Twelfth-nightn.

Forms: see twelfth adj. and n. and night n. and int.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈTwelfth-night.

The evening before Twelfth-day, formerly observed as a time of merry-making. Also attributive.

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Twelfth-nightc900

Twelfth-evec1000

uphali(day) even1506

Twelve evea1691

c900 Anglo-Saxon Chron. an. 878 Her hiene bestæl se here on midne winter ofer tuelftan niht to Cippanhamme.

a1400 K. Alis. (Laud) 6388 Of þat cite comen..þe kynges thre, Þat foloweden goddis sterre..In cristemasse, on þe twelueþ niȝth.

a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) (title) Twelfe Night, Or what you will.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης Pref. sig. B3 Quaint Emblems..begg'd from the olde Pageantry of some Twelfe-nights entertainment.

1764 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 45/1 The ancient custom of public hazard playing at court on twelfth night.

1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. [55 A citation by Brand represents the..Twelfth-night-cake to have been composed of flour, honey, ginger, and pepper.] 56 In France, the Twelfth-cake is plain, with a bean; the drawer of the slice containing the bean is king or queen.

1854 W. M. Thackeray Rose & Ring (1866) Prel. 3 Twelfth-Night characters—those funny painted pictures of the King, the Queen, the Lover, the Lady, the Dandy, the Captain, and so on—with which our young ones are wont to recreate themselves at this festive time.

1863 R. Chambers Bk. of Days I. 64/1 In the last century, Twelfth-Night Cards represented ministers, maids of honour, and other attendants of a court.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	twelfth-night
释义	Twelfth-nightn. Forms: see twelfth adj. and n. and night n. and int. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈTwelfth-night. The evening before Twelfth-day, formerly observed as a time of merry-making. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Twelfth Night (5 January) > [noun] Twelfth-nightc900 Twelfth-evec1000 uphali(day) even1506 Twelve evea1691 c900 Anglo-Saxon Chron. an. 878 Her hiene bestæl se here on midne winter ofer tuelftan niht to Cippanhamme. a1400 K. Alis. (Laud) 6388 Of þat cite comen..þe kynges thre, Þat foloweden goddis sterre..In cristemasse, on þe twelueþ niȝth. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) (title) Twelfe Night, Or what you will. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης Pref. sig. B3 Quaint Emblems..begg'd from the olde Pageantry of some Twelfe-nights entertainment. 1764 Chron. in Ann. Reg. 45/1 The ancient custom of public hazard playing at court on twelfth night. 1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. [55 A citation by Brand represents the..Twelfth-night-cake to have been composed of flour, honey, ginger, and pepper.] 56 In France, the Twelfth-cake is plain, with a bean; the drawer of the slice containing the bean is king or queen. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Rose & Ring (1866) Prel. 3 Twelfth-Night characters—those funny painted pictures of the King, the Queen, the Lover, the Lady, the Dandy, the Captain, and so on—with which our young ones are wont to recreate themselves at this festive time. 1863 R. Chambers Bk. of Days I. 64/1 In the last century, Twelfth-Night Cards represented ministers, maids of honour, and other attendants of a court. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c900
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