south windn.

Brit.

/ˌsaʊθ ˈwɪnd/, U.S.

/ˈsaʊθ ˈwɪnd/

Forms: see south adv., adj., n., and prep. and wind n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: south adj., wind n.¹

Etymology: < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of south adj. (see discussion at south adv., adj., n., and prep.) + wind n.¹ Compare southen-wind n. at southen adv. 1.In sense 2 after Chinese nánfēng < nán south + fēng wind (see feng shui n.).

1. A wind blowing from the south. Also figurative.In Europe the south wind is typically warm and pleasant.

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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > south

south windeOE

AusterOE

southc1384

Notusa1398

souther1851

eOE Corpus Gloss. (1890) 23/1 Auster, suðuuind.

OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Luke xii. 55 Cum austrum flantem [uideritis] dicitis quia uentus erit : miððy suð wind gie cuoeðas þætte wind bið.

c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 18* Vent mouent et vent galerne, Southwynde westwynde.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Psalms lxxvii. 26 He turnede ouere the south wynde fro heuene.

c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 596/2 Ventus meridialis, Southwynde.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iii. vi. 4 The south wyndis blast Our piggeis and our pinsalis wavit fast.

1565 R. Shacklock in tr. J. Osório Epist. to Quene of Eng. To Rdr. f. 3^v She hath with her the warme southe wynde of charitie, and concorde.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 738 Meanwhile the Southwind rose,..with black wings Wide hovering.

1734 A. Pope Satires of Horace ii. ii. 27 Oh blast it, South-winds! till a stench exhale.

1839 J. L. Motley Morton's Hope II. xv. 19 Those glorious harmonies swept like a south wind of music over every human bosom.

1882 P. H. Hayne Poems 235 The lips less dewy-red than when the..young South wind of passion sighed o'er them.

1917 N. Douglas South Wind ii. 16 For Nepenthe was famous not only for its girls and lobsters, but also for its south wind.

2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) ii. 92 The south wind grew stronger until, by nightfall, it was blowing at around thirty-five knots.

2. Mah-jong. Usually with capital initials. Any one of the four tiles representing this wind. Also: the player who draws such a tile at the outset of a game, or who succeeds to this designation at a later stage.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > mah-jong > [noun] > wind

north wind1922

south wind1922

west wind1922

wind1922

1922 P. Naftaly How to play Ma Jong 1 There are also 4 pieces each of 4 designs known as the East Wind, South Wind, West Wind and North Wind.

1955 Washington Post 18 Mar. 67/1 The Chinese game has a good deal of ceremony as to where the wall is broken, who plays first, who possesses South Wind, etc.

1998 N. McKeithan Let's Play Mah Jong! (2002) i. 22 Then the seat position must shift to the player on the right, South Wind.

2008 J. Lindskold Thirteen Orphans ix. 113 He turned over the tiles, displaying three each of the tiles for south wind, west wind, green dragon, red dragon, and a pair of white dragon tiles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	south wind
释义	south windn. Brit. /ˌsaʊθ ˈwɪnd/, U.S. /ˈsaʊθ ˈwɪnd/ Forms: see south adv., adj., n., and prep. and wind n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: south adj., wind n.¹ Etymology: < the uninflected (originally adverb) stem of south adj. (see discussion at south adv., adj., n., and prep.) + wind n.¹ Compare southen-wind n. at southen adv. 1.In sense 2 after Chinese nánfēng < nán south + fēng wind (see feng shui n.). 1. A wind blowing from the south. Also figurative.In Europe the south wind is typically warm and pleasant. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [noun] > wind with reference to direction > winds from specific compass points > south south windeOE AusterOE southc1384 Notusa1398 souther1851 eOE Corpus Gloss. (1890) 23/1 Auster, suðuuind. OE (Northumbrian) Lindisf. Gospels: Luke xii. 55 Cum austrum flantem [uideritis] dicitis quia uentus erit : miððy suð wind gie cuoeðas þætte wind bið. c1350 Nominale (Cambr. Ee.4.20) in Trans. Philol. Soc. (1906) 18* Vent mouent et vent galerne, Southwynde westwynde. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Psalms lxxvii. 26 He turnede ouere the south wynde fro heuene. c1450 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 596/2 Ventus meridialis, Southwynde. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iii. vi. 4 The south wyndis blast Our piggeis and our pinsalis wavit fast. 1565 R. Shacklock in tr. J. Osório Epist. to Quene of Eng. To Rdr. f. 3^v She hath with her the warme southe wynde of charitie, and concorde. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 738 Meanwhile the Southwind rose,..with black wings Wide hovering. View more context for this quotation 1734 A. Pope Satires of Horace ii. ii. 27 Oh blast it, South-winds! till a stench exhale. 1839 J. L. Motley Morton's Hope II. xv. 19 Those glorious harmonies swept like a south wind of music over every human bosom. 1882 P. H. Hayne Poems 235 The lips less dewy-red than when the..young South wind of passion sighed o'er them. 1917 N. Douglas South Wind ii. 16 For Nepenthe was famous not only for its girls and lobsters, but also for its south wind. 2002 D. Lundy Way of Ship (2003) ii. 92 The south wind grew stronger until, by nightfall, it was blowing at around thirty-five knots. 2. Mah-jong. Usually with capital initials. Any one of the four tiles representing this wind. Also: the player who draws such a tile at the outset of a game, or who succeeds to this designation at a later stage. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > table game > mah-jong > [noun] > wind north wind1922 south wind1922 west wind1922 wind1922 1922 P. Naftaly How to play Ma Jong 1 There are also 4 pieces each of 4 designs known as the East Wind, South Wind, West Wind and North Wind. 1955 Washington Post 18 Mar. 67/1 The Chinese game has a good deal of ceremony as to where the wall is broken, who plays first, who possesses South Wind, etc. 1998 N. McKeithan Let's Play Mah Jong! (2002) i. 22 Then the seat position must shift to the player on the right, South Wind. 2008 J. Lindskold Thirteen Orphans ix. 113 He turned over the tiles, displaying three each of the tiles for south wind, west wind, green dragon, red dragon, and a pair of white dragon tiles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.eOE
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