Nottinghamn.

Brit.

/ˈnɒtɪŋəm/, U.S.

/ˈnɑdɪŋˌhæm/,

/ˈnɑdɪŋəm/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nottingham.

Etymology: < Nottingham, the name of a city in the east midlands of England.

1. attributive.

a. Designating things originating in, characteristic of, or associated with the city of Nottingham.

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1691 R. Ames Search after Claret i. 13 We concluded the Evening with Nottingham-Ale.

1708 in Bagford Ballads (1877) I. ii. 389 With Nottingham Ale At every Meal.

1748 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 18 Aug. (1966) II. 410 If you would order me six dozen of Nottingham ale..it would be very acceptable amongst my Neighbours.

1800 J. Murdock Beau Metamorphized ii. i. 37 Vainly. See what a figure the fellow has made of me. Finikin. Horrible, sir, he has sheered you as close as a Nottingham sheep.

1851 J. Pycroft Cricket Field vii. 151 Practise each kind of cut..and the Nottingham forward cut, with left leg over.

1869 J. C. Patteson Let. 24 Nov. in C. M. Yonge Life J. C. Patteson (1874) II. xi. 392 Nottingham drill, good towelling, huckaback, &c., ought to be worthwhile to send out.

1931 Star 8 May 8/3 She [sc. the housewife] would be even more annoyed if we were to prove to her that she had been burning Nottingham Top Hard for years to her satisfaction.

1963 Homes & Gardens May 81/3 The pink Nottingham brickwork for the outside walls.

1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 436/1 Whatever their origins, the Nottingham crocuses were able to flourish in the Trent meadows because of the way they were managed.

b. Designating a type of white lead or its colour. Frequently in Nottingham white. Now historical.

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1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 410 The Nottingham white-lead is the most esteemed for what is called flatting, or dead white.

1883 J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art & Archæol. 227/2 Nottingham white, white lead.

1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 360/3 Colors for Artists... New Blue, Nottingham White, Olive Lake [etc.].

1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting ii. 91 White lead..also called flake-white,..Nottingham white, [etc.].

1969 R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques 263/2 Nottingham white, an obsolete name for white lead, used in England during the 19th century.

c. Designating a type of machine-made flat lace originally produced in Nottingham. Esp. in Nottingham lace. Also absol.

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > machine-made

net1832

plait-net1844

Nottingham lace1848

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > lace > machine-made

Levers1867

Nottingham lace1921

1848 Spectator 13 May 466/2 The affections were to be transferred, at the order of a Cabinet Council, from Derby silk to Lyons, from Nottingham lace to Valenciennes.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. ix. 182 Hetty's dreams were all of luxuries: to sit in a carpeted parlour..to have Nottingham lace round the top of her gown.

1881 C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork Mod. Homes iii. 188 Edgings of the common Nottingham antique lace at eight to ten cents a yard.

1919 T. Wright Romance of Lace Pillow xv. 213 The low prices at which machine lace could be sold caused great consternation among the Bucks workers. ‘Nottingham Net’ followed by ‘Urling's Figured Imitations’.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Oct. 7/7 50 Pairs of Nottingham Lace Curtains at $1.95 a Pair.

1967 Guardian 3 July 4 Some of us still think of machine-made lace as ‘Nottingham’ and equate it with soot-soiled curtains in back streets.

1993 M. Cole Ladykiller (BNC) 152 She had been proud of her Nottingham lace curtains.

d. Designating a type of stoneware produced in Nottingham until the end of the 18th cent; (also) designating an article made of this.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > made of stoneware > type of stoneware

Böttger1850

Nottingham1855

1855 E. Acton Mod. Cookery (rev. ed.) xii. 243 Fill a brown upright Nottingham jar with alternate layers of mutton..potatoes, and..onions.

1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 167/1 Examples of Nottingham stoneware may be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 200/2 Nottingham earthenware, pottery made in Nottingham from the 13th cent. and its production continued along characteristic lines until about 1800. The manufactories making Nottingham wares are unidentified.

1973 Times 25 Aug. 12/4 The Nottingham bear jugs and owl jugs, weirdly modelled, are particularly sought after.

e. Angling. Designating a type of wooden fishing reel or the style of fishing associated with it. Now historical.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [adjective] > other methods of fishing

Nottingham1898

catch-and-release1960

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > reel > [noun] > types of

click reel1824

salmon reel1841

multiplier1847

salmon winch1883

casting-reel1892

check-reel1892

Nottingham1898

1898 W. J. Cummins Catal. 84 Very superior Nottingham Reels.

1900 A. E. T. Watson Young Sportsman 22 The principle of the Nottingham men was the travelling tackle, or ‘long corking’... The special tackle for this is a long and supple rod, upright rings, a Nottingham reel without check or complications..and quill or cork float.

1939 ‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air ii. iv. 87 I could give you all the details about gut-substitute and gimp and Limerick hooks..and Nottingham reels.

1963 Newnes Encycl. Angling 156/2 The tackle used in Nottingham-style fishing is heavier than that generally adopted in the Sheffield style.

1977 B. Harris Guiness Guide Saltwater Angling 21 The centrepin or Nottingham freshwater reel is one that may be done without.

f. Bridge. Designating a one-club system originating in Nottingham.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > systems of bidding

majority calling1927

value calling1927

Culbertson1929

Blackwood convention1937

Acol system1938

McKenney convention1939

Stayman1952

Nottingham1954

Blackwood1958

1954 M. Burns (title) The Nottingham club system of contract bridge.

1959 Listener 8 Jan. 84/2 In this town our convention is the Nottingham One Club.

1959 T. Reese & A. Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 154 Of the many one-club systems that were popular in the early days of contract, one of the few that have survived in Britain and America is the Nottingham system.

1994 P. Donovan & D. Parry Collins Dict. Bridge Terms 104 Nottingham club system, a simple English 1 system popular in the Nottingham area. The system is based on an artificial 1 opening (16–21 points) and five-card majors.

2. Nottingham catchfly n. a campion, Silene nutans, with drooping white flowers which open in the evening, native to Eurasia and North Africa and first recorded in Britain growing around Nottingham Castle.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > campion and ragged robin

cow-rattle14..

campion1576

behen1578

crowsoap1578

white campion1578

catchfly1597

feather-top wild campion1597

frothy poppy1597

lime-wort1597

nonsuch1597

sea campion1597

spattling poppy (also campion)1597

Greek rose1601

lychnis1601

knap-bottle1640

moss pink1641

Lobel's catchfly1664

red robin1678

moss campion1690

red campion1728

round robin1741

Silene1751

Nottingham catchfly1762

silenal1836

Robin Hood1844

thunder-flower1853

gunpowder weed1860

sea-catchfly1864

robin redbreast1880

poppy1886

thunderbolt1886

rattleweed1893

cancer1896

bladder-campion-

1690 J. Ray Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Brit. 140 Lychnis sylvestris alba... Wild white Catchfly. On the walls of Nottingham-Castle, and thereabout; shewn us first by Tho. Willsel.]

1762 W. Hudson Flora Anglica 165 Nottingham catchfly. Habitat in pratis montosis. On the walls of Nottingham-castle, and thereabout.

1852 A. Pratt Wild Flowers I. 158 No less fragrant are the flowers of one variety of the Nottingham Catchfly.

1922 H. S. Salt Call of Wildflower xiv. 105 A month later the equally attractive Nottingham catch-fly (silene nutans) will be abundant on the rocks; a plant..which expands its petals and becomes fragrant in the evening.

1994 A. Stewart et al. Scarce Plants in Brit. 387 Nottingham catchfly... This is a plant of chalk and limestone grassland and open communities, usually on shallow, well-drained soils.

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

单词	nottingham
释义	Nottinghamn. Brit. /ˈnɒtɪŋəm/, U.S. /ˈnɑdɪŋˌhæm/, /ˈnɑdɪŋəm/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nottingham. Etymology: < Nottingham, the name of a city in the east midlands of England. 1. attributive. a. Designating things originating in, characteristic of, or associated with the city of Nottingham. ΚΠ 1691 R. Ames Search after Claret i. 13 We concluded the Evening with Nottingham-Ale. 1708 in Bagford Ballads (1877) I. ii. 389 With Nottingham Ale At every Meal. 1748 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 18 Aug. (1966) II. 410 If you would order me six dozen of Nottingham ale..it would be very acceptable amongst my Neighbours. 1800 J. Murdock Beau Metamorphized ii. i. 37 Vainly. See what a figure the fellow has made of me. Finikin. Horrible, sir, he has sheered you as close as a Nottingham sheep. 1851 J. Pycroft Cricket Field vii. 151 Practise each kind of cut..and the Nottingham forward cut, with left leg over. 1869 J. C. Patteson Let. 24 Nov. in C. M. Yonge Life J. C. Patteson (1874) II. xi. 392 Nottingham drill, good towelling, huckaback, &c., ought to be worthwhile to send out. 1931 Star 8 May 8/3 She [sc. the housewife] would be even more annoyed if we were to prove to her that she had been burning Nottingham Top Hard for years to her satisfaction. 1963 Homes & Gardens May 81/3 The pink Nottingham brickwork for the outside walls. 1996 R. Mabey Flora Britannica 436/1 Whatever their origins, the Nottingham crocuses were able to flourish in the Trent meadows because of the way they were managed. b. Designating a type of white lead or its colour. Frequently in Nottingham white. Now historical. ΚΠ 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 410 The Nottingham white-lead is the most esteemed for what is called flatting, or dead white. 1883 J. W. Mollett Illustr. Dict. Art & Archæol. 227/2 Nottingham white, white lead. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 360/3 Colors for Artists... New Blue, Nottingham White, Olive Lake [etc.]. 1934 H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting ii. 91 White lead..also called flake-white,..Nottingham white, [etc.]. 1969 R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques 263/2 Nottingham white, an obsolete name for white lead, used in England during the 19th century. c. Designating a type of machine-made flat lace originally produced in Nottingham. Esp. in Nottingham lace. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > consisting of loops or looped stitches > lace > machine-made net1832 plait-net1844 Nottingham lace1848 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [adjective] > lace > machine-made Levers1867 Nottingham lace1921 1848 Spectator 13 May 466/2 The affections were to be transferred, at the order of a Cabinet Council, from Derby silk to Lyons, from Nottingham lace to Valenciennes. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. ix. 182 Hetty's dreams were all of luxuries: to sit in a carpeted parlour..to have Nottingham lace round the top of her gown. 1881 C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork Mod. Homes iii. 188 Edgings of the common Nottingham antique lace at eight to ten cents a yard. 1919 T. Wright Romance of Lace Pillow xv. 213 The low prices at which machine lace could be sold caused great consternation among the Bucks workers. ‘Nottingham Net’ followed by ‘Urling's Figured Imitations’. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Oct. 7/7 50 Pairs of Nottingham Lace Curtains at $1.95 a Pair. 1967 Guardian 3 July 4 Some of us still think of machine-made lace as ‘Nottingham’ and equate it with soot-soiled curtains in back streets. 1993 M. Cole Ladykiller (BNC) 152 She had been proud of her Nottingham lace curtains. d. Designating a type of stoneware produced in Nottingham until the end of the 18th cent; (also) designating an article made of this. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [adjective] > made of stoneware > type of stoneware Böttger1850 Nottingham1855 1855 E. Acton Mod. Cookery (rev. ed.) xii. 243 Fill a brown upright Nottingham jar with alternate layers of mutton..potatoes, and..onions. 1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 167/1 Examples of Nottingham stoneware may be seen in the Victoria and Albert Museum. 1960 H. Hayward Connoisseur's Handbk. Antique Collecting 200/2 Nottingham earthenware, pottery made in Nottingham from the 13th cent. and its production continued along characteristic lines until about 1800. The manufactories making Nottingham wares are unidentified. 1973 Times 25 Aug. 12/4 The Nottingham bear jugs and owl jugs, weirdly modelled, are particularly sought after. e. Angling. Designating a type of wooden fishing reel or the style of fishing associated with it. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [adjective] > other methods of fishing Nottingham1898 catch-and-release1960 the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > reel > [noun] > types of click reel1824 salmon reel1841 multiplier1847 salmon winch1883 casting-reel1892 check-reel1892 Nottingham1898 1898 W. J. Cummins Catal. 84 Very superior Nottingham Reels. 1900 A. E. T. Watson Young Sportsman 22 The principle of the Nottingham men was the travelling tackle, or ‘long corking’... The special tackle for this is a long and supple rod, upright rings, a Nottingham reel without check or complications..and quill or cork float. 1939 ‘G. Orwell’ Coming up for Air ii. iv. 87 I could give you all the details about gut-substitute and gimp and Limerick hooks..and Nottingham reels. 1963 Newnes Encycl. Angling 156/2 The tackle used in Nottingham-style fishing is heavier than that generally adopted in the Sheffield style. 1977 B. Harris Guiness Guide Saltwater Angling 21 The centrepin or Nottingham freshwater reel is one that may be done without. f. Bridge. Designating a one-club system originating in Nottingham. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > bridge > [noun] > actions or tactics > call > bidding > systems of bidding majority calling1927 value calling1927 Culbertson1929 Blackwood convention1937 Acol system1938 McKenney convention1939 Stayman1952 Nottingham1954 Blackwood1958 1954 M. Burns (title) The Nottingham club system of contract bridge. 1959 Listener 8 Jan. 84/2 In this town our convention is the Nottingham One Club. 1959 T. Reese & A. Dormer Bridge Player's Dict. 154 Of the many one-club systems that were popular in the early days of contract, one of the few that have survived in Britain and America is the Nottingham system. 1994 P. Donovan & D. Parry Collins Dict. Bridge Terms 104 Nottingham club system, a simple English 1 system popular in the Nottingham area. The system is based on an artificial 1 opening (16–21 points) and five-card majors. 2. Nottingham catchfly n. a campion, Silene nutans, with drooping white flowers which open in the evening, native to Eurasia and North Africa and first recorded in Britain growing around Nottingham Castle. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Caryophyllaceae (chickweeds and allies) > [noun] > campion and ragged robin cow-rattle14.. campion1576 behen1578 crowsoap1578 white campion1578 catchfly1597 feather-top wild campion1597 frothy poppy1597 lime-wort1597 nonsuch1597 sea campion1597 spattling poppy (also campion)1597 Greek rose1601 lychnis1601 knap-bottle1640 moss pink1641 Lobel's catchfly1664 red robin1678 moss campion1690 red campion1728 round robin1741 Silene1751 Nottingham catchfly1762 silenal1836 Robin Hood1844 thunder-flower1853 gunpowder weed1860 sea-catchfly1864 robin redbreast1880 poppy1886 thunderbolt1886 rattleweed1893 cancer1896 bladder-campion- 1690 J. Ray Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Brit. 140 Lychnis sylvestris alba... Wild white Catchfly. On the walls of Nottingham-Castle, and thereabout; shewn us first by Tho. Willsel.] 1762 W. Hudson Flora Anglica 165 Nottingham catchfly. Habitat in pratis montosis. On the walls of Nottingham-castle, and thereabout. 1852 A. Pratt Wild Flowers I. 158 No less fragrant are the flowers of one variety of the Nottingham Catchfly. 1922 H. S. Salt Call of Wildflower xiv. 105 A month later the equally attractive Nottingham catch-fly (silene nutans) will be abundant on the rocks; a plant..which expands its petals and becomes fragrant in the evening. 1994 A. Stewart et al. Scarce Plants in Brit. 387 Nottingham catchfly... This is a plant of chalk and limestone grassland and open communities, usually on shallow, well-drained soils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1691
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