open-mouthadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊp(ə)nˈmaʊθ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊp(ə)nˈmaʊθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., mouth n.

Etymology: < open adj. + mouth n. Compare earlier open-mouthed adj.

Open-mouthed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > loud or resonant

loud971

highlyOE

stithc1000

strongOE

steepc1275

stiff1377

strengthfula1382

gross1398

stentorious15..

open-mouthed?1533

wildc1550

preclare?1553

strainable1569

trolling1581

main1582

wide-mouthed1589

full-mouthed1594

wide-mouth?c1599

stentorian1606

trump-like1609

stentorophonic1678

strenuous1680

open-mouth1702

stentorial1754

stentoronic1762

full-throated1820

trumpety1822

Stentor1837

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [adjective] > open-mouthed

yawningc890

galpingc1386

open-mouthed?1533

gaping1594

wide-mouth?c1599

mouthed1609

slack-jawed1642

slack-mouthed1642

open-mouth1702

wide-mouthed1776

gapish1850

1702 R. L'Estrange tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. vi. iv, in Wks. 152 They went presently Open-Mouth to the Father,..with a Grievous Complaint against his Sons.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xxix. 96 An open-mouth affectation in both, to shew white teeth.

1786 O'Keefe in Roxburghe Ballads (1887) VI. 383 On Effingham's squadron, though all in abreast, Like open-mouth curs they came bowling.

1882 Harper's Mag. June 90/2 A dance would last about ten minutes, during which the only motionless figures would be the Mudheads, who would stand around in groups, or sit upon the ground with a comical open-mouth air.

1952 Amer. Econ. Rev. 42 243 There is ‘moral suasion’, so-called, sometimes exerted through an ‘open-mouth’ policy of the Federal Reserve System and sometimes less publicly.

1975 Audubon May 12 (caption) Open mouth threats will often end a dispute without violence.

1989 Spectator 15 Apr. 22/2 As for interest rates, [Mr Lawson] would not hesitate to push them as high as was needed. He has been..preferring the threat to the reality, a technique known on Wall Street as open-mouth monetarism.

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

单词	open-mouth
释义	open-mouthadj. Brit. /ˌəʊp(ə)nˈmaʊθ/, U.S. /ˈoʊp(ə)nˈmaʊθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., mouth n. Etymology: < open adj. + mouth n. Compare earlier open-mouthed adj. Open-mouthed. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [adjective] > loud or resonant loud971 highlyOE stithc1000 strongOE steepc1275 stiff1377 strengthfula1382 gross1398 stentorious15.. open-mouthed?1533 wildc1550 preclare?1553 strainable1569 trolling1581 main1582 wide-mouthed1589 full-mouthed1594 wide-mouth?c1599 stentorian1606 trump-like1609 stentorophonic1678 strenuous1680 open-mouth1702 stentorial1754 stentoronic1762 full-throated1820 trumpety1822 Stentor1837 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [adjective] > open-mouthed yawningc890 galpingc1386 open-mouthed?1533 gaping1594 wide-mouth?c1599 mouthed1609 slack-jawed1642 slack-mouthed1642 open-mouth1702 wide-mouthed1776 gapish1850 1702 R. L'Estrange tr. Josephus Jewish Antiq. vi. iv, in Wks. 152 They went presently Open-Mouth to the Father,..with a Grievous Complaint against his Sons. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. xxix. 96 An open-mouth affectation in both, to shew white teeth. 1786 O'Keefe in Roxburghe Ballads (1887) VI. 383 On Effingham's squadron, though all in abreast, Like open-mouth curs they came bowling. 1882 Harper's Mag. June 90/2 A dance would last about ten minutes, during which the only motionless figures would be the Mudheads, who would stand around in groups, or sit upon the ground with a comical open-mouth air. 1952 Amer. Econ. Rev. 42 243 There is ‘moral suasion’, so-called, sometimes exerted through an ‘open-mouth’ policy of the Federal Reserve System and sometimes less publicly. 1975 Audubon May 12 (caption) Open mouth threats will often end a dispute without violence. 1989 Spectator 15 Apr. 22/2 As for interest rates, [Mr Lawson] would not hesitate to push them as high as was needed. He has been..preferring the threat to the reality, a technique known on Wall Street as open-mouth monetarism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1702
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