open sesameint.n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈsɛsəmi/, U.S.

/ˌoʊp(ə)n ˈsɛsəmi/

Forms: 1700s– open sesame, 1800s open sesamé. Also (esp. as interjection) with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: English Open Sesame.

Etymology: < Open Sesame, magical formula (see quot. 1722² at sense A.) < open v. + sesame n., after French Sesame, ouvre-toi, the magic words by which, in the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the door of the robbers' cave was made to fly open (a1715 in A. Galland: see note).The story of Ali Baba was written in French by A. Galland before 1715 (as Le cabinet des fées), apparently drawing on an oral Arabic source.

A. int.

Usually with capital initial(s). Used to open a door by magical means; expressing the desire that something (usually a door) should open.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [phrase] > open sesame

open sesame1722

1722 tr. A. Galland Ali Baba in Arabian Nights Entertainm. XI. 29 Their Captain..came under the Tree in which Ali Baba was hid, and..pronounced these words distinctly, Sesamum (which is a sort of Corn) openo [Fr. Sesame, ouvre-toi].]

1722 tr. A. Galland Ali Baba in Arabian Nights Entertainm. XI. 30 He went among the shrubs, and perceiving the Door, he said, Open Sesame; the Door flew wide open.

1822 H. Luttrell Lett. to Julia ii. 63 Stern Willis..closes the inexorable door, And what a conjuror is he Who can cry—Open, Sesamé!

1881 J. R. Planché Songs & Poems i. 97 Cry ‘Open sesame’ to cram-full purses.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 485 Open Sesame! Cometh forth! (He unrolls his parchment).

1994 P. Muldoon Ann. Chile 186 At the barn-door; again and again they cry out, ‘Open, Sesame’.

B. n.

A marvellous or irresistible means of securing access to what would normally be inaccessible. Cf. sesame n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > incantation > word used in or as

abracadabra1565

hocus-pocus1632

prestoa1640

abraxas1713

abrasax1737

sesame1785

open sesame1814

karakia1832

white rabbits1905

1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xl. 386 These three magic words..are the only Open Sesame to their feelings and sympathies.

a1837 ‘Mrs. Markham’ Hist. France (1855) xxxiii. 416 She tried that universal key, that open sesame, a bribe.

1882 M. Oliphant Lit. Hist. Eng. I. 185 Genius was understood, and poetry a sort of ‘open Sesame’ to every noble door.

1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man i. vi. 132 Superstition of the lighter sort toys with the idea that some trifle, some small gesture such as throwing the salt, may touch the hidden spring that works the mysterious machinery of the world. And there is after all something in the idea of such an Open Sesame.

1967 D. L. Thomas Plungers & Peacocks iii. 48 Ward began using Grant's name as an open sesame.

1988 P. L. Fermor Between Woods & Water ii. 40 She acted as Open Sesame to a private house with a long room which was empty except for half a dozen tremendous El Grecos.

2002 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 14 Aug. b7 Outdoor advertising would enjoy an open sesame for its unsightly boards along any and all sections of freeway lying within a city's limits.

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

单词	open sesame
释义	open sesameint.n. Brit. /ˌəʊp(ə)n ˈsɛsəmi/, U.S. /ˌoʊp(ə)n ˈsɛsəmi/ Forms: 1700s– open sesame, 1800s open sesamé. Also (esp. as interjection) with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by conversion; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: English Open Sesame. Etymology: < Open Sesame, magical formula (see quot. 1722² at sense A.) < open v. + sesame n., after French Sesame, ouvre-toi, the magic words by which, in the tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the door of the robbers' cave was made to fly open (a1715 in A. Galland: see note).The story of Ali Baba was written in French by A. Galland before 1715 (as Le cabinet des fées), apparently drawing on an oral Arabic source. A. int. Usually with capital initial(s). Used to open a door by magical means; expressing the desire that something (usually a door) should open. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [phrase] > open sesame open sesame1722 1722 tr. A. Galland Ali Baba in Arabian Nights Entertainm. XI. 29 Their Captain..came under the Tree in which Ali Baba was hid, and..pronounced these words distinctly, Sesamum (which is a sort of Corn) openo [Fr. Sesame, ouvre-toi].] 1722 tr. A. Galland Ali Baba in Arabian Nights Entertainm. XI. 30 He went among the shrubs, and perceiving the Door, he said, Open Sesame; the Door flew wide open. 1822 H. Luttrell Lett. to Julia ii. 63 Stern Willis..closes the inexorable door, And what a conjuror is he Who can cry—Open, Sesamé! 1881 J. R. Planché Songs & Poems i. 97 Cry ‘Open sesame’ to cram-full purses. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 485 Open Sesame! Cometh forth! (He unrolls his parchment). 1994 P. Muldoon Ann. Chile 186 At the barn-door; again and again they cry out, ‘Open, Sesame’. B. n. A marvellous or irresistible means of securing access to what would normally be inaccessible. Cf. sesame n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell > incantation > word used in or as abracadabra1565 hocus-pocus1632 prestoa1640 abraxas1713 abrasax1737 sesame1785 open sesame1814 karakia1832 white rabbits1905 1814 W. Scott Waverley II. xl. 386 These three magic words..are the only Open Sesame to their feelings and sympathies. View more context for this quotation a1837 ‘Mrs. Markham’ Hist. France (1855) xxxiii. 416 She tried that universal key, that open sesame, a bribe. 1882 M. Oliphant Lit. Hist. Eng. I. 185 Genius was understood, and poetry a sort of ‘open Sesame’ to every noble door. 1925 G. K. Chesterton Everlasting Man i. vi. 132 Superstition of the lighter sort toys with the idea that some trifle, some small gesture such as throwing the salt, may touch the hidden spring that works the mysterious machinery of the world. And there is after all something in the idea of such an Open Sesame. 1967 D. L. Thomas Plungers & Peacocks iii. 48 Ward began using Grant's name as an open sesame. 1988 P. L. Fermor Between Woods & Water ii. 40 She acted as Open Sesame to a private house with a long room which was empty except for half a dozen tremendous El Grecos. 2002 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 14 Aug. b7 Outdoor advertising would enjoy an open sesame for its unsightly boards along any and all sections of freeway lying within a city's limits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1722
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