owleryn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊləri/, U.S.

/ˈaʊləri/

Forms: see owl n. and -ery suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: owl n., -ery suffix.

Etymology: < owl n. + -ery suffix.

†1. Behaviour regarded as characteristic of owls; a trait or practice of this type. Usually with negative connotation. Obsolete. rare.Except for quot. 1596, the meaning of which is doubtful, this sense is only found in Carlyle (cf. quot. 1850 at sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun] > solemn foolishness

owlery1596

owlishness1888

1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune sig. I4 There euery bird did either play or sing... There was no sauage shape, no Laruall hue, No bug, no bale, no horrid Owlerie But all that there was, was sincere and true.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. iii. 79/2 Perhaps too of all the owleries that ever possessed him [sc. man], the most owlish..is that of your actually existing Motive-Millwrights.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. i. 242 The multiplied forms of stupidity, cupidity, and human owlery.

2. A place where owls live or are kept; a haunt of owls. Also (occasionally) figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > place for

owlery1817

1817 Sporting Mag. 1 9 The Owlery at Arundel Castle.

1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets iii. 28 England..sunk now to a dim owlery, and habitation of doleful creatures.

1866 Morning Star 31 Dec. Others made a dart at the owlery, and saved some of its occupants [from the fire].

1968 Evening Standard 5 Feb. 13/3 Centre of interest at London Zoo's owlery just now is Selina, the Javan fish-owl.

1997 J. K. Rowling Harry Potter & Philosopher's Stone viii. 101 Hedwig..sometimes flew in to nibble his ear and have a bit of toast before going off to sleep in the owlery with the other school owls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	owlery
释义	owleryn. Brit. /ˈaʊləri/, U.S. /ˈaʊləri/ Forms: see owl n. and -ery suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: owl n., -ery suffix. Etymology: < owl n. + -ery suffix. †1. Behaviour regarded as characteristic of owls; a trait or practice of this type. Usually with negative connotation. Obsolete. rare.Except for quot. 1596, the meaning of which is doubtful, this sense is only found in Carlyle (cf. quot. 1850 at sense 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [noun] > solemn foolishness owlery1596 owlishness1888 1596 A. Copley Fig for Fortune sig. I4 There euery bird did either play or sing... There was no sauage shape, no Laruall hue, No bug, no bale, no horrid Owlerie But all that there was, was sincere and true. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. iii. 79/2 Perhaps too of all the owleries that ever possessed him [sc. man], the most owlish..is that of your actually existing Motive-Millwrights. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. i. 242 The multiplied forms of stupidity, cupidity, and human owlery. 2. A place where owls live or are kept; a haunt of owls. Also (occasionally) figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > place for owlery1817 1817 Sporting Mag. 1 9 The Owlery at Arundel Castle. 1850 T. Carlyle Latter-day Pamphlets iii. 28 England..sunk now to a dim owlery, and habitation of doleful creatures. 1866 Morning Star 31 Dec. Others made a dart at the owlery, and saved some of its occupants [from the fire]. 1968 Evening Standard 5 Feb. 13/3 Centre of interest at London Zoo's owlery just now is Selina, the Javan fish-owl. 1997 J. K. Rowling Harry Potter & Philosopher's Stone viii. 101 Hedwig..sometimes flew in to nibble his ear and have a bit of toast before going off to sleep in the owlery with the other school owls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1596
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