birdcagen.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdkeɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈbərdˌkeɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., cage n.

Etymology: < bird n. + cage n.

1. A cage or coop where birds are kept; esp. a barred structure typically made of cane or wire designed to house one or more pet birds. Also figurative.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > bird-cage

birdcage1490

wire1628

1490 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1869) IV. 57 De j lez bird-cage, cum ij lez ald bordes, j d.

1615 E. Howes Stow's Annales (new ed.) 869/1 The Milloners..in that place, sould mousetrappes, bird Cages, shooing hornes, Lanthornes, and Jews trumpes.

1691 M. Pitt Cry of Oppressed 105 I built a great House in Duke-street, just against the Bird-Cages in St. Jame's-Park [sic].

1784 W. Cowper Unnoticed Properties of Hare in Gentleman's Mag. June 414/2 I was cleaning a bird-cage while the hares were with me.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 65/2 Some twenty empty bird-cages of different sizes hung against the walls.

1889 Harper's Mag. July 188/1 Wirballen is one of the doors through which the traveller is admitted to the Russian bird-cage.

1953 G. M. Durrell Overloaded Ark viii. 154 An epidemic of mycosis ran like fire through his bird cages.

1997 F. Goldman Ordinary Seaman 39 If she tells you she wants you..to open up that sad birdcage in your heart and let all your..misfortunes come hopping, squawking and flapping out, don't do it.

2012 Chronicle (Toowoomba, Queensland) (Nexis) 29 Oct. 8 A hand-tamed red lorikeet was on display, doing his bit to sell birdcages for Ruthven St's Aquabird Pet Centre.

a. A building, room, object, etc., which resembles a birdcage in its shape, structure, or function. Frequently as a modifier.

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c1774 G. Bogle in C. R. Markham Narr. Mission G. Bogle to Tibet (1876) ii. 209 Three birdcage houses, and two Nepal dogs.

1886 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 31 July 11/3 The French ladies affected a homeliness of attire which was only atoned for by the birdcage hat of Mrs. Potter.

1936 C. Woolrich Dilemma of Dead Lady in Detective Fiction Weekly 4 July 12/2 He'd never trusted that birdcage French elevator from the beginning, and when he saw Jacques getting ready to tilt the trunk onto it, he had a bad half-minute.

1991 Mirabella May 158/1 Lagerfield..declared the dipping hem passé, and instead turned skirts into birdcages or maypoles of flying ribbons.

b. Horse Racing. Originally: the paddock at the Newmarket racecourse used for saddling horses (now historical). In later use (Australian and New Zealand): (a proper name for) a paddock or other enclosure adjoining a racecourse, typically where horses and jockeys assemble before a race.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > racecourse > [noun] > paddock

saddling paddock1838

paddock1839

birdcage1865

1865 Daily Tel. 4 May 6/4 There was a wonderful scene of excitement when the first and second returned into the saddling ‘birdcage’.

1884 St. James's Gaz. 1 May 7/1 All the favourites were brought into the birdcage.

1952 M. Duggan in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 246 In the birdcage the horses for the first race circled and danced.

1995 Spectator 25 Nov. 69/3 They call the parade ring there [sc. Auckland Racing Club's Ellerslie track] the ‘birdcage’ and keep it clear of any clutter of owners and hangers-on.

2021 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 27 Feb. 102 When Lizzie Jelfs makes her pre-race selections from birdcages at Sydney racetracks, punters listen.

c. New Zealand. More fully birdcage car, birdcage carriage, etc. A type of railway carriage with a corridor the outside wall of which is enclosed only by wire mesh. Now historical.

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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > other types of passenger carriage

caravan1821

private car1826

Jim Crow car1835

ladies' car1841

saloon car or carriage1842

palace car1844

ladies' carriage1847

parliamentary carriage1849

parlour car1859

composite carriage1868

Pullman1869

observation car1872

first1873

compo1878

bogie carriage1880

chair-car1880

club car1893

corridor carriage1893

tourist-car1895

birdcage1900

dog box1905

corridor coach1911

vista-dome1945

Stolypin1970

1900 H. D. Lloyd Newest Eng. iv. 60 The ‘Bird-cage’ car on the New Zealand express trains, composed of compartments with an outside corridor up and down which the passengers can walk under shelter, but with a full view of the scenery.

1982 J. Frame To Is-land xviii. 147 During the Easter of 1936,..we went for our first family holiday, on the train to Rakaia, traveling in a first-class ‘bird-cage’ on our annual free ticket.

Compounds

birdcage clock n. (a modern term for) a type of domestic clock commonly used between the 16th and 18th cent.; cf. lantern clock n. at lantern n. Compounds 2 (now rare).

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > other types of clock

watch-clock1592

German clock1598

quarter clocka1631

wheel-clock1671

table clocka1684

month clock1712

astronomical clock1719

musical clock1721

repeater1725

Tompion1727

pulling clock1733

regulator1735

eight-day clock1741

regulator clock1750

French clock1757

repetition clock1765

day clock1766

striker1778

chiming clock1789

cuckoo-clock1789

night clock1823

telltale1827

carriage clock1828

fly-clock1830

steeple clock1830

telltale clock1832

skeleton clock1842

telegraph clock1842

star clock1850

weight-clock1850

prison clock1853

crystal clock1854

pillar scroll top clock1860

sheep's-head clock1872

presentation clock1875

pillar clock1880

stop-clock1881

Waterbury1882

calendar-clock1884

ting-tang clock1884

birdcage clock1886

sheep's head1887

perpetual calendar1892

bracket clock1894

Act of Parliament clock1899

cartel clock1899

banjo-clock1903

master clock1904

lantern clock1913

time clock1919

evolutionary clock1922

lancet clock1922

atomic clock1927

quartz clock1934

clock radio1946

real-time clock1953

organ clock1956

molecular clock1974

travelling clock2014

1886 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 26 Feb. 528/3 The clock which we illustrate to-day is of that type known from its shape as a Bell Lantern, or Bird Cage clock.

1913 L. V. Lockwood Furnit. Collectors' Gloss. 18/1 Clock..Chamber... These clocks are intended to hang high on the wall on brackets. Called also Lantern and Bird Cage clocks.

1988 Antiquarian Horol. 17 592/1 Lamport Church was the final stop and again has an interesting birdcage clock.

birdcage veil n. a short net veil, designed to cup and (partially) cover the face, and often attached to a fascinator or hat.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > veil > types of

flockard1465

power1526

crispa1592

fall1611

mant1651

mantilla1717

bridal veil1769

litham1839

voilette1842

yashmak1844

weeper1845

birdcage veil1888

fingertip veil1888

ghoonghat1916

spiderveil1922

niqab1936

full veil1937

1888 Moonshine 29 Dec. 317/2 (heading) Birdcage Veils.

1957 New Yorker 16 Nov. 157/1 Anticipating the Christmas-party season..trimming bird-cage veils with Christmassy gewgaws.

2014 H. Browne Honeymoon Hotel xxv. 395 Helen tilted her head so the hairdresser could pin the chic birdcage veil onto her signature French pleat.

Derivatives

ˈbirdcage-ˌlike adj.

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1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 46 Fit for substantial Structures, but not usual in Lime and Haire Birdcage-like-Buildings.

1855 R. Tomes Panama in 1855 vi. 175 As we swing in the hammack, we sweep the area of the whole hut, and examine the birdcage-like structure.

2020 Sunday Times (Nexis) 6 Sept. 33 The white birdcage-like planter hanging over the circular bath and big potted fir tree are suggestive of a Victorian hothouse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	birdcage
释义	birdcagen. Brit. /ˈbəːdkeɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈbərdˌkeɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., cage n. Etymology: < bird n. + cage n. 1. A cage or coop where birds are kept; esp. a barred structure typically made of cane or wire designed to house one or more pet birds. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping birds > [noun] > bird-cage birdcage1490 wire1628 1490 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1869) IV. 57 De j lez bird-cage, cum ij lez ald bordes, j d. 1615 E. Howes Stow's Annales (new ed.) 869/1 The Milloners..in that place, sould mousetrappes, bird Cages, shooing hornes, Lanthornes, and Jews trumpes. 1691 M. Pitt Cry of Oppressed 105 I built a great House in Duke-street, just against the Bird-Cages in St. Jame's-Park [sic]. 1784 W. Cowper Unnoticed Properties of Hare in Gentleman's Mag. June 414/2 I was cleaning a bird-cage while the hares were with me. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour II. 65/2 Some twenty empty bird-cages of different sizes hung against the walls. 1889 Harper's Mag. July 188/1 Wirballen is one of the doors through which the traveller is admitted to the Russian bird-cage. 1953 G. M. Durrell Overloaded Ark viii. 154 An epidemic of mycosis ran like fire through his bird cages. 1997 F. Goldman Ordinary Seaman 39 If she tells you she wants you..to open up that sad birdcage in your heart and let all your..misfortunes come hopping, squawking and flapping out, don't do it. 2012 Chronicle (Toowoomba, Queensland) (Nexis) 29 Oct. 8 A hand-tamed red lorikeet was on display, doing his bit to sell birdcages for Ruthven St's Aquabird Pet Centre. 2. a. A building, room, object, etc., which resembles a birdcage in its shape, structure, or function. Frequently as a modifier. ΚΠ c1774 G. Bogle in C. R. Markham Narr. Mission G. Bogle to Tibet (1876) ii. 209 Three birdcage houses, and two Nepal dogs. 1886 Hampshire Tel. & Sussex Chron. 31 July 11/3 The French ladies affected a homeliness of attire which was only atoned for by the birdcage hat of Mrs. Potter. 1936 C. Woolrich Dilemma of Dead Lady in Detective Fiction Weekly 4 July 12/2 He'd never trusted that birdcage French elevator from the beginning, and when he saw Jacques getting ready to tilt the trunk onto it, he had a bad half-minute. 1991 Mirabella May 158/1 Lagerfield..declared the dipping hem passé, and instead turned skirts into birdcages or maypoles of flying ribbons. b. Horse Racing. Originally: the paddock at the Newmarket racecourse used for saddling horses (now historical). In later use (Australian and New Zealand): (a proper name for) a paddock or other enclosure adjoining a racecourse, typically where horses and jockeys assemble before a race. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > racecourse > [noun] > paddock saddling paddock1838 paddock1839 birdcage1865 1865 Daily Tel. 4 May 6/4 There was a wonderful scene of excitement when the first and second returned into the saddling ‘birdcage’. 1884 St. James's Gaz. 1 May 7/1 All the favourites were brought into the birdcage. 1952 M. Duggan in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 246 In the birdcage the horses for the first race circled and danced. 1995 Spectator 25 Nov. 69/3 They call the parade ring there [sc. Auckland Racing Club's Ellerslie track] the ‘birdcage’ and keep it clear of any clutter of owners and hangers-on. 2021 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 27 Feb. 102 When Lizzie Jelfs makes her pre-race selections from birdcages at Sydney racetracks, punters listen. c. New Zealand. More fully birdcage car, birdcage carriage, etc. A type of railway carriage with a corridor the outside wall of which is enclosed only by wire mesh. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > other types of passenger carriage caravan1821 private car1826 Jim Crow car1835 ladies' car1841 saloon car or carriage1842 palace car1844 ladies' carriage1847 parliamentary carriage1849 parlour car1859 composite carriage1868 Pullman1869 observation car1872 first1873 compo1878 bogie carriage1880 chair-car1880 club car1893 corridor carriage1893 tourist-car1895 birdcage1900 dog box1905 corridor coach1911 vista-dome1945 Stolypin1970 1900 H. D. Lloyd Newest Eng. iv. 60 The ‘Bird-cage’ car on the New Zealand express trains, composed of compartments with an outside corridor up and down which the passengers can walk under shelter, but with a full view of the scenery. 1982 J. Frame To Is-land xviii. 147 During the Easter of 1936,..we went for our first family holiday, on the train to Rakaia, traveling in a first-class ‘bird-cage’ on our annual free ticket. Compounds birdcage clock n. (a modern term for) a type of domestic clock commonly used between the 16th and 18th cent.; cf. lantern clock n. at lantern n. Compounds 2 (now rare). ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] > other types of clock watch-clock1592 German clock1598 quarter clocka1631 wheel-clock1671 table clocka1684 month clock1712 astronomical clock1719 musical clock1721 repeater1725 Tompion1727 pulling clock1733 regulator1735 eight-day clock1741 regulator clock1750 French clock1757 repetition clock1765 day clock1766 striker1778 chiming clock1789 cuckoo-clock1789 night clock1823 telltale1827 carriage clock1828 fly-clock1830 steeple clock1830 telltale clock1832 skeleton clock1842 telegraph clock1842 star clock1850 weight-clock1850 prison clock1853 crystal clock1854 pillar scroll top clock1860 sheep's-head clock1872 presentation clock1875 pillar clock1880 stop-clock1881 Waterbury1882 calendar-clock1884 ting-tang clock1884 birdcage clock1886 sheep's head1887 perpetual calendar1892 bracket clock1894 Act of Parliament clock1899 cartel clock1899 banjo-clock1903 master clock1904 lantern clock1913 time clock1919 evolutionary clock1922 lancet clock1922 atomic clock1927 quartz clock1934 clock radio1946 real-time clock1953 organ clock1956 molecular clock1974 travelling clock2014 1886 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 26 Feb. 528/3 The clock which we illustrate to-day is of that type known from its shape as a Bell Lantern, or Bird Cage clock. 1913 L. V. Lockwood Furnit. Collectors' Gloss. 18/1 Clock..Chamber... These clocks are intended to hang high on the wall on brackets. Called also Lantern and Bird Cage clocks. 1988 Antiquarian Horol. 17 592/1 Lamport Church was the final stop and again has an interesting birdcage clock. birdcage veil n. a short net veil, designed to cup and (partially) cover the face, and often attached to a fascinator or hat. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > veil > types of flockard1465 power1526 crispa1592 fall1611 mant1651 mantilla1717 bridal veil1769 litham1839 voilette1842 yashmak1844 weeper1845 birdcage veil1888 fingertip veil1888 ghoonghat1916 spiderveil1922 niqab1936 full veil1937 1888 Moonshine 29 Dec. 317/2 (heading) Birdcage Veils. 1957 New Yorker 16 Nov. 157/1 Anticipating the Christmas-party season..trimming bird-cage veils with Christmassy gewgaws. 2014 H. Browne Honeymoon Hotel xxv. 395 Helen tilted her head so the hairdresser could pin the chic birdcage veil onto her signature French pleat. Derivatives ˈbirdcage-ˌlike adj. ΚΠ 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 46 Fit for substantial Structures, but not usual in Lime and Haire Birdcage-like-Buildings. 1855 R. Tomes Panama in 1855 vi. 175 As we swing in the hammack, we sweep the area of the whole hut, and examine the birdcage-like structure. 2020 Sunday Times (Nexis) 6 Sept. 33 The white birdcage-like planter hanging over the circular bath and big potted fir tree are suggestive of a Victorian hothouse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1490
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