bookendn.

Brit.

/ˈbʊkɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈbʊkˌɛnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: book n., end n.

Etymology: < book n. + end n.

1. A support, typically one of a pair and sometimes having an ornamental design, placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > receptacle for books > [noun] > book ends or supports

book prop1862

book support1874

bookend1907

1907 Elem. School Teacher June 619 They..make articles which call for sawing and etching, as book-ends, letter-files, calendar-frames, picture-frames, etc.

1932 E. Bowen To North xxi. 228 ‘What did she sell?’..‘Oh, paraphernalia—lampshades, book-ends.’

1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 89 Black rosewood elephant bookends with ivory tusks.

2003 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 12 Oct. e3 A pinch bottle of Haig and Haig scotch whiskey served as a bookend on the shelf.

2. Originally U.S.

a. A thing (or person), esp. one of a pair, that marks the end (or beginning) of something or that provides structure or support. Cf. bookend v. 1.

ΚΠ

1954 Washington Post 28 Nov. c5/1 The defeats were bookends to seven victories in between.

1971 Cartographica No. 2. 46/1 When the session was opened, Dr. Ruggles said that he was a bookend; I suppose I'm a catalyst.

1989 N.Y. Times 23 Dec. 25/2 The program's other philosophical bookend was John Cage's ‘Five’, a soft-hued study in serenely shifting harmonic densities.

2011 New Yorker 14 Mar. 9/3 The meal's bookends can be muscular, too: from the soup that invariably starts it off..to sabaya, a traditional dessert.

2013 T. Moody When Memories Fade Acknowledgem. You two have been the best with helping me get galleys out, finding readers and venues to promote the book... You two are my bookends.

b. Frequently in plural. Each of two people who bear a close (typically physical) resemblance to one another, esp. when positioned on either side of someone or something.

ΚΠ

1976 Register (Danville, Va.) 3 Mar. a8/2 Pritchett and..Logan..are matching bookends. Both are 5-foot-9 juniors and weigh about 145 pounds. Both are averaging over 10 points per game.

1992 Vanity Fair Sept. 301/2 [She] is flanked onstage by two..bodyguards.., macho bookends in matching shades and black leather.

1992 D. Wright Interrogating Nude in P. Filichia New Amer. Plays I. 197 My brother and I are bookends, are we not, monsieur?

2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 20 June 78/1 We are the light-skinned bookends to our middle siblings, who inherited our father's Persian olive skin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

bookendv.

Brit.

/ˈbʊkɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈbʊkˌɛnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bookend n.

Etymology: < bookend n.

Originally U.S.

1. transitive. Of two (or occasionally more) things or people: to occur or be positioned on either side of (physically or chronologically); to precede and follow; to surround, enclose, flank. Also of a single thing: to occur or be positioned at one end of; esp. to conclude, finish. Cf. bookend n. 2a.

ΚΠ

1956 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 6 Nov. 4/4 Bookended between those two strong points is the mainly Republican region.

1967 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 6 June 7/3 Jackson..smote the pins with a strike-infested 230-game... This score was book-ended by 194 and 191.

1971 Salina (Kansas) Jrnl. 15 Dec. 23/1 [He] was sitting in a corner booth.., bookended by Larry Dunlap, Wally Storey and myself.

1987 B. Parcells & M. Lupica Parcells ii. 21 It was bookended by Curtis Wright Aviation at one end and Bendix Aviation at the other.

1988 Newsweek 11 July 64/1 [He] has showcased this anything-goes style in a controversial new exhibition... It nicely bookends his long, trend-spotting career.

1991 D. Coupland Generation X ii. xiii. 73 Faces..gearing up for the inevitable ‘what-am-I-going-to-do with-my-life’? semiclinical depression that almost always bookends a European pilgrimage.

2008 Daily Tel. 25 Aug. 21/1 The ceremonies that book-ended the games will not, for all their coruscating brilliance, linger long in the memory.

2. transitive. With with. To set or place (something) between two things, esp. notionally or conceptually.

ΚΠ

1969 Observer 6 Apr. (Review section) 24/3 He has bookended the myth with its contemporary equivalent. A prelude shows the birth of a baby whose father..has forebodings that the infant will scupper him. The postlude shows a down-and-out..Oedipus [etc.].

1978 Ont. Rev. Spring 101 Updike has bookended his volume with two more ‘serious’ sections.

1981 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 23 Sept. c11/3 He bookended his stint with two of his tunes popularised by The Eagles.

2000 Irish Times 28 Jan. 12/2 It's all too easy to bookend them with Mercury Rev on one side and The Flaming Lips on the other.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bookend
释义	bookendn. Brit. /ˈbʊkɛnd/, U.S. /ˈbʊkˌɛnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: book n., end n. Etymology: < book n. + end n. 1. A support, typically one of a pair and sometimes having an ornamental design, placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > receptacle for books > [noun] > book ends or supports book prop1862 book support1874 bookend1907 1907 Elem. School Teacher June 619 They..make articles which call for sawing and etching, as book-ends, letter-files, calendar-frames, picture-frames, etc. 1932 E. Bowen To North xxi. 228 ‘What did she sell?’..‘Oh, paraphernalia—lampshades, book-ends.’ 1988 B. Desai Memory of Elephants 89 Black rosewood elephant bookends with ivory tusks. 2003 Pittsburgh Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 12 Oct. e3 A pinch bottle of Haig and Haig scotch whiskey served as a bookend on the shelf. 2. Originally U.S. a. A thing (or person), esp. one of a pair, that marks the end (or beginning) of something or that provides structure or support. Cf. bookend v. 1. ΚΠ 1954 Washington Post 28 Nov. c5/1 The defeats were bookends to seven victories in between. 1971 Cartographica No. 2. 46/1 When the session was opened, Dr. Ruggles said that he was a bookend; I suppose I'm a catalyst. 1989 N.Y. Times 23 Dec. 25/2 The program's other philosophical bookend was John Cage's ‘Five’, a soft-hued study in serenely shifting harmonic densities. 2011 New Yorker 14 Mar. 9/3 The meal's bookends can be muscular, too: from the soup that invariably starts it off..to sabaya, a traditional dessert. 2013 T. Moody When Memories Fade Acknowledgem. You two have been the best with helping me get galleys out, finding readers and venues to promote the book... You two are my bookends. b. Frequently in plural. Each of two people who bear a close (typically physical) resemblance to one another, esp. when positioned on either side of someone or something. ΚΠ 1976 Register (Danville, Va.) 3 Mar. a8/2 Pritchett and..Logan..are matching bookends. Both are 5-foot-9 juniors and weigh about 145 pounds. Both are averaging over 10 points per game. 1992 Vanity Fair Sept. 301/2 [She] is flanked onstage by two..bodyguards.., macho bookends in matching shades and black leather. 1992 D. Wright Interrogating Nude in P. Filichia New Amer. Plays I. 197 My brother and I are bookends, are we not, monsieur? 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 20 June 78/1 We are the light-skinned bookends to our middle siblings, who inherited our father's Persian olive skin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). bookendv. Brit. /ˈbʊkɛnd/, U.S. /ˈbʊkˌɛnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: bookend n. Etymology: < bookend n. Originally U.S. 1. transitive. Of two (or occasionally more) things or people: to occur or be positioned on either side of (physically or chronologically); to precede and follow; to surround, enclose, flank. Also of a single thing: to occur or be positioned at one end of; esp. to conclude, finish. Cf. bookend n. 2a. ΚΠ 1956 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 6 Nov. 4/4 Bookended between those two strong points is the mainly Republican region. 1967 Robesonian (Lumberton, N. Carolina) 6 June 7/3 Jackson..smote the pins with a strike-infested 230-game... This score was book-ended by 194 and 191. 1971 Salina (Kansas) Jrnl. 15 Dec. 23/1 [He] was sitting in a corner booth.., bookended by Larry Dunlap, Wally Storey and myself. 1987 B. Parcells & M. Lupica Parcells ii. 21 It was bookended by Curtis Wright Aviation at one end and Bendix Aviation at the other. 1988 Newsweek 11 July 64/1 [He] has showcased this anything-goes style in a controversial new exhibition... It nicely bookends his long, trend-spotting career. 1991 D. Coupland Generation X ii. xiii. 73 Faces..gearing up for the inevitable ‘what-am-I-going-to-do with-my-life’? semiclinical depression that almost always bookends a European pilgrimage. 2008 Daily Tel. 25 Aug. 21/1 The ceremonies that book-ended the games will not, for all their coruscating brilliance, linger long in the memory. 2. transitive. With with. To set or place (something) between two things, esp. notionally or conceptually. ΚΠ 1969 Observer 6 Apr. (Review section) 24/3 He has bookended the myth with its contemporary equivalent. A prelude shows the birth of a baby whose father..has forebodings that the infant will scupper him. The postlude shows a down-and-out..Oedipus [etc.]. 1978 Ont. Rev. Spring 101 Updike has bookended his volume with two more ‘serious’ sections. 1981 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 23 Sept. c11/3 He bookended his stint with two of his tunes popularised by The Eagles. 2000 Irish Times 28 Jan. 12/2 It's all too easy to bookend them with Mercury Rev on one side and The Flaming Lips on the other. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1907v.1956
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