little mastern.

Brit.

/ˌlɪtl ˈmɑːstə/,

/ˌlɪtl ˈmastə/, U.S.

/ˌlɪd(ə)l ˈmæstər/

Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and master n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., master n.¹

Etymology: < little adj. + master n.¹ In sense 2 after French les petits maîtres (1656 as †les petits maistres, or earlier); compare German die kleinen Meister (1779 or earlier), die Kleinmeister (late 19th cent. or earlier).

†1. A subordinate teacher (in quot. figurative). Obsolete.

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society > faith > aspects of faith > law > [noun] > before Christ

little masterc1384

undermastera1425

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Gal. iii. 25 Now we ben not vndir the litil maistir [a1425 L.V. vndurmaistir; L. sub paedagogo].

2. In plural (usually with capital initials and with the). A group of 16th-century engravers, especially in Nuremberg, who followed Albrecht Dürer and who worked small-dimension plates with biblical, mythological, and genre scenes. Also: a group of painters of the same period and style.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > [noun] > engraver > specific group of

little masters1739

1739 tr. C. Boutet Art of Painting in Miniature (ed. 4) 149 Painters and their Disciples... In that of Germany, Albert Durer, Holben, the little Masters, William Baur, and others.

1786 J. Strutt Ess. Art Engraving ii. 6 in Biogr. Dict. Engravers Henry Aldegrever, the two Behams, and most of the engravers of this period, distinguished by the appellation of little masters, may be considered as the disciples of Albert Durer.

1837 T. G. Bradford Murray's Encycl. Geogr. (rev. ed.) II. ii. viii. 95 Engraving was early carried to great perfection by Albert Durer and others, called ‘the little masters’, in a small and highly finished style.

1882 Harper's Mag. July 255/2 The term Little Masters is now commonly restricted to a group of seven men who practiced the art in the city of Nuremberg, and its neighborhood.

1953 M. Kitson in E. K. Waterhouse Painting in Brit. xxiv. 229 A tendency to the lively and minute imitation of natural objects in the vein of the Flemish little masters.

2008 L. H. Zirpolo A to Z Renaissance Art Introd. p. lxxv The popularity of genre scenes continued throughout the rest of the century, much owed to the Little Masters, so called because of the small scale in which they worked.

3. In England: a self-employed artisan or manufacturer; spec. an independent worker making hardware at Birmingham and Sheffield and usually selling to a factor (see factor n. 1c). Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making headgear > [noun] > hat-making > processes involved in > one who

little master1806

pouncer1868

planker?1881

wirer?1881

stiffener1892

pelt-shaker1902

1806 Literary Panorama Oct. 125 It [sc. the loss] affects the whole body of the manufacturers; and, though each little master be a sufferer, yet few if any feel the blow so severely as to be altogether ruined.

1833 Birmingham Labour Exchange Gaz. 2 Feb. 13/2 If he be a little master, let him strive to get on in the world.

1870 L. Brentano Introd. to Toulmin Smith's Eng. Gilds 178 In this trade [sc. the hat trade] prevailed, early in the eighteenth century, the system of carrying on industry by means of sub-contractors (alias sweaters), who were called Little Masters.

1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Little master, a manufacturer in a small way of business, who works as a journeyman.

1913 G. I. H. Lloyd Cutlery Trades vii. 194 Other little masters were responsible for the grinding operations, and hired their own helpers.

1936 B. Ronald Dyson Gloss. Old Sheffield Trade Words & Dial. Little mester, a master cutler working on his own, but in a rented room in a factory, paying his own rent and dealing through a factor.

1987 N. Thrift in N. Thrift & P. Williams Class & Space i. ii. 35 ‘Little masters’, artisans who had begun to purchase their own raw materials and employed a few apprentices.

2011 F. MacCarthy Last Pre-Raphaelite i. 2 The..Jewellery Quarter [of Birmingham], a network of little master's houses, craft workshops and small-scale factories.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

a. With reference to a boy or a young man. (a) Applied [subsequent to the phonetic separation of mister n.²] as a prefix to the name of a boy or young man not considered old enough to be called ‘Mr.’; (b) applied, esp. by servants, to the sons of noble families or of the gentry (usually in little master, young master (young master n.); sometimes without modifier as a form of address) (now archaic); (c) a person addressed as ‘master’ in this sense; a boy, a young man (now rare).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for gentleman > for young men

masterc1533

young master1533

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman > young gentleman

gentleboy1685

master1728

buckeen1793

c1533–4 H. Dowes Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 343 It pleased your Maistershipp to give me in charge not onlie to give diligent attendaunce uppon Maister Gregory, but also [etc.].

1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ii. 44 Talke you of young Maister Launcelet.

1710 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 13 Dec. (1948) I. 122 Maids and misses, and little master (lord Shelburn's children) in a third [coach].

1726 C. Chaloner Let. 30 Oct. in M. M. Verney Verney Lett. (1930) II. xxiv. 98 The great dog has killed the spaniell dog Master Verney left at Claydon.

1728 J. Swift Intelligencer (1729) ix. 89 These wretched Pedagogues are enjoyned..that Master must not walk till he is hot.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. xxix. 280 Miss Cantillon, Miss Barnevelt, and half a dozen more Misses and Masters.

1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. 67 Lord Richard and some other masters of quality, about his age.

1775 in J. L. Chester Westm. Abbey Reg. (1876) 419 May 12, Master Frederick Gell; aged 12 days.

1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance xxxii Well-dressed, talking, smiling, flirting masters and misses.

1849 C. Dickens David Copperfield (1850) iii. 31 Wait a bit, Master Davy, and I'll—I'll tell you something.

1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 22 All would rebuke my naughtiness with a mild ‘Ah, don't be so bold, Master Cecil!’

单词	little master
释义	little mastern. Brit. /ˌlɪtl ˈmɑːstə/, /ˌlɪtl ˈmastə/, U.S. /ˌlɪd(ə)l ˈmæstər/ Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and master n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., master n.¹ Etymology: < little adj. + master n.¹ In sense 2 after French les petits maîtres (1656 as †les petits maistres, or earlier); compare German die kleinen Meister (1779 or earlier), die Kleinmeister (late 19th cent. or earlier). †1. A subordinate teacher (in quot. figurative). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > law > [noun] > before Christ little masterc1384 undermastera1425 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Gal. iii. 25 Now we ben not vndir the litil maistir [a1425 L.V. vndurmaistir; L. sub paedagogo]. 2. In plural (usually with capital initials and with the). A group of 16th-century engravers, especially in Nuremberg, who followed Albrecht Dürer and who worked small-dimension plates with biblical, mythological, and genre scenes. Also: a group of painters of the same period and style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > [noun] > engraver > specific group of little masters1739 1739 tr. C. Boutet Art of Painting in Miniature (ed. 4) 149 Painters and their Disciples... In that of Germany, Albert Durer, Holben, the little Masters, William Baur, and others. 1786 J. Strutt Ess. Art Engraving ii. 6 in Biogr. Dict. Engravers Henry Aldegrever, the two Behams, and most of the engravers of this period, distinguished by the appellation of little masters, may be considered as the disciples of Albert Durer. 1837 T. G. Bradford Murray's Encycl. Geogr. (rev. ed.) II. ii. viii. 95 Engraving was early carried to great perfection by Albert Durer and others, called ‘the little masters’, in a small and highly finished style. 1882 Harper's Mag. July 255/2 The term Little Masters is now commonly restricted to a group of seven men who practiced the art in the city of Nuremberg, and its neighborhood. 1953 M. Kitson in E. K. Waterhouse Painting in Brit. xxiv. 229 A tendency to the lively and minute imitation of natural objects in the vein of the Flemish little masters. 2008 L. H. Zirpolo A to Z Renaissance Art Introd. p. lxxv The popularity of genre scenes continued throughout the rest of the century, much owed to the Little Masters, so called because of the small scale in which they worked. 3. In England: a self-employed artisan or manufacturer; spec. an independent worker making hardware at Birmingham and Sheffield and usually selling to a factor (see factor n. 1c). Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > tailoring or making clothes > making headgear > [noun] > hat-making > processes involved in > one who little master1806 pouncer1868 planker?1881 wirer?1881 stiffener1892 pelt-shaker1902 1806 Literary Panorama Oct. 125 It [sc. the loss] affects the whole body of the manufacturers; and, though each little master be a sufferer, yet few if any feel the blow so severely as to be altogether ruined. 1833 Birmingham Labour Exchange Gaz. 2 Feb. 13/2 If he be a little master, let him strive to get on in the world. 1870 L. Brentano Introd. to Toulmin Smith's Eng. Gilds 178 In this trade [sc. the hat trade] prevailed, early in the eighteenth century, the system of carrying on industry by means of sub-contractors (alias sweaters), who were called Little Masters. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield Little master, a manufacturer in a small way of business, who works as a journeyman. 1913 G. I. H. Lloyd Cutlery Trades vii. 194 Other little masters were responsible for the grinding operations, and hired their own helpers. 1936 B. Ronald Dyson Gloss. Old Sheffield Trade Words & Dial. Little mester, a master cutler working on his own, but in a rented room in a factory, paying his own rent and dealing through a factor. 1987 N. Thrift in N. Thrift & P. Williams Class & Space i. ii. 35 ‘Little masters’, artisans who had begun to purchase their own raw materials and employed a few apprentices. 2011 F. MacCarthy Last Pre-Raphaelite i. 2 The..Jewellery Quarter [of Birmingham], a network of little master's houses, craft workshops and small-scale factories. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas little master a. With reference to a boy or a young man. (a) Applied [subsequent to the phonetic separation of mister n.²] as a prefix to the name of a boy or young man not considered old enough to be called ‘Mr.’; (b) applied, esp. by servants, to the sons of noble families or of the gentry (usually in little master, young master (young master n.); sometimes without modifier as a form of address) (now archaic); (c) a person addressed as ‘master’ in this sense; a boy, a young man (now rare). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > for gentleman > for young men masterc1533 young master1533 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentleman > young gentleman gentleboy1685 master1728 buckeen1793 c1533–4 H. Dowes Let. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. I. 343 It pleased your Maistershipp to give me in charge not onlie to give diligent attendaunce uppon Maister Gregory, but also [etc.]. 1600 W. Shakespeare Merchant of Venice ii. ii. 44 Talke you of young Maister Launcelet. View more context for this quotation 1710 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 13 Dec. (1948) I. 122 Maids and misses, and little master (lord Shelburn's children) in a third [coach]. 1726 C. Chaloner Let. 30 Oct. in M. M. Verney Verney Lett. (1930) II. xxiv. 98 The great dog has killed the spaniell dog Master Verney left at Claydon. 1728 J. Swift Intelligencer (1729) ix. 89 These wretched Pedagogues are enjoyned..that Master must not walk till he is hot. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. xxix. 280 Miss Cantillon, Miss Barnevelt, and half a dozen more Misses and Masters. 1766 H. Brooke Fool of Quality I. 67 Lord Richard and some other masters of quality, about his age. 1775 in J. L. Chester Westm. Abbey Reg. (1876) 419 May 12, Master Frederick Gell; aged 12 days. 1824 S. E. Ferrier Inheritance xxxii Well-dressed, talking, smiling, flirting masters and misses. 1849 C. Dickens David Copperfield (1850) iii. 31 Wait a bit, Master Davy, and I'll—I'll tell you something. 1960 C. Day Lewis Buried Day i. 22 All would rebuke my naughtiness with a mild ‘Ah, don't be so bold, Master Cecil!’ extracted from mastern.¹adj. < n.c1384 as lemmas
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