perusaln.

Brit.

/pəˈruːzl/, U.S.

/pəˈruzəl/

Forms: 1500s pervsall, 1600s perusall, 1600s– perusal.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peruse v., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < peruse v. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier peruse n., earlier perusing n.

1. An act of reading through or over something.Of both thorough and cursory reading. Cf. note at peruse v. 4c.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > reading > [noun] > reading through

perlection1485

perusing1538

perusal?1589

supervise1604

?1589 G. Owen Let. 29 May in E. M. Pritchard Taylors' Cussion (1906) p. xiii Bundells Indorsedd com' penbr'..which I am promised to have the pervsall of... Also that daye I hadd som pervsall of the Redd booke.

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 35 The book..being publisht to the world,..by him who both for his life and for his death deserves, that what advice he left be not laid by without perusall.

1671 J. Sharp Midwives Bk. i. 5 I shall begin..desiring the Courteous Reader to use as much modesty in the perusal of it, as I have endeavoured to do in the writing of it.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 27. ⁋5 What could be observed of them from a Perusal of their private Letters.

1792 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry I. iv. ii. 89 A light airy looking young man..delivered him a paper. On the perusal, it was found to be a challenge from Mr. Jacko.

1847 A. Brontë Let. 4 Oct. in Lett. C. Brontë (1995) I. 544 As for my book, you are welcome to keep it as long as you..can derive any benefit from its perusal.

1865 Atlantic Monthly May 639/2 The reader can linger at his pleasure, and quietly enjoy the subtleties of humor and observation which in previous perusals he overlooked.

1920 R. Macaulay Potterism i. i. 3 Their mother's novels..were, indeed, not fit for perusal at Somerville and Balliol.

2000 K. Charles Cruel Habitations (2001) xvi. 311 Tim worked at his desk until the last minute, continuing his perusal of the files.

2. More generally: examination, inspection, scrutiny; an instance of this.In later use frequently with an implication of cursoriness. Cf. peruse v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun]

inspection1390

search1415

probationc1422

ensearchingc1430

surview1432

enserchise1436

overseeingc1449

sight1452

hearkeninga1483

discuting1483

ensearcha1509

inquiry1512

upsightc1515

perusing1556

perpending1558

overlooking1565

interview1567

trial1575

peruse1578

visitation1583

perspective?a1586

overviewing1590

looking over1599

sounding1599

perusal1604

supervise1604

disquisition1605

expiscation1605

prospect1625

ravellinga1626

disquiry1628

disquisitive1660

perpendment1667

inspecting1788

sleuthing1900

casing1928

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. i. 90 He falls to such perusall of my face As a would draw it.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme i. i. 1 Permitting a freer perusal of matters of Religion then in former Ages.

1710 J. Addison & R. Steele Tatler No. 265. ⁋2 The Jury, after a short Perusal of the Staff, declared..That the Substance was British Oak.

1765 H. Jackson Ess. Brit. Isinglass 73 We likewise advise them to a serious Perusal of our new-invented Proof-glasses.

1809 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 21 307 An unprejudiced perusal of these cases.

1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. vi. 296 He..gave her a close perusal with his eye.

1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker xii. 204 Nares went below, fetched up his binocular, and fell into a silent perusal of the sea-line.

1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie 48 I'll hae to mak' a perusal doon the length o' Yoker on the skoosh car when the floods is ower.

1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 140/1 A quick perusal of the ground cover plants in any garden centre will soon give you a few ideas.

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

单词	perusal
释义	perusaln. Brit. /pəˈruːzl/, U.S. /pəˈruzəl/ Forms: 1500s pervsall, 1600s perusall, 1600s– perusal. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: peruse v., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < peruse v. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly earlier peruse n., earlier perusing n. 1. An act of reading through or over something.Of both thorough and cursory reading. Cf. note at peruse v. 4c. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [noun] > reading through perlection1485 perusing1538 perusal?1589 supervise1604 ?1589 G. Owen Let. 29 May in E. M. Pritchard Taylors' Cussion (1906) p. xiii Bundells Indorsedd com' penbr'..which I am promised to have the pervsall of... Also that daye I hadd som pervsall of the Redd booke. 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 35 The book..being publisht to the world,..by him who both for his life and for his death deserves, that what advice he left be not laid by without perusall. 1671 J. Sharp Midwives Bk. i. 5 I shall begin..desiring the Courteous Reader to use as much modesty in the perusal of it, as I have endeavoured to do in the writing of it. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 27. ⁋5 What could be observed of them from a Perusal of their private Letters. 1792 H. H. Brackenridge Mod. Chivalry I. iv. ii. 89 A light airy looking young man..delivered him a paper. On the perusal, it was found to be a challenge from Mr. Jacko. 1847 A. Brontë Let. 4 Oct. in Lett. C. Brontë (1995) I. 544 As for my book, you are welcome to keep it as long as you..can derive any benefit from its perusal. 1865 Atlantic Monthly May 639/2 The reader can linger at his pleasure, and quietly enjoy the subtleties of humor and observation which in previous perusals he overlooked. 1920 R. Macaulay Potterism i. i. 3 Their mother's novels..were, indeed, not fit for perusal at Somerville and Balliol. 2000 K. Charles Cruel Habitations (2001) xvi. 311 Tim worked at his desk until the last minute, continuing his perusal of the files. 2. More generally: examination, inspection, scrutiny; an instance of this.In later use frequently with an implication of cursoriness. Cf. peruse v. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [noun] inspection1390 search1415 probationc1422 ensearchingc1430 surview1432 enserchise1436 overseeingc1449 sight1452 hearkeninga1483 discuting1483 ensearcha1509 inquiry1512 upsightc1515 perusing1556 perpending1558 overlooking1565 interview1567 trial1575 peruse1578 visitation1583 perspective?a1586 overviewing1590 looking over1599 sounding1599 perusal1604 supervise1604 disquisition1605 expiscation1605 prospect1625 ravellinga1626 disquiry1628 disquisitive1660 perpendment1667 inspecting1788 sleuthing1900 casing1928 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. i. 90 He falls to such perusall of my face As a would draw it. View more context for this quotation 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme i. i. 1 Permitting a freer perusal of matters of Religion then in former Ages. 1710 J. Addison & R. Steele Tatler No. 265. ⁋2 The Jury, after a short Perusal of the Staff, declared..That the Substance was British Oak. 1765 H. Jackson Ess. Brit. Isinglass 73 We likewise advise them to a serious Perusal of our new-invented Proof-glasses. 1809 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 21 307 An unprejudiced perusal of these cases. 1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. vi. 296 He..gave her a close perusal with his eye. 1892 R. L. Stevenson & L. Osbourne Wrecker xii. 204 Nares went below, fetched up his binocular, and fell into a silent perusal of the sea-line. 1904 ‘H. Foulis’ Erchie 48 I'll hae to mak' a perusal doon the length o' Yoker on the skoosh car when the floods is ower. 1999 BBC Gardeners' World Apr. 140/1 A quick perusal of the ground cover plants in any garden centre will soon give you a few ideas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1589
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