rounduren.

Brit.

/ˈraʊndjʊə/, U.S.

/ˈraʊndʒər/

Forms: see round adj. and -ure suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: round adj., -ure suffix¹.

Etymology: < round adj. + -ure suffix¹. Compare slightly later rondure n. and the French parallels cited at that entry.

Roundness; rounded form or space. Formerly also as a count noun: †a round form, space, or object (obsolete). Cf. rondure n.

ΘΚΠ

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

roundnessa1387

rotunditya1513

roundure1600

globiness1611

orbicularness1611

rotundness1727

1600 T. Dekker Old Fortunatus sig. A4^v Your cries..fill the sacred roundure of mine eares, With tunes more sweete then mouing of the Spheres.

1602 A. Munday tr. 3rd Pt. Palmerin of Eng. xlvii. f. 141 Dirdan..had made a strong Bastione within the Cittie, which reached in a roundure as a forefence to the gate.

1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood i. ii. 12 The frightfull eye of the Gyant Polyphemus, great and wide as the roundure of the Sunne.

1705 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire (ed. 2) v. 107 These are..called Mamelles de Saint Paul, because of the lenticular Eminencies and small Roundures, that fill the whole Surface of the Stone.

1768 Shakespeare's King John ii. i. 21 in E. Capell Shakespeare his Comedies, Hist. & Trag. V 'Tis not the roundure [1623 rounder] of your old-fac'd walls Can hide you from our messengers of war.

1818 J. Keats in Champion 4 Jan. 11/1 You might suppose that the fair roundure of her fingers reached back to heaven.

1854 C. B. Cayley tr. Dante Divine Comedy: Paradise xvii. 129 Only spirits famed and known, Both in these roundures, and the dolorous glade, And in the mountain, have to thee been shown.

1871 Eagle (St. John's Coll., Cambr.) 7 79 I see a loveliness in everything, But on the earth I find not perfectness. A beauty lives in all, but as an orb Marr'd of its perfect roundure.

1912 L. Abercrombie T. Hardy ii. 36 Completeness of roundure, of enclosure, is certainly required for great artistic formality.

1994 M. Bowden Bringing Heat xiv. 403 In one bit, he pokes fun at his own lumpy physique, showing off the fleshy roundure of his own chest.

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

单词	roundure
释义	rounduren. Brit. /ˈraʊndjʊə/, U.S. /ˈraʊndʒər/ Forms: see round adj. and -ure suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: round adj., -ure suffix¹. Etymology: < round adj. + -ure suffix¹. Compare slightly later rondure n. and the French parallels cited at that entry. Roundness; rounded form or space. Formerly also as a count noun: †a round form, space, or object (obsolete). Cf. rondure n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > roundness > [noun] roundnessa1387 rotunditya1513 roundure1600 globiness1611 orbicularness1611 rotundness1727 1600 T. Dekker Old Fortunatus sig. A4^v Your cries..fill the sacred roundure of mine eares, With tunes more sweete then mouing of the Spheres. 1602 A. Munday tr. 3rd Pt. Palmerin of Eng. xlvii. f. 141 Dirdan..had made a strong Bastione within the Cittie, which reached in a roundure as a forefence to the gate. 1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood i. ii. 12 The frightfull eye of the Gyant Polyphemus, great and wide as the roundure of the Sunne. 1705 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire (ed. 2) v. 107 These are..called Mamelles de Saint Paul, because of the lenticular Eminencies and small Roundures, that fill the whole Surface of the Stone. 1768 Shakespeare's King John ii. i. 21 in E. Capell Shakespeare his Comedies, Hist. & Trag. V 'Tis not the roundure [1623 rounder] of your old-fac'd walls Can hide you from our messengers of war. 1818 J. Keats in Champion 4 Jan. 11/1 You might suppose that the fair roundure of her fingers reached back to heaven. 1854 C. B. Cayley tr. Dante Divine Comedy: Paradise xvii. 129 Only spirits famed and known, Both in these roundures, and the dolorous glade, And in the mountain, have to thee been shown. 1871 Eagle (St. John's Coll., Cambr.) 7 79 I see a loveliness in everything, But on the earth I find not perfectness. A beauty lives in all, but as an orb Marr'd of its perfect roundure. 1912 L. Abercrombie T. Hardy ii. 36 Completeness of roundure, of enclosure, is certainly required for great artistic formality. 1994 M. Bowden Bringing Heat xiv. 403 In one bit, he pokes fun at his own lumpy physique, showing off the fleshy roundure of his own chest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600
随便看	skycap skycaps skyclad skyclear skycloth skycolored skycoloured skydive skydived skydiver skydivers skydives skydiving skydivings skydove skydrop skye skye terrier skyed skyer skyers skyey skyey influence skyey influences skyey-hued