sunwardsn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnwədz/, U.S.

/ˈsənwərdz/

Forms: see sun n.¹ and -wards suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sun n.¹, -wards suffix.

Etymology: < sun n.¹ + -wards suffix. Compare sunward n., sunward adv.

†A. n.

The direction of the sun; = sunward n. Obsolete.Only in to (also from) the sunwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [adverb] > away from

from the sunwards?1574

?1574 W. Bourne Regiment for Sea viii. f. 31 On the contrary side, from the Sunne wardes, that is to say, your Zenithe shal be betweene the Sunne and the Equinoctial.

1581 R. Norman Newe Attractiue ii. sig. B.ij The string that recheth from the South part of the Instrument [sc. the Cumpas or Magneticall Needle], to the top of the Standerd, is the chiefest string to giue the Sunnes shadow, which must be so directed by turnyng the Instruments South side to the Sunne wards.

1633 H. Hawkins Partheneia Sacra 106 Ordinarily painting her in companie with the Sun, they make her horns, to looke to the Sun-wards.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 189 And leave such [Shutters of Wood] always down during the Summer that are from the Sun-wards.

B. adv.

In the direction of the sun; towards the sun; = sunward adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sun > [adverb] > towards

sunward1633

sunwards1821

1821 St. James's Chron. 31 July The Eagle..Shall fold his wing and rest him here, And sunwards gaze with glowing eye.

1858 C. Rossetti From House to Home l Each loving face bent Sunwards like a moon.

1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven xvii. 189 Supposing such meteoric masses to have travelled sunwards from very great distances.

1936 Times 5 Sept. 2/2 (advt.) Sunwards this winter! Make sure of warmth and sunshine and cruise to the West Indies.

2014 Observer (Nexis) 20 July 12 The spaceship..arced back on a path that tracked behind Comet 67P as it swept sunwards.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sunwards
释义	sunwardsn.adv. Brit. /ˈsʌnwədz/, U.S. /ˈsənwərdz/ Forms: see sun n.¹ and -wards suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sun n.¹, -wards suffix. Etymology: < sun n.¹ + -wards suffix. Compare sunward n., sunward adv. †A. n. The direction of the sun; = sunward n. Obsolete.Only in to (also from) the sunwards. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [adverb] > away from from the sunwards?1574 ?1574 W. Bourne Regiment for Sea viii. f. 31 On the contrary side, from the Sunne wardes, that is to say, your Zenithe shal be betweene the Sunne and the Equinoctial. 1581 R. Norman Newe Attractiue ii. sig. B.ij The string that recheth from the South part of the Instrument [sc. the Cumpas or Magneticall Needle], to the top of the Standerd, is the chiefest string to giue the Sunnes shadow, which must be so directed by turnyng the Instruments South side to the Sunne wards. 1633 H. Hawkins Partheneia Sacra 106 Ordinarily painting her in companie with the Sun, they make her horns, to looke to the Sun-wards. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 189 And leave such [Shutters of Wood] always down during the Summer that are from the Sun-wards. B. adv. In the direction of the sun; towards the sun; = sunward adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sun > [adverb] > towards sunward1633 sunwards1821 1821 St. James's Chron. 31 July The Eagle..Shall fold his wing and rest him here, And sunwards gaze with glowing eye. 1858 C. Rossetti From House to Home l Each loving face bent Sunwards like a moon. 1873 R. A. Proctor Expanse of Heaven xvii. 189 Supposing such meteoric masses to have travelled sunwards from very great distances. 1936 Times 5 Sept. 2/2 (advt.) Sunwards this winter! Make sure of warmth and sunshine and cruise to the West Indies. 2014 Observer (Nexis) 20 July 12 The spaceship..arced back on a path that tracked behind Comet 67P as it swept sunwards. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.?1574
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