单词 | scriptor |
释义 | † scriptorn.1 Obsolete. A portable case for holding writing equipment; spec. a pen-case. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing-case scriptor1474 writing box1474 writing desk1743 writing case1778 letterbox1784 lap desk1937 society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > pencil-case penner1393 scriptor1474 pencil case1552 pen-case1577 pencil box1856 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. iii. 93 And that is signefied by the scriptoire [Fr. scriptoire] and the penne. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xii. Prol. 305 I hynt a scriptour and my pen furth tuike, Syne thus begouth of Virgill the twelt buike. a1525 Bk. Chess 1424 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1923) I A pen above his eire, And on his belt a scriptor for wryting. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2020). scriptorn.2 Now chiefly historical. A writer, esp. a scribe, a copyist. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writer > [noun] > professional writer writereOE bookerOE markerOE scrivein?1208 scrivener1218 scrieverc1425 pen-clerk?c1430 scribe1435 scrivan1511 penman1552 scrivano1581 feather-driver1593 scriptora1600 Khoja1625 quill man1648 conicopoly1680 quill-driver1700 escrivain1744 sirkar1828 penworker1876 society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] bookerOE writerOE makerc1350 authora1382 inditera1387 pena1398 poetc1400 bookmakera1425 ditera1425 compilera1500 compositor?1533 book writer1565 penner1568 authorizera1579 bookwright1583 scribe1584 epistler1592 penman1592 scriptora1600 composer1603 book-breeder1605 comprisor?1623 volumist1641 scrivenera1660 literatist1660 knight of the quill1692 belletrist1816 scriever1825 creative writer1854 penworker1876 a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. l. 9685 Tacitus, The Roman scriptour. 1615 Will of Jhon Wall in E. V. Hall Testamentary Papers (1931) I. 33 I have herevnto sett my hand and seale in the presence of Willm Courte Junior scriptor. 1847 Ld. Lindsay Sketches Hist. Christian Art I. p. clxxiii No art was allowed there [sc. in a monastery] except that of the scriptor. 1896 Irish World & Amer. Industr. Liberator 26 Sept. 3/6 A medallion of the scriptor or copyist at work. 1941 Washington Post 27 May 19/2 Just as the sports scriptors are girding their typewriters and waiting for October's bright blue haze to begin the last chapter. 1996 B. Dodwell in I. Atherton et al. Norwich Cathedral 337 The illuminator was highly skilled, and he and the scriptor produced a fine copy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scriptorn.3 Now historical. A writing desk fitted with drawers or compartments for storing papers and other items, and typically with a hinged front that may be lowered to provide a writing surface; a writing bureau, an escritoire. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > other writing equipment > [noun] > writing desk writing desk1598 writing tablea1613 scritory1616 scrutoire1665 scriptor1666 bureau1698 escritoire1707 secretaire1771 secretary1803 bonheur du jour1820 table desk1820 bureau plat1887 1666 Will of Mary Westcote in T. Westcote View Devonshire MDCXXX (1845) (modernized text) p. ix I give and devise unto my grandson, John Northcot,..the great Scriptoire remaining in my chamber. 1671 in J. S. Moore Clifton & Westbury Probate Inventories (1981) 121 In the Hall: One Tableboard, one Scriptore, on Cradle. 1683 J. Locke Let. 26 Aug. (1976) II. 602 I think you were best lock my book of accounts up in my scriptor when you go out of town. 1724 ‘Hibernicus’ Let. to W. Woods in J. Swift Wks. (1824) VII. 76 Every monied man, instead of a scriptore, or an iron chest,..must have a warehouse. 1732 in W. Macgill Old Ross-shire & Scotl. (1909) I. 137 A Scripture [escritoire]. 1752 in W. Macgill Old Ross-shire & Scotl. (1909) I. 140 Old wainscot Scriptore. 1891 I. W. Lyon Colonial Furnit. New Eng. iv. 123 The scriptore in this instance probably had an upper part with a flat top. 1904 J. A. Roundell Ham House I. 28 Here too was her ‘Scriptor’ or escritoire; it was made of walnut-wood, with a fall-down front panel. 1980 Country Life 1196/2 The scriptoire or scrutoire was a handsome piece, with the whole front opening downward to form a writing board. 2016 P. E. Kane Art & Industry in Early Amer. 168/1 The European writing desk sometimes referred to as an escritoire, or in English scrutoir or scriptor,..comprises a cabinet over a chest of drawers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11474n.2a1600n.31666 |
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