mizmazen.

Brit.

/ˈmɪzmeɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmɪzˌmeɪz/

Forms: 1500s myse mase, 1500s–1600s mis-mase, 1500s– mizmaze, 1600s mismaze, 1600s misse-maze, 1600s miss-maze, 1700s miz-maze, 1700s mizz-maze; English regional 1800s– mismaze (south-western), 1800s– mis-maze (south-western), 1800s– mizmaze, 1800s– miz-maze, 1800s– miz-meaz (south-western), 1800s– mizz-maze (south-western), 1800s– mizzy-maaz (south-western), 1800s– mizzy-maze (south-western).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: maze n.¹

Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of maze n.¹ Compare mishmash n. and mixty-maxty adj. and n.

1. A labyrinth, a maze. Chiefly figurative. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) > thing having > a maze or labyrinth

mazec1430

mizmaze1547

labyrinth1577

turnabouta1603

meander1603

Daedal1699

dédale1916

1547 W. Salesbury Dict. Eng. & Welshe at Frustial A myse mase.

1587 J. Harmar tr. T. de Bèze Serm. 69 Salomon..hath walked vs through the whole labyrinth & mizmaze of this life.

1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice sig. B2^v Errors misse-maze, where lost is Veritie, Or blinded so, that still wrong course it takes.

a1624 Bp. M. Smith Serm. (1632) 234 In this distraction, and mismaze, I thinke the middle-way to be the best way.

1678 E. Howard Man of Newmarket III. 29 How to pleasure such fair and worthy Flesh and Blood..is such a Mizmaze to Manhood.

1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 41 The Gentlemen of the House were in a Miz-maze, and knew not how to take one Step towards extricating themselves.

1794 Percy's Reliq. (ed. 4) II. Gloss. at Maze On the top of Catharine-hill, Winchester (the usual play-place of the school), was a very perplexed and winding path, running in a very small space over a great deal of ground, called a Miz-Maze.

1992 Daily Tel. 25 July (Weekend Suppl.) p. vi/3 The smallest site we have listed is a 1660 patterned mizmaze, a 14-metre circular maze cut into turf.

2. A state of confusion or bewilderment; a muddle. all of a mizmaze: muddled, confused. Now British regional.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun]

mingingOE

riddleOE

cumbermentc1300

willa1325

encumbrancec1330

were1338

perplexitya1393

discomfiturea1425

cumbrancec1460

confuse1483

proplexity1487

perplexion?c1500

amazedness?1520

amazement1553

subversion1558

amaze?1560

perplexednessa1586

confusedness1587

puzzle1599

confusion1600

mizmaze1604

discomfita1616

embarras1627

obfuscation1628

mystery1629

confoundedness1641

puzzledness1662

confuseness1710

puzzlement1731

puzzledom1748

embarrassment1751

puzzleation1767

bepuzzlement1806

conjecture1815

mystification1817

bewilderment1819

perplexment1826

fuddle1827

wilderment1830

discomforture1832

head-scratching1832

baffle1843

posement1850

muddlement1857

turbidity1868

fogging1878

bemuddlement1884

harl1889

befuddlement1905

turbidness1906

wuzziness1942

perplexability1999

1604 G. Babington Comf. Notes: Exod. i. (Exod.) viii. 103 The Lord will cut off that difference and mismaze,..and giue his truth victorie ouer all Inchanters.

1838 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 290 Our good old forefathers' English shall have become a base Mediterranean mizmaze, worthy only of the darkest of the dark ages.

1871 G. P. R. Pulman Rustic Sketches (ed. 3) 116 I da veel all ev a mizz-maze.

1875 Q. Rev. Oct. 392 The physico-theological mizmaze which..clouded the perception of those who were following immediately in the wake of Newton.

1880 L. Parr Adam & Eve xxvii. 371 I want to be a bit quiet—my head seems all of a mizmaze like.

1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 37/2 Miz-maze, Mizzy-maze... ‘I'm all o' a mizzy-maze.’

1880 T. Q. Couch E. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 93 Mismaze, bewilderment.

†3. Dazzling radiance. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > glare or dazzle

glarec1540

overlight1626

dazzlement1633

dazzle1651

fulgurance1652

glaringness1664

glaring1669

mizmaze1814

bray1929

1814 Gonzanga ii. i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre III. 110 I have now a scheme in my head, which..will envelope you all in a mizmaze of glory.

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

单词	mizmaze
释义	mizmazen. Brit. /ˈmɪzmeɪz/, U.S. /ˈmɪzˌmeɪz/ Forms: 1500s myse mase, 1500s–1600s mis-mase, 1500s– mizmaze, 1600s mismaze, 1600s misse-maze, 1600s miss-maze, 1700s miz-maze, 1700s mizz-maze; English regional 1800s– mismaze (south-western), 1800s– mis-maze (south-western), 1800s– mizmaze, 1800s– miz-maze, 1800s– miz-meaz (south-western), 1800s– mizz-maze (south-western), 1800s– mizzy-maaz (south-western), 1800s– mizzy-maze (south-western). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: maze n.¹ Etymology: Reduplication (with vowel variation) of maze n.¹ Compare mishmash n. and mixty-maxty adj. and n. 1. A labyrinth, a maze. Chiefly figurative. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > series of curves > [noun] > winding curve(s) > thing having > a maze or labyrinth mazec1430 mizmaze1547 labyrinth1577 turnabouta1603 meander1603 Daedal1699 dédale1916 1547 W. Salesbury Dict. Eng. & Welshe at Frustial A myse mase. 1587 J. Harmar tr. T. de Bèze Serm. 69 Salomon..hath walked vs through the whole labyrinth & mizmaze of this life. 1612 J. Davies Muses Sacrifice sig. B2^v Errors misse-maze, where lost is Veritie, Or blinded so, that still wrong course it takes. a1624 Bp. M. Smith Serm. (1632) 234 In this distraction, and mismaze, I thinke the middle-way to be the best way. 1678 E. Howard Man of Newmarket III. 29 How to pleasure such fair and worthy Flesh and Blood..is such a Mizmaze to Manhood. 1744 R. North & M. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North 41 The Gentlemen of the House were in a Miz-maze, and knew not how to take one Step towards extricating themselves. 1794 Percy's Reliq. (ed. 4) II. Gloss. at Maze On the top of Catharine-hill, Winchester (the usual play-place of the school), was a very perplexed and winding path, running in a very small space over a great deal of ground, called a Miz-Maze. 1992 Daily Tel. 25 July (Weekend Suppl.) p. vi/3 The smallest site we have listed is a 1660 patterned mizmaze, a 14-metre circular maze cut into turf. 2. A state of confusion or bewilderment; a muddle. all of a mizmaze: muddled, confused. Now British regional. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [noun] mingingOE riddleOE cumbermentc1300 willa1325 encumbrancec1330 were1338 perplexitya1393 discomfiturea1425 cumbrancec1460 confuse1483 proplexity1487 perplexion?c1500 amazedness?1520 amazement1553 subversion1558 amaze?1560 perplexednessa1586 confusedness1587 puzzle1599 confusion1600 mizmaze1604 discomfita1616 embarras1627 obfuscation1628 mystery1629 confoundedness1641 puzzledness1662 confuseness1710 puzzlement1731 puzzledom1748 embarrassment1751 puzzleation1767 bepuzzlement1806 conjecture1815 mystification1817 bewilderment1819 perplexment1826 fuddle1827 wilderment1830 discomforture1832 head-scratching1832 baffle1843 posement1850 muddlement1857 turbidity1868 fogging1878 bemuddlement1884 harl1889 befuddlement1905 turbidness1906 wuzziness1942 perplexability1999 1604 G. Babington Comf. Notes: Exod. i. (Exod.) viii. 103 The Lord will cut off that difference and mismaze,..and giue his truth victorie ouer all Inchanters. 1838 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 290 Our good old forefathers' English shall have become a base Mediterranean mizmaze, worthy only of the darkest of the dark ages. 1871 G. P. R. Pulman Rustic Sketches (ed. 3) 116 I da veel all ev a mizz-maze. 1875 Q. Rev. Oct. 392 The physico-theological mizmaze which..clouded the perception of those who were following immediately in the wake of Newton. 1880 L. Parr Adam & Eve xxvii. 371 I want to be a bit quiet—my head seems all of a mizmaze like. 1880 M. A. Courtney W. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 37/2 Miz-maze, Mizzy-maze... ‘I'm all o' a mizzy-maze.’ 1880 T. Q. Couch E. Cornwall Words in M. A. Courtney & T. Q. Couch Gloss. Words Cornwall 93 Mismaze, bewilderment. †3. Dazzling radiance. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [noun] > glare or dazzle glarec1540 overlight1626 dazzlement1633 dazzle1651 fulgurance1652 glaringness1664 glaring1669 mizmaze1814 bray1929 1814 Gonzanga ii. i, in J. Galt New Brit. Theatre III. 110 I have now a scheme in my head, which..will envelope you all in a mizmaze of glory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1547
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