单词 | no word but mum |
释义 | > as lemmasno word(s) but mum 1. ‘Hush!’, ‘Silence!’, ‘Not a word!’; also used to represent the inarticulate sound described in sense A. 1. Formerly frequently in †mum for that, †no word(s) but mum. Now rare.In quot. a1616 with play on mumbudget int. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > taciturnity [interjection] > silence or do not speak muma1500 mum's the word1540 mumbudgeta1566 viaa1616 quiet1814 shuddup1940 ciunas1987 a1500 (a1460) Towneley Plays (1897–1973) 233 Though thi lyppis be stokyn, yit myght thou say ‘mom’. 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. D4v Thhere was amonge them no worde then but mum. 1568 U. Fulwell Like wil to Like sig. E iij No more woords but mum & stand a while aside. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear iv. 191 Mum, mum, he that keepes neither crust nor crum, Wearie of all, shall want some. View more context for this quotation 1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iv. i Will Smalshankes has your daughter no word but mum. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. ii. 6 I come to her in white, and cry Mum; she cries Budget, and by that we know one another. View more context for this quotation 1677 J. Leanerd Country Innocence ii. 14 I smell my Landlord: but—no more words but mum. 1687 M. Prior & Earl of Halifax Hind & Panther Transvers'd 7 It has cost me some pains to clear Her Title. Well but Mum for that, Mr. Smith. 1715 J. Vanbrugh tr. F. C. Dancourt Country House ii. 23 What, does she play her Jests upon me too!—but mum, he laughs best that laughs last. 1751 D. Garrick Let. 17 Aug. (1963) I. 172 I shall present you with..new plays without number. But mum! do not even tell this to that deepest of all politicians, James Lacy, Esq. 1774 Debates at Robin Hood Soc. 10 Mack-do-all (aside to Silver Tongue.). Umph—Demure—Chief—Mum (clapping his finger to his mouth). 1815 Woman's Will i. ii, in New Brit. Theatre IV. 47 The reason is obvious—But mum for that. 1825 Lancet 26 Feb. 250/2 Mum was the order of the day, as if their air passages were hermetically sealed. 1892 W. S. Gilbert Mountebanks 1 But, mum! I must be discreet. < as lemmas |
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