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单词 purloinment
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purloinmentn.

Brit. /pəːˈlɔɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /pərˈlɔɪnm(ə)nt/
Forms: 1600s perloynement, 1800s– purloinment.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purloin v., -ment suffix.
Etymology: < purloin v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier purloining n.
Theft, an act of theft; = purloining n.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [noun] > an instance or act of
stealth1402
purloinment1621
touch1821
steal1825
lift1852
1621 R. Jeffries & N. Crispe Let. 21 Oct. in W. Foster Eng. Factories India 1618–21 (1906) 296 To sollicit that their goods might be kept from spoyle or perloynement.
c1800 Authentic Mem. from Jrnl. King of Swindlers 294 A visit from Mr. Drage, recalling to his recollection the purloinment of his letters, from the chancery office.
1898 Fresno (Calif.) Weekly Republican 26 Aug. 5/3 The effective fielding of Fresno always prevented a purloinment of the rubber.
1938 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 11 Mar. 5/2 Roderick, a senior in the college of commerce, was at a loss to explain a possible motive for the purloinment.
2003 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Jan. 12 The purpose of the purloinment seems, on the face of it, to have been a good idea.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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