> as lemmas

more and less

†a. Of a material object: greater in size, larger (than another of the same or different type). Of persons and animals: taller, bigger. Frequently in more and less and variants: greater and smaller; from the largest to the smallest. Cf. senses D. 1, C. 3b. Obsolete.With reference to a city, country, etc., overlapping with sense A. 1e, sometimes with admixture of sense A. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > larger

moreeOE

greaterOE

eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xxi. 155 Ða nietenu ðonne, ðeah hie maran sien, hie beoð suiður ahæfen from eorðan.

OE Ælfric Homily (Trin. Cambr. B.15.34) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1968) II. 552 Þa elebeamas beoð maran on wæstme, and þa berian grytran.

lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 626 Þær he het eft timbrian maran cyrican of stane.

a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 179 (MED) Pisces maiores deuorant minores..þe more fishes in þe se eten þe lasse.

c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 1701 (MED) Þo stod hauelok..Rith al bi þe heued more Þanne ani þat þer-inne stod.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 999 Yrlonde..More he is þan engelond.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 2112 (MED) Mani contre þar-in es And dughti cites mare and lesse.

a1422 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 360 Þilke cofre w^t þe þre heuedes shal be y-set in a more Cofre.

?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 151 He founded the grete cytee Iȝonge in Cathay, þat is a gret del more þan Rome.

c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame 500 Hit semed moche more Then I had any egle seyn.

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 132 Þer is with-in my body a precious stone..and it is more þan ane egg.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 347 (MED) In all youre skylles more and les, for mysfowndyng fayll ye.

c1540 in Trans. London & Middlesex Archæol. Soc. 4 346 A more and a lesse quysshion of crymsyn velvet.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 20 Another kynde of hunting dog is to sent, of quhilkes sum ar mekle mair than vthir sum.

c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1922) II. 51 This Ile of Man contenis as it war twa ilandis, the first is southwardis and the mair cuntrie.

1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 247 Mair in a mair Dish. That is, a great deal more; an Answer to them who ask you if you will have any more, when you have gotten but very little.

1887 W. Morris Odyssey x. 396 And men again were they gotten, yet younger than afore, And fairer folk to look on, and mightier and more.

extracted from moreadj.pron.adv.n.³prep.

more and less

†b. more and less (also more and min): altogether, entirely, as a whole. Cf. sense D. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > as a whole [phrase]

more and lessa1400

by greatc1475

of greatc1503

more and min1578

as a whole1643

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 13664 (MED) Þair strijf he wist bath less and mare.

a1450 Lessons of Dirige (Digby) 290 in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 116 (MED) Lordis hande hath towched me more and myn.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 306 (MED) Clad all in purpur was she more & lesse.

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 29 Quhat I haif tholit les and mair.

1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 243 I sall ȝow schaw the mater mair and min.

extracted from moreadj.pron.adv.n.³prep.

more and less

1. With plural agreement. People of high rank. more and less (also more and min): persons of all ranks; everyone without exception. (neither) more nor less: no one. Cf. great n. 2b, much pron. and n. 3. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > people collectively > [noun] > all people

all the worldOE

all ledea1275

more and minc1275

most and leasta1300

much and litec1330

mo and lessc1426

the whole world1530

cut and long tail1576

universal1596

general1604

universality1606

university1677

all outdoors1833

John Q.1937

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is more important

morec1275

major1626

organ-grinder1957

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15600 Nefden heo nane are of þan lasse no of þan mare.

c1300 Assumption of Virgin (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1901) l. 62 Heo seruede boþe lasse and more.

c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) 4252 (MED) Þer ne scapede lasse ne more.

c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 6650 ‘As armes!’ gred alle..Boþe þe more & þe lasse.

a1400 (?c1300) Lay Folks Mass Bk. (Royal) (1879) 136 Haue mercie on vs, more & mynne.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 345 I woll nat be knowyn of neythir more ne lesse.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 22 (MED) Fare well les, & fare well more..I will go me to hyde.

a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 148 (MED) Folk shall bow vnto his hand Both more and myn.

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 43 Christ..gaif the same Till his Apostillis mair and min.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. iv. 12 Both more and lesse haue giuen him the Reuolt, And none serue with him.

1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason vi. 116 Thereat was Argo brought up to the shore, And straight all landed from her, less and more.

extracted from moreadj.pron.adv.n.³prep.

as lemmas

单词	more and less
释义	> as lemmas more and less †a. Of a material object: greater in size, larger (than another of the same or different type). Of persons and animals: taller, bigger. Frequently in more and less and variants: greater and smaller; from the largest to the smallest. Cf. senses D. 1, C. 3b. Obsolete.With reference to a city, country, etc., overlapping with sense A. 1e, sometimes with admixture of sense A. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > larger moreeOE greaterOE eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xxi. 155 Ða nietenu ðonne, ðeah hie maran sien, hie beoð suiður ahæfen from eorðan. OE Ælfric Homily (Trin. Cambr. B.15.34) in J. C. Pope Homilies of Ælfric (1968) II. 552 Þa elebeamas beoð maran on wæstme, and þa berian grytran. lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 626 Þær he het eft timbrian maran cyrican of stane. a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 179 (MED) Pisces maiores deuorant minores..þe more fishes in þe se eten þe lasse. c1300 Havelok (Laud) (1868) 1701 (MED) Þo stod hauelok..Rith al bi þe heued more Þanne ani þat þer-inne stod. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 999 Yrlonde..More he is þan engelond. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 2112 (MED) Mani contre þar-in es And dughti cites mare and lesse. a1422 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 360 Þilke cofre w^t þe þre heuedes shal be y-set in a more Cofre. ?a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Titus C.xvi) (1919) 151 He founded the grete cytee Iȝonge in Cathay, þat is a gret del more þan Rome. c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame 500 Hit semed moche more Then I had any egle seyn. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 132 Þer is with-in my body a precious stone..and it is more þan ane egg. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 347 (MED) In all youre skylles more and les, for mysfowndyng fayll ye. c1540 in Trans. London & Middlesex Archæol. Soc. 4 346 A more and a lesse quysshion of crymsyn velvet. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 20 Another kynde of hunting dog is to sent, of quhilkes sum ar mekle mair than vthir sum. c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1922) II. 51 This Ile of Man contenis as it war twa ilandis, the first is southwardis and the mair cuntrie. 1721 J. Kelly Compl. Coll. Scotish Prov. 247 Mair in a mair Dish. That is, a great deal more; an Answer to them who ask you if you will have any more, when you have gotten but very little. 1887 W. Morris Odyssey x. 396 And men again were they gotten, yet younger than afore, And fairer folk to look on, and mightier and more. extracted from moreadj.pron.adv.n.³prep. more and less †b. more and less (also more and min): altogether, entirely, as a whole. Cf. sense D. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > as a whole [phrase] more and lessa1400 by greatc1475 of greatc1503 more and min1578 as a whole1643 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 13664 (MED) Þair strijf he wist bath less and mare. a1450 Lessons of Dirige (Digby) 290 in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 116 (MED) Lordis hande hath towched me more and myn. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 306 (MED) Clad all in purpur was she more & lesse. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 29 Quhat I haif tholit les and mair. 1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 243 I sall ȝow schaw the mater mair and min. extracted from moreadj.pron.adv.n.³prep. more and less 1. With plural agreement. People of high rank. more and less (also more and min): persons of all ranks; everyone without exception. (neither) more nor less: no one. Cf. great n. 2b, much pron. and n. 3. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > people collectively > [noun] > all people all the worldOE all ledea1275 more and minc1275 most and leasta1300 much and litec1330 mo and lessc1426 the whole world1530 cut and long tail1576 universal1596 general1604 universality1606 university1677 all outdoors1833 John Q.1937 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one who is more important morec1275 major1626 organ-grinder1957 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1978) l. 15600 Nefden heo nane are of þan lasse no of þan mare. c1300 Assumption of Virgin (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1901) l. 62 Heo seruede boþe lasse and more. c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) 4252 (MED) Þer ne scapede lasse ne more. c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) 6650 ‘As armes!’ gred alle..Boþe þe more & þe lasse. a1400 (?c1300) Lay Folks Mass Bk. (Royal) (1879) 136 Haue mercie on vs, more & mynne. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll. 13) (1990) I. 345 I woll nat be knowyn of neythir more ne lesse. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 22 (MED) Fare well les, & fare well more..I will go me to hyde. a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 148 (MED) Folk shall bow vnto his hand Both more and myn. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 43 Christ..gaif the same Till his Apostillis mair and min. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) v. iv. 12 Both more and lesse haue giuen him the Reuolt, And none serue with him. View more context for this quotation 1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason vi. 116 Thereat was Argo brought up to the shore, And straight all landed from her, less and more. extracted from moreadj.pron.adv.n.³prep. < as lemmas
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