long and shortadj.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋ (ən)(d) ˈʃɔːt/, U.S.

/ˌlɔŋ ən ˈʃɔrt/,

/ˌlɑŋ ən ˈʃɔrt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, and conj.¹, short adj.

Etymology: < long adj.¹ + and conj.¹ + short adj.

†1. Prosody. Designating elegiac verse consisting of alternating hexameters and pentameters (chiefly in long and short verse); (also) of or relating to elegiac metre. Cf. long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 4c(a). Obsolete.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [adjective] > relating to or consisting of lines > other types of line

long and short1715

acephalous1746

asynartetic1847

pericopic1913

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > elegiac metre

elegiacal1542

elegiac1586

long and short1715

1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 32 At the same time was an Epitaph made on him..by Sir Thomas Chaloner in long and short Verses.

1762 St. James's Mag. Dec. 287 Many a putter together of long and short verse in Latin.

1811 R. Chandler Life of William Waynflete ii. 23 (note) Two pages and a half folio, in long and short verse.

1884 F. A. Hoffmann Compend. to Poetry 732 (note) Elegion, the form of versification in which such strains were first composed by the Greeks, that is the combination of a hexameter and a pentameter (commonly called long and short) verse.

1923 J. W. Mackail in C. Bailey Legacy of Rome 343 The so-called elegiac or ‘long and short’ metre.

2. Masonry and Bricklaying. Designating a style of construction in which long and short blocks or bricks are placed alternately in a vertical line, esp. to form a quoin or jamb. Also: designating a building featuring this style. Esp. in long and short work. Cf. long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 4c(b).Chiefly with reference to Anglo-Saxon architecture.

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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [adjective] > specific dispositions

herringbone1700

random1703

brick-on-edge1750

Cyclopean1822

uncoursed1825

long and short1835

inbond1842

throughband1844

isodomous1850

coursed1851

brick veneer1881

out-bond1882

joint-bedded1883

snecked1883

rat-trap bond1932

coigned-

1835 T. Rickman Attempt to discriminate Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 4) 303 It is evidently part of a more ancient structure carefully preserved.., and is as clearly a long and short construction as Whittingham or Barton.

1845 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 396/1 The window engraved is identical with many of those in the ‘long and short’ churches of England.

1863 G. G. Scott Gleanings Westm. Abbey (ed. 2) 11 A small loop window..with long-and-short work in the jambs.

1920 J. Vaughan Music of Wild Flowers iv. 49 It is made of flint and concrete, and shows what is known as ‘long and short’ masonry, herringbone flint-work, with a large number of Roman bricks built into it.

1983 M. Kerr & N. Kerr Anglo-Saxon Archit. iv. 37 The origins of long-and-short quoins are obscure.

2011 G. R. Sharpe Hist. Eng. Churches i. 89 Most had long and short work at the corners, together with pilaster strips.

3. Embroidery. Designating a flat stitch used for shading, in which the first row is alternated in length. Also: designating work featuring this stitch. Chiefly in long and short stitch.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered > with specific stitches > stitch

feather-stitch1835

long and short1845

tête de bœuf1882

1845 Ecclesiologist May 98 The old-fashioned embroidery, or ‘long and short’ stitch.

1848 E. C. P. in C. H. Hartshorne Eng. Medieval Embroidery 121 ‘Long and short’ stitch is employed for shading.

1915 M. Symonds Elem. Embroidery x. 108 Silk embroidery, which is worked either in ‘long and short’ Solid Shading, or in Laid Work.

1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iv. 91 The ones in existence depict the Buddha life size, the large areas of colour being filled in solidly in chain, satin, and long-and-short stitch.

2001 Piecework May 47/1 A man's traditional outfit included a shirt with high collar and either a side or a center front placket embellished with long-and-short stitch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	long and short
释义	long and shortadj. Brit. /ˌlɒŋ (ən)(d) ˈʃɔːt/, U.S. /ˌlɔŋ ən ˈʃɔrt/, /ˌlɑŋ ən ˈʃɔrt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.¹, and conj.¹, short adj. Etymology: < long adj.¹ + and conj.¹ + short adj. †1. Prosody. Designating elegiac verse consisting of alternating hexameters and pentameters (chiefly in long and short verse); (also) of or relating to elegiac metre. Cf. long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 4c(a). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > part of poem > [adjective] > relating to or consisting of lines > other types of line long and short1715 acephalous1746 asynartetic1847 pericopic1913 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > elegiac metre elegiacal1542 elegiac1586 long and short1715 1715 M. Davies Εἰκων Μικρο-βιβλικὴ 32 At the same time was an Epitaph made on him..by Sir Thomas Chaloner in long and short Verses. 1762 St. James's Mag. Dec. 287 Many a putter together of long and short verse in Latin. 1811 R. Chandler Life of William Waynflete ii. 23 (note) Two pages and a half folio, in long and short verse. 1884 F. A. Hoffmann Compend. to Poetry 732 (note) Elegion, the form of versification in which such strains were first composed by the Greeks, that is the combination of a hexameter and a pentameter (commonly called long and short) verse. 1923 J. W. Mackail in C. Bailey Legacy of Rome 343 The so-called elegiac or ‘long and short’ metre. 2. Masonry and Bricklaying. Designating a style of construction in which long and short blocks or bricks are placed alternately in a vertical line, esp. to form a quoin or jamb. Also: designating a building featuring this style. Esp. in long and short work. Cf. long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 4c(b).Chiefly with reference to Anglo-Saxon architecture. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > [adjective] > specific dispositions herringbone1700 random1703 brick-on-edge1750 Cyclopean1822 uncoursed1825 long and short1835 inbond1842 throughband1844 isodomous1850 coursed1851 brick veneer1881 out-bond1882 joint-bedded1883 snecked1883 rat-trap bond1932 coigned- 1835 T. Rickman Attempt to discriminate Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 4) 303 It is evidently part of a more ancient structure carefully preserved.., and is as clearly a long and short construction as Whittingham or Barton. 1845 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 396/1 The window engraved is identical with many of those in the ‘long and short’ churches of England. 1863 G. G. Scott Gleanings Westm. Abbey (ed. 2) 11 A small loop window..with long-and-short work in the jambs. 1920 J. Vaughan Music of Wild Flowers iv. 49 It is made of flint and concrete, and shows what is known as ‘long and short’ masonry, herringbone flint-work, with a large number of Roman bricks built into it. 1983 M. Kerr & N. Kerr Anglo-Saxon Archit. iv. 37 The origins of long-and-short quoins are obscure. 2011 G. R. Sharpe Hist. Eng. Churches i. 89 Most had long and short work at the corners, together with pilaster strips. 3. Embroidery. Designating a flat stitch used for shading, in which the first row is alternated in length. Also: designating work featuring this stitch. Chiefly in long and short stitch. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > sewn or ornamented textile fabric > [adjective] > embroidered > with specific stitches > stitch feather-stitch1835 long and short1845 tête de bœuf1882 1845 Ecclesiologist May 98 The old-fashioned embroidery, or ‘long and short’ stitch. 1848 E. C. P. in C. H. Hartshorne Eng. Medieval Embroidery 121 ‘Long and short’ stitch is employed for shading. 1915 M. Symonds Elem. Embroidery x. 108 Silk embroidery, which is worked either in ‘long and short’ Solid Shading, or in Laid Work. 1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iv. 91 The ones in existence depict the Buddha life size, the large areas of colour being filled in solidly in chain, satin, and long-and-short stitch. 2001 Piecework May 47/1 A man's traditional outfit included a shirt with high collar and either a side or a center front placket embellished with long-and-short stitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † long and shortv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long n.¹, and conj.¹, short n. Etymology: < long n.¹ + and conj.¹ + short n., after longs and shorts (see long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 4c(a)), long and short adj. 1. Obsolete. intransitive. To compose in elegiac meter. Cf. long adj.¹ and n.¹ Phrases 4c(a).Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ a1824 Ld. Byron Hints from Horace in Wks. (1831) V. 304 Whom public schools compel To ‘long and short’ before they're taught to spell. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2019). > as lemmas long and short †a. Early Music. long and short: a melodic sequence of two tied notes of equal length followed by a third of the same length. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 78 Long and short is when we make two notes tied togither, and then another of the same kinde alone. extracted from longadj.¹n.¹ < adj.1715v.a1824 as lemmas
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long and shortadj.

† long and shortv.

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