Romayneadj.

Brit.

/rə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/, U.S.

/roʊˈmeɪn/

Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexial item. Etymons: English romayne , Roman adj.¹

Etymology: Apparently a specific use of romayne, variant of Roman adj.¹Contemporary references of the kind alleged in quot. 1860¹ have not been found; compare however the following, from an account of the Field of the Cloth of Gold:1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxxvj The Trapper [of the king's horse] was of fine Golde in Bullion, curiously wroughte, pounced and sette with anticke woorke of Romayne Figures.

Designating a style of decorative carving (on furniture, etc.) introduced into England from Italy in the early 16th cent., featuring portrait heads or busts set in medallions. Of carving, etc.: characteristic of, exemplifying, or executed in this style.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > school or style of sculpture

Phidiana1650

Pergamenian1680

Praxitelean1820

Romayne1860

Phidiac1865

Nara1875

Tanagra1878

Phidiacan1885

Rodinesque1901

Daedalic1931

1860 Our Eng. Home 162 The chairs of this period are remarkable... The frescoes of Raffaelle and his disciples..were liberally applied to their adornment, and designated in old English inventories as ‘anticke or Romayne’ work.]

1860 Our Eng. Home 165 Panelled doors, displaying to the fullest extent the beauties of ‘anticke’ or ‘Romayne’ work.

1892 Furnit. Gaz. 15 Dec. 232/1 After these [sc. chairs in an architectural style], what is known as Romayne work came into use.

1918 Internat. Studio Jan. p. xc/1 A fascinating array of cupboards and ‘hutches’, with panelled doors, some with ‘Romayne’ and linen-fold carving.

1961 Times 2 Dec. 11/7 Small objects, carved with Romayne heads.

2003 S. Rivers & N. Umney Conservation of Furnit. i. i. 12/1 The so-called ‘Romayne panels’, which were carved profile heads set in medallions.

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

单词	romayne
释义	Romayneadj. Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/, U.S. /roʊˈmeɪn/ Origin: Apparently a variant or alteration of another lexial item. Etymons: English romayne , Roman adj.¹ Etymology: Apparently a specific use of romayne, variant of Roman adj.¹Contemporary references of the kind alleged in quot. 1860¹ have not been found; compare however the following, from an account of the Field of the Cloth of Gold:1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxxvj The Trapper [of the king's horse] was of fine Golde in Bullion, curiously wroughte, pounced and sette with anticke woorke of Romayne Figures. Designating a style of decorative carving (on furniture, etc.) introduced into England from Italy in the early 16th cent., featuring portrait heads or busts set in medallions. Of carving, etc.: characteristic of, exemplifying, or executed in this style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > school or style of sculpture Phidiana1650 Pergamenian1680 Praxitelean1820 Romayne1860 Phidiac1865 Nara1875 Tanagra1878 Phidiacan1885 Rodinesque1901 Daedalic1931 1860 Our Eng. Home 162 The chairs of this period are remarkable... The frescoes of Raffaelle and his disciples..were liberally applied to their adornment, and designated in old English inventories as ‘anticke or Romayne’ work.] 1860 Our Eng. Home 165 Panelled doors, displaying to the fullest extent the beauties of ‘anticke’ or ‘Romayne’ work. 1892 Furnit. Gaz. 15 Dec. 232/1 After these [sc. chairs in an architectural style], what is known as Romayne work came into use. 1918 Internat. Studio Jan. p. xc/1 A fascinating array of cupboards and ‘hutches’, with panelled doors, some with ‘Romayne’ and linen-fold carving. 1961 Times 2 Dec. 11/7 Small objects, carved with Romayne heads. 2003 S. Rivers & N. Umney Conservation of Furnit. i. i. 12/1 The so-called ‘Romayne panels’, which were carved profile heads set in medallions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860
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