sevenpennyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsɛvnpəni/, U.S.

/ˈsɛvənpəni/,

/ˈsɛvənˌpɛni/

Forms: see seven adj. and n. and penny n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seven adj., penny n.

Etymology: < seven adj. + penny n.

Now historical and archaic.

A. adj.

Costing or valued at sevenpence. Formerly also in extended use: †inferior, contemptible (obsolete).† sevenpenny man: a person (esp. a mercenary soldier or spy) engaged at a daily wage of sevenpence (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [adjective] > contemptible

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society > trade and finance > monetary value > price > [adjective] > specific prices

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c1475 Antichrist & Disciples in J. H. Todd Three Treat. J. Wycklyffe (1851) p. cxlvii Antecrist makiþ hise [priests] knowen..bi her seuenpeny wedding, & haliwater spryngynge.

1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng Restored 126 Readers would never be induced to swallow such a Gudgeon, as that seven penny men should be fed with venison.

1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 8 Jan. (1948) II. 459 I forgot Catherine's sevenpenny dinner.

1832 Bell's Life in London 17 June 1/2 We go to the public-house to read the sevenpenny paper, but only for the news.

1908 Daily Chron. 17 Aug. 5/4 The neatly-bound, well-printed sevenpenny or shilling volume of fiction.

2016 Leek (Staffs.) Post & Times (Nexis) 13 Dec. 36 My friends and I were regulars at all three cinemas but not all of the film overload we devoured in the sevenpenny seats (wooden ones at the Palace) at the front was memorable.

B. n.

Something sold for or worth sevenpence, esp. a pocket-sized clothbound book, typically a reprint of a popular novel still in copyright, one of a series of such volumes aimed at the mass market. Cf. sixpenny adj. and n. 3c.Scottish publishers Thomas Nelson and Son released the first volume in their series Sevenpenny Library of Copyright Novels in May 1907 following the success of their Sixpenny Classics; the format and pricing were widely imitated by other publishers of fiction in the years before World War I.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [noun] > books sold at specific price

sixpenny1840

penny dreadful1861

dime novel1864

shilling dreadful1885

penny horrible1899

sevenpenny1907

1907 Chambers's Jrnl. July 554/1 Quite the most recent revolution in reprints is the ‘sevenpenny’..admirably bound in cloth in pocket size, a revelation of the value that can be given for the money.

1923 Daily Mail 19 May 10/4 Among the sevenpennies, ‘The Detective Magazine’ is for those who enjoy thrills.

1939 Daily News (Perth, W. Austral.) 9 Oct. 9/3 Rabbits are dearer—there being no more ‘sevenpennies’.

2007 A. Nash in D. Finkelstein & A. McCleery Edinb. Hist. Bk. in Scotl. III. iii. 192 Rising costs and increasing competition from other firms had made the Sevenpennies unprofitable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sevenpenny
释义	sevenpennyadj.n. Brit. /ˈsɛvnpəni/, U.S. /ˈsɛvənpəni/, /ˈsɛvənˌpɛni/ Forms: see seven adj. and n. and penny n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seven adj., penny n. Etymology: < seven adj. + penny n. Now historical and archaic. A. adj. Costing or valued at sevenpence. Formerly also in extended use: †inferior, contemptible (obsolete).† sevenpenny man: a person (esp. a mercenary soldier or spy) engaged at a daily wage of sevenpence (obsolete). 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H. Todd Three Treat. J. Wycklyffe (1851) p. cxlvii Antecrist makiþ hise [priests] knowen..bi her seuenpeny wedding, & haliwater spryngynge. 1665 J. Webb Vindic. Stone-Heng Restored 126 Readers would never be induced to swallow such a Gudgeon, as that seven penny men should be fed with venison. 1712 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 8 Jan. (1948) II. 459 I forgot Catherine's sevenpenny dinner. 1832 Bell's Life in London 17 June 1/2 We go to the public-house to read the sevenpenny paper, but only for the news. 1908 Daily Chron. 17 Aug. 5/4 The neatly-bound, well-printed sevenpenny or shilling volume of fiction. 2016 Leek (Staffs.) Post & Times (Nexis) 13 Dec. 36 My friends and I were regulars at all three cinemas but not all of the film overload we devoured in the sevenpenny seats (wooden ones at the Palace) at the front was memorable. B. n. Something sold for or worth sevenpence, esp. a pocket-sized clothbound book, typically a reprint of a popular novel still in copyright, one of a series of such volumes aimed at the mass market. Cf. sixpenny adj. and n. 3c.Scottish publishers Thomas Nelson and Son released the first volume in their series Sevenpenny Library of Copyright Novels in May 1907 following the success of their Sixpenny Classics; the format and pricing were widely imitated by other publishers of fiction in the years before World War I. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > kind of book > books as sold > [noun] > books sold at specific price sixpenny1840 penny dreadful1861 dime novel1864 shilling dreadful1885 penny horrible1899 sevenpenny1907 1907 Chambers's Jrnl. July 554/1 Quite the most recent revolution in reprints is the ‘sevenpenny’..admirably bound in cloth in pocket size, a revelation of the value that can be given for the money. 1923 Daily Mail 19 May 10/4 Among the sevenpennies, ‘The Detective Magazine’ is for those who enjoy thrills. 1939 Daily News (Perth, W. Austral.) 9 Oct. 9/3 Rabbits are dearer—there being no more ‘sevenpennies’. 2007 A. Nash in D. Finkelstein & A. McCleery Edinb. Hist. Bk. in Scotl. III. iii. 192 Rising costs and increasing competition from other firms had made the Sevenpennies unprofitable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1475
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