townwardn.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊnwəd/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊnwərd/

Forms: see town n. and -ward suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: town n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < town n. + -ward suffix. Compare cityward n.¹ With use as adverb compare earlier townwards adv. and cityward adv.

†A. n.

The town; the direction of the town. Frequently in to (the) townward. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [adverb]

to (the) townwardc1390

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun]

townc1405

townward1525

c1390 (c1300) MS Vernon Homilies in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1877) 57 273 (MED) His abyt he caste As mad mon þat mihte haue no reste And eode to tounward atte last.

c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 296 (MED) The Marchaunt & þe mancipill, þe Miller & þe Reve And the Clerk of Oxinforth, to townward gon they meve.

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. f. cxxi^v/2 The nexte mornyng these tydinges came to the capytayns that were comynge to the same towne warde.

1595 H. Roberts Lancaster his Allarums sig. B4 They expected any anoyance from the towneward.

1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. xii. 203 The Irish..beat the Spaniards from their ground to the Towneward.

a1669 ( Indenture Fotheringay in Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum (1846) VI. 1414/2 A dore yn the west side of the said porche to the town-ward.

1683 J. Morrison tr. J. J. Struys Perillous Voy. iii. xv. 198 Our Shallop lay on the other side of the Ship from the Town-ward.

a1790 W. Elstobb Hist. Acct. Bedford Level (1793) 267 There are four other great creeks worn in the whole ground to the townward.

B. adv.

Towards or in the direction of the town.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adverb] > in the direction of the town

townwards1765

townward1808

1778 Remembrancer 6 13/1 Three men were seen on the ice bending their course townward.

1808 W. Scott Marmion iii. xxxiii. 166 He heard..The foot-tramp of a flying steed, Come town-ward rushing on.

1846 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) II. 52 A beautiful pile of granite..looking townward and seaward.

1921 R. Watson Spoilers of Valley xix. 260 A cattleman, going townward, passed.

2002 S. Burke Deadwater ix. 86 Hargest walked townward—grey jacket slung across his shoulder, shirt sweated to his back.

C. adj.

Directed or going towards the town; situated near the town.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adjective] > bound towards town

townward1806

town-bound1879

1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. 35 Follow his townward steps.

1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 184 Ditches..still remain on the townward side.

1893 Chicago Advance 27 July Evidence of the townward drift of the people.

1928 Times 25 July 13/6 The main road was fairly full of townward traffic.

1959 Geography 44 201 This reflects the rapid pace of industrialization, associated with a large townward movement.

1991 O. S. Card Xenocide v. 74 Ender was inside the isolation shed at the townward end of the field.

Compounds

With participles as townward-bound, townward-facing, etc.

ΚΠ

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 288 In a fair-hung townward-looking bower.

1894 G. W. Cable John March (1903) xii. 66 Two townward-bound horsemen broke their trot and passed at a gallop.

1979 C. Duffy Siege Warfare x. 259/1 Vauban's fortifications..measuring no less than seven hundred feet from the ‘tail’ of the glacis to the townward-facing talus.

2003 H. Mallee in E. J. Perry & M. Selden Chinese Society (ed. 2) vi. 145 The provision that these townward moving farmers provide their own grain.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	townward
释义	townwardn.adv.adj. Brit. /ˈtaʊnwəd/, U.S. /ˈtaʊnwərd/ Forms: see town n. and -ward suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: town n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < town n. + -ward suffix. Compare cityward n.¹ With use as adverb compare earlier townwards adv. and cityward adv. †A. n. The town; the direction of the town. Frequently in to (the) townward. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [adverb] to (the) townwardc1390 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] townc1405 townward1525 c1390 (c1300) MS Vernon Homilies in Archiv f. das Studium der Neueren Sprachen (1877) 57 273 (MED) His abyt he caste As mad mon þat mihte haue no reste And eode to tounward atte last. c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 296 (MED) The Marchaunt & þe mancipill, þe Miller & þe Reve And the Clerk of Oxinforth, to townward gon they meve. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. f. cxxi^v/2 The nexte mornyng these tydinges came to the capytayns that were comynge to the same towne warde. 1595 H. Roberts Lancaster his Allarums sig. B4 They expected any anoyance from the towneward. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia ii. xii. 203 The Irish..beat the Spaniards from their ground to the Towneward. a1669 ( Indenture Fotheringay in Dugdale's Monasticon Anglicanum (1846) VI. 1414/2 A dore yn the west side of the said porche to the town-ward. 1683 J. Morrison tr. J. J. Struys Perillous Voy. iii. xv. 198 Our Shallop lay on the other side of the Ship from the Town-ward. a1790 W. Elstobb Hist. Acct. Bedford Level (1793) 267 There are four other great creeks worn in the whole ground to the townward. B. adv. Towards or in the direction of the town. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adverb] > in the direction of the town townwards1765 townward1808 1778 Remembrancer 6 13/1 Three men were seen on the ice bending their course townward. 1808 W. Scott Marmion iii. xxxiii. 166 He heard..The foot-tramp of a flying steed, Come town-ward rushing on. 1846 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) II. 52 A beautiful pile of granite..looking townward and seaward. 1921 R. Watson Spoilers of Valley xix. 260 A cattleman, going townward, passed. 2002 S. Burke Deadwater ix. 86 Hargest walked townward—grey jacket slung across his shoulder, shirt sweated to his back. C. adj. Directed or going towards the town; situated near the town. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town > [adjective] > bound towards town townward1806 town-bound1879 1806 J. Grahame Birds Scotl. 35 Follow his townward steps. 1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 184 Ditches..still remain on the townward side. 1893 Chicago Advance 27 July Evidence of the townward drift of the people. 1928 Times 25 July 13/6 The main road was fairly full of townward traffic. 1959 Geography 44 201 This reflects the rapid pace of industrialization, associated with a large townward movement. 1991 O. S. Card Xenocide v. 74 Ender was inside the isolation shed at the townward end of the field. Compounds With participles as townward-bound, townward-facing, etc. ΚΠ 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 288 In a fair-hung townward-looking bower. 1894 G. W. Cable John March (1903) xii. 66 Two townward-bound horsemen broke their trot and passed at a gallop. 1979 C. Duffy Siege Warfare x. 259/1 Vauban's fortifications..measuring no less than seven hundred feet from the ‘tail’ of the glacis to the townward-facing talus. 2003 H. Mallee in E. J. Perry & M. Selden Chinese Society (ed. 2) vi. 145 The provision that these townward moving farmers provide their own grain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.c1390
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