showcasen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈʃəʊkeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/

Forms: see show n.¹ and case n.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show n.¹, case n.²; show v., case n.²

Etymology: Partly < show n.¹ + case n.², and partly < show v. + case n.²

A. n.

1. A case, made wholly or partly of glass or other transparent material, for displaying and protecting articles in a museum, shop, etc.; a display case.In quot. 1838 figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > [noun] > place for > room or showcase

showroom1699

show-glass1708

showcase1803

panopticon1836

vitrine1880

1803 Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc. 1 155 These clothes..are in one of the cabinets, or show-cases of the Society.

1834 F. Lieber Lett. to Gent. in Germany xii. 216 I..found there..the show-cases..with their old Nuremberg prints.

1838 W. Fisk Trav. on Continent of Europe xxi. 630 It [sc. a carriage] seems to be constructed as a showcase for the rider; for the whole form, from head to foot, is exposed.

1897 R. M. Stuart In Simpkinsville 121 Old Dr. Jenkins stood behind the showcase in his drug-store.

1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night vi. 124 What a blessing I hadn't put the Folio Chaucer and the other valuables in the show-cases.

1950 ‘P. Wentworth’ Brading Coll. xii. 71 Round the sides there were glass-topped show-cases.

2003 M. Ali Brick Lane xix. 371 The top of the showcase was caved in. A little cloud of glass dust showered the pottery figures.

2. A setting, occasion, event, etc., which serves to present a person or thing to view or notice, esp. in a favourable way; a means of drawing attention to the good qualities, abilities, etc., of a person or thing.Compare earlier figurative quot. 1838 at sense A. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > [noun] > place for

theatre1581

show window1785

showcase1917

goldfish bowl1924

1917 Mountain States Monitor (Denver) Apr. 4/2 Every employe is a show-case for the Telephone Company.

1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! ii. iii. 131 Scamnum is..simply a Crispin show-case, dukedom and all.

1969 Negro Digest June 96 It [sc. a record] is an excellent showcase for a maturing creative talent.

1984 R. Feild Irons in Fire ix. 213 The Great Exhibition in 1851 was a showcase for Victorian invention, ingenuity and technical achievement.

2010 New Yorker 28 June 13/3 The film is immensely entertaining, a moving showcase of a wit that's still lightning-fast.

B. adj.

Serving to present a person or thing to view or notice, esp. in a favourable way; presented or displayed in such a way.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > [adjective]

exhibitory1772

showcase1903

1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 189 He's no show-case proposition!.. To look at him folks might take him for a fool.

1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! ii. iii. 131 The Duke has a show-case role. He's an Elder Statesman.

1983 J. L. Collier Louis Armstrong (1985) xiv. 174 As befits the showcase nature of the piece, Armstrong is well forward in the ensemble.

1996 Billboard 18 May 33/1 No one showcase performer emerged as a clear-cut favorite.

2015 Times (Nexis) 28 Feb. The motor industry's showcase event, the Geneva Motor Show, opens on Thursday.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense A. 1), as showcase glass, showcase lid, etc.

ΚΠ

1863 Proc. 11th Ann. Meeting Amer. Pharmaceut. Assoc. 269 Do not crowd a window with goods; rather let the front be as a show-case lid, to show a nicely arranged store within.

1885 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 8 Dec. 1255/1 A show-case stand, as a means whereby to vertically adjust the show-case.

1926 Sun Electr. Co. Catal. Electr. Supplies 328 Angle Batten Lampholders for window and showcase lighting.

1934 Archit. Record Sept. 189 Show case height for standard selling.

1993 J. J. Fay Encycl. Security Managem. 405/1 A store could use..glass break detectors to detect breaking the showcase glass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

showcasev.

Brit.

/ˈʃəʊkeɪs/, U.S.

/ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: showcase n.

Etymology: < showcase n.

Originally U.S.

1. transitive. To display in a showcase (showcase n. 1). rare.

ΚΠ

1926 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 128 91/2 Such things [as a piece of farm machinery] can be show-cased or otherwise exhibited.

2008 G. Cox Headhunter v. 61 A trio of glass display cases..showcased approximately a half-dozen shrunken heads.

2. transitive. To present (a person or thing) to view or notice, esp. in a favourable way; to draw favourable attention to (good qualities, abilities, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > show to the sight [verb (transitive)]

to set beforea1000

openOE

showlOE

to put forth?c1225

kithe1297

to make (a) showing ofc1330

presenta1398

representa1398

to lay forthc1420

splayc1440

discovera1450

advisea1500

to set to (the) show?1510

to stall out1547

outlay1555

exhibit1573

strew1579

wray1587

displaya1616

ostentate1630

elevate1637

re-exhibita1648

expound1651

unveil1657

subject1720

flare1862

skin1873

patent1889

showcase1939

1939 Frederick (Maryland) Post 5 June 4/2 Lana Turner..will be show-cased by Metro in a flicker unblushingly tagged ‘Glamor Girl’.

1949 Jrnl. (Baltimore) 20 July 2/1 They showcase new acts, who want to be on TV.

1989 Dance Nov. 18/3 Fund-raising performances showcasing the company's dancers.

1999 Newsweek 20 Sept. (advt.) When entertaining, celebrate regional cheesemakers by showcasing artisanal cheeses from a particular state or region.

2006 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. 31/7 My big reservation with Children of Men is that it hides as many of his talents as it showcases.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	showcase
释义	showcasen.adj. Brit. /ˈʃəʊkeɪs/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ Forms: see show n.¹ and case n.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: show n.¹, case n.²; show v., case n.² Etymology: Partly < show n.¹ + case n.², and partly < show v. + case n.² A. n. 1. A case, made wholly or partly of glass or other transparent material, for displaying and protecting articles in a museum, shop, etc.; a display case.In quot. 1838 figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > [noun] > place for > room or showcase showroom1699 show-glass1708 showcase1803 panopticon1836 vitrine1880 1803 Proc. Mass. Hist. Soc. 1 155 These clothes..are in one of the cabinets, or show-cases of the Society. 1834 F. Lieber Lett. to Gent. in Germany xii. 216 I..found there..the show-cases..with their old Nuremberg prints. 1838 W. Fisk Trav. on Continent of Europe xxi. 630 It [sc. a carriage] seems to be constructed as a showcase for the rider; for the whole form, from head to foot, is exposed. 1897 R. M. Stuart In Simpkinsville 121 Old Dr. Jenkins stood behind the showcase in his drug-store. 1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night vi. 124 What a blessing I hadn't put the Folio Chaucer and the other valuables in the show-cases. 1950 ‘P. Wentworth’ Brading Coll. xii. 71 Round the sides there were glass-topped show-cases. 2003 M. Ali Brick Lane xix. 371 The top of the showcase was caved in. A little cloud of glass dust showered the pottery figures. 2. A setting, occasion, event, etc., which serves to present a person or thing to view or notice, esp. in a favourable way; a means of drawing attention to the good qualities, abilities, etc., of a person or thing.Compare earlier figurative quot. 1838 at sense A. 1. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > exposure to public view > [noun] > place for theatre1581 show window1785 showcase1917 goldfish bowl1924 1917 Mountain States Monitor (Denver) Apr. 4/2 Every employe is a show-case for the Telephone Company. 1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! ii. iii. 131 Scamnum is..simply a Crispin show-case, dukedom and all. 1969 Negro Digest June 96 It [sc. a record] is an excellent showcase for a maturing creative talent. 1984 R. Feild Irons in Fire ix. 213 The Great Exhibition in 1851 was a showcase for Victorian invention, ingenuity and technical achievement. 2010 New Yorker 28 June 13/3 The film is immensely entertaining, a moving showcase of a wit that's still lightning-fast. B. adj. Serving to present a person or thing to view or notice, esp. in a favourable way; presented or displayed in such a way. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > [adjective] exhibitory1772 showcase1903 1903 A. H. Lewis Boss 189 He's no show-case proposition!.. To look at him folks might take him for a fool. 1937 ‘M. Innes’ Hamlet, Revenge! ii. iii. 131 The Duke has a show-case role. He's an Elder Statesman. 1983 J. L. Collier Louis Armstrong (1985) xiv. 174 As befits the showcase nature of the piece, Armstrong is well forward in the ensemble. 1996 Billboard 18 May 33/1 No one showcase performer emerged as a clear-cut favorite. 2015 Times (Nexis) 28 Feb. The motor industry's showcase event, the Geneva Motor Show, opens on Thursday. Compounds General attributive (in sense A. 1), as showcase glass, showcase lid, etc. ΚΠ 1863 Proc. 11th Ann. Meeting Amer. Pharmaceut. Assoc. 269 Do not crowd a window with goods; rather let the front be as a show-case lid, to show a nicely arranged store within. 1885 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 8 Dec. 1255/1 A show-case stand, as a means whereby to vertically adjust the show-case. 1926 Sun Electr. Co. Catal. Electr. Supplies 328 Angle Batten Lampholders for window and showcase lighting. 1934 Archit. Record Sept. 189 Show case height for standard selling. 1993 J. J. Fay Encycl. Security Managem. 405/1 A store could use..glass break detectors to detect breaking the showcase glass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). showcasev. Brit. /ˈʃəʊkeɪs/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: showcase n. Etymology: < showcase n. Originally U.S. 1. transitive. To display in a showcase (showcase n. 1). rare. ΚΠ 1926 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 128 91/2 Such things [as a piece of farm machinery] can be show-cased or otherwise exhibited. 2008 G. Cox Headhunter v. 61 A trio of glass display cases..showcased approximately a half-dozen shrunken heads. 2. transitive. To present (a person or thing) to view or notice, esp. in a favourable way; to draw favourable attention to (good qualities, abilities, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > showing to the sight > show to the sight [verb (transitive)] to set beforea1000 openOE showlOE to put forth?c1225 kithe1297 to make (a) showing ofc1330 presenta1398 representa1398 to lay forthc1420 splayc1440 discovera1450 advisea1500 to set to (the) show?1510 to stall out1547 outlay1555 exhibit1573 strew1579 wray1587 displaya1616 ostentate1630 elevate1637 re-exhibita1648 expound1651 unveil1657 subject1720 flare1862 skin1873 patent1889 showcase1939 1939 Frederick (Maryland) Post 5 June 4/2 Lana Turner..will be show-cased by Metro in a flicker unblushingly tagged ‘Glamor Girl’. 1949 Jrnl. (Baltimore) 20 July 2/1 They showcase new acts, who want to be on TV. 1989 Dance Nov. 18/3 Fund-raising performances showcasing the company's dancers. 1999 Newsweek 20 Sept. (advt.) When entertaining, celebrate regional cheesemakers by showcasing artisanal cheeses from a particular state or region. 2006 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. 31/7 My big reservation with Children of Men is that it hides as many of his talents as it showcases. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1803v.1926
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