make-don.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪkˈduː/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪkˈdu/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make do at make v.¹ 39f.

Etymology: < to make do at make v.¹ 39f. Make-do-and-mend is perhaps after make and mend n. at make n.² 5c.

A. n.

The action of making do (make v.¹ 39f); an instance of this; a makeshift, a temporary expedient. Also make-do-and-mend.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [noun] > making shift > that with which one makes shift

make-do1895

lash-up1898

Band-Aid1968

1895 Dial. Notes 1 372 These 'ere make-dos are no 'count.

1916 R. Kipling Tales of ‘Trade’ 13 The full tale of their improvisations and ‘make-do's’ will probably never come to light.

1944 in R. W. Zandvoort et al. Wartime Eng. (1957) 151 This garment is being made in the Make-do-and-Mend Department of the store from an old costume.

1947 I. J. C. Brown Say Word 105 This age of bits and pieces, queues, rationing, and make-do-and-mend.

1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. xiv. 420 The spirit of make-shift and make-do too often prevailed.

1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts July 475/1 There will be a growth in do-it-yourself and make-do-and-mend because goods..will have to last.

B. adj. (attributive).

Characterized by makeshift methods; improvised, makeshift.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [adjective] > makeshift

extemporal1626

extemporary1631

extempore1694

extemporaneous1725

impromptu1764

makeshift1824

makeshifty1858

spot-made1894

make-do1923

roll-your-own1942

Band-Aid1970

1923 Daily Mail 12 Feb. 4 When..prices steadily mounted to their peak, thousands of careful housewives adopted what was known as a ‘make-do’ policy.

1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 640/2 This admixture of information and data is cemented..into a ‘make-do’ diagnosis.

1990 Sun (Brisbane) 10 Aug. 27/1 There is a definite make-do atmosphere at station headquarters.

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

单词	make-do
释义	make-don.adj. Brit. /ˌmeɪkˈduː/, U.S. /ˌmeɪkˈdu/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to make do at make v.¹ 39f. Etymology: < to make do at make v.¹ 39f. Make-do-and-mend is perhaps after make and mend n. at make n.² 5c. A. n. The action of making do (make v.¹ 39f); an instance of this; a makeshift, a temporary expedient. Also make-do-and-mend. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [noun] > making shift > that with which one makes shift make-do1895 lash-up1898 Band-Aid1968 1895 Dial. Notes 1 372 These 'ere make-dos are no 'count. 1916 R. Kipling Tales of ‘Trade’ 13 The full tale of their improvisations and ‘make-do's’ will probably never come to light. 1944 in R. W. Zandvoort et al. Wartime Eng. (1957) 151 This garment is being made in the Make-do-and-Mend Department of the store from an old costume. 1947 I. J. C. Brown Say Word 105 This age of bits and pieces, queues, rationing, and make-do-and-mend. 1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. xiv. 420 The spirit of make-shift and make-do too often prevailed. 1980 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts July 475/1 There will be a growth in do-it-yourself and make-do-and-mend because goods..will have to last. B. adj. (attributive). Characterized by makeshift methods; improvised, makeshift. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > recourse > [adjective] > makeshift extemporal1626 extemporary1631 extempore1694 extemporaneous1725 impromptu1764 makeshift1824 makeshifty1858 spot-made1894 make-do1923 roll-your-own1942 Band-Aid1970 1923 Daily Mail 12 Feb. 4 When..prices steadily mounted to their peak, thousands of careful housewives adopted what was known as a ‘make-do’ policy. 1977 Ann. Internal Med. 86 640/2 This admixture of information and data is cemented..into a ‘make-do’ diagnosis. 1990 Sun (Brisbane) 10 Aug. 27/1 There is a definite make-do atmosphere at station headquarters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1895
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