quinzainen.

Brit.

/ˈkwɪnzeɪn/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪnˌzeɪn/

Forms: 1600s 1800s quinzain, 1600s 1800s– quinzaine.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quinzaine.

Etymology: < French quinzaine set of fifteen things, period of fifteen days (beginning of 12th cent. in Old French) < quinze (see quinze n.) + -aine , suffix forming nouns from numerals (see quatorzain n.). Compare Old Occitan quinzena fortnight (early 13th cent.).Compare also Anglo-Norman quinzeine , quinzaine , quinzeyne fifteenth day after a church festival (a1278 or earlier), post-classical Latin quinzena (1200 in a British source), of which some of the examples at sense 1 may show misapprehensions. Compare quindene n., quinzième n. 3b. With sense 2 compare Middle French quinzaine (16th cent.; rare). This sense is frequent in dictionaries of English, but otherwise very rare. Compare quatorzain n.

Now rare.

1. A period of fifteen days, esp. from a church festival; a fortnight (the fifteenth day being counted inclusively). Cf. quinzième n. 3, quinzine n. 2, quindene n.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > [noun] > fifteen days beginning on > last day of

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a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) viii. 62 After Ester, þe ȝer of his regne þe ȝetteteþe, þat is to wite, in þe quinseine of þe feste of Seint Iohan þe Baptist.

1603 M. Drayton Barrons Wars To Rdr. sig. A3 The Qudrin..neuer bringeth foorth Gemells. The Quinzain too soone.

1863 J. R. Walbran Mem. Abbey St. Mary of Fountains I. 143 The military levies granted in the Parliament at Lincoln in the Quinzaine of St. Hiliary 9 Edw. II.

1891 E. Dowson Let. 24 July (1967) 209 You may then think it worth while, if you dislike the notion of binding yourself for a quinzaine to remain, simply from day to day, at a slightly higher charge.

1899 R. R. Sharpe tr. in Cal. Let.-bks. London I. A. 16 £12 10s. for wine; to be paid in the quinzaine of St. Michael [sc. in 1277].

1910 H. James Let. 30 Sept. in H. James & E. Wharton Lett. (1990) iv. 172 I am staggered by your mere quinzaine of a projected stay here.

2. A piece of verse consisting of fifteen lines.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > types of poem according to form > [noun]

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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quinzain (Fr.) a term or delay of fifteen days; also a staff of fifteen verses.

1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Quinzain, fifteen dayes, or a staff of 15 verses.

1895 T. Hutchinson in W. Wordsworth Poet. Wks. 629/2 Both pieces appear to be experiments in metre. They are neither sonnets nor quatorzains, but quinzains, or stanzas consisting of fifteen lines each.

1908 E. Pound (title) A quinzaine for this Yule : being selected from a Venetian sketch-book ‘San Trovaso’.

†3. A fortnightly event, meeting, etc. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1856 S. P. Hawthorne Let. 22 Jan. in J. Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne & his Wife (1884) II. 85 Aunt Sue intended to have Quinzaines (fortnightly soirées) this winter.

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

单词	quinzaine
释义	quinzainen. Brit. /ˈkwɪnzeɪn/, U.S. /ˈkwɪnˌzeɪn/ Forms: 1600s 1800s quinzain, 1600s 1800s– quinzaine. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French quinzaine. Etymology: < French quinzaine set of fifteen things, period of fifteen days (beginning of 12th cent. in Old French) < quinze (see quinze n.) + -aine , suffix forming nouns from numerals (see quatorzain n.). Compare Old Occitan quinzena fortnight (early 13th cent.).Compare also Anglo-Norman quinzeine , quinzaine , quinzeyne fifteenth day after a church festival (a1278 or earlier), post-classical Latin quinzena (1200 in a British source), of which some of the examples at sense 1 may show misapprehensions. Compare quindene n., quinzième n. 3b. With sense 2 compare Middle French quinzaine (16th cent.; rare). This sense is frequent in dictionaries of English, but otherwise very rare. Compare quatorzain n. Now rare. 1. A period of fifteen days, esp. from a church festival; a fortnight (the fifteenth day being counted inclusively). Cf. quinzième n. 3, quinzine n. 2, quindene n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > [noun] > fifteen days beginning on > last day of quinzainea1325 quinzième?a1424 quindecima1450 quinzinea1500 avynsimec1500 quindenea1513 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) viii. 62 After Ester, þe ȝer of his regne þe ȝetteteþe, þat is to wite, in þe quinseine of þe feste of Seint Iohan þe Baptist. 1603 M. Drayton Barrons Wars To Rdr. sig. A3 The Qudrin..neuer bringeth foorth Gemells. The Quinzain too soone. 1863 J. R. Walbran Mem. Abbey St. Mary of Fountains I. 143 The military levies granted in the Parliament at Lincoln in the Quinzaine of St. Hiliary 9 Edw. II. 1891 E. Dowson Let. 24 July (1967) 209 You may then think it worth while, if you dislike the notion of binding yourself for a quinzaine to remain, simply from day to day, at a slightly higher charge. 1899 R. R. Sharpe tr. in Cal. Let.-bks. London I. A. 16 £12 10s. for wine; to be paid in the quinzaine of St. Michael [sc. in 1277]. 1910 H. James Let. 30 Sept. in H. James & E. Wharton Lett. (1990) iv. 172 I am staggered by your mere quinzaine of a projected stay here. 2. A piece of verse consisting of fifteen lines. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > types of poem according to form > [noun] quinzaine1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Quinzain (Fr.) a term or delay of fifteen days; also a staff of fifteen verses. 1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Quinzain, fifteen dayes, or a staff of 15 verses. 1895 T. Hutchinson in W. Wordsworth Poet. Wks. 629/2 Both pieces appear to be experiments in metre. They are neither sonnets nor quatorzains, but quinzains, or stanzas consisting of fifteen lines each. 1908 E. Pound (title) A quinzaine for this Yule : being selected from a Venetian sketch-book ‘San Trovaso’. †3. A fortnightly event, meeting, etc. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1856 S. P. Hawthorne Let. 22 Jan. in J. Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne & his Wife (1884) II. 85 Aunt Sue intended to have Quinzaines (fortnightly soirées) this winter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1325
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