usingn.

/ˈjuːzɪŋ/

Etymology: < use v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of making use of something, or the fact of being used.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun]

bihofthc1175

use?c1225

usinga1340

notingc1400

usage?c1400

occupationa1425

employment1437

employing1459

usancec1475

occupying1535

trade1552

wear1571

usury1607

adoperation1608

use-making1608

improvement1620

employ1677

exploiting1842

utilization1847

nuse1848

utilizing1864

a1340 R. Rolle Psalter liv. 2 I am made sary in myn vsynge.

1422 J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. 247 Vsynge of honementys aftyr the tyme and complexcione.

a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 29369 Of vsscher or portere, In vsyng of þaire awin mistere.

c1445 R. Pecock Donet 50 Mesurable and resonable vsing of worldly goodis.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Mviii^v In iuste commutacion & vsyng of these thynges.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclx^v They han as wel dyuers aptes & dyuers maner vsinges.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Coloss. ii. 22 Which all perishe with the vsyng of them.

1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso (1674) ii. li. 202 The using of the same severities which Augustus..practised.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. x. 240 The using of Words, without clear and distinct Ideas.

1705 London Gaz. No. 4114/4 A fine Coach lined with Velvet, little the worse for using.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 315 His teeth wear, like those of most other animals, by using.

1826 D. Booth Art of Brewing (ed. 2) 94 The twelve principal houses have..disclaimed the using of any material in their Beer, except malt and hops.

1893 C. C. King in Social Eng. I. 43 Of..arrow~heads as missile weapons there are none that seem worth the using.

†b. The celebration of the Eucharist. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > communion > consecration of elements > [noun]

sacring of (the) mass1297

sacry1303

consecration1395

using1452

consecrating1579

Eucharistizing1714

1452 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 59 The seid seruauntis..knelyng to see the vsyng of the masse.

1454 Paston Lett. I. 280.

c1500 Langforde's Meditacyons in Wickham Legg Tracts on Mass (1904) 28 From the sacryng vnto the vsing be done, you may remember..the Passyon and deith of our sauyour.

c. The action of accustoming to something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > action or fact of accustoming

usea1382

accustominga1475

inurance1571

inurement1592

enuring1606

assuefaction1644

wonting1692

using1702

habituation1816

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 212 It goes a great way towards Felicity, the using of our selves to other Peoples Follies.

2. Manner of usage or employment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > manner or mode of use

use1340

using1388

1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Rom. Prol. Thei weren brouȝt in to the lawe and profetis, that is, in to cerymonyes..acordynge with tho cerymonyes, which vsyng is contrarie now to the treuthe..of Cristis gospel.

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 114 b iii. The placing of these Images, is like vnto wordes written. iiii. The vtteraunce and vsing of them, is like vnto readynge.

1669 in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 32 Extolling the King of England's using of people.

1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 62 b/2 For the right using of these benefits, the Fathers may provide by Laws and Statutes.

1827 J. Keble Christian Year II. xxx. 120 As in this bad world below Noblest things find vilest using.

3. using-up, consumption or exhaustion of a commodity, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [noun]

spendinga1430

use1440

consumptionc1522

abuse1539

spensec1547

abusinga1555

waste1569

expense1593

dispendium1648

expenditure1812

using-up1863

1863 J. Sanderson Agric. Berwick & Roxburgh 32 The using-up of the manure is the preferable mode.

1889 P. G. Hamerton French & Eng. i. i. 14 The decline caused by industrialism and the rapid using-up of life in large cities.

Compounds

using-file n. a file affixed to the work-bench (instead of being held in the hand), for having the work rubbed upon it.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > file > [noun] > other files

jack file1678

knife-file1683

pillar file1683

using-file1683

carlet1688

grail1688

screw-rasp1688

riffler1797

quannet1809

safe edge1815

cross-cut1831

saw-file1846

shouldering file1846

warding file1846

found1874

side file1874

cant-filea1877

pin bone1936

1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 83 The Using-File..is about nine or ten Inches long, and three or four Inches broad... The two broad sides must be exactly flat and straight.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 303/1 The using File..; the teeth not half so rough as the common File.

using-ground n. U.S. the haunt of wildfowl.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [noun] > wild-fowl > haunt of

using-ground1893

1893 Harper's Mag. Oct. 681/2 The ‘using-grounds’ of the coveys are generally known or suspected by the farmer.

† using stone n. Obsolete (see quot. 1688).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > jeweller's materials

tent1594

using stone1688

Tommy1877

piping1881

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 382/1 The Using Stone [of jewellers]..is a flat smooth Stone shooting out into two angles or points on each side.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	using
释义	usingn. /ˈjuːzɪŋ/ Etymology: < use v. + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action of making use of something, or the fact of being used. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] bihofthc1175 use?c1225 usinga1340 notingc1400 usage?c1400 occupationa1425 employment1437 employing1459 usancec1475 occupying1535 trade1552 wear1571 usury1607 adoperation1608 use-making1608 improvement1620 employ1677 exploiting1842 utilization1847 nuse1848 utilizing1864 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter liv. 2 I am made sary in myn vsynge. 1422 J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. 247 Vsynge of honementys aftyr the tyme and complexcione. a1425 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Galba) l. 29369 Of vsscher or portere, In vsyng of þaire awin mistere. c1445 R. Pecock Donet 50 Mesurable and resonable vsing of worldly goodis. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Mviii^v In iuste commutacion & vsyng of these thynges. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer iii. f. ccclx^v They han as wel dyuers aptes & dyuers maner vsinges. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Coloss. ii. 22 Which all perishe with the vsyng of them. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso (1674) ii. li. 202 The using of the same severities which Augustus..practised. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. x. 240 The using of Words, without clear and distinct Ideas. 1705 London Gaz. No. 4114/4 A fine Coach lined with Velvet, little the worse for using. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth III. 315 His teeth wear, like those of most other animals, by using. 1826 D. Booth Art of Brewing (ed. 2) 94 The twelve principal houses have..disclaimed the using of any material in their Beer, except malt and hops. 1893 C. C. King in Social Eng. I. 43 Of..arrow~heads as missile weapons there are none that seem worth the using. †b. The celebration of the Eucharist. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > communion > consecration of elements > [noun] sacring of (the) mass1297 sacry1303 consecration1395 using1452 consecrating1579 Eucharistizing1714 1452 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 59 The seid seruauntis..knelyng to see the vsyng of the masse. 1454 Paston Lett. I. 280. c1500 Langforde's Meditacyons in Wickham Legg Tracts on Mass (1904) 28 From the sacryng vnto the vsing be done, you may remember..the Passyon and deith of our sauyour. c. The action of accustoming to something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > [noun] > accustomedness > action or fact of accustoming usea1382 accustominga1475 inurance1571 inurement1592 enuring1606 assuefaction1644 wonting1692 using1702 habituation1816 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 212 It goes a great way towards Felicity, the using of our selves to other Peoples Follies. 2. Manner of usage or employment. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > manner or mode of use use1340 using1388 1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) Rom. Prol. Thei weren brouȝt in to the lawe and profetis, that is, in to cerymonyes..acordynge with tho cerymonyes, which vsyng is contrarie now to the treuthe..of Cristis gospel. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 114 b iii. The placing of these Images, is like vnto wordes written. iiii. The vtteraunce and vsing of them, is like vnto readynge. 1669 in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 32 Extolling the King of England's using of people. 1726 G. Leoni tr. L. B. Alberti Architecture I. 62 b/2 For the right using of these benefits, the Fathers may provide by Laws and Statutes. 1827 J. Keble Christian Year II. xxx. 120 As in this bad world below Noblest things find vilest using. 3. using-up, consumption or exhaustion of a commodity, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [noun] spendinga1430 use1440 consumptionc1522 abuse1539 spensec1547 abusinga1555 waste1569 expense1593 dispendium1648 expenditure1812 using-up1863 1863 J. Sanderson Agric. Berwick & Roxburgh 32 The using-up of the manure is the preferable mode. 1889 P. G. Hamerton French & Eng. i. i. 14 The decline caused by industrialism and the rapid using-up of life in large cities. Compounds using-file n. a file affixed to the work-bench (instead of being held in the hand), for having the work rubbed upon it. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > shaping tools or equipment > file > [noun] > other files jack file1678 knife-file1683 pillar file1683 using-file1683 carlet1688 grail1688 screw-rasp1688 riffler1797 quannet1809 safe edge1815 cross-cut1831 saw-file1846 shouldering file1846 warding file1846 found1874 side file1874 cant-filea1877 pin bone1936 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 83 The Using-File..is about nine or ten Inches long, and three or four Inches broad... The two broad sides must be exactly flat and straight. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 303/1 The using File..; the teeth not half so rough as the common File. using-ground n. U.S. the haunt of wildfowl. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > wild or domestic birds > [noun] > wild-fowl > haunt of using-ground1893 1893 Harper's Mag. Oct. 681/2 The ‘using-grounds’ of the coveys are generally known or suspected by the farmer. † using stone n. Obsolete (see quot. 1688). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > making jewellery or setting with jewels > [noun] > jeweller's materials tent1594 using stone1688 Tommy1877 piping1881 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 382/1 The Using Stone [of jewellers]..is a flat smooth Stone shooting out into two angles or points on each side. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.a1340
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