siestan.¹

Brit.

/sɪˈɛstə/, U.S.

/siˈɛstə/

Etymology: < Spanish siesta (Portuguese sesta) < Latin sexta sixth (hour); hence, in Spanish and Portuguese, the hottest part of the day, rest or sleep taken at this time.

a. An afternoon rest or nap; esp. that commonly taken during the hottest hours of the day in tropical countries. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light > siesta

undermeal1426

meridiana1450

meridiation1623

meridionala1631

siesta1655

zest1706

1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. i. 2 When he slept his Siesta (as the Spaniard calls it) or afternoon sleep.

1667 G. Digby Elvira i. 14 What Sister! at your Siesta already? if so You must have patience to be wak'd out of it.

1788 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 76 We have just risen from our siesta, and have no news.

1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 156 Without his siesta and segar,..he would think his lot a hard one in this world.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xix. 190 After dinner we usually took a short siésta, to make up for our early rising.

1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. viii. 243 I must go and get my siesta, or I shall be as stupid as an owl all the evening.

1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) i. 19 Its crepuscular flowers are large as those of a wild rose when they open..great mothlike petals languidly expanding, as if still oppressed with the long siesta of the day.

1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. iii. 27 The rhinoceros, startled suddenly from his midday siesta, rushes blindly at the intruder.

figurative.1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 29 Most men prefer a sleeping conscience to a tender one; and for such the Romish Church offers a perpetual siesta.1884 W. Sime To & Fro 8 On duty which knows no siesta.

b. Without article.

ΚΠ

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xvii. 281 I called with my handkerchief full of cigars for the father, but he was at siesta, as they called it.

1869 Mrs. S. Hawthorne Notes Eng. & Italy iii. ii. 322 It was the hour of siesta, and the monks were..fast asleep.

1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 318 Deep recesses on either side for cushioned luxurious siesta.

Derivatives

siesta v. (intransitive) to take a siesta.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly > take a siesta

siest1839

siesta1899

1899 C. J. C. Hyne Further Adventures Capt. Kettle ii. 30 ‘Right,’ said Kettle. ‘I'll siesta too.’

1956 G. Durrell My Family & Other Animals xv. 201 The rest of the family, finding they could not siesta with the argument going on, assembled to find out the trouble.

1976 L. Deighton Twinkle, twinkle, Little Spy i. 7 The staff have noisy arguments about who should siesta on the cold stone floor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Siestan.²

Brit.

/sɪˈɛstə/, U.S.

/siˈɛstə/

Etymology: < Siesta, the name of a town in Italy.

Chess.

Used attributively in Siesta gambit, Siesta variation, a continuation of the Ruy Lopez opening (see Ruy Lopez n.), popularized in a tournament held in Siesta (see quot. 1965).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > named openings or continuations

gambit1735

game1735

Giuoco Piano1813

Sicilian game1847

Sicilian opening1852

Ruy Lopez1859

French defence1868

Sicilian defence1875

Siesta gambit1935

King's (or Queen's) Indian defence1942

Nimzo-Indian1954

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > strategy > specific strategies or tactics

unpinning1607

defence1614

fork1656

attack1733

backgame1750

castling1813

exchange1823

pin1868

fringe-variation1898

fidation1910

sacrifice1915

unpin1922

pawn storm1926

Siesta variation1935

liquidation1965

sac1965

1935 Smith & Dash tr. Znosko-Borovsky's How to play Chess Openings 54 This line is known as the Siesta Gambit and has been much played in recent years.

1948 G. Abrahams Teach Yourself Chess iii. v. 195 P to KB₄ gives the Siesta variation which is playable.

1965 Listener 29 Apr. 651/3 1 P-K₄ P-K₄ 2 N-KB₃ N-QB₃ 3 B-N₅ P-QR₃ 4 B-R₄ P-Q₃ 5 P-B₃ P-B₄: the so-called ‘Siesta’ variation, which, despite its name, leads to lively play and provides an early counter to White's positional grip on the centre.

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

单词	siesta
释义	siestan.¹ Brit. /sɪˈɛstə/, U.S. /siˈɛstə/ Etymology: < Spanish siesta (Portuguese sesta) < Latin sexta sixth (hour); hence, in Spanish and Portuguese, the hottest part of the day, rest or sleep taken at this time. a. An afternoon rest or nap; esp. that commonly taken during the hottest hours of the day in tropical countries. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light > siesta undermeal1426 meridiana1450 meridiation1623 meridionala1631 siesta1655 zest1706 1655 J. Howell 4th Vol. Familiar Lett. i. 2 When he slept his Siesta (as the Spaniard calls it) or afternoon sleep. 1667 G. Digby Elvira i. 14 What Sister! at your Siesta already? if so You must have patience to be wak'd out of it. 1788 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 76 We have just risen from our siesta, and have no news. 1816 M. Keating Trav. (1817) I. 156 Without his siesta and segar,..he would think his lot a hard one in this world. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xix. 190 After dinner we usually took a short siésta, to make up for our early rising. 1882 M. E. Braddon Mt. Royal I. viii. 243 I must go and get my siesta, or I shall be as stupid as an owl all the evening. 1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) i. 19 Its crepuscular flowers are large as those of a wild rose when they open..great mothlike petals languidly expanding, as if still oppressed with the long siesta of the day. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. iii. 27 The rhinoceros, startled suddenly from his midday siesta, rushes blindly at the intruder. figurative.1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 29 Most men prefer a sleeping conscience to a tender one; and for such the Romish Church offers a perpetual siesta.1884 W. Sime To & Fro 8 On duty which knows no siesta. b. Without article. ΚΠ 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple I. xvii. 281 I called with my handkerchief full of cigars for the father, but he was at siesta, as they called it. 1869 Mrs. S. Hawthorne Notes Eng. & Italy iii. ii. 322 It was the hour of siesta, and the monks were..fast asleep. 1892 E. Reeves Homeward Bound 318 Deep recesses on either side for cushioned luxurious siesta. Derivatives siesta v. (intransitive) to take a siesta. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly > take a siesta siest1839 siesta1899 1899 C. J. C. Hyne Further Adventures Capt. Kettle ii. 30 ‘Right,’ said Kettle. ‘I'll siesta too.’ 1956 G. Durrell My Family & Other Animals xv. 201 The rest of the family, finding they could not siesta with the argument going on, assembled to find out the trouble. 1976 L. Deighton Twinkle, twinkle, Little Spy i. 7 The staff have noisy arguments about who should siesta on the cold stone floor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Siestan.² Brit. /sɪˈɛstə/, U.S. /siˈɛstə/ Etymology: < Siesta, the name of a town in Italy. Chess. Used attributively in Siesta gambit, Siesta variation, a continuation of the Ruy Lopez opening (see Ruy Lopez n.), popularized in a tournament held in Siesta (see quot. 1965). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > named openings or continuations gambit1735 game1735 Giuoco Piano1813 Sicilian game1847 Sicilian opening1852 Ruy Lopez1859 French defence1868 Sicilian defence1875 Siesta gambit1935 King's (or Queen's) Indian defence1942 Nimzo-Indian1954 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > strategy > specific strategies or tactics unpinning1607 defence1614 fork1656 attack1733 backgame1750 castling1813 exchange1823 pin1868 fringe-variation1898 fidation1910 sacrifice1915 unpin1922 pawn storm1926 Siesta variation1935 liquidation1965 sac1965 1935 Smith & Dash tr. Znosko-Borovsky's How to play Chess Openings 54 This line is known as the Siesta Gambit and has been much played in recent years. 1948 G. Abrahams Teach Yourself Chess iii. v. 195 P to KB₄ gives the Siesta variation which is playable. 1965 Listener 29 Apr. 651/3 1 P-K₄ P-K₄ 2 N-KB₃ N-QB₃ 3 B-N₅ P-QR₃ 4 B-R₄ P-Q₃ 5 P-B₃ P-B₄: the so-called ‘Siesta’ variation, which, despite its name, leads to lively play and provides an early counter to White's positional grip on the centre. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1655n.²1935
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