† procereadj.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French procere; Latin prōcērus.

Etymology: < Middle French procere (1531) or its etymon classical Latin prōcērus high, tall, long (see procerus n.).

Obsolete.

Tall, lofty, high; long.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective]

higheOE

longeOE

elegant1516

tall1530

procere1542

tallish1748

towering1756

sesquipedalian1857

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

1542 T. Becon Pleasaunt Newe Nosegaye sig. E.ij It shall cause you to delyght but lytyll in your body, be it neuer so stronge,..pleasaunt in aspecte, procere & taull.

a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) f. 295, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Scottis and Pichtis ar robuste, of procere stature [L. & ingenti mole] and grete bodyis.

a1652 R. Brome Love-sick Court iv. ii. 141 in Five New Playes (1659) A perpetual spring of more procere And bigger bladed grass.

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 3 By Trees here, I consider..such lignous and woody plants, as are hard of Substance, procere of Stature.

1697 J. Evelyn Numismata ix. 314 What is large, procere, goodly, and beautiful to look on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	procere
释义	† procereadj. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French procere; Latin prōcērus. Etymology: < Middle French procere (1531) or its etymon classical Latin prōcērus high, tall, long (see procerus n.). Obsolete. Tall, lofty, high; long. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [adjective] higheOE longeOE elegant1516 tall1530 procere1542 tallish1748 towering1756 sesquipedalian1857 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 1542 T. Becon Pleasaunt Newe Nosegaye sig. E.ij It shall cause you to delyght but lytyll in your body, be it neuer so stronge,..pleasaunt in aspecte, procere & taull. a1600 (?c1535) tr. H. Boece Hist. Scotl. (Mar Lodge) f. 295, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Scottis and Pichtis ar robuste, of procere stature [L. & ingenti mole] and grete bodyis. a1652 R. Brome Love-sick Court iv. ii. 141 in Five New Playes (1659) A perpetual spring of more procere And bigger bladed grass. 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1776) 3 By Trees here, I consider..such lignous and woody plants, as are hard of Substance, procere of Stature. 1697 J. Evelyn Numismata ix. 314 What is large, procere, goodly, and beautiful to look on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1542
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