playsteadn.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪstɛd/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪˌstɛd/

Forms: see play n. and stead n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., stead n.

Etymology: < play n. + stead n. In later use perhaps re-formed after e.g. homestead n., farmstead n., etc. Compare earlier playstow n.This word is also recorded in Middle English local surnames of the 13th and 14th centuries, as e.g. Osb. de la Plested' (1221), Joh. atte Pleystude (1327), Thomas atte Pleistede (1333).

Now North American and rare.

A place for play, a playground.In modern use chiefly with reference to the playground in Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > pleasure-ground or playground

playsteadc1175

pleasure1485

pleasure ground1755

playground1768

playfield1808

playland1891

rec1931

c1175 (?OE) Bounds (Sawyer 1034) in J. M. Kemble Codex Diplomaticus (1848) VI. 244 Of Leofesices suðcroftes heornan niðor on ðone plægstede; and of ðan plægstede niðor on ðæt bydeland.

c1251 Bittlesden Chartulary f. 121 (MED) Et in campo orientali vna dimidia acra super playstude iuxta terram Roberti le deuenes.

1889 Los Angeles Times 28 June 4/3 A grand playground, embracing 30 acres, at Franklin Park, Boston...The grounds are called the ‘Playstead’ and are dedicated to the use of the children of the city.

1895 N.Y. Times 26 Dec. 3 In the valley are to be various constructions, such as restaurants, museums, a playstead, a sand court, [etc.]

1929 C. Z. Klauder & H. C. Wise College Archit. in Amer. iii. 43 Olmsted always gave a name to each feature of his park plans, a principle of which the visitor to Boston is aware upon reading the names of field, hill, wood, felsway, arborway, playstead and the like.

2003 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (Nexis) 17 May 3 The festival is in the park's playstead, off Blue Hill Avenue, Seaver Street or Circuit Drive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	playstead
释义	playsteadn. Brit. /ˈpleɪstɛd/, U.S. /ˈpleɪˌstɛd/ Forms: see play n. and stead n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., stead n. Etymology: < play n. + stead n. In later use perhaps re-formed after e.g. homestead n., farmstead n., etc. Compare earlier playstow n.This word is also recorded in Middle English local surnames of the 13th and 14th centuries, as e.g. Osb. de la Plested' (1221), Joh. atte Pleystude (1327), Thomas atte Pleistede (1333). Now North American and rare. A place for play, a playground.In modern use chiefly with reference to the playground in Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > pleasure-ground or playground playsteadc1175 pleasure1485 pleasure ground1755 playground1768 playfield1808 playland1891 rec1931 c1175 (?OE) Bounds (Sawyer 1034) in J. M. Kemble Codex Diplomaticus (1848) VI. 244 Of Leofesices suðcroftes heornan niðor on ðone plægstede; and of ðan plægstede niðor on ðæt bydeland. c1251 Bittlesden Chartulary f. 121 (MED) Et in campo orientali vna dimidia acra super playstude iuxta terram Roberti le deuenes. 1889 Los Angeles Times 28 June 4/3 A grand playground, embracing 30 acres, at Franklin Park, Boston...The grounds are called the ‘Playstead’ and are dedicated to the use of the children of the city. 1895 N.Y. Times 26 Dec. 3 In the valley are to be various constructions, such as restaurants, museums, a playstead, a sand court, [etc.] 1929 C. Z. Klauder & H. C. Wise College Archit. in Amer. iii. 43 Olmsted always gave a name to each feature of his park plans, a principle of which the visitor to Boston is aware upon reading the names of field, hill, wood, felsway, arborway, playstead and the like. 2003 Patriot Ledger (Quincy, Mass.) (Nexis) 17 May 3 The festival is in the park's playstead, off Blue Hill Avenue, Seaver Street or Circuit Drive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1175
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