matchstickn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmatʃstɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmætʃˌstɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: match n.², stick n.¹

Etymology: < match n.² + stick n.¹

A. n.

1. The wooden shaft or stem of a match. Frequently used as the type of something slight and flimsy.In quot. 1791 with reference to match n.² 3a; in later quots. with reference to match n.² 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > weak substance or thing

butterflyc1390

lath1633

bulrush1646

matchstick1791

pack of cards1855

bandbox1875

society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > match, spill, or taper for lighting > specifically ignited by friction > part of

coal1590

matchstick1791

head1856

match splint1880

match-head1898

1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 24 The deil made match-sticks o' his bains.

1901 Wide World Mag. 6 449/2 I saw the vagrant telegraph-posts trailing along the horizon like a row of match-sticks.

1930 S. S. Jaffe in I. G. Nichols Prosthetic Dentistry xxx. 537 Make five sprue formers about the size of matchsticks.

1951 W. Faulkner Requiem for Nun iii. 231 To boil for an instant to the surface like a chip or a twig—a match-stick or a bubble..too weightless to give resistance.

1970 R. Dahl Fantastic Mr. Fox v. 20 The big tree under which Mr Fox had dug his hole..was toppled like a matchstick.

1990 Essentials Sept. 98/2 Support the bottom edge of the glass with a few spent matchsticks to keep it centred in the window frame.

2. In extended use.

a. slang. A thin person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > thin shape > person having

staffc1405

notomy1487

rakea1529

crag1542

scrag1542

sneakbill1546

starveling1546

slim1548

ghost1590

bald-rib1598

bare-bone1598

bow-case1599

atomy1600

sneaksbill1602

thin-gut1602

anatomya1616

sharg1623

skeleton1630

raw-bone1635

living skeleton1650

strammel1706

scarecrow1711

rickle of bones1729

shargar1754

squeeze-crab1785

rack of bones1804

thread-paper1824

bag of bones1838

dry-bones1845

skinnymalink1870

hairpin1879

slim jim1889

skinny1907

underweight1910

asthenic1925

ectomorph1940

skinny-malinky1957

matchstick1959

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren ix. 169 Thin people inspire almost as many names and jokes as fat people..match~stick (sometimes abbreviated to ‘matchy’), needles, [etc.].

b. A thinly sliced strip of a vegetable. Frequently attributive.

ΚΠ

1971 Guardian 17 Dec. 11/3 Matchstick potatoes: Cut raw potatoes into matchsticks and deep-fry.

1988 H. Mantel Eight Months on Ghazzah St. 156 She went back to cutting vegetables. How bored I am... Matchstick carrots, bitter thoughts.

1999 Mirror (Electronic ed.) 7 Aug. Finely slice the potatoes in a mandolin, then cut them into even Julienne strips (fine matchsticks).

B. adj. (attributive).

Of a person or a person's limbs: very thin; gaunt and shrunken, esp. from starvation. Of a figure: drawn or made with straight lines. Esp. in matchstick man.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > matchstick drawing of figure

stick figure1903

stickman1914

pin man1934

matchstick man1951

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adjective] > drawn > in specific manner

well-drawn1558

superficial1603

monogrammala1620

designed1624

side-drawna1657

monogrammical1686

monogrammic1721

monographic1731

outlined1798

free-hand1841

hand-drawn1850

matchstick1951

1951 D. Thomas Let. 16 Jan. (1987) 784 Their eyes were enormous..their bellies bloated, their matchstick arms hung round with blue wrinkled flesh.

1959 J. Halas & R. Manvell Technique Film Animation 14 In France, Emile Cohl began to make his little white match~stick figures jump about against a black background as early as 1908.

1966 Guardian 22 Apr. 6/5 Matchstick men—taught by adults, copied by infants—can be death to child art.

1990 J. Morrow Only Begotten Daughter (1991) i. iii. 75 Julie slumped on the floor, eyes locked on an Ethiopian infant's bloated belly and matchstick legs.

1995 J. Miller Voxpop v. 87 My brother draws matchstick men in 3-D. I haven't progressed beyond two dimensions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matchstick
释义	matchstickn.adj. Brit. /ˈmatʃstɪk/, U.S. /ˈmætʃˌstɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: match n.², stick n.¹ Etymology: < match n.² + stick n.¹ A. n. 1. The wooden shaft or stem of a match. Frequently used as the type of something slight and flimsy.In quot. 1791 with reference to match n.² 3a; in later quots. with reference to match n.² 4. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > weakness > [noun] > weak substance or thing butterflyc1390 lath1633 bulrush1646 matchstick1791 pack of cards1855 bandbox1875 society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > match, spill, or taper for lighting > specifically ignited by friction > part of coal1590 matchstick1791 head1856 match splint1880 match-head1898 1791 J. Learmont Poems Pastoral 24 The deil made match-sticks o' his bains. 1901 Wide World Mag. 6 449/2 I saw the vagrant telegraph-posts trailing along the horizon like a row of match-sticks. 1930 S. S. Jaffe in I. G. Nichols Prosthetic Dentistry xxx. 537 Make five sprue formers about the size of matchsticks. 1951 W. Faulkner Requiem for Nun iii. 231 To boil for an instant to the surface like a chip or a twig—a match-stick or a bubble..too weightless to give resistance. 1970 R. Dahl Fantastic Mr. Fox v. 20 The big tree under which Mr Fox had dug his hole..was toppled like a matchstick. 1990 Essentials Sept. 98/2 Support the bottom edge of the glass with a few spent matchsticks to keep it centred in the window frame. 2. In extended use. a. slang. A thin person. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > thin shape > person having staffc1405 notomy1487 rakea1529 crag1542 scrag1542 sneakbill1546 starveling1546 slim1548 ghost1590 bald-rib1598 bare-bone1598 bow-case1599 atomy1600 sneaksbill1602 thin-gut1602 anatomya1616 sharg1623 skeleton1630 raw-bone1635 living skeleton1650 strammel1706 scarecrow1711 rickle of bones1729 shargar1754 squeeze-crab1785 rack of bones1804 thread-paper1824 bag of bones1838 dry-bones1845 skinnymalink1870 hairpin1879 slim jim1889 skinny1907 underweight1910 asthenic1925 ectomorph1940 skinny-malinky1957 matchstick1959 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren ix. 169 Thin people inspire almost as many names and jokes as fat people..match~stick (sometimes abbreviated to ‘matchy’), needles, [etc.]. b. A thinly sliced strip of a vegetable. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1971 Guardian 17 Dec. 11/3 Matchstick potatoes: Cut raw potatoes into matchsticks and deep-fry. 1988 H. Mantel Eight Months on Ghazzah St. 156 She went back to cutting vegetables. How bored I am... Matchstick carrots, bitter thoughts. 1999 Mirror (Electronic ed.) 7 Aug. Finely slice the potatoes in a mandolin, then cut them into even Julienne strips (fine matchsticks). B. adj. (attributive). Of a person or a person's limbs: very thin; gaunt and shrunken, esp. from starvation. Of a figure: drawn or made with straight lines. Esp. in matchstick man. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > a drawing > matchstick drawing of figure stick figure1903 stickman1914 pin man1934 matchstick man1951 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [adjective] > drawn > in specific manner well-drawn1558 superficial1603 monogrammala1620 designed1624 side-drawna1657 monogrammical1686 monogrammic1721 monographic1731 outlined1798 free-hand1841 hand-drawn1850 matchstick1951 1951 D. Thomas Let. 16 Jan. (1987) 784 Their eyes were enormous..their bellies bloated, their matchstick arms hung round with blue wrinkled flesh. 1959 J. Halas & R. Manvell Technique Film Animation 14 In France, Emile Cohl began to make his little white match~stick figures jump about against a black background as early as 1908. 1966 Guardian 22 Apr. 6/5 Matchstick men—taught by adults, copied by infants—can be death to child art. 1990 J. Morrow Only Begotten Daughter (1991) i. iii. 75 Julie slumped on the floor, eyes locked on an Ethiopian infant's bloated belly and matchstick legs. 1995 J. Miller Voxpop v. 87 My brother draws matchstick men in 3-D. I haven't progressed beyond two dimensions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1791
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