| 单词 | to set to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto set to —— to set to —— see 14b, 103, 113c. to set to to set to ΚΠ c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) Ded. l. 339 & tale wile icc settenn to. To don ȝuw tunnderrstanndenn. Hu fele [etc.]. 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. H ij Seynge the place..is proued to be but bastarde, and set to by sume other to Dioscorides. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > [verb (transitive)] > attach as writing to put to1396 to set toa1400 putc1436 society > communication > indication > that which identifies or distinguishes > personal identification > signature > sign (a document) [verb (transitive)] > sign one's name seta1400 to set toa1400 subscribe1415 subscribe1426 subscrive1445 firm1528 sign1599 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 6889 He..wrat þe nam, and sett to sele [Fairf. 14 sette on sel]. 1418 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 29 In the wytnesse of the wyche thynge, I haue set to my sele. c1450 Godstow Reg. 44 He made hyt stronge by settynge to of hys seele. 1464 in Archaeologia 47 192 In witnesse of the quhilk thing I haf set to my signet. 1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) John iii. 33 He that hath receaved hys testimonye hath set to his seale that God is true. 1552–3 Inv. Ch. Goods Staffords. 43 To thes presents interchaungeabli have setto our handes. 1624 Heriot Codicil to Will in Mem. (1822) App. iii. 102 In witness whereof to this..I have..set to my seal. 1829 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 199 Men must set-to their hands to being the born thralls of a proprietor of human cattle. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > treatments uniting or replacing parts > unite or replace parts [verb (transitive)] > set bones or dislocations reduce?a1425 set1572 to set together1578 to set to1598 counter-extend1656 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 v. i. 131 Can honor set to a leg? View more context for this quotation ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] beginc1000 onginOE aginOE ginc1175 to go tillc1175 to take onc1175 comsea1225 fanga1225 to go toc1275 i-ginc1275 commencec1320 to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400 to lay to one's hand(sc1405 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to set toc1425 standa1450 to make to1563 to fall to it1570 to start out1574 to fall to1577 to run upon ——1581 to break off1591 start1607 to set in1608 to set to one's hands1611 to put toa1616 to fall ona1625 in1633 to fall aboard1642 auspicatea1670 to set out1693 to enter (into) the fray1698 open1708 to start in1737 inchoate1767 to set off1774 go1780 start1785 to on with1843 to kick off1857 to start in on1859 to steam up1860 to push off1909 to cut loose1923 to get (also put) the show on the road1941 to get one's arse in gear1948 1611 Second Maiden's Trag. (1909) iv. i. 56 Remoue the stone that I maie see my mistres, Setto yor handes you villaines, and that nymblie. 5. Cock-fighting. To put (cocks) beak to beak. (Cf. setter-to n. 1.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > fighting between animals > fight between animals [verb (transitive)] > put cocks beak to beak to set toc1800 c1800 in Hoyle's Games Improv. (1814) 443 No persons to set-to, but those who are appointed by the masters of the match. 6. a. intransitive. To make a beginning; to get to work; esp. to begin seriously or energetically. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] beginc1000 onginOE aginOE ginc1175 to go tillc1175 to take onc1175 comsea1225 fanga1225 to go toc1275 i-ginc1275 commencec1320 to get (also get down, go, go adown, set, set down) to workc1400 to lay to one's hand(sc1405 to put to one's hand (also hands)c1410 to set toc1425 standa1450 to make to1563 to fall to it1570 to start out1574 to fall to1577 to run upon ——1581 to break off1591 start1607 to set in1608 to set to one's hands1611 to put toa1616 to fall ona1625 in1633 to fall aboard1642 auspicatea1670 to set out1693 to enter (into) the fray1698 open1708 to start in1737 inchoate1767 to set off1774 go1780 start1785 to on with1843 to kick off1857 to start in on1859 to steam up1860 to push off1909 to cut loose1923 to get (also put) the show on the road1941 to get one's arse in gear1948 c1425 Eng. Conq. Ireland 130 He sette to, & asked of the out-comen men that ynto the lond wer comen, howe hyt shold be of ham. 1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1664) 189 I beseech you set to, to goe through scripture. c1830 M. M. Sherwood Houlston Tracts III. 9 The lass was at the washing-tub till it was quite late in the day, without getting anything forward, so that my wife was obliged to set to. 1847 F. Marryat Children of New Forest I. viii. 143 Edward then set to with a good appetite. 1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma l. 222 He again set-to on his own account, munching and crunching. 1890 H. M. Stanley In Darkest Afr. I. v. 100 The engineer set to to repair the rudder. b. Pugilism. To begin fighting (with). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (intransitive)] > begin or enter ring to set to1743 show1811 shape1855 1743 Broughton's Rules in P. Egan Boxiana (1812–13) I. 52 Every body is to quit the stage as soon as the champions are stripped, before they set-to. 1792 Ann. Reg. 17 These famous pugilists set-to exactly at a quarter before 3 o'clock. 1823 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 27/1 They [sc. poachers] take a delight in setting-to with the gamekeepers. 1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. vi. 133 Du Loo and his pet of the Fancy retired to the far end of the room, and there set-to, delivering from the left shoulder. c. Horse Racing. To make the final effort to get in front. (Cf. set-to n. 3.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > engage in horse racing [verb (intransitive)] > actions of horse to carry weight1734 to get up1840 screw1840 to come again1841 to set to1856 to wait off1856 romp1869 to answer the question1875 compound1876 to gallop to a standstill1892 nick1898 to take up1912 rate1920 1856 ‘The Druid’ Post & Paddock xii. 204 Buckle's great forte was to wait and then set-to on an idle horse. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > undergo cooking [verb (intransitive)] > burn or catch on bottom of cooking pot to set toa1610 burn1725 catch1767 to sit on1824 a1610 J. Healey tr. Theophrastus Characters (1636) 72 Then he tels you that his Sieges were blacker then broth, that's set to. < as lemmas |
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