rope-dancingn.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊpˌdɑːnsɪŋ/,

/ˈrəʊpˌdansɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊpˌdænsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rope n.¹, dancing n.

Etymology: < rope n.¹ + dancing n. Compare quots. 1612 and 1620 at rope n.¹ 2b and also rope-walking n. at rope n.¹ Compounds 3. Compare slightly later rope-dancer n.

The action of performing on a rope stretched between two points at some height above the ground; tightrope walking. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > rope-walking or dancing

rope-dancing1625

rope-walking1625

funambuling1650

funambulation1707

rope dance1727

wire-dancing1755

tightrope dancing1800

funambulism1801

wire-walking1804

wire act1891

wirework1899

slacklining1999

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. Alphabet. Table sig. eee2^v Mexicans,..Their Rope-dancing and agilitie.

1677 W. Cunningham Diary (1887) 103 For seeing the rope dancing, 6 s. 8 d.

a1704 T. Brown London & Lacedemonian Oracles in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 142 As the Romans borrow'd their Comedy from the Grecians; so it is not improbable, that to them likewise they owe their Rope-Dancing.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 504 [Johnson:] At the Boulevards saw nothing, yet was glad to be there.—Rope-dancing and farce.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 218 There was a spectral attempt at rope-dancing in the little open theatre.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. v. 171 The rope-dancing which goes on in the boughs of the Poui tree.

1919 Times 12 Nov. 14/2 Mr. Harmsworth..proceeded gingerly to give a very delicate exhibition of rope-dancing, along a very taut diplomatic wire.

1992 P. Berton Niagara: History Falls (1994) v. i. 131 But Blondin had made the horizontal tightrope his own. To him, ropedancing was as natural as breathing.

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

rope-dancingadj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊpˌdɑːnsɪŋ/,

/ˈrəʊpˌdansɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈroʊpˌdænsɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rope n.¹, dancing adj.

Etymology: < rope n.¹ + dancing adj., after rope-dancing n., rope-dancer n., rope dance n.

That performs on a rope stretched between two points at some height above the ground.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing

funambulatorya1670

funambulousa1682

walking1730

rope-dancing1767

funambulic1833

schoenobatic1862

equilibristic1882

1767 (title) A letter from the Rope-Dancing Monkey in the hay-market to the Acting Monkey of Drury-Lane, on the Earl of Warwick.

a1827 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVII. 549/2 Rope Dancing Elephants were exhibited by Galba when Prætor.

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey ix. 248 Every swaggering statue of a saint, every rope-dancing angel.

1991 Cultural Critique No. 18. 191 Similar popular spectacles of the period included Swiss and German dwarves, an infant acrobat, a rope-dancing monkey, [etc.].

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

单词	rope-dancing
释义	rope-dancingn. Brit. /ˈrəʊpˌdɑːnsɪŋ/, /ˈrəʊpˌdansɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈroʊpˌdænsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rope n.¹, dancing n. Etymology: < rope n.¹ + dancing n. Compare quots. 1612 and 1620 at rope n.¹ 2b and also rope-walking n. at rope n.¹ Compounds 3. Compare slightly later rope-dancer n. The action of performing on a rope stretched between two points at some height above the ground; tightrope walking. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > rope-walking or dancing rope-dancing1625 rope-walking1625 funambuling1650 funambulation1707 rope dance1727 wire-dancing1755 tightrope dancing1800 funambulism1801 wire-walking1804 wire act1891 wirework1899 slacklining1999 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes III. Alphabet. Table sig. eee2^v Mexicans,..Their Rope-dancing and agilitie. 1677 W. Cunningham Diary (1887) 103 For seeing the rope dancing, 6 s. 8 d. a1704 T. Brown London & Lacedemonian Oracles in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 142 As the Romans borrow'd their Comedy from the Grecians; so it is not improbable, that to them likewise they owe their Rope-Dancing. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1775 I. 504 [Johnson:] At the Boulevards saw nothing, yet was glad to be there.—Rope-dancing and farce. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 218 There was a spectral attempt at rope-dancing in the little open theatre. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. v. 171 The rope-dancing which goes on in the boughs of the Poui tree. 1919 Times 12 Nov. 14/2 Mr. Harmsworth..proceeded gingerly to give a very delicate exhibition of rope-dancing, along a very taut diplomatic wire. 1992 P. Berton Niagara: History Falls (1994) v. i. 131 But Blondin had made the horizontal tightrope his own. To him, ropedancing was as natural as breathing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rope-dancingadj. Brit. /ˈrəʊpˌdɑːnsɪŋ/, /ˈrəʊpˌdansɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈroʊpˌdænsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rope n.¹, dancing adj. Etymology: < rope n.¹ + dancing adj., after rope-dancing n., rope-dancer n., rope dance n. That performs on a rope stretched between two points at some height above the ground. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [adjective] > rope-walking or dancing funambulatorya1670 funambulousa1682 walking1730 rope-dancing1767 funambulic1833 schoenobatic1862 equilibristic1882 1767 (title) A letter from the Rope-Dancing Monkey in the hay-market to the Acting Monkey of Drury-Lane, on the Earl of Warwick. a1827 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XVII. 549/2 Rope Dancing Elephants were exhibited by Galba when Prætor. 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey ix. 248 Every swaggering statue of a saint, every rope-dancing angel. 1991 Cultural Critique No. 18. 191 Similar popular spectacles of the period included Swiss and German dwarves, an infant acrobat, a rope-dancing monkey, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625adj.1767
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