utensiln.

Brit.

/juːˈtɛns(ɪ)l/,

/jᵿˈtɛns(ɪ)l/, U.S.

/juˈtɛns(ə)l/

Forms: α. Middle English vtensele, utensyle, 1500s utencyle, vtensyle, 1500s–1600s vtensile, 1600s utensile. β. Middle English vtensyl, 1500s vtensylle, utensille, 1600s vtensil, 1600s–1700s utensill, 1600s– utensil; Middle English–1500s Scottish vtensel, 1500s vtencell, utencell, 1600s vtensell(e.

Etymology: < Old French utensile, etc. (14th cent.; French ustensile), < medieval Latin ūtēnsile noun, < Latin ūtēnsilis adjective, fit for use, useful. Compare Italian utensile, Spanish utensilio, Portuguese utensilio. The stressing ˈutensil, evidenced by metrical examples down to c1800, is corroborated by Johnson and some later dictionaries down to 1835; but the present stressing appears in Bailey's Dict. (1730), and is supported by Ash, Todd, etc.

†1. collective singular. Vessels or instruments for various domestic uses. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > collectively

vesselment1303

utensil1411

vessellingc1440

1411 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 18 Y be-qweythe to lucye my wyfe..alle þe vtensyl of myn hows, þat ys to say, in halle, in Chambre, in Pantrie and Botrie, in larder and Kechyn.

1428 Reg. de Aberbrothoc (Bannatyne Club) II. 58 Hal chawmyr kechyng and butre with swilk vtensele as the said John Vernour vsis.

c1480 (a1400) St. Anastasia 170 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 412 In it [sc. the prison] for to kepe vmquhile of þe kechine ves vtensel [L. coquinæ utensilia].

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 222 Mony come him till,..With wyffe and barne, and all thair vtencell, As tha in Scotland euir mair sould duell.

a. Any article useful or necessary in a household; a domestic implement, vessel, or article of furniture; now esp., an instrument or vessel in common use in a kitchen, dairy, etc.; †frequently plural, = household goods.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house

attirec1325

harness1340

gearc1380

household1420

stuff1438

household stuff1445

standard?1474

utensil1484

inspreith1488

utensilies1496

household goods1501

insight1522

wardrobe stuff?a1527

housewifery1552

plenishing1561

householdry1570

supellectile1584

household effects1762

sticks of furniture1777

house furnishing1827

houseware1827

ingear1835

supellex1849

household appliance1853

homeware1868

home1887

décor1926

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house > article of

utensilment1428

implements1454

utensil1484

householdment1676

α.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope i He gaf to her all new utensyles to kepe houshold.

?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. b.iii^v Much siluer vessel & plate with othir..costly vtensilis of howsold.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 66 Kenelwoorth Castl..so fully furnisht of rich apparell & vtensilez apted in all points to the best.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vtensile, an vtensile; any implement,..or household stuffe.

1648 Masy in Nightingale Ejected of 1662 (1911) 922 The enemie hath..spoyled my house, windowes, dores & all utinseles [sic].

β. 1542 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 160 All the utensilles nowe beinge at Snape.1546 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 199 Certen other plate..with diuerse vtensylles.a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. ii. 97 He ha's braue Vtensils..Which when he ha's a house, hee'l decke withall. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 186 Small utensils, as Salt-cellars, and the like.c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 141 Ye stands, table, and fire utensills.1767 A. Young Farmer's Lett. 218 No expences are calculated for the dairy, such as wood, utensils, &c.1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker III. 209 There was no furniture but the utensils of the kitchen.1836 W. Irving Astoria III. 47 The culinary utensils of the party.1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vi. 47 The tap and parlor..were provided with comfortable fireside tin utensils.1904 F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (ed. 2) I. 550 Household utensils were apt to run short in the families of the English planters.

b. Any vessel (†article, implement, etc.) serving a useful end or purpose.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > other vessels

mitOE

utensil1502

dinger1533

ding1595

baikie1629

caddinet1662

Betty1725

conch1839

oxybaphon1850

ampoule1947

polypod1951

1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xxi. sig. aa.iii Vtensyles as lynen cloth or wollen, flesshe, corne, & wyne.

1551 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Edward VI (1914) 62 Instrumentes vtensiles and other furniture..appertaynynge to the Lorde of Mysrule.

1554–5 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Edward VI (1914) 173 Hedpeces wepons and other vtensiles for maskes.

1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 11 Coat-armours and other portable utensiles which we call Insignia.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 335 Waggons fraught with Utensils of war.

1689 ‘Philopolites’ Grumbletonian Crew p. ii Gibbets you know, are Utensils of State.

1705 W. Derham in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 316 The utensils for observing the Quantities of Rain which fall.

1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless IV. xix. 227 She..made her wearing apparel be also disposed of in proper utensils.

1805 Act 45 Geo. III c. 30 §10 By melting any metal..in any pot, crucible, or other utensil.

1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 6 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 4 A foot-warmer (a long, flat, tin-utensil, full of hot-water) was put into the carriage.

in extended use.1657 tr. J. Buccardus Prayse of Peireskius in W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility 246 A large Library, and other literary utensils.1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 54 Fire..is..A Subject or Utensil of..various and inexplicable use.1705 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 190 The Reader will find plenty of necessary Utensils for the improvement of his Manners.

c. esp. An implement or tool useful to or used by an artisan, mechanic, farmer, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > [noun]

toolc888

loomc900

ginc1300

instrumentc1392

machinamentc1425

work-loomc1425

oustil1477

mistera1525

appliance1565

device1570

utensil1604

conveniency1660

contrivance1667

ruler1692

machine1707

implements1767

dial1839

dog1859

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Vtensiles, things necessary for our use..in a trade.

1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iv. v. sig. F8^v The streightned Prentice..Changes the baser utensils of trade For burnisht arms.

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ 277 Utensils, Instruments used in any Art, especially Husbandry.

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. vi. iv. 178 If we find the Walks..kept neat and clean, and no Garden Tools or Utensils any where neglected.

1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 4 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) [In] sinking a Coal-Pit, what Utensils are requisite?

1774 Act 14 Geo. III c. 71 §1 The exportation of the several tools or utensils made use of in preparing..the Cotton and Linen Manufactures.

1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §212 (note) The tools and utensils contrived or adapted to the Edystone works.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands III. 378 Agricultural implements, and utensils of trade.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 8 That tablinum..was now filled with..faggots, and farming utensils.

†d. Military. In plural = free quarter n. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > board > free board

utensil1702

the run of one's teeth1801

1702 Mil. & Sea Dict. (1711) Utensils, the Necessaries due to every Soldier, and to be furnish'd by his Host where he is quarter'd. They are, a Bed with Sheets, a Pot, a Glass or Cup to drink out of, a Dish, a Place at the Fire, and a Candle. [Hence in Phillips (1706) and James (1802).]

†a. A part of the human frame serving a special purpose. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > part of body > [noun] > serving specific purpose

utensila1616

a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 235 I will giue out diuers scedules of my beautie. It shalbe Inuentoried and euery particle and vtensile labell'd to my will.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 67 The whole Body, and all the Organs and Utensils therein.

1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. viii. 156 Is not the whole frame of Humane Nature (and our Utensils) put into the hand and power of Christ the Redeemer.

b. One who is made use of; a useful person. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [noun] > useful person

card?1562

availer1598

utensil1678

good-for-something1740

1678 T. Otway Friendship in Fashion v. 64 A Sot, a Beetle, a Droan of a Husband, a meer Utensil.

1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xxx I thus shall useless grow To those I love,..Nor raise them to be Utensils of State.

1791 ‘P. Pindar’ Remonstrance 6 Yet is a King a utensil much wanted—A screw..to keep together The ship's old leaky sides in stormy weather.]

1896 T. Healy in Daily News 14 Feb. 2/4 The first use the Unionist Government made of their Viceregal utensil.

4. A sacred vessel, furnishing, etc., belonging to, and esp. used in the services of, a church, temple, or other place of worship.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > [noun]

halidomc1000

relica1400

utensil1650

chapel1862

bondieuserie1941

1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 150 All the Utensils of sacrifice and other holy Things, were ordered by Moses.

1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. iv. Rule 6 §20 The Rulers office..may extend to sumptuousness, to ornaments of churches, to rich utensils, to splendor, to majesty.

1701 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens (1712) 30 What are not fixed to the Freehold of the Church, but are of the moveable Goods belonging thereto, are called the Utensils of the Church.

1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 155 The Jesuits Church.., the Utensils of which are exceedingly valuable.

1805 J. Foster Ess. iv. iv. 164 Consecrated utensils stolen out of a temple.

1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece II. 52 In certain solemn processions..they were compelled to bear a part of the sacred utensils.

1877 J. D. Chambers Divine Worship Eng. 249 The forms for Benediction of the Sacramental Utensils.

5. A stool for evacuation; a chamber-pot. Spec. chamber utensil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > chamber-pot, etc.

jordan1402

pissing vessel1440

pisspot1440

urinalc1475

pissing basin1481

piss bowlc1527

chamber vessel?1529

chamber pot1540

pot1568

jordan-pot1577

night-tub1616

looking-glassa1627

water-pot1629

chamber utensil1699

member-mug1699

utensil1699

pot de chambre1777

chanty1788

pig1810

piss bucket1819

chamber1829

jerry1859

po1880

thunder-mug1890

article1922

potty1937

honeypotc1947

totty-pot1966

piss-tin1974

1699 S. Garth Dispensary ii. 24 The Springs of Life their former Vigour feel, Such Zeal he had for that vile Utensil.

1734 J. Swift Strephon & Cloe in Beautiful Young Nymph 17 The Nymph..brings a Vessel into Bed: Fair Utensil, as smooth and white As Chloe's Skin.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 389 If Alexander and Cesar could never be easy off the stool I would not deny them that needful utensil.

1834 Westm. Rev. 20 494 On being waked by her house on fire, [she] laid hold of the chamber utensil and rushed out.

1859 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing i. 13 Any chamber utensil without a lid.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	utensil
释义	utensiln. Brit. /juːˈtɛns(ɪ)l/, /jᵿˈtɛns(ɪ)l/, U.S. /juˈtɛns(ə)l/ Forms: α. Middle English vtensele, utensyle, 1500s utencyle, vtensyle, 1500s–1600s vtensile, 1600s utensile. β. Middle English vtensyl, 1500s vtensylle, utensille, 1600s vtensil, 1600s–1700s utensill, 1600s– utensil; Middle English–1500s Scottish vtensel, 1500s vtencell, utencell, 1600s vtensell(e. Etymology: < Old French utensile, etc. (14th cent.; French ustensile), < medieval Latin ūtēnsile noun, < Latin ūtēnsilis adjective, fit for use, useful. Compare Italian utensile, Spanish utensilio, Portuguese utensilio. The stressing ˈutensil, evidenced by metrical examples down to c1800, is corroborated by Johnson and some later dictionaries down to 1835; but the present stressing appears in Bailey's Dict. (1730), and is supported by Ash, Todd, etc. †1. collective singular. Vessels or instruments for various domestic uses. Chiefly Scottish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > collectively vesselment1303 utensil1411 vessellingc1440 1411 in F. J. Furnivall Fifty Earliest Eng. Wills (1882) 18 Y be-qweythe to lucye my wyfe..alle þe vtensyl of myn hows, þat ys to say, in halle, in Chambre, in Pantrie and Botrie, in larder and Kechyn. 1428 Reg. de Aberbrothoc (Bannatyne Club) II. 58 Hal chawmyr kechyng and butre with swilk vtensele as the said John Vernour vsis. c1480 (a1400) St. Anastasia 170 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 412 In it [sc. the prison] for to kepe vmquhile of þe kechine ves vtensel [L. coquinæ utensilia]. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 222 Mony come him till,..With wyffe and barne, and all thair vtencell, As tha in Scotland euir mair sould duell. 2. a. Any article useful or necessary in a household; a domestic implement, vessel, or article of furniture; now esp., an instrument or vessel in common use in a kitchen, dairy, etc.; †frequently plural, = household goods. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house attirec1325 harness1340 gearc1380 household1420 stuff1438 household stuff1445 standard?1474 utensil1484 inspreith1488 utensilies1496 household goods1501 insight1522 wardrobe stuff?a1527 housewifery1552 plenishing1561 householdry1570 supellectile1584 household effects1762 sticks of furniture1777 house furnishing1827 houseware1827 ingear1835 supellex1849 household appliance1853 homeware1868 home1887 décor1926 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > of a house > article of utensilment1428 implements1454 utensil1484 householdment1676 α. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope i He gaf to her all new utensyles to kepe houshold. ?1510 T. More tr. G. F. Pico della Mirandola Lyfe I. Picus sig. b.iii^v Much siluer vessel & plate with othir..costly vtensilis of howsold. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 66 Kenelwoorth Castl..so fully furnisht of rich apparell & vtensilez apted in all points to the best. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Vtensile, an vtensile; any implement,..or household stuffe. 1648 Masy in Nightingale Ejected of 1662 (1911) 922 The enemie hath..spoyled my house, windowes, dores & all utinseles [sic]. β. 1542 in J. W. Clay Testamenta Eboracensia (1902) VI. 160 All the utensilles nowe beinge at Snape.1546 in J. T. Smith & L. T. Smith Eng. Gilds (1870) 199 Certen other plate..with diuerse vtensylles.a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iii. ii. 97 He ha's braue Vtensils..Which when he ha's a house, hee'l decke withall. View more context for this quotationa1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 186 Small utensils, as Salt-cellars, and the like.c1710 C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 141 Ye stands, table, and fire utensills.1767 A. Young Farmer's Lett. 218 No expences are calculated for the dairy, such as wood, utensils, &c.1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker III. 209 There was no furniture but the utensils of the kitchen.1836 W. Irving Astoria III. 47 The culinary utensils of the party.1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. vi. 47 The tap and parlor..were provided with comfortable fireside tin utensils.1904 F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (ed. 2) I. 550 Household utensils were apt to run short in the families of the English planters. b. Any vessel (†article, implement, etc.) serving a useful end or purpose. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > [noun] > other vessels mitOE utensil1502 dinger1533 ding1595 baikie1629 caddinet1662 Betty1725 conch1839 oxybaphon1850 ampoule1947 polypod1951 1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) iv. xxi. sig. aa.iii Vtensyles as lynen cloth or wollen, flesshe, corne, & wyne. 1551 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Edward VI (1914) 62 Instrumentes vtensiles and other furniture..appertaynynge to the Lorde of Mysrule. 1554–5 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Edward VI (1914) 173 Hedpeces wepons and other vtensiles for maskes. 1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 11 Coat-armours and other portable utensiles which we call Insignia. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iii. 335 Waggons fraught with Utensils of war. View more context for this quotation 1689 ‘Philopolites’ Grumbletonian Crew p. ii Gibbets you know, are Utensils of State. 1705 W. Derham in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eminent Literary Men (1843) (Camden) 316 The utensils for observing the Quantities of Rain which fall. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless IV. xix. 227 She..made her wearing apparel be also disposed of in proper utensils. 1805 Act 45 Geo. III c. 30 §10 By melting any metal..in any pot, crucible, or other utensil. 1858 N. Hawthorne Jrnl. 6 Jan. in French & Ital. Notebks. (1980) i. 4 A foot-warmer (a long, flat, tin-utensil, full of hot-water) was put into the carriage. in extended use.1657 tr. J. Buccardus Prayse of Peireskius in W. Rand tr. P. Gassendi Mirrour of Nobility 246 A large Library, and other literary utensils.1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 54 Fire..is..A Subject or Utensil of..various and inexplicable use.1705 T. Hearne Ductor Historicus (ed. 2) I. ii. v. 190 The Reader will find plenty of necessary Utensils for the improvement of his Manners. c. esp. An implement or tool useful to or used by an artisan, mechanic, farmer, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > [noun] toolc888 loomc900 ginc1300 instrumentc1392 machinamentc1425 work-loomc1425 oustil1477 mistera1525 appliance1565 device1570 utensil1604 conveniency1660 contrivance1667 ruler1692 machine1707 implements1767 dial1839 dog1859 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Vtensiles, things necessary for our use..in a trade. 1659 W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida iv. v. sig. F8^v The streightned Prentice..Changes the baser utensils of trade For burnisht arms. 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ 277 Utensils, Instruments used in any Art, especially Husbandry. 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Compl. Gard'ner ii. vi. iv. 178 If we find the Walks..kept neat and clean, and no Garden Tools or Utensils any where neglected. 1708 J. C. Compl. Collier 4 in T. Nourse Mistery of Husbandry Discover'd (ed. 3) [In] sinking a Coal-Pit, what Utensils are requisite? 1774 Act 14 Geo. III c. 71 §1 The exportation of the several tools or utensils made use of in preparing..the Cotton and Linen Manufactures. 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse §212 (note) The tools and utensils contrived or adapted to the Edystone works. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands III. 378 Agricultural implements, and utensils of trade. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 8 That tablinum..was now filled with..faggots, and farming utensils. †d. Military. In plural = free quarter n. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > supply of food or provisions > [noun] > board > free board utensil1702 the run of one's teeth1801 1702 Mil. & Sea Dict. (1711) Utensils, the Necessaries due to every Soldier, and to be furnish'd by his Host where he is quarter'd. They are, a Bed with Sheets, a Pot, a Glass or Cup to drink out of, a Dish, a Place at the Fire, and a Candle. [Hence in Phillips (1706) and James (1802).] 3. †a. A part of the human frame serving a special purpose. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > part of body > [noun] > serving specific purpose utensila1616 a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) i. v. 235 I will giue out diuers scedules of my beautie. It shalbe Inuentoried and euery particle and vtensile labell'd to my will. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 67 The whole Body, and all the Organs and Utensils therein. 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. viii. 156 Is not the whole frame of Humane Nature (and our Utensils) put into the hand and power of Christ the Redeemer. b. One who is made use of; a useful person. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [noun] > useful person card?1562 availer1598 utensil1678 good-for-something1740 1678 T. Otway Friendship in Fashion v. 64 A Sot, a Beetle, a Droan of a Husband, a meer Utensil. 1692 E. Walker tr. Epictetus Enchiridion xxx I thus shall useless grow To those I love,..Nor raise them to be Utensils of State. 1791 ‘P. Pindar’ Remonstrance 6 Yet is a King a utensil much wanted—A screw..to keep together The ship's old leaky sides in stormy weather.] 1896 T. Healy in Daily News 14 Feb. 2/4 The first use the Unionist Government made of their Viceregal utensil. 4. A sacred vessel, furnishing, etc., belonging to, and esp. used in the services of, a church, temple, or other place of worship. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > [noun] halidomc1000 relica1400 utensil1650 chapel1862 bondieuserie1941 1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 150 All the Utensils of sacrifice and other holy Things, were ordered by Moses. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. iv. Rule 6 §20 The Rulers office..may extend to sumptuousness, to ornaments of churches, to rich utensils, to splendor, to majesty. 1701 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens (1712) 30 What are not fixed to the Freehold of the Church, but are of the moveable Goods belonging thereto, are called the Utensils of the Church. 1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 155 The Jesuits Church.., the Utensils of which are exceedingly valuable. 1805 J. Foster Ess. iv. iv. 164 Consecrated utensils stolen out of a temple. 1836 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece II. 52 In certain solemn processions..they were compelled to bear a part of the sacred utensils. 1877 J. D. Chambers Divine Worship Eng. 249 The forms for Benediction of the Sacramental Utensils. 5. A stool for evacuation; a chamber-pot. Spec. chamber utensil. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > chamber-pot, etc. jordan1402 pissing vessel1440 pisspot1440 urinalc1475 pissing basin1481 piss bowlc1527 chamber vessel?1529 chamber pot1540 pot1568 jordan-pot1577 night-tub1616 looking-glassa1627 water-pot1629 chamber utensil1699 member-mug1699 utensil1699 pot de chambre1777 chanty1788 pig1810 piss bucket1819 chamber1829 jerry1859 po1880 thunder-mug1890 article1922 potty1937 honeypotc1947 totty-pot1966 piss-tin1974 1699 S. Garth Dispensary ii. 24 The Springs of Life their former Vigour feel, Such Zeal he had for that vile Utensil. 1734 J. Swift Strephon & Cloe in Beautiful Young Nymph 17 The Nymph..brings a Vessel into Bed: Fair Utensil, as smooth and white As Chloe's Skin. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 389 If Alexander and Cesar could never be easy off the stool I would not deny them that needful utensil. 1834 Westm. Rev. 20 494 On being waked by her house on fire, [she] laid hold of the chamber utensil and rushed out. 1859 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing i. 13 Any chamber utensil without a lid. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † utensiladj. Forms: In 1500s vtensel, vtensile, 1600s utensile. Etymology: < Latin ūtēnsilis: see utensil n. Obsolete. Necessary for use, esp. in a household. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > [adjective] > necessary for use utensil1490 1490 Acta Dom. Conc. (1839) 148/2 Johne..sall restore..certane gudis vtensill and domicill. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvii. 115 Mettellis var meltit to mak vtensel veschel necessair to serue ane houshald. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vtensile or necessarye to be vsed, vtensilis. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 219 The gift of vtensile goods made to the husband. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 219 In Misen the wife hath not the vtensile goods, which [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1411adj.1490
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utensiln.

† utensiladj.