单词 | to take say |
释义 | > as lemmasto take (a, the) say 1. Frequently in to take (a, the) say. extracted from † sayn.2 a. The action or an act of testing or making a trial of the quality, fitness, etc., of a person or thing; the condition or fact of being tested; an examination, a test. Cf. assay n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [noun] fandingc1000 costningOE assay1330 say?c1335 assayingc1375 experimenta1382 proofc1390 experience1393 tastinga1400 probationc1422 probe?a1425 approof1436 fraistingc1440 examination?1510 saying1512 approving1523 trial1526 test1594 approbationa1616 trya1616 proval1622 tempting1623 probatea1643 experimental1659 testinga1834 ?c1335 in W. Heuser Kildare-Gedichte (1904) 109 (MED) God wist wel bi þilk say Þat bi no man þat was ycor, Whan bi prophetis no bi lai, Þat communelich hi ne wer forlor. c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 87 If þou wilte verrily knowe a knyȝt..The say þat was made to Achilles Schal lerne þe to prove them douȝtles. 1530 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1871) II. 39 All the personis that ar clengit [sc. of infection]..till tak the sey of thar geir..and clenge all thar geir agane. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 124 There is no hope so vnhappy þat hastes to noght Ne so vnsikur at a say as to set vppon wemen. a1600 J. Melvill Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 255 He..contented to teatche ther and tak a sey what God wald work with him. 1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 299 I have alreadie given him to the Duke of Bulloigne..but if that had not been, it might have been that yee should had a sey of him, but now it cannot be helped. 1691 ‘Mac Olero’ Rapparee Saint 3 Did I make a Say of Guns and Fortifications. 1813 Scotchman 116 Thair douseness is nae sey to them. b. The action or an act of tasting food or drink, before it is presented to a person of high rank, in order to test that it is not poisoned and is safe for consumption. Frequently as a purely ceremonial practice. Cf. assay n. 12. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [noun] > a test by tasting > action of testing credencea1475 sayc1475 assay1547 essay1598 c1475 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Harl. 642) (1790) 36 (MED) A sewar for the kynge..receveth the metes by sayes and saufly so conveyeth it to the Kings bourde with sauces accordingly. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) viii. l. 1274 A say scho tuk off all thyng at thai brocht. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clxxxviii. 575 We toke the saye in the presence of the kinge. 1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth xxvi. f. 109 The taster..deliuereth it [sc. the cup] vnto him with a say, when hee calleth for it. 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 102 Let your wise guardians, e're you drink, take say. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 519 The Kings dishes were brought up cover'd, the say was given, and all things were performed with satisfaction in that point. c. The testing of metals, in order to ascertain their standard of purity; = assay n. 6a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > [noun] > testing assayc1386 toucha1450 say1567 essay1668 assaying1728 parting assay1758 van1778 docimasy1803 touching1908 heat tinting1910 cupping1921 Magnaflux1935 1567 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1814) III. 43/1 That it [sc. pewter] sall keip this sey..howsone it beis twechit with ane het yrne it salbe cleir. 1580 J. Stow Chrons. of Eng. 1186 A piece of a blacke stone,..whiche being broughte to certaine Goldfiners in London, to make a say thereof, found it to holde Golde. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iv. iv. 215 They cannot transport it [sc. gold] from the Indies, for they can neither custome it, marke it, nor take say, vntill it be molten. a1672 Earl of Sandwich tr. A. A. Barba Art of Metals (1674) i. 121 All the Mines..in that Province have been found out, and first taken say of, by the Spaniards. d. Hunting. The process of cutting open the carcass of an animal, typically a deer, killed by a hunt in order to ascertain how fat it is. Cf. assay n. 9.In quot. 1855: a cut made in a carcass for this purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > deer > actions in deer-hunting huinga1250 assayc1400 lodging1525 mort1555 imprime1590 say?1611 essay1694 mort note1830 tufting1862 the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting specific animals > [noun] > deer > actions in deer-hunting > cut made say1855 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xix. 246 There, hauing brought the Bore, Atrides with his knife tooke sey [Gk. ἐρυσσάμενος..μάχαιραν]. 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. 84 Then having sounded the Mot, or Morts, he that is to break him up (that is, to take say,) first, slits the Skin [etc.]. 1817 J. Mayer Sportsman's Direct. (ed. 2) 159 The first that is in cuts his throat, and takes say, which is, opening his belly, to see how fat he [sc. a stag or buck] is. 1840 J. Wilson Rod & Gun 309 At the death of a hunted deer, after it was bled, the person of highest rank present took say, that is, made an incision to ascertain the fatness. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! viii You may lay your two fingers into the say there, and not get to the bottom of the fat. 1894 J. Ashton Varia 42 The efforts of all were directed towards driving the deer in the direction of the Prince's coach. At last it was hunted quite close to it, and its throat duly cut. Then the Duke had to ‘take say’. < as lemmas |
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