† messetn.

Forms: 1600s misset, 1600s–1800s messet, 1800s messit.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: messan n., -et suffix¹.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < mess- (in messan n.) + -et suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·sėt) /ˈmɛsɪt/.

Obsolete. English regional (northern).

= messan n. Also messet dog.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > large or small

messana1500

messet1631

towser1678

doggy1692

whiffet dog1801

dogling1830

ankle-biter1962

1631 R. Brathwait Cater-character iii. 20 in Whimzies Would you have a true survey of his family..? You shall finde them subsist of three heads: Himselfe, his Truck, and her Misset.

1640 R. Brathwait Two Lancs. Lovers iv. c3 Hee would..carry her Misset, open her pue [etc.].

1647 J. Hall Poems i. 10 Suppose dame Julia's Messet thinkes it meet To droop or hold up one of 'ts hinder feet.

a1694 M. Robinson Autobiogr. (1856) 51 A breed of messet spaniels, very little, beautiful, and of rare conceit.

a1794 S. Blamire Poet. Wks. (1842) 216 A leytle black messet danced sae leyke auld Jenny.

1822 T. Bewick Mem. (1975) ii. 18 She kept a Messet Dog.

1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) 62/2 Messet, a toy dog; a term of reproach to an untidy child.

1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words The best watch is a messit-dog in iv a hoose.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	messet
释义	† messetn. Forms: 1600s misset, 1600s–1800s messet, 1800s messit. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: messan n., -et suffix¹. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Probably < mess- (in messan n.) + -et suffix¹. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (me·sėt) /ˈmɛsɪt/. Obsolete. English regional (northern). = messan n. Also messet dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > large or small messana1500 messet1631 towser1678 doggy1692 whiffet dog1801 dogling1830 ankle-biter1962 1631 R. Brathwait Cater-character iii. 20 in Whimzies Would you have a true survey of his family..? You shall finde them subsist of three heads: Himselfe, his Truck, and her Misset. 1640 R. Brathwait Two Lancs. Lovers iv. c3 Hee would..carry her Misset, open her pue [etc.]. 1647 J. Hall Poems i. 10 Suppose dame Julia's Messet thinkes it meet To droop or hold up one of 'ts hinder feet. a1694 M. Robinson Autobiogr. (1856) 51 A breed of messet spaniels, very little, beautiful, and of rare conceit. a1794 S. Blamire Poet. Wks. (1842) 216 A leytle black messet danced sae leyke auld Jenny. 1822 T. Bewick Mem. (1975) ii. 18 She kept a Messet Dog. 1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Dial. Cumberland (ed. 2) 62/2 Messet, a toy dog; a term of reproach to an untidy child. 1893 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words The best watch is a messit-dog in iv a hoose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1631
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