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单词 new nothing
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new nothing
new nothing n. Obsolete a worthless novelty; (British regional) nothing at all; cf. nothing pron. and n. 6a.
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the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > a new thing or novelty > worthless
new nothing1577
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > worthless > types of
eggshell1550
new nothing1577
earth?1592
shuck1851
putty medal1893
garbage can1922
1577 N. Breton Wks. Young Wyt 17 A new nothing, which many a day agen, Children were woont to hang vpon their sleeues..To still them strayght, and make them be at rest.
?1577 Misogonus in R. W. Bond Early Plays from Ital. (1911) 222 And thou will william thoust be a good boy & ile ge the a new nothi [ng] .
1641 R. West in J. Wilkins Mercury sig. A7v Fresh Heresies (New-nothings) still appear.
1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. iii. 212 The Allegorizers and Inventers of Mysteries..are ravished..with the discovery of a New-nothing.
1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 52 If you'll be good children, I'll bring you all a new-nothing to hang on your sleeves, i.e. nothing at all.
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