tocsinn.

Brit.

/ˈtɒksɪn/, U.S.

/ˈtɑksən/

Forms: 1500s tocksaine, 1600s tocquesain, toxin, 1700s toczin, 1700s– tocsin.

Etymology: < French tocsin, in Old French toquassen (1372 in Godefroy Compl.), toquesin , toquesain , toquesaint (16th cent.), etc.; < Provençal tocasenh , < toca-r (French touche-r ) to touch v., strike + senh ‘signe, marque, appel de la cloche, cloche’ < Latin signum sign, in later Latin also a bell; ‘campana, nola, Italis Segno’ (Du Cange).

a. A signal, esp. an alarm-signal, sounded by ringing a bell or bells: used originally and esp. in reference to France.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > [noun] > as alarm signal

tocsin1586

watch-peal1656

alarm1777

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > by sound > by a bell

tocsin1586

1586 W. Fulke Apol. Declam. Frarine 52 in Treat. against Def. of Censure Bks. W. Charke & M. Hanmer The priests then went vp into the steeple, and rang the bells backward, which they call Tocksaine, whereupon the people of the suburbs flocked togither.

1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. D1 The Allarum is strucke vp, the Toxin ringes out for life.

1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. ii. 89 At the same time that the Assault began, the Tocquesain rung throughout all the Churches in the City.

1795 H. M. Williams Lett. France II. 13 The signal for ringing that fatal tocsin, which was the knell of liberty.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. v. 251 The tocsin,..is pealing madly from all steeples.

1861 A. P. Stanley Lect. Eastern Church (1869) xii. 409 They rang a tocsin with the great bell of the ancient Novgorod.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1794 J. Stewart (title) The Tocsin of Britannia.

1802 J. Stewart (title) The Tocsin of Social Life.

1803 T. G. Fessenden Poet. Petition iv. 69 Sound Discord's jarring tocsin louder.

1832 A. Clarke in Life (1840) xv. 572 He thought the seizure in my foot would turn to an attack of gout. This was a tocsin to me.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) Introd. 12 The tocsins of immemorial strife were sounding all about.

2. transferred. A bell used to sound an alarm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning sign, event, etc.

watchwordc1475

sea-mark1589

buoya1603

warning sign1628

red light1790

tocsin bell1823

tocsin1842

danger-signal1848

yellow light1940

warning bell1951

amber light1956

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > device for sounding alarm > bell

larum bellc1453

warning bell1511

alarm bell1548

call bell1673

tocsin1842

1842 H. W. Longfellow Belfry of Bruges xvii The wild alarum sounded from the tocsin's throat.

1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral iii. 63 The great bell of St. Paul's was the tocsin which summoned the citizens to arms.

1890 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. (ed. 2) VIII. xxix. 60 Tocsins or alarm bells were set up in various parts of the town.

Compounds

attributive, as tocsin bell, tocsin note, tocsin sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning sign, event, etc.

watchwordc1475

sea-mark1589

buoya1603

warning sign1628

red light1790

tocsin bell1823

tocsin1842

danger-signal1848

yellow light1940

warning bell1951

amber light1956

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI lxxxiv. 43 When all around rang like a tocsin bell.

1878 H. Phillips Poems from Span. & Ger. 19 An Baeza's tocsin note Bellows forth from brazen throat.

1900 A. Upward Ebenezer Lobb 178 What meaning has the tocsin sound of liberty for ears like yours?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tocsin
释义	tocsinn. Brit. /ˈtɒksɪn/, U.S. /ˈtɑksən/ Forms: 1500s tocksaine, 1600s tocquesain, toxin, 1700s toczin, 1700s– tocsin. Etymology: < French tocsin, in Old French toquassen (1372 in Godefroy Compl.), toquesin , toquesain , toquesaint (16th cent.), etc.; < Provençal tocasenh , < toca-r (French touche-r ) to touch v., strike + senh ‘signe, marque, appel de la cloche, cloche’ < Latin signum sign, in later Latin also a bell; ‘campana, nola, Italis Segno’ (Du Cange). 1. a. A signal, esp. an alarm-signal, sounded by ringing a bell or bells: used originally and esp. in reference to France. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > [noun] > as alarm signal tocsin1586 watch-peal1656 alarm1777 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > by sound > by a bell tocsin1586 1586 W. Fulke Apol. Declam. Frarine 52 in Treat. against Def. of Censure Bks. W. Charke & M. Hanmer The priests then went vp into the steeple, and rang the bells backward, which they call Tocksaine, whereupon the people of the suburbs flocked togither. 1603 T. Dekker 1603: Wonderfull Yeare sig. D1 The Allarum is strucke vp, the Toxin ringes out for life. 1670 C. Cotton tr. G. Girard Hist. Life Duke of Espernon i. ii. 89 At the same time that the Assault began, the Tocquesain rung throughout all the Churches in the City. 1795 H. M. Williams Lett. France II. 13 The signal for ringing that fatal tocsin, which was the knell of liberty. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. v. 251 The tocsin,..is pealing madly from all steeples. 1861 A. P. Stanley Lect. Eastern Church (1869) xii. 409 They rang a tocsin with the great bell of the ancient Novgorod. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1794 J. Stewart (title) The Tocsin of Britannia. 1802 J. Stewart (title) The Tocsin of Social Life. 1803 T. G. Fessenden Poet. Petition iv. 69 Sound Discord's jarring tocsin louder. 1832 A. Clarke in Life (1840) xv. 572 He thought the seizure in my foot would turn to an attack of gout. This was a tocsin to me. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) Introd. 12 The tocsins of immemorial strife were sounding all about. 2. transferred. A bell used to sound an alarm. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning sign, event, etc. watchwordc1475 sea-mark1589 buoya1603 warning sign1628 red light1790 tocsin bell1823 tocsin1842 danger-signal1848 yellow light1940 warning bell1951 amber light1956 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > warning arousing the unwary > device for sounding alarm > bell larum bellc1453 warning bell1511 alarm bell1548 call bell1673 tocsin1842 1842 H. W. Longfellow Belfry of Bruges xvii The wild alarum sounded from the tocsin's throat. 1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral iii. 63 The great bell of St. Paul's was the tocsin which summoned the citizens to arms. 1890 W. E. H. Lecky Hist. Eng. 18th Cent. (ed. 2) VIII. xxix. 60 Tocsins or alarm bells were set up in various parts of the town. Compounds attributive, as tocsin bell, tocsin note, tocsin sound. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning sign, event, etc. watchwordc1475 sea-mark1589 buoya1603 warning sign1628 red light1790 tocsin bell1823 tocsin1842 danger-signal1848 yellow light1940 warning bell1951 amber light1956 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VI lxxxiv. 43 When all around rang like a tocsin bell. 1878 H. Phillips Poems from Span. & Ger. 19 An Baeza's tocsin note Bellows forth from brazen throat. 1900 A. Upward Ebenezer Lobb 178 What meaning has the tocsin sound of liberty for ears like yours? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1586
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