noshin.

Brit.

/ˈnɒʃi/, U.S.

/ˈnɑʃi/

Forms: 1800s nosi, 1800s– noshi.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese noshi.

Etymology: < Japanese noshi a stretched-out, dried abalone strip, which was originally placed inside a decoratively folded paper as an element of formal gift-wrapping (13th cent.; 1603 as noxi in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam), short for noshi-awabi (13th cent.; 1603 as noxiauabi in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam) < noshi- , combining stem of nosu to stretch out + awabi (see awabi n.).

A Japanese token of esteem forming part of the wrapping of a gift, originally a piece of dried awabi but now usually a specially folded piece of paper. Cf. origami n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift of appreciation or esteem

offeringc1330

tribute1585

oblation1595

honorarium1609

honorary1610

noshi1822

testimonial1838

1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. (ed. 2) III. 150 This fucus is by some called Nosi.]

1822 F. Shoberl tr. I. Titsingh Illustr. Japan 193 Nosi or dried rock leech (a small piece of which is attached to every present in token of congratulation).

1855 R. Hildreth Japan as it was & Is xli. 434 Nosi, a species of edible sea-weed, of which small pieces are attached to every congratulatory present.

1891 A. M. Bacon Japanese Girls & Women i. 2 Tied with a peculiar red and white string, in which is inserted the noshi, or bit of dried fish daintily folded in a piece of coloured paper, which is an indispensable accompaniment of every present.

1954 J. M. Morris Wise Bamboo iv. 61 It was wrapped as a Japanese wedding gift, tied with gold and white cords in the traditional knot and with a paper noshi, the Japanese sign of a gift, on the wrapping.

1971 ‘R. Harbin’ More Origami 39 A simple Noshi which is a good luck item given with anything.

1989 Man 24 633 (note) Noshi paper graphically depicts a small piece of abalone fish which originally indicated an assurance that the donor was not in a state of pollution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noshi
释义	noshin. Brit. /ˈnɒʃi/, U.S. /ˈnɑʃi/ Forms: 1800s nosi, 1800s– noshi. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese noshi. Etymology: < Japanese noshi a stretched-out, dried abalone strip, which was originally placed inside a decoratively folded paper as an element of formal gift-wrapping (13th cent.; 1603 as noxi in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam), short for noshi-awabi (13th cent.; 1603 as noxiauabi in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam) < noshi- , combining stem of nosu to stretch out + awabi (see awabi n.). A Japanese token of esteem forming part of the wrapping of a gift, originally a piece of dried awabi but now usually a specially folded piece of paper. Cf. origami n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift of appreciation or esteem offeringc1330 tribute1585 oblation1595 honorarium1609 honorary1610 noshi1822 testimonial1838 1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. (ed. 2) III. 150 This fucus is by some called Nosi.] 1822 F. Shoberl tr. I. Titsingh Illustr. Japan 193 Nosi or dried rock leech (a small piece of which is attached to every present in token of congratulation). 1855 R. Hildreth Japan as it was & Is xli. 434 Nosi, a species of edible sea-weed, of which small pieces are attached to every congratulatory present. 1891 A. M. Bacon Japanese Girls & Women i. 2 Tied with a peculiar red and white string, in which is inserted the noshi, or bit of dried fish daintily folded in a piece of coloured paper, which is an indispensable accompaniment of every present. 1954 J. M. Morris Wise Bamboo iv. 61 It was wrapped as a Japanese wedding gift, tied with gold and white cords in the traditional knot and with a paper noshi, the Japanese sign of a gift, on the wrapping. 1971 ‘R. Harbin’ More Origami 39 A simple Noshi which is a good luck item given with anything. 1989 Man 24 633 (note) Noshi paper graphically depicts a small piece of abalone fish which originally indicated an assurance that the donor was not in a state of pollution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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