α. Middle English iew-de-dame.
β. 1800s– jeu de dames.
单词 | jeu de dames |
释义 | jeu de damesn.α. Middle English iew-de-dame. β. 1800s– jeu de dames. Esp. in French contexts: the game of draughts. Cf. dam n.3 ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > draughts > [noun] jeu de damesc1380 draughtsc1540 dam1580 checker1712 chequers1838 c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 2225 Summe of hem to iew-de-dame & summe to tablere. 1874 Amer. Cycl. 6 248/2 In America the game is commonly called checkers. In France it is known as le jeu de dames. 1932 Mod. Lang. Notes 47 493 A popular custom which has left its mark in the use of souffler as a term of the jeu de dames. 1964 Folklore 75 46 Certain games too seem to have come from France, the bools, marbles, dams, draughts (jeu de dames). 2007 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 3 June 24 Prisoners were lounging there, several playing jeu de dames. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1380 |
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