uncialadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈʌnsɪəl/,

/ˈʌnʃl/, U.S.

/ˈəntʃəl/,

/ˈən(t)siəl/

Etymology: < Latin unciālis pertaining to a twelfth part, < uncia uncia n. In sense A. 2 after Latin unciales litterae (Jerome). Hence also Italian onciale, Spanish uncial, Portuguese oncial, French oncial (uncial), German, Swedish uncial.

A. adj.

a. Pertaining to, connected with, etc., an inch or an ounce.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > relating to inch

uncial1650

the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [adjective] > relating to an ounce

uncial1650

1650 J. Wyberd Tactometria 305 The solid measure of one ounce-troy will be (in unciall or inch-measure) 1·8947 inch; and of one ounce-avoirdupois, 1·72556 inch.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia (following Cooper) Uncial, of or belonging to an ounce or inch.

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet III. Concl. 327 I am sorry I have not room (the frank being only uncial) for his farther observations.

b. Based on a duodecimal division; divided into twelve equal parts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adjective] > twelve > counting in twelves

duodecimal1727

tolfraedic1813

uncial1842

duodenary1857

1842 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Uncia The uncial system was adopted by the Greeks of Sicily.

1853 H. N. Humphreys Coin Collector's Man. II. 375 (note) It seems probable that both the name of the weight, and the uncial coinage, may have been derived from Sicily.

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 652/2 The denarius was struck at 80 to the pound, and the as became uncial.

a. Of letters or writing: Having the large rounded forms (not joined to each other) characteristic of early Greek and Latin manuscripts; also (in looser use), of large size, capital.The term is also applied to letters having the form of the uncial, irrespective of size. When used in its strict sense, uncial is distinguished from capital, which denotes the more original, unrounded forms of the letters.Jerome's unciales litteræ (Prol. Job) is commonly explained as meaning ‘letters of an inch long’; his use of the word is accompanied by the phrase ut vulgo aiunt, and the literal sense was perhaps not seriously intended. The emendations initiales ‘initial’ and uncinales ‘hooked, bent’, have been suggested.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [adjective] > large or capital

great1481

capital1584

big1688

majuscule1701

uncial1712

semi-uncial1742

1712 J. Henley tr. B. de Montfaucon Trav. Italy ii. 19 The Book is writ in the Oblong uncial Character.

a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) I. 20 It is not well to write, as the fashion now is, uncial or semiuncial letters.

1784 T. Astle Origin & Progress Writing 82 Uncial writing began to be adopted about the middle of the fifth century.

1844 S. R. Maitland Dark Ages 207 A copy of the Gospels,..written in uncial characters.

1869 J. J. Raven Church Bells Cambridgeshire 9 Bells inscribed in the uncial mediæval lettering, commonly called Longobardic.

1881 T. Walrond in Macmillan's Mag. XLIV. 151 All those that have been mentioned are written in the great uncial or capital character.

in combination.1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 150/2 The minuscule character is maintained intact, without intrusion of larger or uncial-formed letters.

b. Written, cut, etc., in uncial characters.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > uncial

uncial1849

1849 R. Curzon Visits to Monasteries Levant xi. 134 The one [inscription] on the other side was either Coptic or uncial Greek.

1863 W. Selwyn in W. Smith Dict. Bible III. 1201/1 An uncial MS., brought by Tischendorf from St. Catherine's Monastery.

1885 H. Sweet Oldest Eng. Texts 422 The latest uncial charter..is dated 736, and..it is Mercian.

c. Characterized by the use of large letters.

ΚΠ

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xiv. 269 The address was in a lady's handwriting (of the delicate kind which used to be esteemed feminine before the present uncial period).

B. n.

a. An uncial or capital letter.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [noun] > capital letter

capital1467

square capital1699

uncial1775

block capital1902

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Uncial.., a letter of a larger size formerly used in inscriptions.

1784 T. Astle Origin & Progress Writing 66 All writing may be divided into capitals, uncials, and small letters.

1860 I. Taylor Ess. iii. 203 His [Franklin's] name, until his later years, drew after it no cumbrous length of academic Uncials.

1875 F. H. A. Scrivener 6 Lect. Text New Test. 19 These uncials attract the eye for their minuteness.

b. An uncial style of writing.So French onciale feminine, oncial masc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > uncial

uncial1883

1883 I. Taylor Alphabet II. viii. §6. 204 In the 7th century the Irish uncial..came into competition with the Roman uncial.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 148/1 In this class of writing there is again the same dearth of dated MSS. as in the round uncial.

2. A manuscript written in uncial characters.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > according to type of writing

pictograph1851

stenograph1856

cursive1861

minusculea1876

uncial1881

1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. iii. 74 The Greek MSS of the New Testament are divided into two classes,..‘Uncials’ and ‘Cursives’.

1883 P. Schaff Apostolic Christian in Hist. Christian Church II. lxxxi. 642 (note) It is omitted in several uncials and ancient versions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncial
释义	uncialadj.n. Brit. /ˈʌnsɪəl/, /ˈʌnʃl/, U.S. /ˈəntʃəl/, /ˈən(t)siəl/ Etymology: < Latin unciālis pertaining to a twelfth part, < uncia uncia n. In sense A. 2 after Latin unciales litterae (Jerome). Hence also Italian onciale, Spanish uncial, Portuguese oncial, French oncial (uncial), German, Swedish uncial. A. adj. 1. a. Pertaining to, connected with, etc., an inch or an ounce. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [adjective] > relating to inch uncial1650 the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [adjective] > relating to an ounce uncial1650 1650 J. Wyberd Tactometria 305 The solid measure of one ounce-troy will be (in unciall or inch-measure) 1·8947 inch; and of one ounce-avoirdupois, 1·72556 inch. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia (following Cooper) Uncial, of or belonging to an ounce or inch. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet III. Concl. 327 I am sorry I have not room (the frank being only uncial) for his farther observations. b. Based on a duodecimal division; divided into twelve equal parts. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > eleven to ninety-nine > [adjective] > twelve > counting in twelves duodecimal1727 tolfraedic1813 uncial1842 duodenary1857 1842 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. at Uncia The uncial system was adopted by the Greeks of Sicily. 1853 H. N. Humphreys Coin Collector's Man. II. 375 (note) It seems probable that both the name of the weight, and the uncial coinage, may have been derived from Sicily. 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 652/2 The denarius was struck at 80 to the pound, and the as became uncial. 2. a. Of letters or writing: Having the large rounded forms (not joined to each other) characteristic of early Greek and Latin manuscripts; also (in looser use), of large size, capital.The term is also applied to letters having the form of the uncial, irrespective of size. When used in its strict sense, uncial is distinguished from capital, which denotes the more original, unrounded forms of the letters.Jerome's unciales litteræ (Prol. Job) is commonly explained as meaning ‘letters of an inch long’; his use of the word is accompanied by the phrase ut vulgo aiunt, and the literal sense was perhaps not seriously intended. The emendations initiales ‘initial’ and uncinales ‘hooked, bent’, have been suggested. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [adjective] > large or capital great1481 capital1584 big1688 majuscule1701 uncial1712 semi-uncial1742 1712 J. Henley tr. B. de Montfaucon Trav. Italy ii. 19 The Book is writ in the Oblong uncial Character. a1734 R. North Lives of Norths (1826) I. 20 It is not well to write, as the fashion now is, uncial or semiuncial letters. 1784 T. Astle Origin & Progress Writing 82 Uncial writing began to be adopted about the middle of the fifth century. 1844 S. R. Maitland Dark Ages 207 A copy of the Gospels,..written in uncial characters. 1869 J. J. Raven Church Bells Cambridgeshire 9 Bells inscribed in the uncial mediæval lettering, commonly called Longobardic. 1881 T. Walrond in Macmillan's Mag. XLIV. 151 All those that have been mentioned are written in the great uncial or capital character. in combination.1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 150/2 The minuscule character is maintained intact, without intrusion of larger or uncial-formed letters. b. Written, cut, etc., in uncial characters. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [adjective] > uncial uncial1849 1849 R. Curzon Visits to Monasteries Levant xi. 134 The one [inscription] on the other side was either Coptic or uncial Greek. 1863 W. Selwyn in W. Smith Dict. Bible III. 1201/1 An uncial MS., brought by Tischendorf from St. Catherine's Monastery. 1885 H. Sweet Oldest Eng. Texts 422 The latest uncial charter..is dated 736, and..it is Mercian. c. Characterized by the use of large letters. ΚΠ 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. ii. xiv. 269 The address was in a lady's handwriting (of the delicate kind which used to be esteemed feminine before the present uncial period). B. n. 1. a. An uncial or capital letter. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > formation of letters > [noun] > capital letter capital1467 square capital1699 uncial1775 block capital1902 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Uncial.., a letter of a larger size formerly used in inscriptions. 1784 T. Astle Origin & Progress Writing 66 All writing may be divided into capitals, uncials, and small letters. 1860 I. Taylor Ess. iii. 203 His [Franklin's] name, until his later years, drew after it no cumbrous length of academic Uncials. 1875 F. H. A. Scrivener 6 Lect. Text New Test. 19 These uncials attract the eye for their minuteness. b. An uncial style of writing.So French onciale feminine, oncial masc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > handwriting or style of > [noun] > uncial uncial1883 1883 I. Taylor Alphabet II. viii. §6. 204 In the 7th century the Irish uncial..came into competition with the Roman uncial. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 148/1 In this class of writing there is again the same dearth of dated MSS. as in the round uncial. 2. A manuscript written in uncial characters. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written text > [noun] > according to type of writing pictograph1851 stenograph1856 cursive1861 minusculea1876 uncial1881 1881 B. F. Westcott & F. J. A. Hort New Test. in Orig. Greek II. Introd. iii. 74 The Greek MSS of the New Testament are divided into two classes,..‘Uncials’ and ‘Cursives’. 1883 P. Schaff Apostolic Christian in Hist. Christian Church II. lxxxi. 642 (note) It is omitted in several uncials and ancient versions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1650
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