单词 | loose change |
释义 | > as lemmasloose change a. Of living beings or their limbs: Free from bonds, fetters, or physical restraint. Now used only in implied contrast with a previous, usual, or desirable state of confinement. spec. of horses etc.: allowed to run free in travelling or marching. Of money, cash, etc.: in relatively small denominations; in coins (as opposed to notes). So loose change (originally U.S.), a quantity of coins kept or left in one's pocket, etc., for casual use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free from confinement freeOE deliverc1300 loose1303 unironedc1450 unbandoned1487 slack1565 unshut1610 unpinioned1621 unthronged1648 untrapped1648 unconfined1649 footloose1702 unensnareda1711 uncaged1731 unlockeda1740 unfettered1748 uncramped1797 unshackled1816 unleashed1825 foot-free1837 unhandcuffed1861 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > of small denomination smalla1400 loose1811 small change1890 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [noun] > small coins collectively single money1591 small coin1606 change1633 small change1679 grocery1721 smash1821 loose change1827 shrapnel1974 the world > animals > domestic animal > [adjective] > of livestock > allowed to run free in travelling loose1843 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 10581 So fast þey neuer hym bonde, Þat lose a noþer tyme þey hym fonde. c1386 G. Chaucer Cook's Prol. 28 For in thy shoppe is many a flye loos. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 13333 Quat man þat þou lesess o band, For lous [Fairf. lause, Trin. Cambr. louse] he sal in heuen stand. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 218 This Millere..boond hir hors, it sholde namoore go loos. c1480 (a1400) St. Placidus 976 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 97 Þe emperoure..commandit his men..to..bynd þame in a place..& lyons loss lat to þaim ga. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxvii. f. xlv Whether wyll ye that y geve losse vnto you, [cf. Luther: welchen soll ich euch los geben?] barrabas, or Iesus? c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13190 He deliuert me lowse, & my lefe felow. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. x. sig. Mm5v The gentle Lady loose at randon lefte. 1602 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor i. i. 272 I warrant your afeard of a Beare let loose, are you not? 1608 Burgh Rec. Glasgow (1876) I. 285 That na maner of swyne be hadin lows within this bruche or burrow ruidis. 1672 J. Dryden Conquest Granada i. i. i. 2 When fierce Bulls run loose upon the Place. 1794 W. Cowper Faithful Bird 8 They sang as blithe as finches sing That flutter loose on golden wing. 1811 J. Austen Sense & Sensibility I. xvii. 217 My loose cash would..be employed in improving my collection of music and books. View more context for this quotation 1827 A. Sherwood Gazetteer Georgia 112 It would be a kind of generous charity, to leave with the tavern-keepers..some of the loose change. 1843 Oregon Hist. Soc. Q. (1901) II. 191 About fifty wagons, with those who had large droves of loose cattle, now left. 1845 J. C. Frémont Rep. Exploring Exped. Rocky Mts. 10 A few loose horses, and four oxen..completed the train. 1846 W. G. D. Stewart Altowan II. i. 41 The neighing of the loose troops, that ever and anon, broke forward to snatch the opportunity of browsing ere the crowd advanced. 1872 E. Eggleston End of World 173 Unless he means to part with all his loose change. 1882 ‘Ouida’ In Maremma I. 41 A fine long time he [a bandit] has been loose on these hills. 1885 Outing 7 21/2 All drove pack and loose animals before them. 1895 A. Machen Three Impostors 81 He never returned, but his watch and chain, a purse containing three sovereigns in gold, and some loose silver, with a ring..were found three days later. 1900 Speaker 29 Dec. 340/2 Loose horses, blankets, bags and helmets littering the road. a1903 Mod. He struggled until he got one hand loose. 1927 C. A. Siringo Riata & Spurs v. 54 That little burg saw the need of saloons and dance-halls to relieve the cowboy of his loose change. 1950 R. Wilkinson & R. Frisby They're Open ii. 19 Capacious left-hand pocket,..in order that a large bulk of loose change may be carried. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 245 He got rid of the loose change in his pocket. 1973 Woman's Own 4 Aug. 36 (advt.) The clip-to coin section is just the right size for all your loose change. < as lemmas |
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