单词 | rigg |
释义 | † riggn.1 Obsolete (English regional in later use.) A storm, a tempest; a strong wind. In later use chiefly in Michaelmas rigg n. at Michaelmas n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [noun] > stormy weather > a storm stormc825 un-i-withereOE tempestc1250 riggc1400 orage1477 buba1500 procellea1500 stour1827 rattler1835 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 354 I sende out bylyve Such a rowtande ryge þat rayne schal swyþe. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) 382 For never cowþe stynt Þe roȝe raynande ryg, þe raykande wawez. 1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 74 Vpon springe tydes, or after great Riggs of the sea. 1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 75 With Tempest, and Riggs of the sea. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France in Wks. (1842) II. 331 Appearing..before the riggs of old Michaelmas were yet well composed, and when the inclement storms of winter were approaching. 1826 R. Wilbraham Attempt Gloss. Cheshire (ed. 2) Rigg, a strong blast of wind. The storms which usually prevail about the time of the autumnal equinox are called Michaelmas Riggs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2021). † riggn.2 Obsolete. A kind of fabric (perhaps an error for rug n.3). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > [noun] > piece of > other pieces piece?c1430 fasel1440 speckc1440 pane1459 rag?1536 remnant1571 fag end1607 swatch1647 cut1753 rigg1769 hag's teeth1777 bias1824 spetch1828 shredlet1840 bias tape1884 short end1960 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > rug rug1624 namad1753 rigg1769 Meshed1904 1769 Dublin Mercury 12 Aug. Common poplins, riggs and riggs-royal, stuffs, camblets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1c1400n.21769 |
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