middle-landn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪdlland/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdə(l)ˌlænd/

Forms: see middle adj. and land n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., land n.¹

Etymology: < middle adj. + land n.¹

A. n.

1. = Midland n. 2a. Now poetic.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > central

middle-landc1325

Midland1555

heartland1903

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 5134 Al walis & al þe march & al middel lond ywis, Þat is, al þat bituene temese & homber is.

a1657 G. Daniel Raigne Richard II in Poems (1878) 216 Harrie puts the Bright Baudrike of a March Ouer the middle Land.

1723 R. Blackmore Alfred vi. 193 In the sweet middle Land with Plenty crown'd A Grove sublime protects th' inchanting Ground.

1869 Statist. & Descr. Acct. N. Carolina (N. Carolina Land Co.) 77 The Eastern and middle lands of the State are peculiarly adapted..to the production of the hop in great perfection.

1893 Overland Monthly Mar. 234 Coronado's length of strand Grasps firm the middle land, to show That curving cape and southern shore Can stem the storms forevermore.

1952 D. M. Jones Anathemata vii. 210 Who rose up and went in haste, mountain-way, through the middle-land, over the marches twice.

†2. Land of medium elevation. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1669 J. Blagrave Epitome Art of Husbandry 240 For goodness your middle-land beareth the Bell away for Corn.

1790 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Midland Counties I. 268 The species of grass land..are chiefly, Lowland grass..and Middleland grass, or ‘turf’: there being no upland grass or sheepwalk within it.

†B. adj. (attributive).

Of or relating to the (English) Midlands; (also) Mediterranean. Obsolete. middle-land sea n. Obsolete = sea of middle earth n. at middle earth n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > specific seas > [noun] > Mediterranean Sea

the great sea1382

sea of middle eartha1387

South Seaa1398

Mediterrany?a1475

Mediterranean Sea?1556

mid-earth sea1559

Midland Sea1579

Mediterrane1582

Mediterranean1621

middle-land sea1650

Great Lake1857

Mare Nostrum1921

Med?1942

1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. iv. xii. f. 125^v Edilred kinge of the Marshes or middleland englishmen came into Kent with a terrible and fell hoste.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. i. 3 Not all the water of Kishon, of Jordan, of the Red, of the Dead, of the Middle-Land Sea..should serve to quench the fire.

1877 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 6 272 Next, with regard to geographical position—and it is only fair to deal with the latitude—they can hardly be called the middleland races.

Derivatives

† middle-lander n. Obsolete rare an inhabitant of the (English) Midlands.

ΚΠ

1644 D. Featley Roma Ruens 42 I am sure Bede affirmeth that the Eastern Angli or English were first gained to Christ by Fœlix,..and the middle-landers by Finanus.

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

单词	middle-land
释义	middle-landn.adj. Brit. /ˈmɪdlland/, U.S. /ˈmɪdə(l)ˌlænd/ Forms: see middle adj. and land n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., land n.¹ Etymology: < middle adj. + land n.¹ A. n. 1. = Midland n. 2a. Now poetic. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > central middle-landc1325 Midland1555 heartland1903 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 5134 Al walis & al þe march & al middel lond ywis, Þat is, al þat bituene temese & homber is. a1657 G. Daniel Raigne Richard II in Poems (1878) 216 Harrie puts the Bright Baudrike of a March Ouer the middle Land. 1723 R. Blackmore Alfred vi. 193 In the sweet middle Land with Plenty crown'd A Grove sublime protects th' inchanting Ground. 1869 Statist. & Descr. Acct. N. Carolina (N. Carolina Land Co.) 77 The Eastern and middle lands of the State are peculiarly adapted..to the production of the hop in great perfection. 1893 Overland Monthly Mar. 234 Coronado's length of strand Grasps firm the middle land, to show That curving cape and southern shore Can stem the storms forevermore. 1952 D. M. Jones Anathemata vii. 210 Who rose up and went in haste, mountain-way, through the middle-land, over the marches twice. †2. Land of medium elevation. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1669 J. Blagrave Epitome Art of Husbandry 240 For goodness your middle-land beareth the Bell away for Corn. 1790 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Midland Counties I. 268 The species of grass land..are chiefly, Lowland grass..and Middleland grass, or ‘turf’: there being no upland grass or sheepwalk within it. †B. adj. (attributive). Of or relating to the (English) Midlands; (also) Mediterranean. Obsolete. middle-land sea n. Obsolete = sea of middle earth n. at middle earth n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > sea or ocean > specific seas > [noun] > Mediterranean Sea the great sea1382 sea of middle eartha1387 South Seaa1398 Mediterrany?a1475 Mediterranean Sea?1556 mid-earth sea1559 Midland Sea1579 Mediterrane1582 Mediterranean1621 middle-land sea1650 Great Lake1857 Mare Nostrum1921 Med?1942 1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. iv. xii. f. 125^v Edilred kinge of the Marshes or middleland englishmen came into Kent with a terrible and fell hoste. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. i. 3 Not all the water of Kishon, of Jordan, of the Red, of the Dead, of the Middle-Land Sea..should serve to quench the fire. 1877 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 6 272 Next, with regard to geographical position—and it is only fair to deal with the latitude—they can hardly be called the middleland races. Derivatives † middle-lander n. Obsolete rare an inhabitant of the (English) Midlands. ΚΠ 1644 D. Featley Roma Ruens 42 I am sure Bede affirmeth that the Eastern Angli or English were first gained to Christ by Fœlix,..and the middle-landers by Finanus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1325
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