round On.¹

Brit.

/ˌraʊnd ˈəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌraʊnd ˈoʊ/

Forms: see round adj. and O n.³

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., O n.³

Etymology: < round adj. + O n.³In sense 3 apparently with reference to the round, unbroken shape of the letter O.

1. A circle; something circular in form; (Scottish) spec. a circular window (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > other specific arrangements > [noun] > arrangement in a group > a circular group of people

ringOE

round1489

rotund1636

circle1766

round O1845

1531 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 51 Till mak ane squair wyndo..quhare the round oo is now.

1654 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Royal Burgh Lanark (1893) 153 To pit up in his back wall ane round oe.

1756 A. Murphy Spouter ii. 43 My Life is , and ever has been , an eternal Round-O of Innocence, Abstinence, and Virtue.

1845 Athenæum Feb. 110 The playhouse additions and omissions were all very well for the round O of admirers who went to see and hear.

1886 G. Hay Aberbrothock Illustr. 30 The Bell Rock Lighthouse, fourteen miles distant, can be seen through the ‘Round O’.

1902 R. Hichens Felix xiii. 175 He formed his lips into a round O, as if about to whistle.

1991 R. Price Foreseeable Future 140 Beck formed a round O with her thumb and forefinger, the Righto sign.

2. A zero; a cipher; (Cricket) †= duck n.¹ 7 (obsolete). Also: a person of no importance; = cipher n. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > running > no score by batsman

spectacles1835

egg1861

nought1862

pair1862

duck's egg1863

round O1863

duck1868

blob1889

balloon1906

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. G3^v Cyphers or round oos.

1672 J. Phillips Maronides 55 They that Poets read you know Will never stand for a round O: But if they should, 'tis hard in my sence, To be debarr'd Poetick Licence.

1761 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 23/1 Pas. What is the Emperor? Mar. A round O. Pas. What is the Empress Queen? Mar. A bully in petticoats.

1863 C. Reade Hard Cash vii Alfred told her ‘the round O’, which had yielded to ‘the duck's-egg’, and was becoming obsolete, meant the cipher set by the scorer against a player's name, who is out without making a run.

1906 L. Stacey Fairy Tale that never Ends ii. 4 The 7 cannot be seventy without the little hoop, the round O.

1947 H. W. Pryde First Bk. McFlannels vii. 73 Matt's nothing but a round O.

†3. An absolute truth; an unchangeable fact. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > true statement, correct account, truth

soothquidec888

soothsawc950

soothOE

righteousnessa1225

certainty1330

truthc1330

trotha1387

verity1533

tell-truth?1556

oracle1569

true1581

round O1605

fact1779

veracity1852

veritability1864

1605 London Prodigall iii. ii My maisters mind is bloody, thats a round O (aside), And therefore, syr, intreatie is but vaine.

†4. A tally-mark in the form of a letter O, used in reckoning a debt. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > tally > notch cut in

scorec1460

notch1565

round O1625

1625 T. Dekker Rod for Run-awayes sig. D2 When the round O's beganne to increase to foure or six shillings, quoth one mad fellow amongst the rest, What will you say, my Masters, if I fetch you off from the Reckoning, and neuer pay a penny?

1634 Noble Souldier v. sig. H3^v Had I bin as ready to ha cut his sheeps throat, as you were to send him to the shambles, he had bleated no more; there's lesse chalke upon you score of sinnes by these round o'es.

1750 C. Smart Midwife 7 What hast thou a Night, good Man, for thy Care? Ninepence I suppose, that is, let me see, a Penny an Hour for freezing; and if you don't appear in Time, the round O is fix'd on your Name I suppose, and your Money forfeited.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	round o
释义	round On.¹ Brit. /ˌraʊnd ˈəʊ/, U.S. /ˌraʊnd ˈoʊ/ Forms: see round adj. and O n.³ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: round adj., O n.³ Etymology: < round adj. + O n.³In sense 3 apparently with reference to the round, unbroken shape of the letter O. 1. A circle; something circular in form; (Scottish) spec. a circular window (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > other specific arrangements > [noun] > arrangement in a group > a circular group of people ringOE round1489 rotund1636 circle1766 round O1845 1531 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 51 Till mak ane squair wyndo..quhare the round oo is now. 1654 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Royal Burgh Lanark (1893) 153 To pit up in his back wall ane round oe. 1756 A. Murphy Spouter ii. 43 My Life is , and ever has been , an eternal Round-O of Innocence, Abstinence, and Virtue. 1845 Athenæum Feb. 110 The playhouse additions and omissions were all very well for the round O of admirers who went to see and hear. 1886 G. Hay Aberbrothock Illustr. 30 The Bell Rock Lighthouse, fourteen miles distant, can be seen through the ‘Round O’. 1902 R. Hichens Felix xiii. 175 He formed his lips into a round O, as if about to whistle. 1991 R. Price Foreseeable Future 140 Beck formed a round O with her thumb and forefinger, the Righto sign. 2. A zero; a cipher; (Cricket) †= duck n.¹ 7 (obsolete). Also: a person of no importance; = cipher n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > [noun] > running > no score by batsman spectacles1835 egg1861 nought1862 pair1862 duck's egg1863 round O1863 duck1868 blob1889 balloon1906 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. G3^v Cyphers or round oos. 1672 J. Phillips Maronides 55 They that Poets read you know Will never stand for a round O: But if they should, 'tis hard in my sence, To be debarr'd Poetick Licence. 1761 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 23/1 Pas. What is the Emperor? Mar. A round O. Pas. What is the Empress Queen? Mar. A bully in petticoats. 1863 C. Reade Hard Cash vii Alfred told her ‘the round O’, which had yielded to ‘the duck's-egg’, and was becoming obsolete, meant the cipher set by the scorer against a player's name, who is out without making a run. 1906 L. Stacey Fairy Tale that never Ends ii. 4 The 7 cannot be seventy without the little hoop, the round O. 1947 H. W. Pryde First Bk. McFlannels vii. 73 Matt's nothing but a round O. †3. An absolute truth; an unchangeable fact. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > truthfulness, veracity > [noun] > true statement, correct account, truth soothquidec888 soothsawc950 soothOE righteousnessa1225 certainty1330 truthc1330 trotha1387 verity1533 tell-truth?1556 oracle1569 true1581 round O1605 fact1779 veracity1852 veritability1864 1605 London Prodigall iii. ii My maisters mind is bloody, thats a round O (aside), And therefore, syr, intreatie is but vaine. †4. A tally-mark in the form of a letter O, used in reckoning a debt. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > keeping accounts > account or statement of > [noun] > tally > notch cut in scorec1460 notch1565 round O1625 1625 T. Dekker Rod for Run-awayes sig. D2 When the round O's beganne to increase to foure or six shillings, quoth one mad fellow amongst the rest, What will you say, my Masters, if I fetch you off from the Reckoning, and neuer pay a penny? 1634 Noble Souldier v. sig. H3^v Had I bin as ready to ha cut his sheeps throat, as you were to send him to the shambles, he had bleated no more; there's lesse chalke upon you score of sinnes by these round o'es. 1750 C. Smart Midwife 7 What hast thou a Night, good Man, for thy Care? Ninepence I suppose, that is, let me see, a Penny an Hour for freezing; and if you don't appear in Time, the round O is fix'd on your Name I suppose, and your Money forfeited. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1531
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