receptablen.

Brit.

/rᵻˈsɛptəbl/, U.S.

/rəˈsɛptəb(ə)l/,

/riˈsɛptəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French receptable, receptacle.

Etymology: < Middle French receptable receptacle, container (c1380 in a Latin-French glossary), refuge, shelter (a1506 in specific sense ‘den of wild animals’), alteration of receptacle receptacle n. with suffix substitution (compare -able suffix), probably after receptable (adjective) capable of holding, spacious (14th cent.; 1265 in Old French (Lorraine) in sense ‘obliged to grant shelter’).

A receptacle (in various senses); (now esp.) a vessel for holding something, a container.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun]

receivera1398

resetc1400

receipta1425

receptaclec1425

repository1485

receptorya1500

pot1503

container?1504

hold1517

containing?1541

continent?1541

receptable1566

nest1589

conceptacle1611

keep1617

house1625

reception1646

inholder1660

conceptaculum1691

penholder1815

holder1833

carrier1855

compactum1907

1566 W. Painter tr. O. Landi Delectable Demaundes ii. f. 49 The matrix hath as it were seuen purses or receptacles to receiue the sede, and a woman may haue as many children as she hath receptables [Fr. boursons].

1581 B. Rich Don Simonides I. sig. Cij The Ualyes delectable, seemynge to bee the receptable of the Nimphes.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 45 But that his bones want sence and expression, they would tell you the earth is not worthy his receptable.

1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2276 The liver was of a moderate size,..and divided into two lobes, having no..receptable of gall annexed.

1701 T. Baker Humour of Age iv. 50 Lets retire into yonder Walk, 'tis duskish here, there the thickness of the Trees has made it quite dark, and a Fit Receptable for Lovers.

1793 Times 9 Nov. 3/4 We hope..that the Royal Saloon will, this evening, prove a receptable of Britons, as loyal, as generous, and as noble in their nature as himself.

1854 Southern Literary Messenger July 435/2 My twenty pound note disappears in a greasy receptable, the door closes on me, and I return to mine inn.

1873 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. New Ser. 15 116 A palm leaf..was hastily made into a receptable for water.

1932 P. A. Rydberg Flora of Prairies & Plains Central N. Amer. 54 Carpels numerous, in several series on a convex receptable.

1956 Amer. Antiq. 22 157/2 With pottery unknown it is probable that..other shells..and perhaps even the larger conches were used as receptables.

2005 Daily Tel. 17 Feb. 9/3 British hostesses showed their graze-friendly habits by serving small portions of crisps, peanuts and perhaps even salted Ritz crackers in a receptable known as a Party Susan.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	receptable
释义	receptablen. Brit. /rᵻˈsɛptəbl/, U.S. /rəˈsɛptəb(ə)l/, /riˈsɛptəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French receptable, receptacle. Etymology: < Middle French receptable receptacle, container (c1380 in a Latin-French glossary), refuge, shelter (a1506 in specific sense ‘den of wild animals’), alteration of receptacle receptacle n. with suffix substitution (compare -able suffix), probably after receptable (adjective) capable of holding, spacious (14th cent.; 1265 in Old French (Lorraine) in sense ‘obliged to grant shelter’). A receptacle (in various senses); (now esp.) a vessel for holding something, a container. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > [noun] receivera1398 resetc1400 receipta1425 receptaclec1425 repository1485 receptorya1500 pot1503 container?1504 hold1517 containing?1541 continent?1541 receptable1566 nest1589 conceptacle1611 keep1617 house1625 reception1646 inholder1660 conceptaculum1691 penholder1815 holder1833 carrier1855 compactum1907 1566 W. Painter tr. O. Landi Delectable Demaundes ii. f. 49 The matrix hath as it were seuen purses or receptacles to receiue the sede, and a woman may haue as many children as she hath receptables [Fr. boursons]. 1581 B. Rich Don Simonides I. sig. Cij The Ualyes delectable, seemynge to bee the receptable of the Nimphes. 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 45 But that his bones want sence and expression, they would tell you the earth is not worthy his receptable. 1671 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 6 2276 The liver was of a moderate size,..and divided into two lobes, having no..receptable of gall annexed. 1701 T. Baker Humour of Age iv. 50 Lets retire into yonder Walk, 'tis duskish here, there the thickness of the Trees has made it quite dark, and a Fit Receptable for Lovers. 1793 Times 9 Nov. 3/4 We hope..that the Royal Saloon will, this evening, prove a receptable of Britons, as loyal, as generous, and as noble in their nature as himself. 1854 Southern Literary Messenger July 435/2 My twenty pound note disappears in a greasy receptable, the door closes on me, and I return to mine inn. 1873 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. New Ser. 15 116 A palm leaf..was hastily made into a receptable for water. 1932 P. A. Rydberg Flora of Prairies & Plains Central N. Amer. 54 Carpels numerous, in several series on a convex receptable. 1956 Amer. Antiq. 22 157/2 With pottery unknown it is probable that..other shells..and perhaps even the larger conches were used as receptables. 2005 Daily Tel. 17 Feb. 9/3 British hostesses showed their graze-friendly habits by serving small portions of crisps, peanuts and perhaps even salted Ritz crackers in a receptable known as a Party Susan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1566
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