milewayn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪlweɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪlˌweɪ/

Forms: see mile n.¹ and way n.¹ and int.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mile n.¹, way n.¹ and int.¹

Etymology: < mile n.¹ + way n.¹ and int.¹

†1. A distance of one mile. Obsolete.

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the world > space > distance > [noun] > specific distance

milewayc1330

c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 2147 (MED) Þre mile wayes oþer to No myȝt no man step no go..Bot he steped on ded men.

c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. viii. 131 On Maluerne hulles, Musyng on þis Meeteles A myle wei Ich ȝeode.

c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 3482 (MED) He swam in þe heuy armes A mile weie wiþ strengþe of armes.

1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. biiii^v Thus thai mellit on mold ane myle way and maire.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 862/1 Over a myle way, oultre vne mile.

†2. The length of time it would take to travel a mile on foot (cf. mile n.¹ 2); spec. a period of twenty minutes; (Astronomy) a third of an hour of angular measurement, 5 degrees of arc. Obsolete.

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the world > time > period > hour > [noun] > specific part of an hour

prickOE

momentumOE

prickleOE

punctOE

mileway1370

momenta1398

pointa1398

half-hourc1420

quartera1500

glass1599

semi-hore1623

scruple1728

part1806

the world > time > period > minute > [noun] > period of specific number of minutes

milec1275

mileway1370

ghurry1638

scruple1702

1370 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 182 (MED) Yai sall be..atte yaire werke..untill itte be namare space yan tyme of a mileway byfore ye sone sette.

a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1578 (MED) Alle þe surgens..so sone ne coþen haue lesed his langour..as þe maide meliors in a mile wei dede.

c1390 G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale 1466 I shal nat faille surely of my day, Nat for a thousand frankes, a myle way.

a1425 (?a1350) Gospel of Nicodemus (Galba) (1907) 704 Þe sun at his ded wex all wan wele thre myle way or mare.

a1450 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe i. §16 5 of these degres maken a myle wey, and 3 milewei maken an houre.

3. Any of the roads lying within a mile of the centre of Oxford, which were maintained with a contribution from local villages. Usually in plural. Frequently attributive. Now historical.

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1690 in Oxf. Council Acts 1666–1701 (1939) 218 The supervisors of the mileway eastwards..are sued..for not repairing Headington Hill.

1771 Act 11 Geo. III c. 19 (title) An Act for amending certain of the Mile-Ways leading to Oxford.

1771 Act 11 Geo. III c. 19 Whereas such of the several Roads near the University and City of Oxford usually called the Mile-Ways, as are not Part of any Turnpike Road, are in a very bad State [etc.].

1798 in B. Stapleton Three Oxf. Parishes (1893) 164 Paid Scroggs, surveyor, the Mileway money, £7 0 0.

1957 Victoria County Hist., Oxfordshire V. 259 The Mileways Act of 1771 made revolutionary changes by establishing a turnpike and by reconstructing the approaches to Magdalen Bridge.

1993 Illustr. Hist. Oxf. Univ. 16 The Mileways Commissioners too were infected with the new spirit, and in 1864 they resolved..to adopt the Local Government Act of 1858.

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

单词	mileway
释义	milewayn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪlweɪ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪlˌweɪ/ Forms: see mile n.¹ and way n.¹ and int.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mile n.¹, way n.¹ and int.¹ Etymology: < mile n.¹ + way n.¹ and int.¹ †1. A distance of one mile. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [noun] > specific distance milewayc1330 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 2147 (MED) Þre mile wayes oþer to No myȝt no man step no go..Bot he steped on ded men. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. viii. 131 On Maluerne hulles, Musyng on þis Meeteles A myle wei Ich ȝeode. c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 3482 (MED) He swam in þe heuy armes A mile weie wiþ strengþe of armes. 1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. biiii^v Thus thai mellit on mold ane myle way and maire. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 862/1 Over a myle way, oultre vne mile. †2. The length of time it would take to travel a mile on foot (cf. mile n.¹ 2); spec. a period of twenty minutes; (Astronomy) a third of an hour of angular measurement, 5 degrees of arc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > hour > [noun] > specific part of an hour prickOE momentumOE prickleOE punctOE mileway1370 momenta1398 pointa1398 half-hourc1420 quartera1500 glass1599 semi-hore1623 scruple1728 part1806 the world > time > period > minute > [noun] > period of specific number of minutes milec1275 mileway1370 ghurry1638 scruple1702 1370 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 182 (MED) Yai sall be..atte yaire werke..untill itte be namare space yan tyme of a mileway byfore ye sone sette. a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) 1578 (MED) Alle þe surgens..so sone ne coþen haue lesed his langour..as þe maide meliors in a mile wei dede. c1390 G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale 1466 I shal nat faille surely of my day, Nat for a thousand frankes, a myle way. a1425 (?a1350) Gospel of Nicodemus (Galba) (1907) 704 Þe sun at his ded wex all wan wele thre myle way or mare. a1450 ( G. Chaucer Treat. Astrolabe i. §16 5 of these degres maken a myle wey, and 3 milewei maken an houre. 3. Any of the roads lying within a mile of the centre of Oxford, which were maintained with a contribution from local villages. Usually in plural. Frequently attributive. Now historical. ΚΠ 1690 in Oxf. Council Acts 1666–1701 (1939) 218 The supervisors of the mileway eastwards..are sued..for not repairing Headington Hill. 1771 Act 11 Geo. III c. 19 (title) An Act for amending certain of the Mile-Ways leading to Oxford. 1771 Act 11 Geo. III c. 19 Whereas such of the several Roads near the University and City of Oxford usually called the Mile-Ways, as are not Part of any Turnpike Road, are in a very bad State [etc.]. 1798 in B. Stapleton Three Oxf. Parishes (1893) 164 Paid Scroggs, surveyor, the Mileway money, £7 0 0. 1957 Victoria County Hist., Oxfordshire V. 259 The Mileways Act of 1771 made revolutionary changes by establishing a turnpike and by reconstructing the approaches to Magdalen Bridge. 1993 Illustr. Hist. Oxf. Univ. 16 The Mileways Commissioners too were infected with the new spirit, and in 1864 they resolved..to adopt the Local Government Act of 1858. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1330
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