middle-sizeadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdlˈsʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌsaɪz/

Forms: see middle adj. and size n.¹

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

Etymology: < middle adj. + size n.¹, after middle-sized adj.

= middle-sized adj.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > medium or moderate size > [adjective]

middlea1425

middlingc1450

middle-sized1596

middle-size1674

middling-sized1723

middling-size1776

mid-sized1883

mid-size1967

1674–5 Wardrobe Bk. in E. Boswell Restoration Court Stage (1932) 324 6 yds. ‘midlesize’ silver lace.

1681 London Gaz. No. 1608/4 A middle-size White Spaniel Dog..with two reddish Ears full of little Fleabits.

1967 P. Goodman Hawkweed 147 This middle-size spotted mongrel, jaunty with enterprise, has barked his bark.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	middle-size
释义	middle-sizeadj. Brit. /ˌmɪdlˈsʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌsaɪz/ Forms: see middle adj. and size n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., size n.¹ Etymology: < middle adj. + size n.¹, after middle-sized adj. = middle-sized adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > medium or moderate size > [adjective] middlea1425 middlingc1450 middle-sized1596 middle-size1674 middling-sized1723 middling-size1776 mid-sized1883 mid-size1967 1674–5 Wardrobe Bk. in E. Boswell Restoration Court Stage (1932) 324 6 yds. ‘midlesize’ silver lace. 1681 London Gaz. No. 1608/4 A middle-size White Spaniel Dog..with two reddish Ears full of little Fleabits. 1967 P. Goodman Hawkweed 147 This middle-size spotted mongrel, jaunty with enterprise, has barked his bark. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1674
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