offcastn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɒfkɑːst/,

/ˈɒfkast/, U.S.

/ˈɔfˈkæst/,

/ˈɑfˈkæst/

Forms: see off adv. and cast v.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adv., English cast , cast v.

Etymology: < off adv. + cast, past participle of Acast v. Compare off-cast v.

A. n.

A thing or person that is cast off, rejected, or unwanted (literal or figurative); spec. (an item of) discarded clothing, a cast-off. Cf. outcast n.¹

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance > that which is rejected or refused

offcasta1387

rejected1593

refusal1618

discarding1731

refused1740

return1749

throwaway1870

discard1888

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance > that which is rejected or refused > person that is rejected

offcasta1387

oversight1531

retraict1575

rejected1593

reject1917

unwanted1932

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 439 (MED) Men ete skynnes of scheldes and of cast [v.rr. outcast, of castyng; L. purgamenta] of herbes þat clevede on þe walles.

1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxxii. 600 How would those greate men haue yeelded to such an ofcast?

1591 R. Bruce Sermons sig. T2^v He will thinke him to be a reprobate, to be ane affcast.

1595 J. Davis Seamans Secrets Ep. Ded. ⁋3 The word of God published to the blessed recouery of the forraine ofcastes.

1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 138 I am an offcast from my family—a wanderer—a nameless, homeless wanderer.

1845 S. Judd Margaret i. xiv. 104 The..suit of..the Sexton..is known to be an off-cast of the Parson's.

1852 M. W. Savage Reuben Medlicott (1864) iii. vi. 310 The off~casts of all the professions—doctors without patients, lawyers without briefs.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. iv. 30 This wood..is the offcast of the great Siberian and American rivers.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlviii. 450 Their offcasts, the bergs.

1909 J. T. Jeannie Jaffray vi. 61 Their father's affcasts an' gran'father's leavin's are made to fit them at sma' cost.

1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iv. 42 They were tough, wiry little men, dressed in the main with off-casts of service clothing.

2001 FourFourTwo Oct. 133/4 Lillestrom's transfer policy relies on buying cheap offcasts from other teams.

B. adj.

Cast off, rejected (literal and figurative). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting > rejected

refusea1413

reproveda1425

offcastc1450

disallowed1539

repudiate1543

rejected1567

unpicked1568

unelecteda1586

disavowed1591

discarded1593

disclaimed1595

repudiated1610

unaccepted1612

refused1790

reject1955

c1450 C. d'Orleans Poems (1941) 70 (MED) Alone y lyue, an ofcast creature.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xlvii. 10) The ofcast Jews whom their own misbeleif hath banished from the Church.

1637 Songs Costume (1849) 143 Some borrow'd off~cast vaine attire.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge To Rdr. The slighted and off-cast words in the mouths of Handy~crafts-men.

1812 J. Galt Clytemnestra ii. ii, in Tragedies 236 Seeing me thoughtful and diseased at heart To be this offcast from the ties of nature, He ey'd me kindly.

1821 T. Erskine Remarks Internal Evid. (ed. 3) iv. 102 Mercy towards this offcast race.

1868 C. Lofft Ernest (ed. 2) iv. 73 Clothe his mannikin In the offcast Christian cload.

1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 298 In the tombs of the Past, Toys outworn and offcast, Are the things to have found that we ween.

1997 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) 9 Apr. 7 a The Ada Recreation Center, a converted Penney's outlet on Main Street that's now home to a handful of pool tables and a row of offcast video games.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	offcast
释义	offcastn.adj. Brit. /ˈɒfkɑːst/, /ˈɒfkast/, U.S. /ˈɔfˈkæst/, /ˈɑfˈkæst/ Forms: see off adv. and cast v. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: off adv., English cast , cast v. Etymology: < off adv. + cast, past participle of Acast v. Compare off-cast v. A. n. A thing or person that is cast off, rejected, or unwanted (literal or figurative); spec. (an item of) discarded clothing, a cast-off. Cf. outcast n.¹ ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance > that which is rejected or refused offcasta1387 rejected1593 refusal1618 discarding1731 refused1740 return1749 throwaway1870 discard1888 the mind > language > statement > refusal > [noun] > rejection or non-acceptance > that which is rejected or refused > person that is rejected offcasta1387 oversight1531 retraict1575 rejected1593 reject1917 unwanted1932 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1872) IV. 439 (MED) Men ete skynnes of scheldes and of cast [v.rr. outcast, of castyng; L. purgamenta] of herbes þat clevede on þe walles. 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. xxxii. 600 How would those greate men haue yeelded to such an ofcast? 1591 R. Bruce Sermons sig. T2^v He will thinke him to be a reprobate, to be ane affcast. 1595 J. Davis Seamans Secrets Ep. Ded. ⁋3 The word of God published to the blessed recouery of the forraine ofcastes. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 138 I am an offcast from my family—a wanderer—a nameless, homeless wanderer. 1845 S. Judd Margaret i. xiv. 104 The..suit of..the Sexton..is known to be an off-cast of the Parson's. 1852 M. W. Savage Reuben Medlicott (1864) iii. vi. 310 The off~casts of all the professions—doctors without patients, lawyers without briefs. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. iv. 30 This wood..is the offcast of the great Siberian and American rivers. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlviii. 450 Their offcasts, the bergs. 1909 J. T. Jeannie Jaffray vi. 61 Their father's affcasts an' gran'father's leavin's are made to fit them at sma' cost. 1971 C. Bonington Annapurna South Face iv. 42 They were tough, wiry little men, dressed in the main with off-casts of service clothing. 2001 FourFourTwo Oct. 133/4 Lillestrom's transfer policy relies on buying cheap offcasts from other teams. B. adj. Cast off, rejected (literal and figurative). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting > rejected refusea1413 reproveda1425 offcastc1450 disallowed1539 repudiate1543 rejected1567 unpicked1568 unelecteda1586 disavowed1591 discarded1593 disclaimed1595 repudiated1610 unaccepted1612 refused1790 reject1955 c1450 C. d'Orleans Poems (1941) 70 (MED) Alone y lyue, an ofcast creature. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xlvii. 10) The ofcast Jews whom their own misbeleif hath banished from the Church. 1637 Songs Costume (1849) 143 Some borrow'd off~cast vaine attire. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge To Rdr. The slighted and off-cast words in the mouths of Handy~crafts-men. 1812 J. Galt Clytemnestra ii. ii, in Tragedies 236 Seeing me thoughtful and diseased at heart To be this offcast from the ties of nature, He ey'd me kindly. 1821 T. Erskine Remarks Internal Evid. (ed. 3) iv. 102 Mercy towards this offcast race. 1868 C. Lofft Ernest (ed. 2) iv. 73 Clothe his mannikin In the offcast Christian cload. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 298 In the tombs of the Past, Toys outworn and offcast, Are the things to have found that we ween. 1997 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) 9 Apr. 7 a The Ada Recreation Center, a converted Penney's outlet on Main Street that's now home to a handful of pool tables and a row of offcast video games. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : off-castv. < n.adj.a1387 see also
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