kneecapn.

Brit.

/ˈniːkap/, U.S.

/ˈniˌkæp/

Etymology: < knee n. + cap n.¹

a. A cap or protective covering for the knee; spec., a genouillère.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > [noun] > for the knee > article of

kneecap1660

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > leg armour > armour for knees

genouillerec1380

poleyn1388

pulley-piece1611

kneecap1660

kneeleta1843

knee-guard1869

knee-piece1869

1660 Survey Arm. Tower Lond. in Archaeologia 11 98 Cushes, Knee capps.

1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 23 Jan. (1941) 11 I have got a piece of armour, a knee-cap of shamoy leather.

1846 F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. 163 Small plates of metal also begin to appear at the elbows and knees... The knee-caps were styled genouillères.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Knee-cap, a cover or protection for the knee of a stumbling horse.

1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 72 4 pairs of knee-caps.

1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. iv. 52 Thatcher's knee-caps, ploughman's leggings.

b. (Surgical.) A water- or ice-bag for topical appliances to the knee.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > ice packs and water bags > [noun]

ice cap1816

ice bag1836

ice compress1858

water bag1859

water-cloth1860

ice pack1874

kneecap1884

cold coil1888

cold-pack1909

1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl.

2. The convex bone in front of the knee-joint; the patella, knee-pan.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [noun] > knee-cap

eye of the kneea1400

rotulaa1400

knee-pan14..

whirling-bone14..

knee-bonec1410

pan?a1425

rotule?a1425

rowel?a1425

whirl-bone1530

patel1552

shive1598

kneeshive1599

lid of the knee1632

patella1634

cap1767

kneecap1869

1869 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 3) 186 The ligament of the knee-cap, or patella.

1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 506 If we touch any part of the skin that is stretched above a bone, whether it be the forehead, the knee-cap, or the heel, feelings are..aroused which have a common tone.

Derivatives

kneecap v. (transitive) to shoot a person in the knee (or leg) as a form of punishment.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > kneecap

kneecap1975

1975 Daily Tel. 12 Aug. 2/7 Man ‘kneecapped’ in Carrickfergus.

kneecapping n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > kneecapping

kneecapping1975

1975 Observer 8 June 4/3 Ulster's gunmen have found they can get hold of Government cash by giving victims a ‘knee-capping’—their grim colloquialism for a bullet in the legs... Kneecapping..has replaced tarring and feathering as the province's most common form of terrorist punishment... ‘This so-called kneecapping is really a misnomer, because the kneecap itself is rarely touched.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	kneecap
释义	kneecapn. Brit. /ˈniːkap/, U.S. /ˈniˌkæp/ Etymology: < knee n. + cap n.¹ 1. a. A cap or protective covering for the knee; spec., a genouillère. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > [noun] > for the knee > article of kneecap1660 society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > leg armour > armour for knees genouillerec1380 poleyn1388 pulley-piece1611 kneecap1660 kneeleta1843 knee-guard1869 knee-piece1869 1660 Survey Arm. Tower Lond. in Archaeologia 11 98 Cushes, Knee capps. 1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 23 Jan. (1941) 11 I have got a piece of armour, a knee-cap of shamoy leather. 1846 F. W. Fairholt Costume in Eng. 163 Small plates of metal also begin to appear at the elbows and knees... The knee-caps were styled genouillères. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Knee-cap, a cover or protection for the knee of a stumbling horse. 1884 Instr. Mil. Engin. (ed. 3) I. ii. 72 4 pairs of knee-caps. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. iv. 52 Thatcher's knee-caps, ploughman's leggings. b. (Surgical.) A water- or ice-bag for topical appliances to the knee. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > ice packs and water bags > [noun] ice cap1816 ice bag1836 ice compress1858 water bag1859 water-cloth1860 ice pack1874 kneecap1884 cold coil1888 cold-pack1909 1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 2. The convex bone in front of the knee-joint; the patella, knee-pan. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of leg > [noun] > knee-cap eye of the kneea1400 rotulaa1400 knee-pan14.. whirling-bone14.. knee-bonec1410 pan?a1425 rotule?a1425 rowel?a1425 whirl-bone1530 patel1552 shive1598 kneeshive1599 lid of the knee1632 patella1634 cap1767 kneecap1869 1869 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 3) 186 The ligament of the knee-cap, or patella. 1884 B. Bosanquet et al. tr. H. Lotze Metaphysic 506 If we touch any part of the skin that is stretched above a bone, whether it be the forehead, the knee-cap, or the heel, feelings are..aroused which have a common tone. Derivatives kneecap v. (transitive) to shoot a person in the knee (or leg) as a form of punishment. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > administer corporal punishment [verb (transitive)] > kneecap kneecap1975 1975 Daily Tel. 12 Aug. 2/7 Man ‘kneecapped’ in Carrickfergus. kneecapping n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > kneecapping kneecapping1975 1975 Observer 8 June 4/3 Ulster's gunmen have found they can get hold of Government cash by giving victims a ‘knee-capping’—their grim colloquialism for a bullet in the legs... Kneecapping..has replaced tarring and feathering as the province's most common form of terrorist punishment... ‘This so-called kneecapping is really a misnomer, because the kneecap itself is rarely touched.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1660
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