skimpn.

Brit.

/skɪmp/, U.S.

/skɪmp/

Etymology: < skimp adj.

Chiefly dialect and colloquial.

A small or insignificant piece of something; a small or scanty article, esp. a fashionably skimpy garment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific size

fives16..

twelve1607

sices1796

outsize1845

skimp1862

portly1930

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing > a skimpy thing

skimp1862

1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 118 He thowt 'at t' moin was necessary tul his existence, and..he hed one māade o' white pāaper, an' oiled here an' thear, so as to resemble skimps o' cloud, as seen to the physical eye.

1925 Bulletin (Glasgow) 11 Apr. 10/2 She surreptitiously dabbed a little skimp of a handkerchief in her eyes.

1966 Seventeen June 92 A skimp..of stinging green French cotton.

1979 B. Malamud Dubin's Lives vi. 211 She wore a yellow skimp, her bosom snug in the fabric, her legs..good to see in short dresses.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

skimpadj.

Etymology: Of obscure origin: not in general use until late 19th cent.

Scanty; = scrimp adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > skimpy

scrimp1681

skimp1775

skimping1775

scrimpy1829

skimpy1842

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > scanty or meagre

feeblec1275

straita1300

thinc1374

threadbarec1412

exile?1440

silly?a1500

pilled1526

thinnish1540

carrion-lean1542

carrion1565

exiled?1577

penurious1594

unnourishing1605

starveling1611

meagre1612

short-handed1622

lanka1644

scrimp1681

strigose1708

skimp1775

skimping1775

spare1813

shy1821

scrimping1823

skimpy1842

slim1852

scrappy1985

minnowy1991

1775 Songs & Poems Costume (Percy Soc.) 255 Then the fops are so fine, With lank waisted chine, And a skimp bit of a hat.

1890 Athenæum 9 Aug. 189/3 Breaking up other measures, especially those of the ode, into skimp lengths of like sort.

1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) lxxxvii. 461 In command was young Metaab, stripped to his skimp riding-drawers for hard work, with his black love-curls awry.

1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 244 Sneed turned his attention to considering the skimp possibles; there were no probables for the job.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

skimpv.

Etymology: Compare skimp adj.

= scrimp v.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [verb (transitive)] > stint

scant1573

want1573

underdose1745

skincha1825

stint1838

skimp1879

1879 in Webster's Dict. Suppl.

1880 R. G. White Every-day Eng. 13 The a in catch is moderately broad;..and consequently it is ‘skimped’ by all who are inclined to be slovenly.

1888 H. R. Haggard Col. Quaritch i In those ages men did not skimp their flint, and oak, and mortar.

absolute.1888 E. Eggleston Graysons xix. 205 The woman who has..schemed and skimped to achieve her attire.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

n.1862

adj.1775

v.1879

单词	skimp
释义	skimpn. Brit. /skɪmp/, U.S. /skɪmp/ Etymology: < skimp adj. Chiefly dialect and colloquial. A small or insignificant piece of something; a small or scanty article, esp. a fashionably skimpy garment. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific size fives16.. twelve1607 sices1796 outsize1845 skimp1862 portly1930 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > that which is small > a small thing > a skimpy thing skimp1862 1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 118 He thowt 'at t' moin was necessary tul his existence, and..he hed one māade o' white pāaper, an' oiled here an' thear, so as to resemble skimps o' cloud, as seen to the physical eye. 1925 Bulletin (Glasgow) 11 Apr. 10/2 She surreptitiously dabbed a little skimp of a handkerchief in her eyes. 1966 Seventeen June 92 A skimp..of stinging green French cotton. 1979 B. Malamud Dubin's Lives vi. 211 She wore a yellow skimp, her bosom snug in the fabric, her legs..good to see in short dresses. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). skimpadj. Etymology: Of obscure origin: not in general use until late 19th cent. Scanty; = scrimp adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > skimpy scrimp1681 skimp1775 skimping1775 scrimpy1829 skimpy1842 the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [adjective] > limited in quantity or amount > scanty or meagre feeblec1275 straita1300 thinc1374 threadbarec1412 exile?1440 silly?a1500 pilled1526 thinnish1540 carrion-lean1542 carrion1565 exiled?1577 penurious1594 unnourishing1605 starveling1611 meagre1612 short-handed1622 lanka1644 scrimp1681 strigose1708 skimp1775 skimping1775 spare1813 shy1821 scrimping1823 skimpy1842 slim1852 scrappy1985 minnowy1991 1775 Songs & Poems Costume (Percy Soc.) 255 Then the fops are so fine, With lank waisted chine, And a skimp bit of a hat. 1890 Athenæum 9 Aug. 189/3 Breaking up other measures, especially those of the ode, into skimp lengths of like sort. 1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) lxxxvii. 461 In command was young Metaab, stripped to his skimp riding-drawers for hard work, with his black love-curls awry. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard viii. 244 Sneed turned his attention to considering the skimp possibles; there were no probables for the job. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2018). skimpv. Etymology: Compare skimp adj. = scrimp v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [verb (transitive)] > stint scant1573 want1573 underdose1745 skincha1825 stint1838 skimp1879 1879 in Webster's Dict. Suppl. 1880 R. G. White Every-day Eng. 13 The a in catch is moderately broad;..and consequently it is ‘skimped’ by all who are inclined to be slovenly. 1888 H. R. Haggard Col. Quaritch i In those ages men did not skimp their flint, and oak, and mortar. absolute.1888 E. Eggleston Graysons xix. 205 The woman who has..schemed and skimped to achieve her attire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1862adj.1775v.1879
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