peckedadj.¹

Brit.

/pɛkt/, U.S.

/pɛkt/

Forms: 1600s peckt, 1600s pect, 1600s 1800s– pecked.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peck v.¹, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < peck v.¹ + -ed suffix¹.

1. That is or has been pecked by a bird, etc.; affected or damaged by pecking. Frequently as the second element in compounds.For more established compounds see the first element and henpecked adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > pecking > pecked

pecked1866

1602 Contention Liberalitie & Prodigalitie iv. iv. sig. E2 O thou vile, ill-fauoured, crow-troden, pye-pecked Ront!

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 104 The henpect Man rides behind his Wife, and lets her wear the Spurs and govern the Reins.

?1855 G. D. Pitt Simon Lee i. iv. 19 My love, I'm as penitent as a pecked pigeon.

1865 T. Miller Song of Seasons 14 The bird-pecked cherries vanish fleetest, For they always are the sweetest.

1866 Spectator 26 May 567/1 An aggressive game cock..sent him in with a pecked and bleeding face.

1994 S. Hubbard Everything begins with Skin i. 23 Like Gretel I try to track the pecked crumbs to find my way home.

2001 Hindu (Nexis) 10 Nov. I wonder if all this sounds like the clucking of a chick-pecked hen.

†a. Struck with a pointed tool. Cf. peck v.¹ 7a. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1634 T. Gerard Particular Descr. Somerset (1900) 132 Their markett is..full of pect eles as they call them because they take them in those waters by pecking an eale speare on them.

b. Chiefly Archaeology. Shaped or created by pecking; consisting of or characterized by incised strokes or marks. Cf. peck v.¹ 7a.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > marking > [adjective] > consisting of or characterized by pecked strokes

pecked1885

1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 1035 The surface has been cut down, leveled and finished with a pointed implement, leaving a pecked or granular surface.

1894 N. S. Shaler United States Amer. iv. 252 Of the pecked and polished tools, the grooved axe and the celt take first place.

1946 F. D. McCarthy et al. Stone Implements of Austral. 50 The pecked axe-head.

1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. Pl. 12 (caption) Fine example of an eland in a pecked engraving style, Transvaal.

1992 Canad. Geographic July 54/3 Flaked and pecked stone was the raw material for knives, war clubs, mauls, kettles and bowls.

2010 P. G. Bahn Prehist. Rock Art vi. 168 A couple of large rocks, bearing old pecked geometric motifs.

Compounds

pecked curve n. a curve (esp. on a graph or diagram) formed by short strokes.

ΚΠ

1946 Ecol. Monogr. 16 423/1 An estimation of the fluctuations of the mean water temperature is given as the pecked curve.

1976 Nature 29 Apr. 772/1 In Fig. 2 the pecked curve represents the 3-block running mean of February maximum temperatures for six stations surrounding the tree location.

1991 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 435 449 The situation is illustrated in figure 2b by arrows of different lengths, and in the main figure 2a by the pecked curve.

pecked line n. a line (esp. on a graph or diagram) formed by short strokes.

ΚΠ

1829 Times 17 Oct. 1/2 The limits of the East India Company's Charter are marked out by a pecked line, so as at once to be presented to the eye.

1937 F. Debenham Exercises in Cartogr. i. 9 Broken or pecked lines, and dotted lines are constantly used for boundaries, paths, shorelines, &c.

2000 Urban Stud. (Nexis) 37 451 The pecked lines in Figure 2 indicate how these regions are affected by an increase in the consumer reservation price V.

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

peckedadj.²

Brit.

/pɛkt/, U.S.

/pɛkt/

Forms: 1600s– pecked; English regional (south midlands) 1800s– peckid, 1800s– peckied, 1900s– pekked, 1900s– pekket.

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: peaked adj.¹, picked adj.¹

Etymology: Apparently a variant of peaked adj.¹ In some instances perhaps a variant of picked adj.¹ Compare earlier peck n.²

Now English regional (chiefly south midlands).

= peaked adj.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective]

piked1269

pointedc1325

sharp1340

peakedc1350

pricked?a1425

sharp-pointed1530

acuatea1550

piquant1549

picked1552

corned?c1562

arrow-headed1567

acuminated1578

pointing1578

acute1598

exasperated1608

spitted1626

pointy1644

sagittal1656

pecked1662

piqued1689

spired1694

piky1741

spiky1743

spiry1777

apexed1813

beak-shaped1830

peaky1832

apiculated1839

cusped1888

sagittiform1895

cuspate1896

1662 Rump Poems & Songs I. 194 My high-crown'd Hat, my little Beard also, My pecked Band, my shoes were sharp at toe.

1699 W. Dampier New Voy. around World (ed. 4) ix. 248 The Land in the Country is full of small pecked barren Hills.

1703 Poems on Affairs of State II. 406 This Monarch wore a pecked Beard.

1711 View Coasts Limits South-Sea Co. 180 St Michael's Mount is a very high pecked Hill, not very steep.

1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman June ix. 92 This we shoot down in our Fields, in a round, pecked Heap.

1884 R. Lawson Upton-on-Severn Words & Phrases 25 A boat is pecked at both ends, and a trow is round at both ends.

1893 J. Salisbury Gloss. Words S.E. Worcs. 27 Peckid, adj. peaked, pointed.

1897 A. H. Cocks Local Words S. Bucks. in Rec. Bucks. 7 67 Peckid (for peaked), pointed.

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

单词	pecked
释义	peckedadj.¹ Brit. /pɛkt/, U.S. /pɛkt/ Forms: 1600s peckt, 1600s pect, 1600s 1800s– pecked. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peck v.¹, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < peck v.¹ + -ed suffix¹. 1. That is or has been pecked by a bird, etc.; affected or damaged by pecking. Frequently as the second element in compounds.For more established compounds see the first element and henpecked adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > pecking > pecked pecked1866 1602 Contention Liberalitie & Prodigalitie iv. iv. sig. E2 O thou vile, ill-fauoured, crow-troden, pye-pecked Ront! a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) II. 104 The henpect Man rides behind his Wife, and lets her wear the Spurs and govern the Reins. ?1855 G. D. Pitt Simon Lee i. iv. 19 My love, I'm as penitent as a pecked pigeon. 1865 T. Miller Song of Seasons 14 The bird-pecked cherries vanish fleetest, For they always are the sweetest. 1866 Spectator 26 May 567/1 An aggressive game cock..sent him in with a pecked and bleeding face. 1994 S. Hubbard Everything begins with Skin i. 23 Like Gretel I try to track the pecked crumbs to find my way home. 2001 Hindu (Nexis) 10 Nov. I wonder if all this sounds like the clucking of a chick-pecked hen. 2. †a. Struck with a pointed tool. Cf. peck v.¹ 7a. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1634 T. Gerard Particular Descr. Somerset (1900) 132 Their markett is..full of pect eles as they call them because they take them in those waters by pecking an eale speare on them. b. Chiefly Archaeology. Shaped or created by pecking; consisting of or characterized by incised strokes or marks. Cf. peck v.¹ 7a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > [adjective] > consisting of or characterized by pecked strokes pecked1885 1885 Amer. Naturalist 19 1035 The surface has been cut down, leveled and finished with a pointed implement, leaving a pecked or granular surface. 1894 N. S. Shaler United States Amer. iv. 252 Of the pecked and polished tools, the grooved axe and the celt take first place. 1946 F. D. McCarthy et al. Stone Implements of Austral. 50 The pecked axe-head. 1959 J. D. Clark Prehist. Southern Afr. Pl. 12 (caption) Fine example of an eland in a pecked engraving style, Transvaal. 1992 Canad. Geographic July 54/3 Flaked and pecked stone was the raw material for knives, war clubs, mauls, kettles and bowls. 2010 P. G. Bahn Prehist. Rock Art vi. 168 A couple of large rocks, bearing old pecked geometric motifs. Compounds pecked curve n. a curve (esp. on a graph or diagram) formed by short strokes. ΚΠ 1946 Ecol. Monogr. 16 423/1 An estimation of the fluctuations of the mean water temperature is given as the pecked curve. 1976 Nature 29 Apr. 772/1 In Fig. 2 the pecked curve represents the 3-block running mean of February maximum temperatures for six stations surrounding the tree location. 1991 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 435 449 The situation is illustrated in figure 2b by arrows of different lengths, and in the main figure 2a by the pecked curve. pecked line n. a line (esp. on a graph or diagram) formed by short strokes. ΚΠ 1829 Times 17 Oct. 1/2 The limits of the East India Company's Charter are marked out by a pecked line, so as at once to be presented to the eye. 1937 F. Debenham Exercises in Cartogr. i. 9 Broken or pecked lines, and dotted lines are constantly used for boundaries, paths, shorelines, &c. 2000 Urban Stud. (Nexis) 37 451 The pecked lines in Figure 2 indicate how these regions are affected by an increase in the consumer reservation price V. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). peckedadj.² Brit. /pɛkt/, U.S. /pɛkt/ Forms: 1600s– pecked; English regional (south midlands) 1800s– peckid, 1800s– peckied, 1900s– pekked, 1900s– pekket. Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: peaked adj.¹, picked adj.¹ Etymology: Apparently a variant of peaked adj.¹ In some instances perhaps a variant of picked adj.¹ Compare earlier peck n.² Now English regional (chiefly south midlands). = peaked adj.² ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > condition of tapering to a point > [adjective] piked1269 pointedc1325 sharp1340 peakedc1350 pricked?a1425 sharp-pointed1530 acuatea1550 piquant1549 picked1552 corned?c1562 arrow-headed1567 acuminated1578 pointing1578 acute1598 exasperated1608 spitted1626 pointy1644 sagittal1656 pecked1662 piqued1689 spired1694 piky1741 spiky1743 spiry1777 apexed1813 beak-shaped1830 peaky1832 apiculated1839 cusped1888 sagittiform1895 cuspate1896 1662 Rump Poems & Songs I. 194 My high-crown'd Hat, my little Beard also, My pecked Band, my shoes were sharp at toe. 1699 W. Dampier New Voy. around World (ed. 4) ix. 248 The Land in the Country is full of small pecked barren Hills. 1703 Poems on Affairs of State II. 406 This Monarch wore a pecked Beard. 1711 View Coasts Limits South-Sea Co. 180 St Michael's Mount is a very high pecked Hill, not very steep. 1742 W. Ellis Mod. Husbandman June ix. 92 This we shoot down in our Fields, in a round, pecked Heap. 1884 R. Lawson Upton-on-Severn Words & Phrases 25 A boat is pecked at both ends, and a trow is round at both ends. 1893 J. Salisbury Gloss. Words S.E. Worcs. 27 Peckid, adj. peaked, pointed. 1897 A. H. Cocks Local Words S. Bucks. in Rec. Bucks. 7 67 Peckid (for peaked), pointed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1602adj.²1662
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