ringing-upn.

Brit.

/ˌrɪŋɪŋˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌrɪŋɪŋˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ringing n.¹, up adv.¹

Etymology: < ringing n.¹ + up adv.¹ With sense 1 compare ring v.¹ 13c. With sense 2 compare ring v.¹ 11d. With sense 3 compare ring v.¹ 14a. With sense 4 compare ring v.¹ 15a.

1. The sounding of a bell or some other direction given for the raising of a theatre curtain; also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > [noun] > raising of curtain

rise1772

ringing-up1836

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 205 Let us take a peep ‘behind,’ previous to the ringing up.

1875 Galaxy May 684/2 Laura and I cherish a childlike fondness for the first notes of the orchestra, the ringing up of the curtain, [etc.].

1912 Times 25 June 6/1 There are some plays which make the subsequent ringing up of the curtain seem more than usually ridiculous.

1968 S. Jellicoe Septuagint & Mod. Study ii. vii. 231 A ringing up of the curtain upon a carefully staged tableau of the pre-Origenian or pre-Lucianic-Hesychian days.

2. The waking or summoning up of a person by bell. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1849 Punch 17 232/1 Often-repeated painful ringing up of servant-maids in the dark.

1863 R. B. Kimball Undercurrents iii. xxi. 414 Do you recollect his helping us that cold night turn the bell and pour water into it, so that there would be no ringing up for prayers next morning ?

3. The act of calling someone by telephone.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > telephoning

telephoning1877

ringing-up1887

phoning1908

1887 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy (ed. 6) x. 290 When the tubes are in, the connections are arranged for ringing up; when they are out they are arranged for speaking.

1891 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 106 421 The test of a line being engaged and the ringing up of a subscriber are performed at one and the same operation in his system.

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. xiv. 316 He..closeted himself in the telephone booth... Ringing-up was quicker.

1949 N. Mitford Love in Cold Climate i. v. 51 This ringing-up of Paris seemed to me a most dashing extravagance. Aunt Sadie..only made trunk calls in times of crisis.

1996 R. Pilcher Coming Home 395 Goodbye. And thank you for ringing up.

4. The recording of a sale on a cash register or other device or system.

ΚΠ

1921 Printers' Ink 28 July 85/1 His cost of labor, twine, paper and ringing up of sales does not warrant him going to the trouble of packing the boric himself.

1929 M. Brinig Singermann iv. 52 Daisy would sit back of the cash register all day, her merry laughter chiming in with the ringing up of sales.

2003 B. T. Pentland in T. W. Malone et al. Organizing Bus. Knowl. vii. 199 Further, ringing up can be accomplished in several ways (e.g., manually or with a universal product code scanner).

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

单词	ringing-up
释义	ringing-upn. Brit. /ˌrɪŋɪŋˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌrɪŋɪŋˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ringing n.¹, up adv.¹ Etymology: < ringing n.¹ + up adv.¹ With sense 1 compare ring v.¹ 13c. With sense 2 compare ring v.¹ 11d. With sense 3 compare ring v.¹ 14a. With sense 4 compare ring v.¹ 15a. 1. The sounding of a bell or some other direction given for the raising of a theatre curtain; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > the staging of a theatrical production > [noun] > raising of curtain rise1772 ringing-up1836 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 205 Let us take a peep ‘behind,’ previous to the ringing up. 1875 Galaxy May 684/2 Laura and I cherish a childlike fondness for the first notes of the orchestra, the ringing up of the curtain, [etc.]. 1912 Times 25 June 6/1 There are some plays which make the subsequent ringing up of the curtain seem more than usually ridiculous. 1968 S. Jellicoe Septuagint & Mod. Study ii. vii. 231 A ringing up of the curtain upon a carefully staged tableau of the pre-Origenian or pre-Lucianic-Hesychian days. 2. The waking or summoning up of a person by bell. Now rare. ΚΠ 1849 Punch 17 232/1 Often-repeated painful ringing up of servant-maids in the dark. 1863 R. B. Kimball Undercurrents iii. xxi. 414 Do you recollect his helping us that cold night turn the bell and pour water into it, so that there would be no ringing up for prayers next morning ? 3. The act of calling someone by telephone. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > telephoning telephoning1877 ringing-up1887 phoning1908 1887 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy (ed. 6) x. 290 When the tubes are in, the connections are arranged for ringing up; when they are out they are arranged for speaking. 1891 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 106 421 The test of a line being engaged and the ringing up of a subscriber are performed at one and the same operation in his system. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. xiv. 316 He..closeted himself in the telephone booth... Ringing-up was quicker. 1949 N. Mitford Love in Cold Climate i. v. 51 This ringing-up of Paris seemed to me a most dashing extravagance. Aunt Sadie..only made trunk calls in times of crisis. 1996 R. Pilcher Coming Home 395 Goodbye. And thank you for ringing up. 4. The recording of a sale on a cash register or other device or system. ΚΠ 1921 Printers' Ink 28 July 85/1 His cost of labor, twine, paper and ringing up of sales does not warrant him going to the trouble of packing the boric himself. 1929 M. Brinig Singermann iv. 52 Daisy would sit back of the cash register all day, her merry laughter chiming in with the ringing up of sales. 2003 B. T. Pentland in T. W. Malone et al. Organizing Bus. Knowl. vii. 199 Further, ringing up can be accomplished in several ways (e.g., manually or with a universal product code scanner). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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