rotoundadj.

Brit.

/rə(ʊ)ˈtaʊnd/, U.S.

/rəˈtaʊnd/,

/roʊˈtaʊnd/

Forms: late Middle English–1500s rotounde, 1600s 1800s– rotound.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rotund adj.

Etymology: Variant of rotund adj., probably influenced by round adj., especially in later use.

Round or rounded in shape or form; esp. (of a person) plump, podgy. Cf. rotund adj.In earliest use of a building; cf. rotunda n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective]

roundc1300

rotund?a1425

orbicular?1440

rotounda1450

trendec1450

orbical1582

roundya1586

rundled1598

orby?1609

orbic1619

rotundal1624

roundwise1633

orbiculatea1650

orbiculated1656

a1450 (c1435) J. Lydgate Life SS. Edmund & Fremund (Harl.) l. 1447 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 438 (MED) Out off a chapel, that callyd was rotounde, They took the martir.

1540 R. Smyth (title) Repercussed by the ryght redolent & rotounde rethorician R. Smyth.

1619 H. Hutton Follie's Anat. sig. B5 His circled panch, is barrell like rotound, Like earths vast concaues hollow, and profound.

1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities of Lit. (N.Y. ed.) I. 121 What was clear in English was obscure in the circumlocution of rotound [London ed. iotund] periods and affected phraseologies.

1853 C. M. Smith Working-man's Way in World (1854) xi. 263 When I first saw him he was a rotound and portly figure of threescore, with the remains of a once handsome countenance bloated..by sensual..indulgence.

1897 W. E. Forest New Method in Certain Chronic Dis. (ed. 12) 188 He..pulled a series of thick ‘sweaters’ over his rotound body.

1920 Jrnl. Outdoor Life Apr. 106/1 He had rosy cheeks and merry blue eyes and,..had he only been rotound and equipped with a pack and reindeer, what a perfect St. Nickolas he would have made!

1952 Billboard 6 Sept. 79/3 Joe Basile, rotound band leader, reports that he is in the midst of his usual busy fair season.

2002 Boston Globe (Nexis) 18 July h1 Adult beetles are..about the size of a ladybug, only skinny instead of rotound.

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

单词	rotound
释义	rotoundadj. Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˈtaʊnd/, U.S. /rəˈtaʊnd/, /roʊˈtaʊnd/ Forms: late Middle English–1500s rotounde, 1600s 1800s– rotound. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: rotund adj. Etymology: Variant of rotund adj., probably influenced by round adj., especially in later use. Round or rounded in shape or form; esp. (of a person) plump, podgy. Cf. rotund adj.In earliest use of a building; cf. rotunda n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [adjective] roundc1300 rotund?a1425 orbicular?1440 rotounda1450 trendec1450 orbical1582 roundya1586 rundled1598 orby?1609 orbic1619 rotundal1624 roundwise1633 orbiculatea1650 orbiculated1656 a1450 (c1435) J. Lydgate Life SS. Edmund & Fremund (Harl.) l. 1447 in C. Horstmann Altengl. Legenden (1881) 2nd Ser. 438 (MED) Out off a chapel, that callyd was rotounde, They took the martir. 1540 R. Smyth (title) Repercussed by the ryght redolent & rotounde rethorician R. Smyth. 1619 H. Hutton Follie's Anat. sig. B5 His circled panch, is barrell like rotound, Like earths vast concaues hollow, and profound. 1841 I. D'Israeli Amenities of Lit. (N.Y. ed.) I. 121 What was clear in English was obscure in the circumlocution of rotound [London ed. iotund] periods and affected phraseologies. 1853 C. M. Smith Working-man's Way in World (1854) xi. 263 When I first saw him he was a rotound and portly figure of threescore, with the remains of a once handsome countenance bloated..by sensual..indulgence. 1897 W. E. Forest New Method in Certain Chronic Dis. (ed. 12) 188 He..pulled a series of thick ‘sweaters’ over his rotound body. 1920 Jrnl. Outdoor Life Apr. 106/1 He had rosy cheeks and merry blue eyes and,..had he only been rotound and equipped with a pack and reindeer, what a perfect St. Nickolas he would have made! 1952 Billboard 6 Sept. 79/3 Joe Basile, rotound band leader, reports that he is in the midst of his usual busy fair season. 2002 Boston Globe (Nexis) 18 July h1 Adult beetles are..about the size of a ladybug, only skinny instead of rotound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1450
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