Sheffieldn.

Brit.

/ˈʃɛfiːld/, U.S.

/ˈʃɛfild/

Etymology: In sense 1, < Sheffield, the name of a manufacturing city of Yorkshire, famous for cutlery. In sense 2, < the name of Henry North Holroyd, third Earl of Sheffield (1832–1909).

a. Used attributively of items manufactured in Sheffield, as Sheffield knife, Sheffield ware, Sheffield whittle; Sheffield plate n. plate made of copper coated with silver by a special process brought to perfection in Sheffield (but now disused).

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [noun] > electroplate

electroplate1842

argentine1848

Sheffield plate1856

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c1386 G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale 13 A Sheffield [v.rr. scheffeld, sheffeld] thwitel baar he in his hose.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 47 A payr of capped Sheffeld kniuez.

?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) ii. ii. 21 The Bridegroom and Bride comes; the new pair of Sheffeild-Knives fitted both to one sheath.

1745 Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 52 Buttons, Knives, Scissars, and other Sheffield Ware.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. ii. 23 But thou art sharper than a Sheffield whittle!

1856 G. Gore in Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 92 Old worn-out articles formed of ‘Sheffield plate’.

1878 E. Dowden Stud. Lit. 37 If a song is to be at all a sword, it must be of finer temper than even the finest Sheffield cutlery.

†b. Used predicatively as adj. Obsolete.

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1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 25 Tell me if our English sconses be not right Sheffield or no.

2. Used attributively in Sheffield Shield n. a trophy presented by the Earl of Sheffield in 1892 and contested annually by Australian state cricket teams (frequently attributive).In 1891–2 Lord Sheffield was in Australia as the sponsor of an English cricket tour. When the tour ended, he donated £150 to the New South Wales Cricket Association to purchase a trophy for a new inter-colonial cricket competition for teams initially from Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > equipment > [noun] > trophy

Sheffield Shield1893

1893 Australian Star 29 July 11/4 Tenders are being called for the manufacture, in silver, of the Sheffield Shield, the value of which will be £150.

1895 John Wisden’s Cricketers’ Almanack (ed. 32) 373 By winning this match South Australia obtained the right to hold the Sheffield Shield for twelve months.

1915 Argus (Melbourne) 22 June 10/1 Sheffield Shield. Theft attempted. What appears to have been an attempt to steal the Sheffield Cricket Shield was made between Saturday night and Monday morning in Fitzroy.

1930 C. G. Macartney My Cricketing Days iii. 20 My first season with the new club turned out to be my first in inter-state and Sheffield Shield cricket.

1950 D. Bradman Farewell to Cricket 120 I think also that in this season [1938–9] I gave my best Sheffield Shield performance.

1977 World of Cricket Monthly June 19/1 The Australian cricketers we have signed are available to play Test, Sheffield Shield and club cricket when they are not playing in the super Test and other series.

2018 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack (ed. 155) v. 801 Alice Springs was briefly painted the dark blue of Victoria after they completed their first hat-trick of Sheffield Shield titles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sheffield
释义	Sheffieldn. Brit. /ˈʃɛfiːld/, U.S. /ˈʃɛfild/ Etymology: In sense 1, < Sheffield, the name of a manufacturing city of Yorkshire, famous for cutlery. In sense 2, < the name of Henry North Holroyd, third Earl of Sheffield (1832–1909). 1. a. Used attributively of items manufactured in Sheffield, as Sheffield knife, Sheffield ware, Sheffield whittle; Sheffield plate n. plate made of copper coated with silver by a special process brought to perfection in Sheffield (but now disused). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [noun] > electroplate electroplate1842 argentine1848 Sheffield plate1856 electro1864 c1386 G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale 13 A Sheffield [v.rr. scheffeld, sheffeld] thwitel baar he in his hose. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 47 A payr of capped Sheffeld kniuez. ?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) ii. ii. 21 The Bridegroom and Bride comes; the new pair of Sheffeild-Knives fitted both to one sheath. 1745 Life Bampfylde-Moore Carew 52 Buttons, Knives, Scissars, and other Sheffield Ware. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. ii. 23 But thou art sharper than a Sheffield whittle! 1856 G. Gore in Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 92 Old worn-out articles formed of ‘Sheffield plate’. 1878 E. Dowden Stud. Lit. 37 If a song is to be at all a sword, it must be of finer temper than even the finest Sheffield cutlery. †b. Used predicatively as adj. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 25 Tell me if our English sconses be not right Sheffield or no. 2. Used attributively in Sheffield Shield n. a trophy presented by the Earl of Sheffield in 1892 and contested annually by Australian state cricket teams (frequently attributive).In 1891–2 Lord Sheffield was in Australia as the sponsor of an English cricket tour. When the tour ended, he donated £150 to the New South Wales Cricket Association to purchase a trophy for a new inter-colonial cricket competition for teams initially from Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > equipment > [noun] > trophy Sheffield Shield1893 1893 Australian Star 29 July 11/4 Tenders are being called for the manufacture, in silver, of the Sheffield Shield, the value of which will be £150. 1895 John Wisden’s Cricketers’ Almanack (ed. 32) 373 By winning this match South Australia obtained the right to hold the Sheffield Shield for twelve months. 1915 Argus (Melbourne) 22 June 10/1 Sheffield Shield. Theft attempted. What appears to have been an attempt to steal the Sheffield Cricket Shield was made between Saturday night and Monday morning in Fitzroy. 1930 C. G. Macartney My Cricketing Days iii. 20 My first season with the new club turned out to be my first in inter-state and Sheffield Shield cricket. 1950 D. Bradman Farewell to Cricket 120 I think also that in this season [1938–9] I gave my best Sheffield Shield performance. 1977 World of Cricket Monthly June 19/1 The Australian cricketers we have signed are available to play Test, Sheffield Shield and club cricket when they are not playing in the super Test and other series. 2018 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack (ed. 155) v. 801 Alice Springs was briefly painted the dark blue of Victoria after they completed their first hat-trick of Sheffield Shield titles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1386
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