Queen Elizabethn.

Brit.

/ˌkwiːn ᵻˈlɪzəbəθ/, U.S.

/ˌkwin əˈlɪz(ə)bəθ/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Queen Elizabeth.

Etymology: < Queen Elizabeth (1533–1603), the name of Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, who reigned from 1558–1603.

Compounds.

1. attributive and in the genitive.

a. Designating styles of architecture or furniture popular during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally

standing1444

plush1615

Queen Elizabeth1673

occasional1749

Adametic1774

French-polished1836

upholstered1837

Adamish1838

Chippendale1855

Queen Anne1863

knock-down1875

Wellington chest1880

Adamesque1881

Sheraton1883

Hepplewhite1897

quaint1897

bombé1904

lowboy1915

Jacobean1918

overstuffed1922

spool1928

Williamsburg1931

thermed1952

stackable1958

Scandinavian1959

wall-to-wall1959

Populuxe1986

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > Tudor and Jacobean

Queen Elizabeth1673

Tudor1815

Elizabethan1821

Jacobean1844

Tudoresque1847

Jacobethan1933

Tudorish1965

1673 W. Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-master v. i. 95 You must..furnish as becomes one of my Quality; for don't you think we'll take up with your old Queen Elizabeth Furniture.

1781 S. Johnson Gray in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets X. 38 The style of building, which we now call Queen Elizabeth's, is here admirably described, both with regard to its beauties and defects.

1991 Folklore 102 135 He took the opportunity to plan a new house, built between 1832 and 1845, with modern comforts, but in ‘Queen Elizabeth style’.

b. Designating a coin, esp. a shilling, in use during this period.

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1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 70 The Points are made of Iron Plates about the thickness of a Queen Elizabeth Shilling:..at the end of this Plate..stands upright the Point.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 28/2 Queen Elizabeths shilling had..this Inscription, Posui Deum Adjutorem meum.

1710 London Gaz. No. 4748/4 A Queen Elizabeth Piece of 35s.

1753 G. Wollaston Life & Hist. Pilgrim i. 158 His Face was not much broader than a Queen Elizabeth's Shilling, and his Bonnet fell quite over his Nose.

1857 R. H. Major in tr. A. Nikitin Trav. 20 in India in 15th Cent. Queen Elizabeth's shilling contained 88.8 grains of pure silver.

1921 Times 29 Nov. 7/7 A Queen Elizabeth shilling bearing the effigy of the Queen and the date 1571, has been dug up in a garden at Westgate-in-Weardale by Mr. George Bell.

2. In the genitive.

a. Queen Elizabeth's pocket-pistol n. a large cannon formerly defending Dover Castle, and now preserved there.

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1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Queen Elizabeth's Pocket-pistol, a Brass-Cannon of a prodigious Length at Dover-Castle.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xxxviii. 288 The company walked up hill to visit the castle, where they saw the sword of Julius Cæsar and Queen Elizabeth's pocket pistol, repeated Shakespear's description, while they surveyed the chalky cliffs on each side, and cast their eyes towards the city of Calais.

1862 Harper's Mag. Oct. 600/1 Queen Elizabeth's ‘pocket-pistol’ of 1578, at Dover, has inscribed upon it: ‘Nothing can withstand me’... It is over 21 feet long, and the popular belief was that it would send a ball across the channel into France.

1895 C. G. Harper Dover Road 357 Down below (you can see it from those embrasures) is ‘Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol’.

1999 S. P. Menefee in S. Billington & M. Green Concept of Goddess vi. 86 ‘Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol’, over 23 feet in length..and the ‘Queen's Pocket Pistols’, weighing 5790 lbs...are reminiscent of objects with local heroic associations such as Hickathrift's Candlesticks, called after the giant of that name.

b. † Queen Elizabeth's bone n. Obsolete rare the patella or kneecap in a leg of mutton.

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the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > mutton > [noun] > other cuts or parts

Jack1466

sheep's tongue1552

leg of mutton1570

porknell1596

nut1611

pope's eye1663

hand1671

mutton chop1696

mutton cutlet1706

wether-gammona1774

wobbler1823

Queen Elizabeth's bone1846

chump1861

skirt1881

1846 Knickerbocker Mag. 27 17 From the knuckle-bone to the last joint of the queue, from the Pope's Eye, to Queen Elizabeth's Bone, each preferable and available slice..was apparent to his practised eye.

Phrases

Queen Elizabeth is dead: used humorously and ironically as a typical example of old news, usually with the implication that someone is simply stating the obvious or restating a well-worn or accepted truth. Cf. Queen Anne is dead at Queen Anne n. Phrases. rare.

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1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 5 Why, Madam, Queen Elizabeth's dead.

1962 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 2 Sept. 7/3 The ‘truth’ about Shylock turns out to be about as fresh as the news that Queen Elizabeth is dead.

1976 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 3 July ‘Why do you weep, Your majesty?’ asked the equerry. ‘Haven't you heard?’ asked the King. ‘Queen Elizabeth is dead.’ The equerry had, in fact, heard the news several years before, but thought it indiscreet to show that his information was more current than the King's.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	queen elizabeth
释义	Queen Elizabethn. Brit. /ˌkwiːn ᵻˈlɪzəbəθ/, U.S. /ˌkwin əˈlɪz(ə)bəθ/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Queen Elizabeth. Etymology: < Queen Elizabeth (1533–1603), the name of Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, who reigned from 1558–1603. Compounds. 1. attributive and in the genitive. a. Designating styles of architecture or furniture popular during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [adjective] > types of furniture generally standing1444 plush1615 Queen Elizabeth1673 occasional1749 Adametic1774 French-polished1836 upholstered1837 Adamish1838 Chippendale1855 Queen Anne1863 knock-down1875 Wellington chest1880 Adamesque1881 Sheraton1883 Hepplewhite1897 quaint1897 bombé1904 lowboy1915 Jacobean1918 overstuffed1922 spool1928 Williamsburg1931 thermed1952 stackable1958 Scandinavian1959 wall-to-wall1959 Populuxe1986 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > style of architecture > [adjective] > Tudor and Jacobean Queen Elizabeth1673 Tudor1815 Elizabethan1821 Jacobean1844 Tudoresque1847 Jacobethan1933 Tudorish1965 1673 W. Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-master v. i. 95 You must..furnish as becomes one of my Quality; for don't you think we'll take up with your old Queen Elizabeth Furniture. 1781 S. Johnson Gray in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets X. 38 The style of building, which we now call Queen Elizabeth's, is here admirably described, both with regard to its beauties and defects. 1991 Folklore 102 135 He took the opportunity to plan a new house, built between 1832 and 1845, with modern comforts, but in ‘Queen Elizabeth style’. b. Designating a coin, esp. a shilling, in use during this period. ΚΠ 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 70 The Points are made of Iron Plates about the thickness of a Queen Elizabeth Shilling:..at the end of this Plate..stands upright the Point. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 28/2 Queen Elizabeths shilling had..this Inscription, Posui Deum Adjutorem meum. 1710 London Gaz. No. 4748/4 A Queen Elizabeth Piece of 35s. 1753 G. Wollaston Life & Hist. Pilgrim i. 158 His Face was not much broader than a Queen Elizabeth's Shilling, and his Bonnet fell quite over his Nose. 1857 R. H. Major in tr. A. Nikitin Trav. 20 in India in 15th Cent. Queen Elizabeth's shilling contained 88.8 grains of pure silver. 1921 Times 29 Nov. 7/7 A Queen Elizabeth shilling bearing the effigy of the Queen and the date 1571, has been dug up in a garden at Westgate-in-Weardale by Mr. George Bell. 2. In the genitive. a. Queen Elizabeth's pocket-pistol n. a large cannon formerly defending Dover Castle, and now preserved there. ΚΠ 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Queen Elizabeth's Pocket-pistol, a Brass-Cannon of a prodigious Length at Dover-Castle. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle I. xxxviii. 288 The company walked up hill to visit the castle, where they saw the sword of Julius Cæsar and Queen Elizabeth's pocket pistol, repeated Shakespear's description, while they surveyed the chalky cliffs on each side, and cast their eyes towards the city of Calais. 1862 Harper's Mag. Oct. 600/1 Queen Elizabeth's ‘pocket-pistol’ of 1578, at Dover, has inscribed upon it: ‘Nothing can withstand me’... It is over 21 feet long, and the popular belief was that it would send a ball across the channel into France. 1895 C. G. Harper Dover Road 357 Down below (you can see it from those embrasures) is ‘Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol’. 1999 S. P. Menefee in S. Billington & M. Green Concept of Goddess vi. 86 ‘Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Pistol’, over 23 feet in length..and the ‘Queen's Pocket Pistols’, weighing 5790 lbs...are reminiscent of objects with local heroic associations such as Hickathrift's Candlesticks, called after the giant of that name. b. † Queen Elizabeth's bone n. Obsolete rare the patella or kneecap in a leg of mutton. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > mutton > [noun] > other cuts or parts Jack1466 sheep's tongue1552 leg of mutton1570 porknell1596 nut1611 pope's eye1663 hand1671 mutton chop1696 mutton cutlet1706 wether-gammona1774 wobbler1823 Queen Elizabeth's bone1846 chump1861 skirt1881 1846 Knickerbocker Mag. 27 17 From the knuckle-bone to the last joint of the queue, from the Pope's Eye, to Queen Elizabeth's Bone, each preferable and available slice..was apparent to his practised eye. Phrases Queen Elizabeth is dead: used humorously and ironically as a typical example of old news, usually with the implication that someone is simply stating the obvious or restating a well-worn or accepted truth. Cf. Queen Anne is dead at Queen Anne n. Phrases. rare. ΚΠ 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 5 Why, Madam, Queen Elizabeth's dead. 1962 Ada (Okla.) Evening News 2 Sept. 7/3 The ‘truth’ about Shylock turns out to be about as fresh as the news that Queen Elizabeth is dead. 1976 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 3 July ‘Why do you weep, Your majesty?’ asked the equerry. ‘Haven't you heard?’ asked the King. ‘Queen Elizabeth is dead.’ The equerry had, in fact, heard the news several years before, but thought it indiscreet to show that his information was more current than the King's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1673
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