middyn.¹

Brit.

/ˈmɪdi/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdi/

Forms: 1800s– middie, 1800s– middy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mid n.², -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < mid n.² + -y suffix⁶.

colloquial.

1. A midshipman.

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society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > midshipman

midships man1626

midshipman1652

mid1750

reefer1800

middy1818

midshipmite1834

ensign1886

brass-bounder1890

snotty1903

dogsbody1917

1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome 145 A Middy rudely said, He'd sell them [sc. prisoners] for five pounds a head.

1824 London Lit. Gaz. 21 Feb. 125/1 There wasn't a Middie on the station but will remember him all the days of his life.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. x. 166 Then went two of the middies, just about your age, Mr. Simple.

a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) I. ix. 188 All I demurred at was the lamps in the cockpit, no daylight penetrating to the abode of the middies down below on the third deck.

1894 C. N. Robinson Brit. Fleet 410 The middies, with naval cadets, are now designated ‘subordinate officers’.

1919 R. Firbank Valmouth iii. 32 He had told her of his ship—the Sesostris—and of his middy-chum, Jack Whorwood.

1948 Sun (Baltimore) 4 June 24/6 ‘Razzing’ ceremony canceled; middies blame officials.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 76 Mids, short for midshipmen. Either this term or snotties will be tolerated by the young gentlemen, but never ‘middies’.

1980 Globe & Laurel July 216/1 Mne Dolman (the good guy), moved in on this Middie and said ‘Everything is okay now, Chalky has gone to the NAAFI.’

1990 C. Allen Savage Wars of Peace (1991) 74 Without further ado, the middy then said to us, ‘Right, stand by, Number Two craft, I'm putting you ashore.’

2. More fully middy blouse. A woman's or child's loose blouse, often extending below the waistline, with a collar that is cut deep and square at the back and tapering to the front, similar to that worn by sailors. Also middy dress (with a middy blouse top).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > other

cod-pieced1579

pectoral1616

peasecod-bellied1650

wrapping1787

tunical1805

shad-bellied1832

odalisque1837

peplum1866

pubic1892

sack-back1892

middy1894

sarong1913

hip-hugger1932

bloused1935

snake hook1944

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > bodice > blouse > types of

jerkinetc1686

shell1802

shirt1840

Garibaldi1862

shirt-bodice1868

Norfolk blouse1869

shirtwaist1871

shirt-blouse1876

guimpe1889

overblouse1889

middy1894

blouse coat1898

pneumonia blouse1902

jumper1908

kimono blouse1908

sailor top1913

buba1937

1894 in Publ. Amer. Statist. Assoc. (1895) 4 146 We offer $6.00 Middy Suits at $4.49.

1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 Apr. 24/3 (advt.) Child's Middy Dress, in white duck. Square neck and short sleeves.

1913 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 31/2 Plain Galatea ‘middy’. Plain Galatea waist, in Norfolk ‘middy’ style.

1915 E. J. Kimble Commercial, Industr. & Techn. Vocab. 185 Middy blouse.

1929 P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking viii. 259 A sort of middy-blouse arrangement.

1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) ix. 172 Mary Margaret, the eldest, in middy and skirt, followed.

1965 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 6 Aug. (1970) 307 Carol Channing in her white velvet bell-bottom trousers trimmed in red and a middy blouse top.

1971 Shakespeare Q, 22 385 Appropriately callow in knickers and middy dresses, they looked like refugees from a Sunday Ice Cream Social.

1987 F. Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes 34 Here comes Buddy Threadgoode down the back stairs, all dressed up in one of Leona's middy dresses.

1994 N. Holder Dead in Water i. 26 She had on a pair of navy slacks and a white sailor middy blouse piped in blue trim.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

middyn.²

Brit.

/ˈmɪdi/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdi/, Australian English

/ˈmɪdi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mid n.¹, -y suffix⁶.

Etymology: < mid n.¹ + -y suffix⁶.

Australian slang.

A medium-sized measure of beer or other liquor, of varying volume (see quots.); a glass containing this quantity (occasionally more fully middy glass).

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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > [noun] > specific quantity of

cue1603

cee1605

jug?1635

gun1674

ale kilderkin1704

swank1726

nip1736

pint1742

pt.1850

yard of ale1872

square1882

half1888

butcher1889

rabbit1895

rigger1911

sleever1936

tank1936

middy1941

tallboy1956

tube1969

tinnie1974

1941 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 11 Feb. 4/3 (caption) Bonnie Reece in a city hotel with the new ‘middy’ 10oz. beer glass..The ‘middy’ glass, which has been introduced to meet the demand for a 6d drink since the rise in beer prices, is expected to be popular.

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. ix. 169 The middy, a beer glass containing nine ounces, is a measure used only in N.S.W. hotels.

1957 ‘N. Culotta’ They're Weird Mob (1958) ii. 25 Those big glasses are called schooners and those small ones are called middies.

1968 Southerly 28 38 He ordered two more middies.

1974 K. Cook Bloodhouse 79 ‘Middy of rum, Mick,’ said the youth... Ten ounces of rum sold over the bar cost four dollars.

1987 B. Chatwin Songlines vii. 33 I went to the bar and gave orders for ‘schooners’ and ‘middies’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	middy
释义	middyn.¹ Brit. /ˈmɪdi/, U.S. /ˈmɪdi/ Forms: 1800s– middie, 1800s– middy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mid n.², -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < mid n.² + -y suffix⁶. colloquial. 1. A midshipman. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > seafaring warrior or naval man > leader or commander > [noun] > naval officer > midshipman midships man1626 midshipman1652 mid1750 reefer1800 middy1818 midshipmite1834 ensign1886 brass-bounder1890 snotty1903 dogsbody1917 1818 ‘A. Burton’ Adventures Johnny Newcome 145 A Middy rudely said, He'd sell them [sc. prisoners] for five pounds a head. 1824 London Lit. Gaz. 21 Feb. 125/1 There wasn't a Middie on the station but will remember him all the days of his life. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. x. 166 Then went two of the middies, just about your age, Mr. Simple. a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) I. ix. 188 All I demurred at was the lamps in the cockpit, no daylight penetrating to the abode of the middies down below on the third deck. 1894 C. N. Robinson Brit. Fleet 410 The middies, with naval cadets, are now designated ‘subordinate officers’. 1919 R. Firbank Valmouth iii. 32 He had told her of his ship—the Sesostris—and of his middy-chum, Jack Whorwood. 1948 Sun (Baltimore) 4 June 24/6 ‘Razzing’ ceremony canceled; middies blame officials. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 76 Mids, short for midshipmen. Either this term or snotties will be tolerated by the young gentlemen, but never ‘middies’. 1980 Globe & Laurel July 216/1 Mne Dolman (the good guy), moved in on this Middie and said ‘Everything is okay now, Chalky has gone to the NAAFI.’ 1990 C. Allen Savage Wars of Peace (1991) 74 Without further ado, the middy then said to us, ‘Right, stand by, Number Two craft, I'm putting you ashore.’ 2. More fully middy blouse. A woman's or child's loose blouse, often extending below the waistline, with a collar that is cut deep and square at the back and tapering to the front, similar to that worn by sailors. Also middy dress (with a middy blouse top). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > other cod-pieced1579 pectoral1616 peasecod-bellied1650 wrapping1787 tunical1805 shad-bellied1832 odalisque1837 peplum1866 pubic1892 sack-back1892 middy1894 sarong1913 hip-hugger1932 bloused1935 snake hook1944 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > bodice > blouse > types of jerkinetc1686 shell1802 shirt1840 Garibaldi1862 shirt-bodice1868 Norfolk blouse1869 shirtwaist1871 shirt-blouse1876 guimpe1889 overblouse1889 middy1894 blouse coat1898 pneumonia blouse1902 jumper1908 kimono blouse1908 sailor top1913 buba1937 1894 in Publ. Amer. Statist. Assoc. (1895) 4 146 We offer $6.00 Middy Suits at $4.49. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 Apr. 24/3 (advt.) Child's Middy Dress, in white duck. Square neck and short sleeves. 1913 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Spring–Summer 31/2 Plain Galatea ‘middy’. Plain Galatea waist, in Norfolk ‘middy’ style. 1915 E. J. Kimble Commercial, Industr. & Techn. Vocab. 185 Middy blouse. 1929 P. G. Wodehouse Mr. Mulliner Speaking viii. 259 A sort of middy-blouse arrangement. 1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) ix. 172 Mary Margaret, the eldest, in middy and skirt, followed. 1965 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 6 Aug. (1970) 307 Carol Channing in her white velvet bell-bottom trousers trimmed in red and a middy blouse top. 1971 Shakespeare Q, 22 385 Appropriately callow in knickers and middy dresses, they looked like refugees from a Sunday Ice Cream Social. 1987 F. Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes 34 Here comes Buddy Threadgoode down the back stairs, all dressed up in one of Leona's middy dresses. 1994 N. Holder Dead in Water i. 26 She had on a pair of navy slacks and a white sailor middy blouse piped in blue trim. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). middyn.² Brit. /ˈmɪdi/, U.S. /ˈmɪdi/, Australian English /ˈmɪdi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mid n.¹, -y suffix⁶. Etymology: < mid n.¹ + -y suffix⁶. Australian slang. A medium-sized measure of beer or other liquor, of varying volume (see quots.); a glass containing this quantity (occasionally more fully middy glass). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > ale or beer > [noun] > specific quantity of cue1603 cee1605 jug?1635 gun1674 ale kilderkin1704 swank1726 nip1736 pint1742 pt.1850 yard of ale1872 square1882 half1888 butcher1889 rabbit1895 rigger1911 sleever1936 tank1936 middy1941 tallboy1956 tube1969 tinnie1974 1941 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 11 Feb. 4/3 (caption) Bonnie Reece in a city hotel with the new ‘middy’ 10oz. beer glass..The ‘middy’ glass, which has been introduced to meet the demand for a 6d drink since the rise in beer prices, is expected to be popular. 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. ix. 169 The middy, a beer glass containing nine ounces, is a measure used only in N.S.W. hotels. 1957 ‘N. Culotta’ They're Weird Mob (1958) ii. 25 Those big glasses are called schooners and those small ones are called middies. 1968 Southerly 28 38 He ordered two more middies. 1974 K. Cook Bloodhouse 79 ‘Middy of rum, Mick,’ said the youth... Ten ounces of rum sold over the bar cost four dollars. 1987 B. Chatwin Songlines vii. 33 I went to the bar and gave orders for ‘schooners’ and ‘middies’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1818n.²1941
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