one-inchadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwʌnɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S.

/ˈwənˈɪn(t)ʃ/

Forms: 1600s– one-inch, 1900s– 1-inch.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., inch n.¹

Etymology: < one adj. + inch n.¹

A. adj.

1. Measuring or involving a distance of one inch.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > relating to inch > that measures three, etc., inches

seven-inch1462

four-inched1608

twelve-inch1611

three-incha1616

one-inch1684

four-inch1840

1684 Minutes Hudsons Bay Co. (1946) II. 292 1 smoothing plaine, one inch Ogee plaine, 1 halfe inch Ogee plaine.

1771 Pennsylvania Gaz. 13 June 3/2 Wanted. A Quantity of One Inch Oak Boat Boards, not less than twelve Inches broad.

1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §239 Window frames..with one-inch iron stanchion bars.

1879 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 170 145 The appearance of the tube was similar to that produced by an induction coil giving about a one-inch spark.

1931 Amer. Speech 7 49 A ‘high line’, which is of one-inch steel, extends, often one-half mile, to either end of the ‘set’.

1974 A. Dillard Pilgrim at Tinker Creek xii. 219 As one-inch elvers they wriggled and heaved their way from the salt sea up the coastal rivers of America and Europe.

1996 Independent 6 Feb. ii. 12/1 A low-slung, pointy-toed, slingback shoe with an impossibly dainty looking, hard-as-nails one-inch baby stiletto, or ‘kitten’ heel, nestling underneath.

2. Of a map: having a scale of one inch to one mile (1:63,360).

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1846 Rep. Sel. Comm. Ordnance Surv. (Ireland) 6 in Parl. Papers XV. 73 Have you any record of the cost of the one-inch map in England?

1856–7 Proc. Royal Soc. 8 114 It is now possible to engrave the latitude and longitude on the marginal lines of the old sheets of the one-inch Map of England.

1886 T. P. White Ordnance Surv. U.K. vi. 102 On the one-inch map, also,..are shown the foot~paths as cross-cuts between roads.

1929 W. E. Collinson Spoken Eng. (ed. 10) 88 I've got a one-inch ordnance [survey map].

1972 E. M. Rodger Large Scale County Maps of Brit. Isles (ed. 2) p. v The first one-inch maps mark a milestone in cartographic achievement, the earliest one being Gascoyne's Cornwall, published in 1700.

1999 Y. Hodson Pop. Maps i. 13/1 The map generally recognized to be the first Ordnance Survey map [is] the 1-inch map of Kent, published in 1801.

B. n.

A one-inch map.

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1851 Rep. Sel. Comm. Ordnance Surv. (Scotland) 245 in Parl. Papers X. 359 I think the one-inch is the most agreeable for the Highlands of Scotland.

1896 in Y. Hodson Pop. Maps (1999) i. 144 Unimportant paths need not be remarked upon the six-inch impressions, unless such a path be already shown on the one-inch.

1914 S. Olivier in Y. Hodson Pop. Maps (1999) i. 18 This map should become a highly popular form of the 1-inch.

1974 G. Moffat Corpse Road vii. 108 ‘Have you got that one-inch?’ he asked. Barber brought him the map.

1992 T. Owen & E. Pilbeam Ordnance Surv. vi. 61/1 The New Series of the 1-inch followed, using the larger scale mapping as a base.

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

单词	one-inch
释义	one-inchadj.n. Brit. /ˈwʌnɪn(t)ʃ/, U.S. /ˈwənˈɪn(t)ʃ/ Forms: 1600s– one-inch, 1900s– 1-inch. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: one adj., inch n.¹ Etymology: < one adj. + inch n.¹ A. adj. 1. Measuring or involving a distance of one inch. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > relating to inch > that measures three, etc., inches seven-inch1462 four-inched1608 twelve-inch1611 three-incha1616 one-inch1684 four-inch1840 1684 Minutes Hudsons Bay Co. (1946) II. 292 1 smoothing plaine, one inch Ogee plaine, 1 halfe inch Ogee plaine. 1771 Pennsylvania Gaz. 13 June 3/2 Wanted. A Quantity of One Inch Oak Boat Boards, not less than twelve Inches broad. 1833 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Cottage Archit. §239 Window frames..with one-inch iron stanchion bars. 1879 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 170 145 The appearance of the tube was similar to that produced by an induction coil giving about a one-inch spark. 1931 Amer. Speech 7 49 A ‘high line’, which is of one-inch steel, extends, often one-half mile, to either end of the ‘set’. 1974 A. Dillard Pilgrim at Tinker Creek xii. 219 As one-inch elvers they wriggled and heaved their way from the salt sea up the coastal rivers of America and Europe. 1996 Independent 6 Feb. ii. 12/1 A low-slung, pointy-toed, slingback shoe with an impossibly dainty looking, hard-as-nails one-inch baby stiletto, or ‘kitten’ heel, nestling underneath. 2. Of a map: having a scale of one inch to one mile (1:63,360). ΚΠ 1846 Rep. Sel. Comm. Ordnance Surv. (Ireland) 6 in Parl. Papers XV. 73 Have you any record of the cost of the one-inch map in England? 1856–7 Proc. Royal Soc. 8 114 It is now possible to engrave the latitude and longitude on the marginal lines of the old sheets of the one-inch Map of England. 1886 T. P. White Ordnance Surv. U.K. vi. 102 On the one-inch map, also,..are shown the foot~paths as cross-cuts between roads. 1929 W. E. Collinson Spoken Eng. (ed. 10) 88 I've got a one-inch ordnance [survey map]. 1972 E. M. Rodger Large Scale County Maps of Brit. Isles (ed. 2) p. v The first one-inch maps mark a milestone in cartographic achievement, the earliest one being Gascoyne's Cornwall, published in 1700. 1999 Y. Hodson Pop. Maps i. 13/1 The map generally recognized to be the first Ordnance Survey map [is] the 1-inch map of Kent, published in 1801. B. n. A one-inch map. ΚΠ 1851 Rep. Sel. Comm. Ordnance Surv. (Scotland) 245 in Parl. Papers X. 359 I think the one-inch is the most agreeable for the Highlands of Scotland. 1896 in Y. Hodson Pop. Maps (1999) i. 144 Unimportant paths need not be remarked upon the six-inch impressions, unless such a path be already shown on the one-inch. 1914 S. Olivier in Y. Hodson Pop. Maps (1999) i. 18 This map should become a highly popular form of the 1-inch. 1974 G. Moffat Corpse Road vii. 108 ‘Have you got that one-inch?’ he asked. Barber brought him the map. 1992 T. Owen & E. Pilbeam Ordnance Surv. vi. 61/1 The New Series of the 1-inch followed, using the larger scale mapping as a base. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1684
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