loftedadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɒftᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈlɔftəd/,

/ˈlɑftəd/

Etymology: < loft n., loft v. + -ed suffix¹.

1. Of a house:

†a. Ceiled or floored. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > floor > [adjective] > floored

floored1552

lofted1639

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > ceiling > [adjective] > ceilinged

silouredc1440

siled1535

lofted1639

ceilinged18..

ceiled1872

ceilinged-off1884

1639 Declaration in Athenæum 19 July (1890) 99/2 The dwelling howse of her brother..was all well lofted and boarded over w^th oken boards.

b. (Scottish and northern dialect) Having one or more stories above the ground floor.

ΚΠ

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 76 That na scottis man suld duel in ane house that vas loftit bot rather in ane litil cot house.

1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxii. 205 If any one has a Room above, it is, by way of Eminence, called a lofted House.

1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xix. 298 A lofted house, that is a building of two stories.

c1856 Denham Tracts (1892) I. 343 The house being what in those districts [Northumberland] is termed lofted.

2. Golf, etc.

a. Of a cleek or club: Made with a ‘loft’ (see loft n. 7a).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [adjective] > types of club

steel-shafteda1400

flat1857

grassed1857

lofted1887

pitching1891

1887 W. G. Simpson Art of Golf 158 Certainly a more lofted cleek might be used.

1890 H. G. Hutchinson in H. G. Hutchinson et al. Golf (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 122 Using..an exceptionally lofted club to obtain the same result.

b. Of a stroke: that ‘lofts’ the ball. See also lofted drive n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > types of stroke

heeled1887

lofted1887

sliced1890

sclaffy1896

foozled1899

lofting1905

duffed1906

holeable1909

socketed1911

explosive1912

chipped1916

fluffed1923

missable1924

bump-and-run1978

1887 W. G. Simpson Art of Golf 159 If a half-topped shot travels further than a lofted one over ordinary turf, the club has too much pitch.

1890 W. Simpson in H. G. Hutchinson et al. Golf (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 200 The lofted approach is not a fancy shot.

c. Of a ball: hit into the air.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > movement of ball

lofted1904

1904 Daily Chron. 20 Aug. 9/5 I saw a lofted ball..miss the head of a player in front by not more than six inches.

1955 Times 29 June 4/3 He made the winning hit, a lofted straight four, on the stroke of time.

1963 Times 27 May 5/3 The same player scored from a 30-yard penalty, while Ramsden replied with a well lofted hit from 40 yards.

Compounds

lofted drive n. Cricket a drive (drive n. 9b(a)) struck high and deep into the outfield or over the boundary.

ΚΠ

1925 Daily Herald 14 May 10/6 The first four was a shadow of a chance—at least the fielder touched the lofted drive with the ends of his fingers in the long field.

1938 Sevenoaks Chron. 15 July 17/7 The veteran Ross proved in good form and his lofted drives failed to go near any fieldsman.

1947 Sunday Sun (Sydney) 12 Jan. 12/3 Miller’s command of the lofted drive was almost uncanny especially against the swinging new ball from Bedser.

1952 M.C.C. Cricket Coaching Bk. 81 All really fine drivers have been able and ready to drive the ball in the air over the bowler’s or the in-fields’ heads, and for this lofted drive the ball will, of course, be met earlier, i.e. somewhat in front of the left foot.

1987 Sunday Tribune 25 Jan. 16/8 It was Broad’s wicket, for he ran fully 20 yards to brilliantly hold onto a lofted drive on the long on boundary.

2005 Irish Independent 29 Dec. 23/3 Makhaya Ntini brought up the visitors’ 300 with a lofted drive to the long-on boundary.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lofted
释义	loftedadj. Brit. /ˈlɒftᵻd/, U.S. /ˈlɔftəd/, /ˈlɑftəd/ Etymology: < loft n., loft v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. Of a house: †a. Ceiled or floored. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > floor > [adjective] > floored floored1552 lofted1639 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > ceiling > [adjective] > ceilinged silouredc1440 siled1535 lofted1639 ceilinged18.. ceiled1872 ceilinged-off1884 1639 Declaration in Athenæum 19 July (1890) 99/2 The dwelling howse of her brother..was all well lofted and boarded over w^th oken boards. b. (Scottish and northern dialect) Having one or more stories above the ground floor. ΚΠ c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xi. 76 That na scottis man suld duel in ane house that vas loftit bot rather in ane litil cot house. 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. II. xxii. 205 If any one has a Room above, it is, by way of Eminence, called a lofted House. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xix. 298 A lofted house, that is a building of two stories. View more context for this quotation c1856 Denham Tracts (1892) I. 343 The house being what in those districts [Northumberland] is termed lofted. 2. Golf, etc. a. Of a cleek or club: Made with a ‘loft’ (see loft n. 7a). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > equipment > [adjective] > types of club steel-shafteda1400 flat1857 grassed1857 lofted1887 pitching1891 1887 W. G. Simpson Art of Golf 158 Certainly a more lofted cleek might be used. 1890 H. G. Hutchinson in H. G. Hutchinson et al. Golf (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 122 Using..an exceptionally lofted club to obtain the same result. b. Of a stroke: that ‘lofts’ the ball. See also lofted drive n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > types of stroke heeled1887 lofted1887 sliced1890 sclaffy1896 foozled1899 lofting1905 duffed1906 holeable1909 socketed1911 explosive1912 chipped1916 fluffed1923 missable1924 bump-and-run1978 1887 W. G. Simpson Art of Golf 159 If a half-topped shot travels further than a lofted one over ordinary turf, the club has too much pitch. 1890 W. Simpson in H. G. Hutchinson et al. Golf (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 200 The lofted approach is not a fancy shot. c. Of a ball: hit into the air. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [adjective] > movement of ball lofted1904 1904 Daily Chron. 20 Aug. 9/5 I saw a lofted ball..miss the head of a player in front by not more than six inches. 1955 Times 29 June 4/3 He made the winning hit, a lofted straight four, on the stroke of time. 1963 Times 27 May 5/3 The same player scored from a 30-yard penalty, while Ramsden replied with a well lofted hit from 40 yards. Compounds lofted drive n. Cricket a drive (drive n. 9b(a)) struck high and deep into the outfield or over the boundary. ΚΠ 1925 Daily Herald 14 May 10/6 The first four was a shadow of a chance—at least the fielder touched the lofted drive with the ends of his fingers in the long field. 1938 Sevenoaks Chron. 15 July 17/7 The veteran Ross proved in good form and his lofted drives failed to go near any fieldsman. 1947 Sunday Sun (Sydney) 12 Jan. 12/3 Miller’s command of the lofted drive was almost uncanny especially against the swinging new ball from Bedser. 1952 M.C.C. Cricket Coaching Bk. 81 All really fine drivers have been able and ready to drive the ball in the air over the bowler’s or the in-fields’ heads, and for this lofted drive the ball will, of course, be met earlier, i.e. somewhat in front of the left foot. 1987 Sunday Tribune 25 Jan. 16/8 It was Broad’s wicket, for he ran fully 20 yards to brilliantly hold onto a lofted drive on the long on boundary. 2005 Irish Independent 29 Dec. 23/3 Makhaya Ntini brought up the visitors’ 300 with a lofted drive to the long-on boundary. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1550
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