middle-sizedadj.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdlˈsʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈmɪd(ə)lˌsaɪzd/

Forms: see middle adj. and sized adj.¹

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

Etymology: < middle adj. + sized adj.¹

Of medium or moderate size.

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

1596 H. Knyvett Def. Realme (1906) 14 The middle sised for targatiers, and the least of all for Harquebutiers.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poincte The middle-sized wax-candle vsed in Churches.

a1652 R. Brome Court Begger ii. i. sig. P2, in Five New Playes (1653) I thinke you able to maintaine your selfes midle-sis'd Gent.

1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 582 We put it into a middle-sized Receiver.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. ii. 10 Sophia..was a middle-sized Woman; but rather inclining to tall.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §201 From the bigness of a pea to that of a middle-sized turnip.

1826 ‘M. Dods’ Cook & Housewife's Man. ii. v. 83 Mock Turtle Soup. Procure the head of a middle-sized, well-fed cow calf [etc.].

1856 B. Seemann Pop. Hist. Palms 229 The Latanias are middle-sized trees.

1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 4 The middle-sized bronchi.

1943 M. Millar Wall of Eyes viii. 92 He was middle-sized and middle-aged but appeared taller because he was thin.

1976 D. Francis In Frame ii.31 A great many middle-sized private companies are going bankrupt these days.

1998 Church Times 24 July 10/5 I have planted as many slim, middle-sized flowers as possible for the summer.

Derivatives

ˌmiddle-ˈsizedness n. rare the condition of being of medium or moderate size.

ΚΠ

1903 G. Matheson Representative Men of Bible 2nd Ser. 86 What is their mental average? It is not greatness, it is not smallness, it is not even middle-sizedness: it is shortcoming.

1956 Jrnl. Compar. & Physiol. Psychol. 49 416/1 The present experiment attempts to determine the effect of the possession of a relational concept, middle-sizedness, upon the rate of learning.

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

b. Attributively, with qualifying words denoting relative size, as fair-sized, full-sized, great-sized, large-sized, middle-sized.In later use also with adverbs, as fairly-sized, moderately-sized.

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1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. xi. 26 Thou great siz'd coward.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poincte The middle-sized wax-candle vsed in Churches.

a1678 A. Marvell Upon Appleton House in Misc. Poems (1681) 77 When larger sized Men did stoop To enter at a narrow loop.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Cock A Dunghil Cock..should be..of a large and well-siz'd Body.

1800 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening (ed. 3) xiv. 192 One plant or at most two will be enow under one full sized light.

1801 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 225 A moderate sized garden pea.

1883 F. Day Indian Fish 46 Large drag-nets,..having fairly-sized meshes.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 528/2 The average-sized bottlenose whale yields 22 cwts. of oil.

单词	middle-sized
释义	middle-sizedadj. Brit. /ˌmɪdlˈsʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌsaɪzd/ Forms: see middle adj. and sized adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., sized adj.¹ Etymology: < middle adj. + sized adj.¹ Of medium or moderate size. 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 1596 H. Knyvett Def. Realme (1906) 14 The middle sised for targatiers, and the least of all for Harquebutiers. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poincte The middle-sized wax-candle vsed in Churches. a1652 R. Brome Court Begger ii. i. sig. P2, in Five New Playes (1653) I thinke you able to maintaine your selfes midle-sis'd Gent. 1668 R. Boyle in Philos. Trans. 1667 (Royal Soc.) 2 582 We put it into a middle-sized Receiver. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. iv. ii. 10 Sophia..was a middle-sized Woman; but rather inclining to tall. View more context for this quotation 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §201 From the bigness of a pea to that of a middle-sized turnip. 1826 ‘M. Dods’ Cook & Housewife's Man. ii. v. 83 Mock Turtle Soup. Procure the head of a middle-sized, well-fed cow calf [etc.]. 1856 B. Seemann Pop. Hist. Palms 229 The Latanias are middle-sized trees. 1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 4 The middle-sized bronchi. 1943 M. Millar Wall of Eyes viii. 92 He was middle-sized and middle-aged but appeared taller because he was thin. 1976 D. Francis In Frame ii.31 A great many middle-sized private companies are going bankrupt these days. 1998 Church Times 24 July 10/5 I have planted as many slim, middle-sized flowers as possible for the summer. Derivatives ˌmiddle-ˈsizedness n. rare the condition of being of medium or moderate size. ΚΠ 1903 G. Matheson Representative Men of Bible 2nd Ser. 86 What is their mental average? It is not greatness, it is not smallness, it is not even middle-sizedness: it is shortcoming. 1956 Jrnl. Compar. & Physiol. Psychol. 49 416/1 The present experiment attempts to determine the effect of the possession of a relational concept, middle-sizedness, upon the rate of learning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas middle-sized b. Attributively, with qualifying words denoting relative size, as fair-sized, full-sized, great-sized, large-sized, middle-sized.In later use also with adverbs, as fairly-sized, moderately-sized. ΚΠ 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida v. xi. 26 Thou great siz'd coward. View more context for this quotation 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Poincte The middle-sized wax-candle vsed in Churches. a1678 A. Marvell Upon Appleton House in Misc. Poems (1681) 77 When larger sized Men did stoop To enter at a narrow loop. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Cock A Dunghil Cock..should be..of a large and well-siz'd Body. 1800 C. Marshall Introd. Knowl. & Pract. Gardening (ed. 3) xiv. 192 One plant or at most two will be enow under one full sized light. 1801 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 5 225 A moderate sized garden pea. 1883 F. Day Indian Fish 46 Large drag-nets,..having fairly-sized meshes. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIV. 528/2 The average-sized bottlenose whale yields 22 cwts. of oil. extracted from sizedadj.¹ < adj.1596 as lemmas
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middle-sizedadj.

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