rattle-headn.

Brit.

/ˈratlhɛd/, U.S.

/ˈrædlˌ(h)ɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle n.¹, head n.¹

Etymology: < rattle n.¹ + head n.¹ Compare rattle-brain n., rattlepate n., rattle-skull n. at rattle n.¹ Compounds.In sense 1 probably originally a spec. use of sense 2 (although this is first attested slightly later), although often associated with references to the long hair typically worn by the Cavaliers.

1. A Royalist in the English Civil War; a Cavalier. Contrasted with roundhead n. 1a. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > cavalier or royalist cause > supporter of

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long head1642

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Cab1644

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1641 Dial. betw. Rattle-head & Round-head 6 To speak my minde of Rattleheads, Roundheads, Loggerheads, etc.

1646 W. Prynne (title) A gagge for long-hair'd Rattle-Heads who revile all civill Round-heads.

1649 Roxbury Church Rec. in J. Coffin Hist. Newbury (1845) Locks and long haire (now in England called rattle heads).

1870 A. W. M'Clure Life John Cotton in Lives Chief Fathers New Eng. I. ix. 256 It was about to be ascertained that solid ‘round-heads’ were much too hard for empty ‘rattle-heads’.

2004 D. Cressy in L. L. Knoppers & J. B. Landes Monstrous Bodies ii. 63 An era of Roundheads and rattleheads, heads of proposals and heads of traitors.

2. An empty-headed person; = rattle-brain n. 1.Occasionally used humorously as a proper name.

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the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed > and noisy

rattle-heada1645

rattlepate1682

bully fop1699

rattle-brain1704

rattle-skull1725

a1645 W. Laud Answer Speech of Lord Say against Bishops 12 in Remains (1700) II If this World go on, the dear Sisters of these Rattle-heads will no longer keep silence in their Churches or Conventicles.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 130 Many rattle-heads, as well as they, did bestir them to gain-stand this match.

1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 126 No Cautions of a Matron, old and sage, Young Rattlehead to Prudence could engage.

1788 G. A. Stevens Adv. Speculist II. 151 He was such a rattle-head, so inconstant and so unthinking, that he affronted his best friends.

1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 16 Mar. 1/4 The next assailant that opened upon us was Jeremy Rattlehead, Jr. Esq. a young gentleman whose skull seems to have been cracked by injudicious attempts to stuff it with more literature then there was room to stow away.

1878 Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 20 Apr. She is a pretty brunette, now scarcely more than twenty years of age, and is something of a rattlehead, although with a decided predisposition to beauty.

1923 Mansfield (Ohio) News 11 Sept. 5/5 She is such a little rattle-head that by now she must be completely lost.

1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 48 I am quarter'd with Lieutenant Unchleigh, a rattle-head.

Derivatives

ˈrattle-headed adj. = rattle-brained adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective] > and noisy

rattle-brained1628

rattle-pated1633

rattle-headed1647

rattle-noddled1661

shandy1691

rattle-skulled1780

baaing1818

1647 H. Neville Parl. of Ladies (Wing N512) 3 The Rattle-headed Ladyes being Assembled at Kates in the Covent-Garden.

1777 J. Heely Descr. Envil i. 4 Not so, exclaim the drinking, rattle-headed, tavern-lounging animals.

1864 T. L. Nichols 40 Years Amer. Life II. xiii. 224 As lively, sparkling, amiable, and rattle-headed as she knew how to be.

1992 Seattle Times (Nexis) 19 Nov. b1 He is, rather, a nice kid who is a bit rattle-headed about money. That doesn't make him a criminal delinquent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rattle-head
释义	rattle-headn. Brit. /ˈratlhɛd/, U.S. /ˈrædlˌ(h)ɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rattle n.¹, head n.¹ Etymology: < rattle n.¹ + head n.¹ Compare rattle-brain n., rattlepate n., rattle-skull n. at rattle n.¹ Compounds.In sense 1 probably originally a spec. use of sense 2 (although this is first attested slightly later), although often associated with references to the long hair typically worn by the Cavaliers. 1. A Royalist in the English Civil War; a Cavalier. Contrasted with roundhead n. 1a. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > cavalier or royalist cause > supporter of rattle-head1641 cavalier1642 delinquent1642 long head1642 malignant1642 Cab1644 cavy1645 kebc1645 rattlepate1646 cave1661 heroic1682 1641 Dial. betw. Rattle-head & Round-head 6 To speak my minde of Rattleheads, Roundheads, Loggerheads, etc. 1646 W. Prynne (title) A gagge for long-hair'd Rattle-Heads who revile all civill Round-heads. 1649 Roxbury Church Rec. in J. Coffin Hist. Newbury (1845) Locks and long haire (now in England called rattle heads). 1870 A. W. M'Clure Life John Cotton in Lives Chief Fathers New Eng. I. ix. 256 It was about to be ascertained that solid ‘round-heads’ were much too hard for empty ‘rattle-heads’. 2004 D. Cressy in L. L. Knoppers & J. B. Landes Monstrous Bodies ii. 63 An era of Roundheads and rattleheads, heads of proposals and heads of traitors. 2. An empty-headed person; = rattle-brain n. 1.Occasionally used humorously as a proper name. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun] > giddy, light-headed > and noisy rattle-heada1645 rattlepate1682 bully fop1699 rattle-brain1704 rattle-skull1725 a1645 W. Laud Answer Speech of Lord Say against Bishops 12 in Remains (1700) II If this World go on, the dear Sisters of these Rattle-heads will no longer keep silence in their Churches or Conventicles. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 130 Many rattle-heads, as well as they, did bestir them to gain-stand this match. 1713 Countess of Winchilsea Misc. Poems 126 No Cautions of a Matron, old and sage, Young Rattlehead to Prudence could engage. 1788 G. A. Stevens Adv. Speculist II. 151 He was such a rattle-head, so inconstant and so unthinking, that he affronted his best friends. 1822 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 16 Mar. 1/4 The next assailant that opened upon us was Jeremy Rattlehead, Jr. Esq. a young gentleman whose skull seems to have been cracked by injudicious attempts to stuff it with more literature then there was room to stow away. 1878 Daily Constit. (Atlanta, Georgia) 20 Apr. She is a pretty brunette, now scarcely more than twenty years of age, and is something of a rattlehead, although with a decided predisposition to beauty. 1923 Mansfield (Ohio) News 11 Sept. 5/5 She is such a little rattle-head that by now she must be completely lost. 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 48 I am quarter'd with Lieutenant Unchleigh, a rattle-head. Derivatives ˈrattle-headed adj. = rattle-brained adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > giddiness, empty-headedness > [adjective] > and noisy rattle-brained1628 rattle-pated1633 rattle-headed1647 rattle-noddled1661 shandy1691 rattle-skulled1780 baaing1818 1647 H. Neville Parl. of Ladies (Wing N512) 3 The Rattle-headed Ladyes being Assembled at Kates in the Covent-Garden. 1777 J. Heely Descr. Envil i. 4 Not so, exclaim the drinking, rattle-headed, tavern-lounging animals. 1864 T. L. Nichols 40 Years Amer. Life II. xiii. 224 As lively, sparkling, amiable, and rattle-headed as she knew how to be. 1992 Seattle Times (Nexis) 19 Nov. b1 He is, rather, a nice kid who is a bit rattle-headed about money. That doesn't make him a criminal delinquent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1641
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