† promissadj.

Forms: 1600s promisse, 1800s promiss.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōmissus.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōmissus (of the hair or beard) hanging down, long, use as adjective of past participle of prōmittere promit v.

Obsolete. rare.

Hanging down; long and pendent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > a long way or very much

low-hanging1620

promiss1637

perpendent1650

1637 T. Heywood Pleasant Dialogues & Dramma's iv. 90 I know him by his promisse beard.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ccc2 Promisse, and not broad leafes.

a1801 J. Hurdis Poems (1808) III. 140 No longer sleek, With heels unclipp'd, and shaggy mane promiss, In his lone corner stands the leering colt.

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

单词	promiss
释义	† promissadj. Forms: 1600s promisse, 1800s promiss. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōmissus. Etymology: < classical Latin prōmissus (of the hair or beard) hanging down, long, use as adjective of past participle of prōmittere promit v. Obsolete. rare. Hanging down; long and pendent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > a long way or very much low-hanging1620 promiss1637 perpendent1650 1637 T. Heywood Pleasant Dialogues & Dramma's iv. 90 I know him by his promisse beard. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Ccc2 Promisse, and not broad leafes. a1801 J. Hurdis Poems (1808) III. 140 No longer sleek, With heels unclipp'd, and shaggy mane promiss, In his lone corner stands the leering colt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1637
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