Messalinan.

Brit.

/ˌmɛsəˈliːnə/, U.S.

/ˌmɛsəˈlinə/

Forms: 1500s– Messalina, 1600s Messelina.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Messalina.

Etymology: < the name of Valeria Messalina ( a.d.c20–48), third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, notorious for her debauchery and infidelity. Compare Middle French, French Messaline (1587).

(The type of) a licentious, lascivious, or scheming woman.In early use often identified satirically with particular historical or political figures.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [noun] > person > female

skit?1571

Messalina1575

brisk1689

dasher1807

femme du monde1849

playgirl1916

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination > one who > female

Messalina1575

intriguessa1734

tigerette1906

1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. iv. ii. sig. H.iv^v I warrant you it would be long before that Messalina would dye for loue.

1658 R. Brathwait Age of Apes in Honest Ghost 136 See, See, young Messalina how her eye Assures me shee affects varietie!

1689 (title) Love letters between Polydorus the Gothick king, and Messalina [i.e. Mary of Modena], late Queen of Albion.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 144. ⁋8 Her face speaks a Vestal, but her Heart a Messalina.

1758 J. Brown Estimate Manners & Princ. Times II. i. 82 Thus you see, how naturally the Fribbles and the Daffodils have produced the Messalina's of our Time.

1821 (title) Messalina [a satire on Queen Caroline].

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. i. 28 I tried dissipation—never debauchery: that I hated, and hate. That was my Indian Messalina's attribute.

1887 Athenæum 8 Oct. 467/1 His heroine is a New York Messalina who fastens herself upon a villain of the worst type.

1925 W. J. Locke Great Pandolfo xx. 257 I'm not either a Messalina, or one of the grandes amoureuses.

1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 146 Particularly Gaby, our red-haired Viennese Messalina who, having a year ago left Max for Mendl, has now left Mendl too.

1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! x. 103 Yeah, a moviehouse Messalina with the instant hots for yours truly.

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

单词	messalina
释义	Messalinan. Brit. /ˌmɛsəˈliːnə/, U.S. /ˌmɛsəˈlinə/ Forms: 1500s– Messalina, 1600s Messelina. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Messalina. Etymology: < the name of Valeria Messalina ( a.d.c20–48), third wife of the Roman emperor Claudius, notorious for her debauchery and infidelity. Compare Middle French, French Messaline (1587). (The type of) a licentious, lascivious, or scheming woman.In early use often identified satirically with particular historical or political figures. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > [noun] > person > female skit?1571 Messalina1575 brisk1689 dasher1807 femme du monde1849 playgirl1916 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination > one who > female Messalina1575 intriguessa1734 tigerette1906 1575 G. Gascoigne Glasse of Gouernem. iv. ii. sig. H.iv^v I warrant you it would be long before that Messalina would dye for loue. 1658 R. Brathwait Age of Apes in Honest Ghost 136 See, See, young Messalina how her eye Assures me shee affects varietie! 1689 (title) Love letters between Polydorus the Gothick king, and Messalina [i.e. Mary of Modena], late Queen of Albion. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 144. ⁋8 Her face speaks a Vestal, but her Heart a Messalina. 1758 J. Brown Estimate Manners & Princ. Times II. i. 82 Thus you see, how naturally the Fribbles and the Daffodils have produced the Messalina's of our Time. 1821 (title) Messalina [a satire on Queen Caroline]. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. i. 28 I tried dissipation—never debauchery: that I hated, and hate. That was my Indian Messalina's attribute. 1887 Athenæum 8 Oct. 467/1 His heroine is a New York Messalina who fastens herself upon a villain of the worst type. 1925 W. J. Locke Great Pandolfo xx. 257 I'm not either a Messalina, or one of the grandes amoureuses. 1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 146 Particularly Gaby, our red-haired Viennese Messalina who, having a year ago left Max for Mendl, has now left Mendl too. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! x. 103 Yeah, a moviehouse Messalina with the instant hots for yours truly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1575
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