† retentn.¹adj.¹

Forms: late Middle English retente, 1500s–1600s retent.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retentus, retinēre.

Etymology: < classical Latin retentus, past participle of retinēre retain v. With use in Older Scots compare also retent , variant of past participle of retain v. With use as adjective compare earlier retained adj.

Obsolete.

A. n.¹

A group of retainers; a retinue. rare.

ΚΠ

c1430 (c1395) G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1873) l. 270 This riche Markis..And of his retente [c1405 Hengwrt retenue] þe bacherye..Vn-to þe village..þe ryȝte weye han holde.

B. adj.¹

Reserved; (also) restrained, kept back. Cf. retain v. Chiefly as past participle.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > [adjective] > restrained

bridled1567

retent1568

restrained1578

controlled1581

snubbed1583

retained1592

retentive1599

curbed1600

repressed1606

stifleda1643

suspense1667

light1740

reined-in1740

checked1793

reined-up1835

reticent1877

snaffled1877

directed1891

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective] > suppressed or restrained

suppressed1536

retent1568

self-restrained1700

buttoned-up1767

self-restraining1777

self-repressed1814

reserveful1827

self-repressing1849

withheld1914

1568 A. Scott Poems (1902) 37 This lady is so gud ane gyd, Scho..teichis me both tyme & tyd Retent befoir myne E.

1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood iii. xi. 478 Very modest and retent in all his actions.

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. I Things that be fluent, As flitting time, by her be straight retent Unto one point.

a1654 N. Culpeper Treat. Aurum Potabile (1656) ii. i. 92 This spirit is retent or remisse, vehement or not vehement.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

retentn.²

Brit.

/ˌriːˈtɛnt/, U.S.

/riˈtɛnt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retentum, retinēre.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin retentum (1648 in sense 1, in the passage translated in quot. 1662), use as noun of classical Latin retentum, neuter of past participle of retinēre retain v.

†1. Medicine. A substance retained within the body or an organ. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 1113 Some defects of the stomach are cured not by vomiting, or stool, but only by sweat; because they consist in the Retents [L. retentis] of the stomach being transchanged in the sixth digestion.

1664 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Wks. lxxxvii. 626 Therefore the Liver hath a double thorn: to wit, one from a hurtfull Retent; but the other from a troublesome Retent, to wit, the Blood burdening it.

1684 W. Russell Physical Treat. iii. 120 Imposthumes are as various as the Juyces of the Body, yet all of them have but one Original, which is the Retents of Superfluities, not capable to be separated without Apertion of the Skin.

†2. The amount of a specified substance contained by something. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > that which is

retent1794

retention1862

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 495 The quantity of iron they retain (and which I therefore call their retent).

1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 504 And if the retent be variable.

3. U.S. A portion of a payment for completed construction work which is withheld from the contractor for a set period, so as to ensure that any repairs needed during that time are carried out. Cf. retention n. 3g. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1899 Executive Documents U.S. Congress (55th Congress, 3rd Sess.) No. 173. 267 Sewers: To pay retent under contract seventeen hundred and twenty-three.

1909 W. Tindall Origin & Govt. District Columbia 181 There shall be held a retent of ten per centum of the cost of such construction work as a guaranty fund to keep the work done under such contracts in repair.

1916 District of Columbia Appropriation Bill, 1917 128 The purpose of this legislation is to discontinue the requirement of law which provides for a retent for a period of five years in the case of streets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† retentadj.²

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retentus, retendere.

Etymology: < classical Latin retentus, past participle of retendere to unbend < re- re- prefix + tendere tend v.²

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

Unbent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective]

rightOE

straightc1350

rightfulc1384

line-rightc1400

rule-righta1450

streckc1480

unbent1483

straight forth1536

unwried1558

steel-straighta1560

untwisted1575

uncurled1597

rectified1598

cornerless1605

uncrooked1611

unbended1648

retent1656

uninflected1713

curveless1800

arrow-straight1834

unconvoluted1839

unwarped1855

curlless1861

undistorted1881

poker-straight1949

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Retent, unbent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

† retentv.

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

Etymology: < French retentir to resound (12th cent. in Old French) < re- re- prefix + tentir (12th cent.), probably < an unattested post-classical Latin form *tinnitire formed on classical Latin tinnīt- , past participial stem of tinnīre to ring, clang (see tinnitus n., and compare tinnitate v.). Compare later retentive adj.²

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To cause to resound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > resound [verb (transitive)] > cause

to ring (something) in a person's ears1542

retent1608

1608 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Ivdith iii. 44 in J. Sylvester Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) Their Pagans fell, with clamor huge to heare, Made such a dinne as made the heaven resound, Retented hell, and tore the fixed ground.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

n.¹adj.¹c1430

n.²1662

adj.²1656

v.1608

单词	retent
释义	† retentn.¹adj.¹ Forms: late Middle English retente, 1500s–1600s retent. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retentus, retinēre. Etymology: < classical Latin retentus, past participle of retinēre retain v. With use in Older Scots compare also retent , variant of past participle of retain v. With use as adjective compare earlier retained adj. Obsolete. A. n.¹ A group of retainers; a retinue. rare. ΚΠ c1430 (c1395) G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1873) l. 270 This riche Markis..And of his retente [c1405 Hengwrt retenue] þe bacherye..Vn-to þe village..þe ryȝte weye han holde. B. adj.¹ Reserved; (also) restrained, kept back. Cf. retain v. Chiefly as past participle. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > [adjective] > restrained bridled1567 retent1568 restrained1578 controlled1581 snubbed1583 retained1592 retentive1599 curbed1600 repressed1606 stifleda1643 suspense1667 light1740 reined-in1740 checked1793 reined-up1835 reticent1877 snaffled1877 directed1891 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > [adjective] > suppressed or restrained suppressed1536 retent1568 self-restrained1700 buttoned-up1767 self-restraining1777 self-repressed1814 reserveful1827 self-repressing1849 withheld1914 1568 A. Scott Poems (1902) 37 This lady is so gud ane gyd, Scho..teichis me both tyme & tyd Retent befoir myne E. 1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood iii. xi. 478 Very modest and retent in all his actions. 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. I Things that be fluent, As flitting time, by her be straight retent Unto one point. a1654 N. Culpeper Treat. Aurum Potabile (1656) ii. i. 92 This spirit is retent or remisse, vehement or not vehement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). retentn.² Brit. /ˌriːˈtɛnt/, U.S. /riˈtɛnt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retentum, retinēre. Etymology: < post-classical Latin retentum (1648 in sense 1, in the passage translated in quot. 1662), use as noun of classical Latin retentum, neuter of past participle of retinēre retain v. †1. Medicine. A substance retained within the body or an organ. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 1113 Some defects of the stomach are cured not by vomiting, or stool, but only by sweat; because they consist in the Retents [L. retentis] of the stomach being transchanged in the sixth digestion. 1664 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Wks. lxxxvii. 626 Therefore the Liver hath a double thorn: to wit, one from a hurtfull Retent; but the other from a troublesome Retent, to wit, the Blood burdening it. 1684 W. Russell Physical Treat. iii. 120 Imposthumes are as various as the Juyces of the Body, yet all of them have but one Original, which is the Retents of Superfluities, not capable to be separated without Apertion of the Skin. †2. The amount of a specified substance contained by something. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > retaining > [noun] > that which is retent1794 retention1862 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 495 The quantity of iron they retain (and which I therefore call their retent). 1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 504 And if the retent be variable. 3. U.S. A portion of a payment for completed construction work which is withheld from the contractor for a set period, so as to ensure that any repairs needed during that time are carried out. Cf. retention n. 3g. Now rare. ΚΠ 1899 Executive Documents U.S. Congress (55th Congress, 3rd Sess.) No. 173. 267 Sewers: To pay retent under contract seventeen hundred and twenty-three. 1909 W. Tindall Origin & Govt. District Columbia 181 There shall be held a retent of ten per centum of the cost of such construction work as a guaranty fund to keep the work done under such contracts in repair. 1916 District of Columbia Appropriation Bill, 1917 128 The purpose of this legislation is to discontinue the requirement of law which provides for a retent for a period of five years in the case of streets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † retentadj.² Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin retentus, retendere. Etymology: < classical Latin retentus, past participle of retendere to unbend < re- re- prefix + tendere tend v.² Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. Unbent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] rightOE straightc1350 rightfulc1384 line-rightc1400 rule-righta1450 streckc1480 unbent1483 straight forth1536 unwried1558 steel-straighta1560 untwisted1575 uncurled1597 rectified1598 cornerless1605 uncrooked1611 unbended1648 retent1656 uninflected1713 curveless1800 arrow-straight1834 unconvoluted1839 unwarped1855 curlless1861 undistorted1881 poker-straight1949 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Retent, unbent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † retentv. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French retentir. Etymology: < French retentir to resound (12th cent. in Old French) < re- re- prefix + tentir (12th cent.), probably < an unattested post-classical Latin form tinnitire formed on classical Latin tinnīt-* , past participial stem of tinnīre to ring, clang (see tinnitus n., and compare tinnitate v.). Compare later retentive adj.² Obsolete. rare. transitive. To cause to resound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > resonance or sonority > resound [verb (transitive)] > cause to ring (something) in a person's ears1542 retent1608 1608 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Ivdith iii. 44 in J. Sylvester Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) Their Pagans fell, with clamor huge to heare, Made such a dinne as made the heaven resound, Retented hell, and tore the fixed ground. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.¹adj.¹c1430n.²1662adj.²1656v.1608
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