† trankumn.

Forms: Also trancum.

Etymology: Altered form of trinkum n., as in the reduplicated trinkum-trankum : perhaps influenced by trangam n. Chiefly used by Scott.

Obsolete.

A personal ornament; a trinket.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket

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1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 209 I'd be troubled to put on my trancums.

1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel II. x. 229 Come, my good boy,..never mind these trankums.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. v. 117 That shawl must be had for Clara, with the other trangums of muslin and lace, and so forth.

1830 W. Scott Doom of Devorgoil iii. i. 128 I had much ado To get these trankums on.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	trankum
释义	† trankumn. Forms: Also trancum. Etymology: Altered form of trinkum n., as in the reduplicated trinkum-trankum : perhaps influenced by trangam n. Chiefly used by Scott. Obsolete. A personal ornament; a trinket. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket baublec1330 gaudc1430 gayc1475 strincate1489 trim-tram1523 gewgawa1529 trinketa1533 toy1548 gaudy1555 baublery1583 trinkilo1631 jingle-jangle1640 prettiness1649 trinkum1665 knacka1677 knick-knack1682 trinkum-trankum1699 knick-knacket1793 knick-knackery1812 trankum1819 gaw1822 pretty1882 trinklet1897 mathom1954 tchotchke1968 1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 209 I'd be troubled to put on my trancums. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel II. x. 229 Come, my good boy,..never mind these trankums. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. v. 117 That shawl must be had for Clara, with the other trangums of muslin and lace, and so forth. 1830 W. Scott Doom of Devorgoil iii. i. 128 I had much ado To get these trankums on. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1819
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