monopedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)pɛd/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnəˌpɛd/

Forms: 1800s– monoped, 1800s– monopede Brit.

/ˈmɒnə(ʊ)piːd/, U.S.

/ˈmɑnoʊˌpid/.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, -ped comb. form.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + -ped comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin monopes , adjective and noun (second half of the 12th cent. in a British source), French monopède monster with only one foot (1775 in Voltaire). Compare earlier monopod n., and also earlier biped n. and adj., multiped n. and adj.

A. adj.

1. Having only one foot or one leg; relating to the possession of one foot or one leg.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > having one foot

monoped1827

monopodous1884

monopode1890

1827 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxxi, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 356 Any one single thing in this world.., rational or irrational, monoped, biped, or quadruped.

1983 Oil & Gas Jrnl. (Nexis) 17 Jan. 58 One of the country's leading construction groups..has designed a monoped concrete platform for use in iceberg areas off the east coast of Canada.

1991 D. Richler Kicking Tomorrow xi. 178 Is there really such a thing as nympho housewives? And monopede mania—do some men really have a fetish for women's leg-stumps?

2. Performed on only one foot; one-legged. rare.

ΚΠ

1973 Observer 9 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 87/3 ‘No one has exceeded what I do on one leg.’ His monoped marathon begins again..with a new musical version of ‘Treasure Island’.

B. n.

A person, animal, or thing having only one foot or one leg.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > animal with one foot

monoped1873

monopode1890

1873 Littell's Living Age 18 Jan. 184/1 A lamb-headed servant,..also a monoped, follows the haughty cockatoo-headed fop.

1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Monopede, a monstrosity in which the two lower limbs are fused into one.

1916 V. T. Pomeroy (title) The Merry Monopedes, and other stories for children.

1978 Amateur Photographer 2 Aug. 110/2 A monoped is exactly what you might expect—a stand with one leg.

1997 I. Sinclair Lights out for Territory (1998) 78 Random hallucinations multiply: monopeds, amputees, skipping along like a mocking subtext.

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

单词	monoped
释义	monopedadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)pɛd/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌpɛd/ Forms: 1800s– monoped, 1800s– monopede Brit. /ˈmɒnə(ʊ)piːd/, U.S. /ˈmɑnoʊˌpid/. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, -ped comb. form. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + -ped comb. form. Compare post-classical Latin monopes , adjective and noun (second half of the 12th cent. in a British source), French monopède monster with only one foot (1775 in Voltaire). Compare earlier monopod n., and also earlier biped n. and adj., multiped n. and adj. A. adj. 1. Having only one foot or one leg; relating to the possession of one foot or one leg. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [adjective] > of feet > having feet > having one foot monoped1827 monopodous1884 monopode1890 1827 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxxi, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 356 Any one single thing in this world.., rational or irrational, monoped, biped, or quadruped. 1983 Oil & Gas Jrnl. (Nexis) 17 Jan. 58 One of the country's leading construction groups..has designed a monoped concrete platform for use in iceberg areas off the east coast of Canada. 1991 D. Richler Kicking Tomorrow xi. 178 Is there really such a thing as nympho housewives? And monopede mania—do some men really have a fetish for women's leg-stumps? 2. Performed on only one foot; one-legged. rare. ΚΠ 1973 Observer 9 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 87/3 ‘No one has exceeded what I do on one leg.’ His monoped marathon begins again..with a new musical version of ‘Treasure Island’. B. n. A person, animal, or thing having only one foot or one leg. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > body and limbs > [noun] > paw or foot > animal with one foot monoped1873 monopode1890 1873 Littell's Living Age 18 Jan. 184/1 A lamb-headed servant,..also a monoped, follows the haughty cockatoo-headed fop. 1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Monopede, a monstrosity in which the two lower limbs are fused into one. 1916 V. T. Pomeroy (title) The Merry Monopedes, and other stories for children. 1978 Amateur Photographer 2 Aug. 110/2 A monoped is exactly what you might expect—a stand with one leg. 1997 I. Sinclair Lights out for Territory (1998) 78 Random hallucinations multiply: monopeds, amputees, skipping along like a mocking subtext. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1827
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