maigreadj.adv.n.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪɡə/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪɡər/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maigre.

Etymology: < French maigre (end of the 15th cent. in Middle French in sense 1, 1694 in sense 2, 1606 in such phrases as faire maigre ), earlier adopted in general use as meagre adj.

1. Roman Catholic Church. Designating those days on which abstinence from meat is ordered.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > fast > [adjective] > flesh forbidden

maigre1683

meagre1756

1683 T. Robinson in J. Ray Corr. (1848) 132 Most of the inhabitants here, do generally eat it in Lent, and upon maigre days.

1759 W. Verral Compl. Syst. Cookery 147 If maigre days, instead of cullis or gravy, make a sauce of such small fish as is before prescribed.

1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) I. i. 68 The Romish church permits the use of it [sc. otter] on maigre-days.

1879 R. Lubbock Fauna of Norfolk 77 Sustenance upon maigre days.

1959 A. F. Wright Buddhism in Chinese Hist. iii. 59 The local maigre feast, held on a Buddhist holiday, was an occasion of community fellowship in which social frictions were forgotten.

2. Of food, esp. soup: not containing meat or the juices of meat; suitable for maigre days. Cf. soup maigre n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [adjective] > for fast-days

meagre1705

maigre1734

1734 S.-Carolina Gaz. 23 Feb. 4/2 He's run away without a Ticket. Which he shall never have..Nor maigre soup to fill his belly.

1782 E. C. Knight Jrnl. in C. Knight Autobiogr. (1861) II. xi. 232 A Cardinal's cook in time of Lent having made up all his ‘maigre’ dishes with the gravy and fat of meat, went to confession, and, among other sins, mentioned this one.

1804 ‘Ignotus’ Culina 56 For want of this precaution, the soup has a maigre taste.

1805 P. Beckford Familiar Lett. Italy I. xxxvii. 365 I know not if you have ever eat a frog;..a common maigre dish in this country.

1805 ‘Ignotus’ Culina (ed. 2) 114 In this receipt for a maigre soup, much is left to the taste of the Cook.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. Introd. p. xlvi The soup, although bearing the term maigre..was most delicately flavoured.

1885 L. Hearn La Couisine Creole 21 (heading) Maigre shrimp gombo for Lent.

1955 Times 2 July 1/5 You can stuff the peppers with minced meat... Or you can prepare them maigre—just using rice, sultanas, tomatoes, and herbs.

†3. Of a person: that keeps to a maigre diet. Usually (also as adv. and n.) in phrases to eat (also keep, live, observe) maigre. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > follow specific diet [verb (intransitive)] > observe maigre diet

to eat (also keep, live, observe) maigre1739

to make meagre1852

1739 H. Walpole Corr. (1820) I. 18 A greater penance than eating maigre.

1764 J. Boswell Jrnl. 7 Feb. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 152 Fast today, or be only maigre..by having two rolls at breakfast.

1764 H. Walpole Let. 18 June in Corr. (1941) X. 127 I must keep maigre.

1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. 340 A good catholic, who lives maigre one half of the year.

1778 H. More Let. in W. Roberts Mem. (1834) I. 136 At last he [sc. the doctor] consented on condition that I should..live maigre and drink no wine.

1834 K. H. Digby Mores Catholici V. vii. 193 It being the season of Lent, without any respect for God or for the Church, none of the court observed maigre.

1860 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 88 654/2 My poor mother!..and thou art too old to eat maigre.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maigre
释义	maigreadj.adv.n. Brit. /ˈmeɪɡə/, U.S. /ˈmeɪɡər/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maigre. Etymology: < French maigre (end of the 15th cent. in Middle French in sense 1, 1694 in sense 2, 1606 in such phrases as faire maigre ), earlier adopted in general use as meagre adj. 1. Roman Catholic Church. Designating those days on which abstinence from meat is ordered. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > fast > [adjective] > flesh forbidden maigre1683 meagre1756 1683 T. Robinson in J. Ray Corr. (1848) 132 Most of the inhabitants here, do generally eat it in Lent, and upon maigre days. 1759 W. Verral Compl. Syst. Cookery 147 If maigre days, instead of cullis or gravy, make a sauce of such small fish as is before prescribed. 1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) I. i. 68 The Romish church permits the use of it [sc. otter] on maigre-days. 1879 R. Lubbock Fauna of Norfolk 77 Sustenance upon maigre days. 1959 A. F. Wright Buddhism in Chinese Hist. iii. 59 The local maigre feast, held on a Buddhist holiday, was an occasion of community fellowship in which social frictions were forgotten. 2. Of food, esp. soup: not containing meat or the juices of meat; suitable for maigre days. Cf. soup maigre n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [adjective] > for fast-days meagre1705 maigre1734 1734 S.-Carolina Gaz. 23 Feb. 4/2 He's run away without a Ticket. Which he shall never have..Nor maigre soup to fill his belly. 1782 E. C. Knight Jrnl. in C. Knight Autobiogr. (1861) II. xi. 232 A Cardinal's cook in time of Lent having made up all his ‘maigre’ dishes with the gravy and fat of meat, went to confession, and, among other sins, mentioned this one. 1804 ‘Ignotus’ Culina 56 For want of this precaution, the soup has a maigre taste. 1805 P. Beckford Familiar Lett. Italy I. xxxvii. 365 I know not if you have ever eat a frog;..a common maigre dish in this country. 1805 ‘Ignotus’ Culina (ed. 2) 114 In this receipt for a maigre soup, much is left to the taste of the Cook. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. Introd. p. xlvi The soup, although bearing the term maigre..was most delicately flavoured. 1885 L. Hearn La Couisine Creole 21 (heading) Maigre shrimp gombo for Lent. 1955 Times 2 July 1/5 You can stuff the peppers with minced meat... Or you can prepare them maigre—just using rice, sultanas, tomatoes, and herbs. †3. Of a person: that keeps to a maigre diet. Usually (also as adv. and n.) in phrases to eat (also keep, live, observe) maigre. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > following specific diet > follow specific diet [verb (intransitive)] > observe maigre diet to eat (also keep, live, observe) maigre1739 to make meagre1852 1739 H. Walpole Corr. (1820) I. 18 A greater penance than eating maigre. 1764 J. Boswell Jrnl. 7 Feb. in F. A. Pottle Boswell in Holland (1952) 152 Fast today, or be only maigre..by having two rolls at breakfast. 1764 H. Walpole Let. 18 June in Corr. (1941) X. 127 I must keep maigre. 1766 T. Smollett Trav. France & Italy I. 340 A good catholic, who lives maigre one half of the year. 1778 H. More Let. in W. Roberts Mem. (1834) I. 136 At last he [sc. the doctor] consented on condition that I should..live maigre and drink no wine. 1834 K. H. Digby Mores Catholici V. vii. 193 It being the season of Lent, without any respect for God or for the Church, none of the court observed maigre. 1860 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 88 654/2 My poor mother!..and thou art too old to eat maigre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.n.1683
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