blue lawn.

Brit.

/ˈbluː ˌlɔː/, U.S.

/ˈblu ˌlɔ/,

/ˈblu ˌlɑ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., law n.¹

Etymology: < blue adj. + law n.¹The significance of blue in this expression is uncertain. No evidence is forthcoming for the suggestion that the early legislation was printed on blue paper, and very little exists to indicate a particular association of the colour blue (in clothing, etc.) with Puritanism. It is in any case unclear whether the term as originally coined was favourable, neutral, or hostile: of the two earliest examples, both are satirical, quot. 1755 at main sense coming from a work attacking Congregationalism, recounting an imaginary dream of a future in which Congregationalists wielded political power, and quot. 1762 at main sense from a Congregationalist pamphlet ridiculing Anglicanism as a religion for gentlemen of lax morals. Blue is not attested in the relevant sense of ‘bloody’, as Peters's explanation (if it is intended as such) requires:1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 69 They..were very properly termed Blue Laws; i. e. bloody Laws; for they were all sanctified with..whippings, cutting off the ears, burning the tongue, and death.

North American.

Usually in plural. In colonial New England: a strict law motivated by religious belief, particularly one preventing entertainment or leisure activities on a Sunday. Later, in extended use: any law considered severely puritanical or restrictive, esp. one forbidding secular activities such as shopping on Sunday.The term was originally applied to New England colonial legislation (specifically in the former New Haven Colony) which restricted personal action in order to improve community morality. A collection of such laws was made by the Rev. Samuel Peters in his derogatory Gen. Hist. Connecticut (see quot. 1781) but his antagonism towards Nonconformity led him to exaggerate their stringency (partly by including fictitious laws), a misrepresentation that became widely accepted.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > types of laws > [noun] > specific Puritanical laws

blue law1755

1755 N.-Y. Mercury 3 Mar. 1/3 Since..the Revival of our old Blue Laws, we have the Pleasure to see the Lord's Work go on with Success.

1762 N. Welles Real Advantages in Colonies 29 I have heard that some of them [sc. polite gentlemen] begin to be ashamed of their blue laws at New-Haven.

1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 43 Even the rigid fanatics of Boston, and the mad zealots of Hertford,..christened them the Blue Laws.

1784 E. Allen Reason vii. §4. 261 Those capital offenders suffered in consequence of certain laws, which, by way of derision, have since been called the Blue Laws, in consequence of the multiplicity of the superstition, with which they abounded.

1829 L. Dow Omnifarious Law 13 One of the blue laws of Conn. was, neither to give meat, drink, or lodging to a Quaker, or to tell him the road.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. v. 175 The local legislature of Connecticut, which sage body enacted..the renowned code of ‘Blue Laws’.

1895 N.Y. Dramatic News 7 Dec. 2/2 The arrest was made under an old blue law, which provides for the punishment of those who commit adultery.

1906 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 20 Dec. 5 He is not of those Puritans who bound the moral field by the Ten Commandments and the Blue Laws.

1999 Kansas Wildlife & Parks Nov. 14/3 The hunting ‘blue law’ was repealed in 1935, allowing sportsmen to go afield on Sunday.

2001 Fodor's Healthy Escapes (rev. ed.) 205 Possibly the state's last members-only ‘bottle club,’ a throwback to post-Prohibition-era blue laws.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as blue law repeal, blue law violation, etc.

ΚΠ

1803 B. Austin Constit. Republicanism lxv. 266 Those ‘steady habits’ long imbibed under the discipline of pretended orthodoxy, or ‘blue law’ establishments.

1826 Boston News-let. & City Rec. 4 Mar. 130/2 That anti-tobacco champion, would have received a pension, in blue law times,..had his famous anathemas..appeared in that age of patriarchal justice.

1948 Billboard 28 Feb. 48 It was surprising that the House voted in favor of blue law repeal only 24 hours after the same House had voted..to hold fast to the..ban on Sabbath shows of all kinds.

1958 N. Fleischer 50 Years at Ringside i. iv. 22 The boxing game was being threatened by certain disgruntled politicians and blue law agitators.

2007 C. A. Thuma Sport Lauderdale 25 In 1922..Sheriff Paul Bryan strode onto the diamond..during a [Sunday] game..and ordered the arrest of Fort Lauderdale's entire team for a blue law violation.

C2.

blue law state n. a state having blue laws; in early use spec. (with capital initials) Connecticut, where the original religious laws were enacted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > specific states > Connecticut

Mother of States1834

blue law state1839

1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco II. xviii. 180 ‘But, you were not a member of the Hartford Convention?’ exclaimed Mr. Bloodbutton... ‘Never was in the Bluelaw State in my life, sir.’

1854 Congress. Globe 6 July 1618 I know that Connecticut, in the olden time, was libeled by a Tory renegade..as the Blue Law state.

1970 Field & Stream Aug. 72/2 Only eleven states..have game laws which prohibit Sunday hunting, and many such blue law states except areas like military reservations.

1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time vii. 104 The singing was best on Sunday nights. Pennsylvania was a blue-law state; bars and liquor stores were closed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue law
释义	blue lawn. Brit. /ˈbluː ˌlɔː/, U.S. /ˈblu ˌlɔ/, /ˈblu ˌlɑ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., law n.¹ Etymology: < blue adj. + law n.¹The significance of blue in this expression is uncertain. No evidence is forthcoming for the suggestion that the early legislation was printed on blue paper, and very little exists to indicate a particular association of the colour blue (in clothing, etc.) with Puritanism. It is in any case unclear whether the term as originally coined was favourable, neutral, or hostile: of the two earliest examples, both are satirical, quot. 1755 at main sense coming from a work attacking Congregationalism, recounting an imaginary dream of a future in which Congregationalists wielded political power, and quot. 1762 at main sense from a Congregationalist pamphlet ridiculing Anglicanism as a religion for gentlemen of lax morals. Blue is not attested in the relevant sense of ‘bloody’, as Peters's explanation (if it is intended as such) requires:1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 69 They..were very properly termed Blue Laws; i. e. bloody Laws; for they were all sanctified with..whippings, cutting off the ears, burning the tongue, and death. North American. Usually in plural. In colonial New England: a strict law motivated by religious belief, particularly one preventing entertainment or leisure activities on a Sunday. Later, in extended use: any law considered severely puritanical or restrictive, esp. one forbidding secular activities such as shopping on Sunday.The term was originally applied to New England colonial legislation (specifically in the former New Haven Colony) which restricted personal action in order to improve community morality. A collection of such laws was made by the Rev. Samuel Peters in his derogatory Gen. Hist. Connecticut (see quot. 1781) but his antagonism towards Nonconformity led him to exaggerate their stringency (partly by including fictitious laws), a misrepresentation that became widely accepted. ΘΚΠ society > law > types of laws > [noun] > specific Puritanical laws blue law1755 1755 N.-Y. Mercury 3 Mar. 1/3 Since..the Revival of our old Blue Laws, we have the Pleasure to see the Lord's Work go on with Success. 1762 N. Welles Real Advantages in Colonies 29 I have heard that some of them [sc. polite gentlemen] begin to be ashamed of their blue laws at New-Haven. 1781 S. Peters Gen. Hist. Connecticut 43 Even the rigid fanatics of Boston, and the mad zealots of Hertford,..christened them the Blue Laws. 1784 E. Allen Reason vii. §4. 261 Those capital offenders suffered in consequence of certain laws, which, by way of derision, have since been called the Blue Laws, in consequence of the multiplicity of the superstition, with which they abounded. 1829 L. Dow Omnifarious Law 13 One of the blue laws of Conn. was, neither to give meat, drink, or lodging to a Quaker, or to tell him the road. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. v. 175 The local legislature of Connecticut, which sage body enacted..the renowned code of ‘Blue Laws’. 1895 N.Y. Dramatic News 7 Dec. 2/2 The arrest was made under an old blue law, which provides for the punishment of those who commit adultery. 1906 Springfield (Mass.) Weekly Republican 20 Dec. 5 He is not of those Puritans who bound the moral field by the Ten Commandments and the Blue Laws. 1999 Kansas Wildlife & Parks Nov. 14/3 The hunting ‘blue law’ was repealed in 1935, allowing sportsmen to go afield on Sunday. 2001 Fodor's Healthy Escapes (rev. ed.) 205 Possibly the state's last members-only ‘bottle club,’ a throwback to post-Prohibition-era blue laws. Compounds C1. General attributive, as blue law repeal, blue law violation, etc. ΚΠ 1803 B. Austin Constit. Republicanism lxv. 266 Those ‘steady habits’ long imbibed under the discipline of pretended orthodoxy, or ‘blue law’ establishments. 1826 Boston News-let. & City Rec. 4 Mar. 130/2 That anti-tobacco champion, would have received a pension, in blue law times,..had his famous anathemas..appeared in that age of patriarchal justice. 1948 Billboard 28 Feb. 48 It was surprising that the House voted in favor of blue law repeal only 24 hours after the same House had voted..to hold fast to the..ban on Sabbath shows of all kinds. 1958 N. Fleischer 50 Years at Ringside i. iv. 22 The boxing game was being threatened by certain disgruntled politicians and blue law agitators. 2007 C. A. Thuma Sport Lauderdale 25 In 1922..Sheriff Paul Bryan strode onto the diamond..during a [Sunday] game..and ordered the arrest of Fort Lauderdale's entire team for a blue law violation. C2. blue law state n. a state having blue laws; in early use spec. (with capital initials) Connecticut, where the original religious laws were enacted. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > specific states > Connecticut Mother of States1834 blue law state1839 1839 C. F. Briggs Adventures Harry Franco II. xviii. 180 ‘But, you were not a member of the Hartford Convention?’ exclaimed Mr. Bloodbutton... ‘Never was in the Bluelaw State in my life, sir.’ 1854 Congress. Globe 6 July 1618 I know that Connecticut, in the olden time, was libeled by a Tory renegade..as the Blue Law state. 1970 Field & Stream Aug. 72/2 Only eleven states..have game laws which prohibit Sunday hunting, and many such blue law states except areas like military reservations. 1994 B. A. Staples Parallel Time vii. 104 The singing was best on Sunday nights. Pennsylvania was a blue-law state; bars and liquor stores were closed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1755
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