letterboxingn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛtəˌbɒksɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlɛdərˌbɑksɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letterbox n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < letterbox n. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 2 compare letterbox v. 2.

1. Originally British. An outdoor pastime in which participants hunt for hidden boxes containing a distinctive rubber stamp, with which one may stamp one's personal record of boxes visited, and a visitors' book, in which one's visit may be recorded.This activity typically takes place in the countryside, and originated in Dartmoor National Park (see quot. 1994).

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > [noun]

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1977 Poem 23 Oct. in A. Swinscow Dartmoor Letterboxes (1984) v. 29 The standing stones of Dartmoor can once more brood in peace—On the day that he decides that ‘Letterboxing’ has to cease!

1987 A. Swinscow Dartmoor Letterboxes (rev. ed.) 1 The phenomenon of ‘letterboxing’ may be beyond the comprehension of many.

1994 Times 17 Sept. (Weekend section) 27/5 Letter-boxing started in 1854 when a Dartmoor guide put a bottle at Cranmere Pool in which walkers reaching that remote spot could leave visiting cards. Later, the bottle was replaced with a visitor's book and a rubber stamp, so that people could prove they had been.

2010 Huntsville (Alabama) Times (Nexis) 4 Feb. 1 c While geocaching is the high-tech version of seek-and-find activities, letterboxing is more intuitive, the thinking man's game.

2. Film and Television. The technique or practice of showing widescreen films in letterbox format, or of converting them to this format for disc.

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1985 Philadelphia Inquirer 21 Apr. m9/3 To maintain the spacial integrity of Manhattan, he chose the only practical alternative to scanning, which is letter-boxing.

1993 Entertainm. Weekly 23 Apr. 62/2 For those who can't stand letterboxing, Cameron has also supervised a well-framed pan-and-scan version.

2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Feb. b3/5 None of the films are presented in anamorphic widescreen transfers, which means a return to the bad old days of letterboxing for widescreen films.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	letterboxing
释义	letterboxingn. Brit. /ˈlɛtəˌbɒksɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɛdərˌbɑksɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: letterbox n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < letterbox n. + -ing suffix¹. With sense 2 compare letterbox v. 2. 1. Originally British. An outdoor pastime in which participants hunt for hidden boxes containing a distinctive rubber stamp, with which one may stamp one's personal record of boxes visited, and a visitors' book, in which one's visit may be recorded.This activity typically takes place in the countryside, and originated in Dartmoor National Park (see quot. 1994). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > [noun] playeOE gameeOE disportc1380 sportc1443 museryc1450 pastime?1473 gaud1587 playgame1596 exercise1622 amusement1632 evagation1638 retirement1641 divertisement1642 diversiona1684 ploya1689 lounge1788 divertissement1804 happening1959 letterboxing1977 timepass1982 1977 Poem 23 Oct. in A. Swinscow Dartmoor Letterboxes (1984) v. 29 The standing stones of Dartmoor can once more brood in peace—On the day that he decides that ‘Letterboxing’ has to cease! 1987 A. Swinscow Dartmoor Letterboxes (rev. ed.) 1 The phenomenon of ‘letterboxing’ may be beyond the comprehension of many. 1994 Times 17 Sept. (Weekend section) 27/5 Letter-boxing started in 1854 when a Dartmoor guide put a bottle at Cranmere Pool in which walkers reaching that remote spot could leave visiting cards. Later, the bottle was replaced with a visitor's book and a rubber stamp, so that people could prove they had been. 2010 Huntsville (Alabama) Times (Nexis) 4 Feb. 1 c While geocaching is the high-tech version of seek-and-find activities, letterboxing is more intuitive, the thinking man's game. 2. Film and Television. The technique or practice of showing widescreen films in letterbox format, or of converting them to this format for disc. ΚΠ 1985 Philadelphia Inquirer 21 Apr. m9/3 To maintain the spacial integrity of Manhattan, he chose the only practical alternative to scanning, which is letter-boxing. 1993 Entertainm. Weekly 23 Apr. 62/2 For those who can't stand letterboxing, Cameron has also supervised a well-framed pan-and-scan version. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 20 Feb. b3/5 None of the films are presented in anamorphic widescreen transfers, which means a return to the bad old days of letterboxing for widescreen films. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1977
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