单词 | starring |
释义 | starringn.ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [noun] > influence > malign malicea1398 starring1583 malevolent1651 the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > causing or bringing misfortune infortuningc1400 star-blasting1583 starring1583 1583 J. Stockwood tr. J. von Ewich Duetie Magistrate in Time of Plague Pref. sig. ⁂4v Infecting all things.., yea ranging..vnto the fruits of trees, & of ye earth (from whence commeth that starring [L. syderatio] whiche the Greekes call Astrobolismos, or starre blasting). 2. a. The action of star v. (in various senses); the result of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] hereworda1100 famec1290 lose1297 renownc1330 namecouthhead1340 noblessec1350 namec1384 reputationc1390 emprisea1393 renomeea1393 celebrity?c1400 enpressc1400 notec1400 renowneec1430 flavourc1449 honestnessa1450 bruita1470 renome?1473 famosity1535 famousness1548 renownedness1596 celebration1631 rumour1638 notedness1661 noise1670 distinction1699 eminence1702 éclat1742 baya1764 kudos1831 lionhood1833 lionism1835 lionship1837 lionization1841 stardom1865 spotlight1875 réclame1883 stellardom1883 the big cheesea1910 big time1910 star billing1910 starring1913 megastardom1981 1817 Monthly Repository Feb. 127/1 Many other causes may be assigned for the starring of the glass. 1874 E. Jenkins Glances at Inner Eng. xxv. 49 The sprinkling and starring of heaven with fireworks. 1896 A. Boyd in W. Broadfoot et al. Billiards (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 92 A player..can come into the game again by paying the amount of the pool a second time over. This is called starring. 1913 Wisconsin Libr. Bull. Feb. 17/2 I am glad to have this opportunity to make a statement with regard to the starring of fiction. 1964 H. Hodges Artifacts ii. 52 Starring or feathering..normally due to the formation of lead or calcium sulphate on the surface of the glaze. 2008 R. Bartlett Way of Crucible xvi. 199 The metal or regulus at the bottom of the crucible may show some signs of starring. b. spec. Originally (esp. with reference to a touring theatre company): the practice of using or promoting a small number of star performers. Now chiefly: the action or fact of taking a leading role in a play, film, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > using stars for leading roles > starring starring1819 1819 Belles-lettres Repository June 155/1 Really this species of starring is doing an essential injury to the regular and established talent of our Theatre. 1849 Theatrical Programme 25 June 38 Queen's Theatre, Hull... Starring is the order of the day here. 1887 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1886 598/2 The starring of two German opera troupes during the season of 1882, for the express purpose of performing the ‘Nibelungen Trilogy’. 1912 Theatre Jan. 13/1 Not the appearance of the actor in question in the play, but the starring of him. 1940 Illustr. London News 196 188/2 This kind of ‘starring’ I regard as a foolish departure at a theatre which has built up a reputation as a repertory with a first-rate team. 2000 R. Carney & M. Quart Films M. Leigh xii. 205 The Hollywood notion of starring is alien to Leigh's view of life. Compounds General attributive (chiefly in sense 2b). ΚΠ 1832 J. R. Planché Paphian Bower (theatre programme) Programme of Scenery, An Astronomical Scene;..Revolution of the principal Planets in this Hemisphere, on a Novel Starring System. 1859 F. Fowler Southern Lights 36 I heard that Mr. Brooke had netted upwards of 30,000l. during his ‘starring’ career in the colony. 1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1358 He made a second starring-tour as rhetorician. 1916 Mining & Sci. Press 22 Jan. 124/1 Tin..was believed to help the starring process. 1929 A. C. Edington & C. Edington Studio Murder Myst. xi. 153 Starting next month she gets fifteen hundred, and a starring contract. 1978 R. D. Altick Shows of London xxiii. 318/2 Mitchell introduced what soon became known as the ‘starring’ system, whereby a single new and noteworthy acquisition received special publicity. 2002 G. E. Webb Sci. in Amer. Southwest ii. 81 The 1,000 individuals thus identified were marked by stars in the volumes... The starring procedure remained largely unchanged. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). starringadj. That takes or performs the leading role; that is the most prominent or important; principal. Cf. star v. 6a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [adjective] > type of performer > star starry1829 starring1833 co-starring1902 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > part or character > [adjective] > types of part or character protatic1658 fat1758 melpomenish1801 heavy1814 starring1833 Polonian1847 supporting1863 Polonial1872 actor-proof1893 Ophelian1903 1833 R. Dyer Nine Years Actor's Life 93 Starring actors should be careful of the good will of a stage-manager. 1886 W. M. Leman Memories Old Actor i. 10 Miss Clara Fisher's popularity far exceeded that of any starring actress of the period. 1920 Amer. Mag. June 131/1 I was offered a starring part in Edward Childs Carpenter's play, ‘The Challenge’. 1947 Washington Post 2 Feb. iii. 12/2 Fairbanks has the starring role, playing a rogue trader with an addiction to tall tales. 1986 J. Cox Spirit of Gardening 66 The plant I tried to eradicate has assumed a starring role in our otherwise routine design, lifting it to high horticultural art. 2014 Courier (Dundee) 26 Dec. (Perth & Perthshire ed.) 44/3 Dundee Stars goaltender Marc Cheverie is keen to share the praise with his ice hockey team-mates after playing a starring role in the victory over Edinburgh. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1583adj.1833 |
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