.² A. n. = single file n. at single adj. Compounds 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > [noun] > a line or row > of people or things one behind the other > of people one behind the other single file1670 Indian file1758 goose-file1876 1758 in Essex Inst. Hist. Coll. (1881) XVIII. 179 They march'd in Indian file. 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xv. 225 The party..moved up the pathway in single or Indian file . View more context for this quotation 1859 30 Years Arctic Regions: Adventures Sir J. Franklin iv. 47 We formed quite a procession, keeping in an Indian file. 1922 Beaver Sept. 6/2 The long camp fire gave sufficient light to see the dancers, who followed one another in Indian file. 1957 R. Matthews tr. J.-J. Servan-Schreiber Lieutenant in Algeria ii. 34 We had been marching for at least two hours... The long Indian file was strung out over nearly a mile. 1999 J. Raban Passage to Juneau vi. 358 A long line of helpers balanced these goods on their heads up the walkway to a waiting pickup truck, Indians walking in Indian-file. B. adv. In single file; one behind the other. ΚΠ 1800 Two Trials J. Fries 46 I looked out of the window and saw a company of rifle men..marching Indian file round the house. 1880 Harper's Mag. July 178/2 They rode Indian file along a trail which only Jerry's eyes could follow. 1928 R. Fuller Jubilee Jim iv. 71 We were hoofing it along Indian file when we heard voices and stopped where we were. 1962 Times 21Sept. 14/6 We arranged ourselves Indian file and set off silently along the animal tracks. 2001 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Oct. 201/3 Hotshot crews, as the elite ground crews are known, came and went, Indian file, or slept in the shade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.1758
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