† mabn.¹

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mab.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < the female forename Mab, shortened in Middle English < Mabel (originally with short a ) < Amabel . Compare mab v., and the later variant mob n.¹; also mabble v., moble v.Compare also:1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 90 That very Mab that..bakes the Elklocks in foule sluttish haires. For a summary of (ultimately unconvincing) suggestions which have frequently been made of a Celtic etymology for this use, sometimes drawing attention also to quot. 1568 at sense 1, see the Arden Shakespeare edition (ed. B. Gibbons, 1980) 109; compare also Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. Mab led. For sense 2 ‘a mop’ in N.E.D. (1904) s.v. Mab sb. see pitch mab n. at pitch n.¹ Compounds 2.

Obsolete.

1. A slattern; a promiscuous woman.

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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirty person > [noun] > woman or girl

slut1402

dawa1500

drab?1518

dawkin1565

suss?1565

mab1568

drassock1573

daggle-tail1577

drossel1581

driggle-draggle1588

draggle-tail1596

soss1611

slatternc1640

slutterya1652

feague1664

traipse1676

drazel1678

mopsy1699

dab1736

slammerkin1737

rubbacrock1746

trollop1753

dratchell1755

heap1806

dolly-mop1834

sozzle1848

tat1936

scrubber1959

1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau v. vi. sig. G.j Come out thou mother Mab, out olde rotten witche.

1691 J. Ray N. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 46 Mabs are Slatterns.

1725 New Canting Dict. Mob, or Mab, a Wench or Harlot.

1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Mab, a slattern. Perhaps in derision of Queen Mab.

1881 A. Trumble Slang Dict. 22/1 Mab, a harlot.

2. = mab-cap n. at Compounds.For the passage commented upon below see quot. 1603 at mobled adj.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > indoor cap for women

coifa1500

mob1736

mob cap1785

mab1790

mab-cap1829

1790 E. Malone Note on Hamlet in Plays & Poems Shakspeare IX. 277 The ordinary morning head~dress of ladies continued to be distinguished by the name of a mab, to almost the end of the reign of George the second.

Compounds

mab-cap n. = mob cap n.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > indoor cap for women

coifa1500

mob1736

mob cap1785

mab1790

mab-cap1829

1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Mab-cap, generally called mob-cap, a cap which ties under the chin—worn by elderly women.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

MAbn.²

Brit.

/mab/, U.S.

/mæb/

Inflections: Plural MAbs, unchanged.

Forms: 1900s– MAB, 1900s– MAb, 1900s– mAb, 1900s– mab.

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English monoclonal anti body.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of monoclonal anti body.

Biology.

= monoclonal antibody n. at monoclonal adj. and n. Compounds.

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the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > antibody > [noun]

immune body1899

antibody1901

MAb1980

1980 European Jrnl. Cell Biol. 21 383 The antigens which the rat mAb detect could not be correlated with defined cell types.

1993 Dog World Feb. 159/3 Large amounts of the MAbs can be produced by the mice.

1997 InsideMS Fall–Winter 15/2 The trial is randomized and double-blind, meaning neither volunteers nor the medical team will know if a person is receiving..MAB, an inactive placebo solution, or standard treatment.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† mabv.

Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mob v.¹

Etymology: Related to mab n.¹, perhaps as a variant of mob v.¹, which is attested earlier. Compare mabble v., moble v.

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To dress untidily.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (intransitive)] > in specific way > other

mab1691

toilet1828

overdress1880

dude1894

underdress1908

1691 J. Ray North Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words 47 Mab, to dress carelessly.

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Mab Mab'd up, drest carelessly, like a Slattern.

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. To mab, to dress in a careless, slatternly manner.

1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Mab, v. to dress carelessly. Hence, Mab-cap, generally called mob-cap, a cap which ties under the chin—worn by elderly women.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

n.¹1568

n.²1980

v.1691

单词	mab
释义	† mabn.¹ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Mab. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < the female forename Mab, shortened in Middle English < Mabel (originally with short a ) < Amabel . Compare mab v., and the later variant mob n.¹; also mabble v., moble v.Compare also:1599 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet i. iv. 90 That very Mab that..bakes the Elklocks in foule sluttish haires. For a summary of (ultimately unconvincing) suggestions which have frequently been made of a Celtic etymology for this use, sometimes drawing attention also to quot. 1568 at sense 1, see the Arden Shakespeare edition (ed. B. Gibbons, 1980) 109; compare also Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. Mab led. For sense 2 ‘a mop’ in N.E.D. (1904) s.v. Mab sb. see pitch mab n. at pitch n.¹ Compounds 2. Obsolete. 1. A slattern; a promiscuous woman. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirty person > [noun] > woman or girl slut1402 dawa1500 drab?1518 dawkin1565 suss?1565 mab1568 drassock1573 daggle-tail1577 drossel1581 driggle-draggle1588 draggle-tail1596 soss1611 slatternc1640 slutterya1652 feague1664 traipse1676 drazel1678 mopsy1699 dab1736 slammerkin1737 rubbacrock1746 trollop1753 dratchell1755 heap1806 dolly-mop1834 sozzle1848 tat1936 scrubber1959 1568 Newe Comedie Iacob & Esau v. vi. sig. G.j Come out thou mother Mab, out olde rotten witche. 1691 J. Ray N. Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 46 Mabs are Slatterns. 1725 New Canting Dict. Mob, or Mab, a Wench or Harlot. 1825 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words Mab, a slattern. Perhaps in derision of Queen Mab. 1881 A. Trumble Slang Dict. 22/1 Mab, a harlot. 2. = mab-cap n. at Compounds.For the passage commented upon below see quot. 1603 at mobled adj. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > indoor cap for women coifa1500 mob1736 mob cap1785 mab1790 mab-cap1829 1790 E. Malone Note on Hamlet in Plays & Poems Shakspeare IX. 277 The ordinary morning head~dress of ladies continued to be distinguished by the name of a mab, to almost the end of the reign of George the second. Compounds mab-cap n. = mob cap n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > cap > types of > worn for specific purpose > indoor cap for women coifa1500 mob1736 mob cap1785 mab1790 mab-cap1829 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Mab-cap, generally called mob-cap, a cap which ties under the chin—worn by elderly women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2019). MAbn.² Brit. /mab/, U.S. /mæb/ Inflections: Plural MAbs, unchanged. Forms: 1900s– MAB, 1900s– MAb, 1900s– mAb, 1900s– mab. Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English monoclonal anti body. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of monoclonal anti body. Biology. = monoclonal antibody n. at monoclonal adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > antibody > [noun] immune body1899 antibody1901 MAb1980 1980 European Jrnl. Cell Biol. 21 383 The antigens which the rat mAb detect could not be correlated with defined cell types. 1993 Dog World Feb. 159/3 Large amounts of the MAbs can be produced by the mice. 1997 InsideMS Fall–Winter 15/2 The trial is randomized and double-blind, meaning neither volunteers nor the medical team will know if a person is receiving..MAB, an inactive placebo solution, or standard treatment. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † mabv. Origin: Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mob v.¹ Etymology: Related to mab n.¹, perhaps as a variant of mob v.¹, which is attested earlier. Compare mabble v., moble v. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To dress untidily. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (intransitive)] > in specific way > other mab1691 toilet1828 overdress1880 dude1894 underdress1908 1691 J. Ray North Country Words in Coll. Eng. Words 47 Mab, to dress carelessly. 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Mab Mab'd up, drest carelessly, like a Slattern. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. To mab, to dress in a careless, slatternly manner. 1829 J. T. Brockett Gloss. North Country Words (new ed.) Mab, v. to dress carelessly. Hence, Mab-cap, generally called mob-cap, a cap which ties under the chin—worn by elderly women. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.¹1568n.²1980v.1691
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† mabn.1

Compounds

MAbn.2

† mabv.

† mabn.¹

MAbn.²