twosomen.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtuːs(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈtus(ə)m/, Scottish English

/ˈtus(ə)m/

Forms: (Middle English–1500s twasum, 1800s twasome).

Etymology: < two adj., n., and adv. + -some suffix². Compare West Frisian twaresom, -sum.

Originally Scottish.

A. n.

1. Two persons together; two in company; a pair of lovers.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > pair of lovers

yleofa1000

ménagea1393

couple1393

twosomec1480

fleck and his make1529

coupling1961

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > [noun] > of people

twosomec1480

brace1606

couple1759

duumvirate1771

Arcades ambo1821

duo1887

c1480 (a1400) St. Katherine 691 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 462 Full Ioyfull þane þire twasum war.

1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) x. 19 Twasum [1487 St. John's Cambr. two men] samyn mycht nocht rid.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 276 Thair was nane left onslaine bot himsellff his brother and twasum with thame.

1803 in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border (ed. 2) III. 21 The twa-some they hae slayne the ane.

1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf viii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 155 The rest disperse by twasome and threesome.

c1870 Jethart Worthies (ed. 3) 58 The twosome kept the secret for a season or two.

1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister x. 120 When the twasome had been haein' denner thegither.

1926 Amer. Speech 1 630/2 The expressions onesome, twosome, threesome, foursome, fivesome, are coming to be used in other fields than golf, as a ‘threesome at tennis’, a ‘foursome for bridge’, a ‘fivesome for dinner’.

1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. 19/2 Twosome,..lovers.

1959 Manch. Guardian 12 Aug. 6/2 For the leaders of the nations..the rule is two by two. What is one to think of these twosomes?

1972 Guardian 4 Dec. 12/1 Government in Australia and New Zealand has become a socialist twosome.

1973 L. Snelling Heresy i. i. 8 Shockley and..Rosamund became a definite twosome in Rome.

1978 J. Irving World according to Garp xii. 232 Along came another Land Rover, as if they were a separated twosome from a column of an army on the move.

1982 H. Engel Ransom Game xvii. 101 Eddie Milano..used to spend a lot on her. They didn't keep house..—there's a Mrs. Milano out in Fort Erie, I think—but they were known as a twosome in the joints.

2. A game, dance, etc. for two persons.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of

all comersc1450

after-gamea1500

fore-game1594

revenge1616

plate1639

set-to1743

return match1753

bye1754

scrub-race1791

anybody's game (also race, match)1826

return1834

barney1843

bonspiel1858

handicap1861

pennant1865

home-and-home1868

benefit match1871

run-off1873

international1877

American tournament1878

Grand Prix1879

single1884

friendly1885

all-comers1889

pair1890

championship1893

round robin1894

replay1895

Olympiad1896

junior varsity1902

lightning tournament1903

rematch1903

road trip1903

pickup1905

freestyle1906

marathon1908

test1908

Derby1909

scrimmage1910

eliminator1911

twosome1911

triala1914

quadrangular1916

slug-fest1916

varsity match1921

needle contest1922

curtain jerker1923

needle match1923

open1926

needle fight1927

knock-out1928

shirt1930

masters1933

pro-amateur1934

tune-up1934

World Cup1934

pro-am1937

state1941

sizzler1942

runathon1943

mismatch1954

run-out1955

match-up1959

squeaker1961

triple-header1961

Super Bowl1967

invitational1968

needle game1970

major1976

slobberknocker1986

society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dance for specific number of people > [noun]

pas de deux1762

pas de trois1762

pas seul1786

pas de quatre1846

pas de seul1870

twosome1911

ensemble1915

partner dance1915

foursome1926

1911 in Conc. Oxf. Dict.

1977 Washington Post 3 Sept. d7/4 Irwin and Weiskopf..had to roll in 25-foot birdie putts at the 18th in the last twosome of the day.

1983 Washington Post 6 Nov. c2/1 The [golf] competition..also includes two some matches.

B. adj.

Performed by two together.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > [adjective] > performed by pair

twosome1825

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Twa Twasum is still used to denote a dance, in which two persons are engaged; a twasome dance, i.e. a strathspey.

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. vi. i. 241 Whisking round and round the room to a two-some reel.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	twosome
释义	twosomen.adj. Brit. /ˈtuːs(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈtus(ə)m/, Scottish English /ˈtus(ə)m/ Forms: (Middle English–1500s twasum, 1800s twasome). Etymology: < two adj., n., and adv. + -some suffix². Compare West Frisian twaresom, -sum. Originally Scottish. A. n. 1. Two persons together; two in company; a pair of lovers. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > pair of lovers yleofa1000 ménagea1393 couple1393 twosomec1480 fleck and his make1529 coupling1961 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > [noun] > of people twosomec1480 brace1606 couple1759 duumvirate1771 Arcades ambo1821 duo1887 c1480 (a1400) St. Katherine 691 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 462 Full Ioyfull þane þire twasum war. 1489 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (Adv.) x. 19 Twasum [1487 St. John's Cambr. two men] samyn mycht nocht rid. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 276 Thair was nane left onslaine bot himsellff his brother and twasum with thame. 1803 in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border (ed. 2) III. 21 The twa-some they hae slayne the ane. 1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf viii, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 155 The rest disperse by twasome and threesome. c1870 Jethart Worthies (ed. 3) 58 The twosome kept the secret for a season or two. 1893 S. R. Crockett Stickit Minister x. 120 When the twasome had been haein' denner thegither. 1926 Amer. Speech 1 630/2 The expressions onesome, twosome, threesome, foursome, fivesome, are coming to be used in other fields than golf, as a ‘threesome at tennis’, a ‘foursome for bridge’, a ‘fivesome for dinner’. 1945 L. Shelly Hepcats Jive Talk Dict. 19/2 Twosome,..lovers. 1959 Manch. Guardian 12 Aug. 6/2 For the leaders of the nations..the rule is two by two. What is one to think of these twosomes? 1972 Guardian 4 Dec. 12/1 Government in Australia and New Zealand has become a socialist twosome. 1973 L. Snelling Heresy i. i. 8 Shockley and..Rosamund became a definite twosome in Rome. 1978 J. Irving World according to Garp xii. 232 Along came another Land Rover, as if they were a separated twosome from a column of an army on the move. 1982 H. Engel Ransom Game xvii. 101 Eddie Milano..used to spend a lot on her. They didn't keep house..—there's a Mrs. Milano out in Fort Erie, I think—but they were known as a twosome in the joints. 2. A game, dance, etc. for two persons. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > dance for specific number of people > [noun] pas de deux1762 pas de trois1762 pas seul1786 pas de quatre1846 pas de seul1870 twosome1911 ensemble1915 partner dance1915 foursome1926 1911 in Conc. Oxf. Dict. 1977 Washington Post 3 Sept. d7/4 Irwin and Weiskopf..had to roll in 25-foot birdie putts at the 18th in the last twosome of the day. 1983 Washington Post 6 Nov. c2/1 The [golf] competition..also includes two some matches. B. adj. Performed by two together. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > [adjective] > performed by pair twosome1825 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Twa Twasum is still used to denote a dance, in which two persons are engaged; a twasome dance, i.e. a strathspey. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd II. vi. i. 241 Whisking round and round the room to a two-some reel. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.c1480
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