ombres chinoisesn.

Brit.

/ˌɒmbrə ʃɪnˈwɑːz/,

/ˌɒmbrə ʃiːnˈwɑːz/, U.S.

/ˌɑmbrə ʃinˈwɑz/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ombres chinoises.

Etymology: < French ombres chinoises (1776) < ombres , plural of ombre shadow (see umber n.¹) + chinoises , feminine plural of chinois (adjective) Chinese (see chinois n.), with allusion to the Chinese origins of this type of theatre.

Now historical.

With plural agreement. A puppet shadow play; (also) a theatre where such plays are performed. Also figurative. Cf. galanty show n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > puppetry > [noun] > puppet-show > types of

galanty show1713

ombres chinoises1779

Punch and Judy1828

shadow-play1890

Guignol1923

Guignol1957

1779 N. W. Wraxhall Let. 13 Nov. in Mem. Courtes (1799) II. 247 He..likes theatrical entertainments... I have seen him delighted with the ‘Ombres Chinoises’, when exhibited in a private room, before a select company.

1785 Lady Newdigate Let. 25 May in A. E. Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels (1898) iv. 61 We talk of having another representation of our Ombres Chinoises on Friday.

1802 Monthly Mag. Sept. 132/1 Besides the great theatre, there are..several smaller ones for..different exhibitions, such as ombres Chinoises.

1853 Littell's Living Age 16 Apr. 181/2 An exhibition, silly enough in itself, called Les Ombres Chinoises, a badly arranged puppet-show.

1892 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 495/1 Ever since 1885, the Chat-Noir has been a picturesque, two-story tavern in the rue Victor Massé, with a small theatre attached, where ombres chinoises, or shadow-pictures, are shown.

1948 G. Speaight in M. Batchelder Puppet Theatre Handbk. p. xx ‘Ombres chinoises’ were extremely popular in France and England during the eighteenth century, but later fell from favour.

1960 O. Blackham Shadow Puppets 98 In March 1779 Astley re-opened his Amphitheatre near Westminster Bridge, and here the ombres chinoises continued to be advertised right up to the summer of 1790.

1993 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Misreadings 11 The figure, abandoning the falsehood of those ombres chinoises, revealed itself at the sill for what she was.

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

单词	ombres chinoises
释义	ombres chinoisesn. Brit. /ˌɒmbrə ʃɪnˈwɑːz/, /ˌɒmbrə ʃiːnˈwɑːz/, U.S. /ˌɑmbrə ʃinˈwɑz/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French ombres chinoises. Etymology: < French ombres chinoises (1776) < ombres , plural of ombre shadow (see umber n.¹) + chinoises , feminine plural of chinois (adjective) Chinese (see chinois n.), with allusion to the Chinese origins of this type of theatre. Now historical. With plural agreement. A puppet shadow play; (also) a theatre where such plays are performed. Also figurative. Cf. galanty show n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > puppetry > [noun] > puppet-show > types of galanty show1713 ombres chinoises1779 Punch and Judy1828 shadow-play1890 Guignol1923 Guignol1957 1779 N. W. Wraxhall Let. 13 Nov. in Mem. Courtes (1799) II. 247 He..likes theatrical entertainments... I have seen him delighted with the ‘Ombres Chinoises’, when exhibited in a private room, before a select company. 1785 Lady Newdigate Let. 25 May in A. E. Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels (1898) iv. 61 We talk of having another representation of our Ombres Chinoises on Friday. 1802 Monthly Mag. Sept. 132/1 Besides the great theatre, there are..several smaller ones for..different exhibitions, such as ombres Chinoises. 1853 Littell's Living Age 16 Apr. 181/2 An exhibition, silly enough in itself, called Les Ombres Chinoises, a badly arranged puppet-show. 1892 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 495/1 Ever since 1885, the Chat-Noir has been a picturesque, two-story tavern in the rue Victor Massé, with a small theatre attached, where ombres chinoises, or shadow-pictures, are shown. 1948 G. Speaight in M. Batchelder Puppet Theatre Handbk. p. xx ‘Ombres chinoises’ were extremely popular in France and England during the eighteenth century, but later fell from favour. 1960 O. Blackham Shadow Puppets 98 In March 1779 Astley re-opened his Amphitheatre near Westminster Bridge, and here the ombres chinoises continued to be advertised right up to the summer of 1790. 1993 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Misreadings 11 The figure, abandoning the falsehood of those ombres chinoises, revealed itself at the sill for what she was. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1779
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