单词 | placed |
释义 | placedadj. That has been placed in a particular position or condition (now frequently with modifying word or ordinal number specifying the place); (Horse Racing) that finishes in the first three or four positions in a race, usually other than the winner's. Formerly also: †holding place or rank (obsolete).See also well-placed adj., ill-placed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [adjective] placed1565 installeda1592 magic-planted1759 planted1806 the world > space > place > position or situation > [adjective] > relating to appointed or usual position > in appointed or usual position placed1565 posted1677 stationed1730 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > holding place or rank honourable?c1450 placed1844 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [adjective] > placed or not placed unplaced1836 placed1890 1565 B. Googe tr. ‘M. Palingenius’ Zodiake of Life (new ed.) vii. sig. X.vij Why should not all such creatures dye as liue in such a place? For placed things doe followe still the places nature playne. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) iv. i. 114 Our high plac'd Macbeth. View more context for this quotation 1796 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry 100 When the Regiment forms open Column of Divisions, behind a placed Flank Division. 1844 P. Harwood Hist. Irish Rebellion 50 Every liberal..motion..was unfailingly crushed by placed and pensioned majorities. 1890 Daily News 17 Feb. 3/5 Brownie..finished fifth, Theodolite, the second favourite, alone dividing him from the placed horses. 1895 Daily News 4 Sept. 7/1 The last-named trio provided the winner and the placed horses. 1968 Listener 19 Dec. 838/3 Hurst's well-taken, angled goal apart, the English forwards did not achieve a single placed shot against Bulgaria. 1988 J. Stevenson Fair Deal in Betting (Sporting Life) (ed. 2) 41 Dividends are calculated by dividing the net pool..by the stakes on the winners, placed horses or forecasts. 1997 J. Cornford & D. Dorling in C. Pattie et al. Brit. Elections & Parties Rev. (2013) 7 86 The number of contests..where the first-placed party at the second election was the second-placed party at the first election. 1999 Odds On Feb. 21/1 Plenty of meritorious placed runs, which further excite the handicapper, but precious few wins. 2004 Official Formula 1 Season Rev. 162/2 Third-placed Webber and fourth-placed Massa stop on Lap 16. 2006 Parl. Deb. (Kenya National Assembly) 18 Oct. 2984 The best placed Minister for this question would be the Minister for Finance. Compounds placed minister n. Scottish a member of the clergy appointed to a benefice or living. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > pastor > [noun] > inducted to charge placed minister1733 1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued sig. Biii Poore Ministers, some plaste and some disperst.] 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 124 Where one placed Minister dies at least three young men are licensed. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 136 He was in orders, but was not a placed minister. 1875 R. H. Stoddard Personal Reminiscences 48 He still, however, retains gleams of his former humor, and told with almost his usual glee the story of a placed minister, near Dundee. 1927 J. Buchan Witch Wood xvii. 291 David was suspended from officiating in the kirk, but he was still a placed minister and there was no embargo upon his utterances elsewhere. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565 |
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