jeu de paumen.

Brit.

/ˌʒəː də ˈpəʊm/, U.S.

/ˌʒə də ˈpoʊm/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French jeu de paume.

Etymology: < French jeu de paume real tennis (1355 in Middle French as jeu de la paume ), court where real tennis is played (1552), literally ‘game of palm (of the hand)’ < jeu game (see jeu de dames n.) + de de prep. + paume palm n.²

Chiefly in French contexts.

†1. The court on which the game of real tennis is played Obsolete.In quot. 1778 perhaps a proper name.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > real tennis > [noun] > court

tennis-play1507

tennis court1564

jeu de paume1778

1778 N. W. Wraxall Let. 19 Nov. in Mem. Courts (1799) I. 187 It includes..the ‘Jeu de Paume’, or Racket Court. The Emperor plays frequently at this game.

1789 A. Young Jrnl. 20 June in Trav. France (1792) i. 115 The resolution..was to assemble instantly at the Jeu de paume, and there the whole assembly took a solemn oath.

1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. King's Theatre & Theatre Royal (ed. 2) I. 205 He was very partial to the jeu de paume, and a good player.

2. = real tennis n. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > handball, etc. > [noun] > palm-play

palmOE

paume1467

palm playa1547

long tennis1653

palm-playing1870

jeu de paume1880

1790 Western County Mag. May 151/1 But come, my hero, further say, The operation of to-day. To toss the balls, au jeu de paume?]

1880 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 7 Oct. (1956) VII. 329 Johnnie gets a game of real tennis—jeu de paume—every day.

1910 Encycl. Brit. X. 450/1 Fives and racquets are probably both descended from the jeu de paume, of which they are simplified forms.

1939 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. IV. 161 Warfare now is no longer just a jeu de paume among a party of kings.

1940 E. Pound Cantos LII–LXXI lviii. 74 Playing at jeu de paume and escrime.

1970 Guardian 3 June 9/2 The story that the jeu de paume has been played by members of the opposing army with a living infant as the ball, goes back hundreds..of years.

2000 Ace Jan.–Feb. (Nestlé Tennis 2000 Suppl.) 3/2 Tennis has come a long way since those early games of jeu de paume in French monastic cloisters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jeu de paume
释义	jeu de paumen. Brit. /ˌʒəː də ˈpəʊm/, U.S. /ˌʒə də ˈpoʊm/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French jeu de paume. Etymology: < French jeu de paume real tennis (1355 in Middle French as jeu de la paume ), court where real tennis is played (1552), literally ‘game of palm (of the hand)’ < jeu game (see jeu de dames n.) + de de prep. + paume palm n.² Chiefly in French contexts. †1. The court on which the game of real tennis is played Obsolete.In quot. 1778 perhaps a proper name. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > real tennis > [noun] > court tennis-play1507 tennis court1564 jeu de paume1778 1778 N. W. Wraxall Let. 19 Nov. in Mem. Courts (1799) I. 187 It includes..the ‘Jeu de Paume’, or Racket Court. The Emperor plays frequently at this game. 1789 A. Young Jrnl. 20 June in Trav. France (1792) i. 115 The resolution..was to assemble instantly at the Jeu de paume, and there the whole assembly took a solemn oath. 1826 M. Kelly Reminisc. King's Theatre & Theatre Royal (ed. 2) I. 205 He was very partial to the jeu de paume, and a good player. 2. = real tennis n. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > handball, etc. > [noun] > palm-play palmOE paume1467 palm playa1547 long tennis1653 palm-playing1870 jeu de paume1880 1790 Western County Mag. May 151/1 But come, my hero, further say, The operation of to-day. To toss the balls, au jeu de paume?] 1880 ‘G. Eliot’ Let. 7 Oct. (1956) VII. 329 Johnnie gets a game of real tennis—jeu de paume—every day. 1910 Encycl. Brit. X. 450/1 Fives and racquets are probably both descended from the jeu de paume, of which they are simplified forms. 1939 A. Toynbee Study of Hist. IV. 161 Warfare now is no longer just a jeu de paume among a party of kings. 1940 E. Pound Cantos LII–LXXI lviii. 74 Playing at jeu de paume and escrime. 1970 Guardian 3 June 9/2 The story that the jeu de paume has been played by members of the opposing army with a living infant as the ball, goes back hundreds..of years. 2000 Ace Jan.–Feb. (Nestlé Tennis 2000 Suppl.) 3/2 Tennis has come a long way since those early games of jeu de paume in French monastic cloisters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1778
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