right-linedadj.

Brit.

/ˌrʌɪtˈlʌɪnd/, U.S.

/ˌraɪtˈlaɪnd/

Forms: see right adj. and int. and line n.² and -ed suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: right adj., line n.², -ed suffix².

Etymology: < right adj. + line n.² + -ed suffix². Compare rectiline adj., rectilinear adj., and foreign-language forms cited at those entries.

1. Of a figure or angle: bounded or formed by straight lines; = rectilinear adj. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > straight line > formed or bounded by straight lines

right-lined1551

rectiline1570

rectilined1570

straight-bounded1614

rectline1651

rectilinear1654

rectilineous1691

rectilineal1705

1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. xvii To make a likeiamme equal to any right lined figure, and that on an angle appointed.

1631 R. Norwood Trigonometrie (title page) The mensuration of right lined triangles.

1670 R. Coke Disc. Trade 74 If a right lined Angle be not space, it is nothing; yet nothing but two right lines comprehend it.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Angle The Angle of Contact, in a Circle, is proved by Euclid to be less than any right-lined Angle.

1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. 81 The sum of all the angles of any right-lined figure.

1905 A. A. Hopkins & A. R. Bond Sci. Amer. Ref. Bk. ii. i. 399/1 A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel.

†2.

a. Of motion, a course, or a direction: following a straight line, having the course of a straight line; = rectilinear adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > a straight course > [adjective]

forthrightc1000

rightOE

evenc1175

straightc1400

directa1500

right forth1561

outright1582

ungiddy1615

undeclined1638

forerighta1640

rectilinear1651

right-lined1702

rectilineala1774

arrow-straight1834

straightaway1874

point-to-point1930

1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Opticks i. iii. 644 One right-lined Ray departs into two Contiguous ones.

1704 Athenian Oracle III. 302/1 The Globuli of the Air..are put into a Right-lin'd motion by the agitation of the particles of the corrupting Body.

1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 64 To determine whether the force of an explosion was..diminished by being diverted from a right-lined course.

1808 J. Webster Elem. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) 14 The body will be either accelerated or retarded in a right-lined direction.

1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 42/1 London rain,..a true right-lined, continuous, equable outpouring of water pellets from above.

b. figurative. Free from crookedness; virtuous, unfaltering; correct. Cf. right adj. 1c. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > [adjective] > specifically of actions

virtuousc1400

right-lined1770

1770 R. Cumberland Brothers ii. ii. 16 All these by-ways, and crooked allies, which thy right-lin'd apprehension knows nothing of.

1793 R. Burns Let. 20 Feb. (2003) II. 183 From the luminous path of thy own right-lined rectitude, thou lookest..benignly down on an erring Wretch.

a1820 J. Woodhouse Life Crispinus Scriblerus vii. in Life & Poet. Wks. (1896) I. 140/2 Hop'd Heav'n by right-lin'd conduct to deserve.

1872 Methodist Rev. Apr. 349 The entire clergy of that section amply showed by their abounding profligacy that the most right-lined ordination was no sure channel of the grace of God.

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

单词	right-lined
释义	right-linedadj. Brit. /ˌrʌɪtˈlʌɪnd/, U.S. /ˌraɪtˈlaɪnd/ Forms: see right adj. and int. and line n.² and -ed suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: right adj., line n.², -ed suffix². Etymology: < right adj. + line n.² + -ed suffix². Compare rectiline adj., rectilinear adj., and foreign-language forms cited at those entries. 1. Of a figure or angle: bounded or formed by straight lines; = rectilinear adj. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > straight line > formed or bounded by straight lines right-lined1551 rectiline1570 rectilined1570 straight-bounded1614 rectline1651 rectilinear1654 rectilineous1691 rectilineal1705 1551 R. Record Pathway to Knowl. i. xvii To make a likeiamme equal to any right lined figure, and that on an angle appointed. 1631 R. Norwood Trigonometrie (title page) The mensuration of right lined triangles. 1670 R. Coke Disc. Trade 74 If a right lined Angle be not space, it is nothing; yet nothing but two right lines comprehend it. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Angle The Angle of Contact, in a Circle, is proved by Euclid to be less than any right-lined Angle. 1840 D. Lardner Treat. Geom. 81 The sum of all the angles of any right-lined figure. 1905 A. A. Hopkins & A. R. Bond Sci. Amer. Ref. Bk. ii. i. 399/1 A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel. †2. a. Of motion, a course, or a direction: following a straight line, having the course of a straight line; = rectilinear adj. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > a straight course > [adjective] forthrightc1000 rightOE evenc1175 straightc1400 directa1500 right forth1561 outright1582 ungiddy1615 undeclined1638 forerighta1640 rectilinear1651 right-lined1702 rectilineala1774 arrow-straight1834 straightaway1874 point-to-point1930 1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Opticks i. iii. 644 One right-lined Ray departs into two Contiguous ones. 1704 Athenian Oracle III. 302/1 The Globuli of the Air..are put into a Right-lin'd motion by the agitation of the particles of the corrupting Body. 1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 64 To determine whether the force of an explosion was..diminished by being diverted from a right-lined course. 1808 J. Webster Elem. Nat. Philos. (new ed.) 14 The body will be either accelerated or retarded in a right-lined direction. 1834 Tait's Edinb. Mag. New Ser. 1 42/1 London rain,..a true right-lined, continuous, equable outpouring of water pellets from above. b. figurative. Free from crookedness; virtuous, unfaltering; correct. Cf. right adj. 1c. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [adjective] > specifically of actions virtuousc1400 right-lined1770 1770 R. Cumberland Brothers ii. ii. 16 All these by-ways, and crooked allies, which thy right-lin'd apprehension knows nothing of. 1793 R. Burns Let. 20 Feb. (2003) II. 183 From the luminous path of thy own right-lined rectitude, thou lookest..benignly down on an erring Wretch. a1820 J. Woodhouse Life Crispinus Scriblerus vii. in Life & Poet. Wks. (1896) I. 140/2 Hop'd Heav'n by right-lin'd conduct to deserve. 1872 Methodist Rev. Apr. 349 The entire clergy of that section amply showed by their abounding profligacy that the most right-lined ordination was no sure channel of the grace of God. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1551
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