† motelingn.

Forms: see mote n.¹ and -ling suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mote n.¹, -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < mote n.¹ + -ling suffix¹.

Chiefly poetic. Obsolete.

A minute particle of dust; (more generally) something very small.

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the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing

minutea1450

minim1590

mite1594

titmouse1596

moteling1605

atom1633

thingling1652

long-little1653

parvitude1659

bodikin1668

eschantillon1720

niff-naff1808

smolt1808

runt1819

titty-tottya1825

featherweight1838

thinglet1839

shable1842

thumb1854

nubbin1857

speckle1882

teeny-weeny1894

hickey1909

tiddler1937

pinhead1951

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de Faur Τετραστικα in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 677 It is a moatling hatcht of th' Vnitie.

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 12 A cloud of Moatlings hummes Above our heads.

1824 C. Lamb Let. 10 Aug. (1935) II. 434 I wash my hands in fishets that come through the pump every morning thick as motelings.

a1899 W. Allingham By Way (1912) 46 Into fiery rings, I saw the Motelings dance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	moteling
释义	† motelingn. Forms: see mote n.¹ and -ling suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mote n.¹, -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < mote n.¹ + -ling suffix¹. Chiefly poetic. Obsolete. A minute particle of dust; (more generally) something very small. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing minutea1450 minim1590 mite1594 titmouse1596 moteling1605 atom1633 thingling1652 long-little1653 parvitude1659 bodikin1668 eschantillon1720 niff-naff1808 smolt1808 runt1819 titty-tottya1825 featherweight1838 thinglet1839 shable1842 thumb1854 nubbin1857 speckle1882 teeny-weeny1894 hickey1909 tiddler1937 pinhead1951 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de Faur Τετραστικα in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. 677 It is a moatling hatcht of th' Vnitie. 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 12 A cloud of Moatlings hummes Above our heads. 1824 C. Lamb Let. 10 Aug. (1935) II. 434 I wash my hands in fishets that come through the pump every morning thick as motelings. a1899 W. Allingham By Way (1912) 46 Into fiery rings, I saw the Motelings dance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1605
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