单词 | supperward |
释义 | supperwardn.adv. With to. (The direction leading towards) supper; (the time approaching) supper time. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > evening > [noun] evenOE eventideOE eveningOE eventimeOE evea1250 evetimec1300 even whilea1375 evetidea1382 supper timec1390 supper whilea1425 forenight1513 evening-tide1521 supperwardc1563 after-supperc1596 Vesperugo1600 vesper1613 far-day1650 eveg1675 evg1777 dew-falla1822 c1563 Jack Juggler 221 She vseth for hir bodylie helth, and safegard To chyd daylie oone fite, too supperward. 1608 P. Golding tr. J. Sleidane Epit. Frossard i. 15 The English Captaine..in an euening, when the French men were to supperward, brake suddainelie out of a wood. B. adv. U.S. In the direction of supper, to supper; = supperwards adv. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > meal > [adverb] > to or at supper supperward1840 supperwards1849 1840 Amer. Turf Reg. 11 548 There was, however, nothing for it but to persevere—our route bed ward and supperward lay straight ahead, and having come, I thought it quite as well to see the thing well out. 1890 Outing May 121/2 As the 6 o'clock horn sounds I hear Mr. Jones' footsteps going supperward. Will he stop at the pine tree? 1932 W. Faulkner Light in August xv. 330 The townspeople began to move supperward. 2008 R. B. Stansberry So sings Chattahoochee xiii. 185 Jenny soon beached the boat at Annawakkee Creek and turned her thoughts supper ward, as she marched..across her family's wind swept fields. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.c1563 |
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