单词 | primp |
释义 | primpn. Now English regional (Lincolnshire). Privet (genus Ligustrum). Cf. prim n.2, primprint n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > hedge plants > privet primpc1400 ligustre1480 privet1542 primprint1548 prim1573 ligustrum1664 English myrtle1816 wax-tree1825 Japan privet1869 swamp privet1884 primet- c1400 (c1380) H. Daniel Herbal (Arundel 42) f. 23v Boþe junipers [i.e. the great and the small] beryn berijs litle & rounde, mykel lik prympe berijs, saf a party more shynende, ferst grene, & blak whan it arn rype. 1613 G. Markham Eng. Husbandman: 1st Pt. I. ii. xvii. 121 The nature of Box and Primpe being to grow like a hedge, strong and thick, together. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. ii. 156 The Garden of Pleasure is to be set about with Arbors, couered with Iesamin,..Bay trees, Woodbind, Vines,..Prympe, sweet Bryer, and other rare things [Fr. Le parterre sera ceinct & circuit de berceaux couverts de iossemin, seau notre dame, roses musquees, myrtes, lauriers, & autres singularitez]. 1682 tr. J. Goedaert Of Insects iii. 35 This Catterpillar, feeds also off Ligustrum or Primp leaves, and to be found about primp hedges. 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 119 A beautiful Arbour adorn'd with primp Hedges. 1787 R. W. Darwin Principia Botanica 260 British Names... Privet; or Primp. Ligustrum vulgarum. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. Primp, privet. 1900 J. Good Gloss. Words E. Lincs. 75 Primp, privet. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 232/2 Primp,..privet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). primpadj. Chiefly Scottish and U.S. Originally (of the mouth, etc.): pursed, set; primly shut. Later (of a person, thing, etc.): prim, neat; (also) affected.Apparently unattested in the 17th and 18th centuries. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > neat or trim netc1330 pertc1330 cleanc1386 nicec1400 picked?c1425 dapperc1440 feata1471 gim1513 trig1513 well-trimmedc1513 trick1533 smirk1534 tricksy1552 neat1559 netty1573 deft1579 primpc1590 briska1593 smug1598 spruce1598 sprink1602 terse1602 compt1632 nitle1673 sprig1675 snod1691 tight1697 smugged1706 snug1714 pensy1718 fitty1746 jemmy1751 sprucy1774 smartc1778 natty1785 spry1806 perjink1808 soigné1821 nutty1823 toiletted1823 taut1829 spick and span1846 spicy1846 groomed1853 spiffy1853 well-groomed1865 bandboxy1870 perjinkity1880 spick-span1888 bandbox1916 tiddly1925 whip-smart1937 spit and polish1950 spit-and-polished1977 c1590 J. Stewart Poems (1913) 51 The percebill primp port he did persawe. 1835 Fraser's Mag. July 17 Your primp wizand faces. c1889 W. W. Pratt Ten Nights in Bar-Room i. ii. 8 That seems to be a nice kind of a man, wife, only I think he's a little too primp in his ideas. 1903 N.Y. Times 26 Sept. 4 (advt.) All-weather coats they are—just as primp, good-fitting and handsome as a man could wish to wear. 1931 Aberdeen Press & Jrnl. 19 Feb. Scotia's leed has mony a kin', Tae fit baith primp an' pliskie. 1933 Charleroi (Pa.) Mail 22 Mar. 4/4 The stiffly starched, neatly ironed, and very primp frocks of yesteryear. 1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 122/1 Primp, smart, neat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). primpv. Originally Scottish. 1. a. transitive. To make (the hair, clothes, etc.) neat and tidy; to smarten (something) up. Also reflexive: to neaten one's appearance, esp. in a fussy or affected manner or to an excessive degree. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (transitive)] highta1200 atiffe?c1225 tiff?c1225 wyndre?a1366 kembc1386 picka1393 prunec1395 tifta1400 varnishc1405 finea1425 tifflea1425 quaint1484 embuda1529 trick?1532 trick1545 dill1548 tricka1555 prink1573 smug1588 sponge1588 smudge1589 perk1590 primpc1590 sponge1592 tricksy1598 prime1616 sprug1622 briska1625 to sleek upa1625 trickify1678 prim1688 titivate1705 dandify1823 beflounce1824 befop1866 spry1878 lustrify1886 dude1899 doll1916 tart1938 youthify1945 pansy1946 spiv1947 dolly1958 zhuzh1970 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > improve in appearance cheer1560 tickle1567 smudge1589 perk1590 smug1598 pamper1611 smart1780 smarten1788 primp1801 to fig up1872 dude1899 posh1919 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify the person [verb (reflexive)] preenc1395 prunec1395 prank1546 to set oneself out to the life1604 adonize1611 briska1625 tight1775 to make up1778 tighten1786 smarten1796 pretty1868 tart1938 pansy1946 sharpen1952 primp1959 c1590 [implied in: J. Stewart Poems (1913) 231 The potent prence heirfoir, proud primping Pryd,..may for thy neid prouyd. (at primping adj.)]. 1609 A. Gardyne Garden Grave & Godlie Flowres sig. K4 They are..Dung, dust, and ash... These would they wey, view, warlie, and ad[v]art, They should not then, so primp the Earthly part. 1801 W. Beattie Fruits Time Parings 11 Just i' the newest fashion primped. a1860 How Sal & Me got Married in J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms 342 Arter marm and Aunt Jane had primped up an' fixed my har an' creevat, I was reddy. 1880 J. E. Watt Poet. Sketches 73 (E.D.D.) Ye lassies,..A' primpit up an' dressed like leddies. 1914 R. L. Frost North of Boston 103 Lord, if I were to dream of everyone Whose shoes I primped to dance in! 1945 J. Steinbeck Cannery Row viii. 47 A Lee cousin primped up slightly wilted heads of lettuce the way a girl primps a loose finger wave. 1959 Numbers Feb. 30 Primping yourself up like a damned quean. 1974 ‘A. Haig’ Peruvian Printout 45 When Heinrich..came back..Shirley even forgot to primp herself. 1995 Vogue Dec. 157/1 If there's a party, both she and Emily..will get their hair primped professionally. b. intransitive. To make fussy tidying or smoothing movements. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify the hair [verb (intransitive)] primp1881 1881 I. M. Rittenhouse Jrnl. 22 Apr. in Maud (1939) 1 Eva..pulled down her basque, ‘primped’ at her hair,..and looked expectantly towards the door. 1992 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 24 May 26 About 110 people..mingle and chat, complimenting each others' dresses, primping at their wigs, sipping drinks. c. intransitive. To neaten one's appearance, esp. in a fussy or affected manner or to an excessive degree; to smarten up. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautify (the person) [verb (intransitive)] trick?1532 mundify1568 prune1568 to finify it1586 prink1591 brisk1592 tiff1700 fetish1735 beautify1777 adonize1781 fix1783 smart1794 smarten1813 titivate1835 primp1887 doll1916 1887 Harper's Mag. Mar. 544/1 When you was primping so, I thought all the time it was for Mrs. Rainwater. 1896 Mrs. Harris Sister Jane 160 Mandy had withdrawn to primp a little, as women will do. 1901 W. N. Harben Westerfelt iv. 49 Ef you want to primp up a little an' bresh that hoss-hair off'n yore pants, go in yore room. 1903 Rev. of Reviews Apr. (Cartoons) p. xix The world is beginning to primp for the big show at St. Louis in 1904. 1939 N. Coward Words & Music in Play Parade II. 120 In tropical heat Nobody who's sweet, survives We powder and primp And try to be sympathetic. 1954 Bridgeport (Connecticut) Post 7 Sept. 1/4 The pick of the nation's beauty crop gathered here today and primped as they made ready to battle it out for the ‘Miss America 1955’ crown. 1977 Daily News (Perth, Austral.) 19 Jan. 6/4 (caption) Dorothy Hamill, 1976 Olympic figure skating champion, primps before making her New York debut with the Ice Capades at Madison Square Garden. 2004 Independent (Compact ed.) 7 Jan. i. 31/1 It was a sort of liberation for a young man to be able to preen, primp, shop and generally fanny about as shamelessly as any woman. 2. intransitive. Scottish. To behave or speak primly; to put on affected airs. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > be affected or act affectedly [verb (intransitive)] to make it goodlyc1325 bride?1533 affect1600 mimp1673 to give oneself airs1701 fal-lal1818 pose1840 posturize1850 attitudinize1864 primp1875 posture1877 lardy-dardy1887 to put (or pile) on lugs1889 la-di-da1901 profile1970 1804 [implied in: W. Tarras Poems 72 Young primpin Jean, wi' cuttie speen, Sings dum' to bake the bannocks. (at primping adj.)]. 1875 W. Welsh Poet. & Prose Wks. 39 Pridefu' like she primpit Wi puckered neck and glancin' cheek And ruffles neatly crimpit. 1923 G. Watson Roxburghshire Word-bk. 241 Primp, to act in a haughty, affected, or conceited manner. Often said of females. 3. intransitive. To move or walk affectedly or mincingly. Also occasionally transitive: to convey (a person) in an affected or mincing way. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > affectedly with short steps mince1562 to diminish one's walks1609 tittup1709 primp1943 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > make a person move affectedly with short steps primp1943 1943 R. P. T. Coffin Primer for Amer. 18 A catfish from up Mississippi Met upon a Summer's day A pretty catfish of the Ohio Primping down Paducah way. 1951 W. Sansom Face of Innocence xiii. 184 She primped us over to Roddy with all the posturing, like a dove stamping out its love-dance, of one person meeting another. 1953 J. Masters Lotus & Wind vii. 89 She opened the door..and primped along the passage. The skirt clung so tightly around her thighs that she had to hobble. 1977 N.Z. Listener 15 Jan. 46/4 The comedians pranced and primped with Ronnie Corbett. 1998 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 1 May a1 Teen-agers primped along the promenade spraying foam on everyone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1400adj.c1590v.c1590 |
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