单词 | monteith |
释义 | monteithn.1 Now historical. A deep, ornamental, usually silver bowl having a scalloped rim from which drinking vessels may be hung, formerly used for cooling glasses (see quot. 1683) or as a punchbowl. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > preparation of drinks > [noun] > bowl for cooling glasses monteith1683 1683 A. Wood Life & Times (1894) III. 84 This year..came up a vessel or bason notched at the brims to let drinking glasses hang there by the foot so that the body or drinking place might hang in the water to coole them. Such a bason was called a ‘Monteigh’, from a fantastical Scot called ‘Monsieur Monteigh’, who at that time or a little before wore the bottome of his cloake or coate so notched ˘˘˘˘. 1689 T. Shadwell Bury-Fair iii. i. 28 Where is this damn'd Butler? bring the Monteith, and Bottles. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Monteth, a scollop'd Bason to cool Glasses in. 1728 in S. Young Ann. Barber-surgeons London (1890) 489 An earthen monteth. 1773 London Chron. 7 Sept. 248/3 The following articles..were assayed and marked;..montéffs, mazareens. 1822 Auction Catal. Fonthill Abbey 31 Two old Derby montephs, blue and gold. 1848 H. R. Forster Stowe Catal. 126 An oval tub-shaped monteith. 1901 Athenæum 10 Aug. 197/2 A monteth, containing thirteen silver beakers, given to the town [sc. Nottingham] in 1689. 1966 Listener 29 Dec. 963/3 The proudest place must be given to a splendid punch bowl... It has lions' heads, with rings through their mouths, for handles, and it is called a monteith. 2000 Scotsman (Nexis) 14 Apr. 19 Dad was simply selling everything as he ran out of money... I remember him selling this exquisite antique silver bowl—the Monteith bowl. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022). Monteithn.2 Now historical. A type of dyed cotton handkerchief, usually of Turkey red and having a pattern of white dots produced by removing or bleaching out spots of dye from the textile. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > kerchief > types of rumal1622 bandana1732 Barcelona1761 pulicat1768 fogle1811 kora1833 shawl-handkerchief1838 web1843 foulard1856 waterman1860 Malabar1882 Monteith1882 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 350 Monteiths, a description of Cotton Handkerchiefs, which are dyed of one uniform colour, but have a pattern of white spots occurring at regular distances... These goods are known by the name of the manufacturers, at Glasgow. 1957 M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 226/1 Monteith,..cotton handkerchief, having colored background with white design, made by discharging dye. 1958 A. Clow & N. L. Clow in C. Singer et al. Hist. Technol. IV. viii. 249 5000 looms were employed in 1796 in the neighbourhood of Glasgow making pullicates for the Turkey-red dyers. These became known throughout Europe as monteiths, after Henry Monteith, who acquired Dalmarnock from Macintosh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11683n.21882 |
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