uttern.
/ˈʌtə/, U.S. /ˈədər/ Mechanics.
plural. Indentations or marks made on a surface by the vibration or too great pressure of a tool.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine tool > [noun] > vibration of > marks caused by
utters1853
chatter-mark1888
chatter1893
1853 O. Byrne Handbk. Artisan 351 Excessive pressure..only fills the work with furrows, or produces an irregular indented surface, which by workmen is said to be full of utters.
1879 J. J. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. IV. 342 Fine lines or striæ, also called ‘utters’,..from the sound emitted by the work when in vibration against the tool.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
utteradj.
/ˈʌtə/, U.S. /ˈədər/ I. Situated in the outer or exterior part; manifesting on the exterior.† 2. = outer adj. 2. Obsolete.† 3. = outward adj. 4. Obsolete.
1.
a. That is farther out than another (implied or distinguished as inner); forming the exterior part or outlying portion; relatively far out, outward, external, exterior; also, indefinitely remote. Cf. outer adj. 1. Now only poetic.In very frequent use from c1400 to c1620. Apparently in disuse c1670–1825, except in utter bar, utter barrister (see bar n.1 24, barrister n.).
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adjective] > outer
uttera901
outmera1382
utmer1382
uttermorec1384
uttererc1410
outera1425
α.
β. c1125 [see α]. c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Cambr.) iii. 664 In þis vttir [v.rr. vtter, outter] hous.c1435 in C. L. Kingsford Chron. London (1905) 40 By the hemme off the kyngis cote, vndir his vttir garnement.1471 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 569 Opyn the cofyr that standyth in þe vtter chambyr.a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 444 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 313 For lordys two beddys schalle be made, Bothe vtter and inner.1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxv. f. xxxvjv Cast that vnprophetable servaunt into vtter dercknes.1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth iv. sig. C.ii If there be an vtter courte made.1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball 752 An ounce of the utter barke taken with wine.a1618 J. Sylvester tr. Little Bartas in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Diuine Weekes & Wks. (1621) 774 Earth's but a Point, compar'd to th' vpper Globe: Yet, who hath seen but half her vtter Robe..?1661 P. Gordon Diary (1859) 49 Whilst my servants were cleansing the inner room, he breake downe the oven in the utter roome.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 716 Drive them out From all Heav'ns bounds into the utter Deep. View more context for this quotation1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. ix. 217 They heard, Afar to left, among the utter dark, Hell rolling o'er his waves of burning fire.1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 107 From Time's last orb which eyes The inner and the utter infinite.1870 J. Payne Masque of Shadows Ded. Whoso is fain To enter in this shadow-land of mine, He must forget the utter summer's shine.figurative.1608 B. Jonson Descr. Masque Visct. Haddington 19 in Characters Two Royall Masques Their tyrannous ignorance,..who haue neuer touch'd so much as to the barke, or vtter shell of any Knowledge.1876 L. Morris Epic of Hades ii. 69 So high a strain arose As trembled on the utter verge of being.a901 K. Ælfred Laws c. 44 §1 Gif ðæt uterre [v.rr. utre, uttere] ban bið þyrel.
a1400 [see sense 1b]. 1507 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1901) III. 292 The Kingis offerandis in the utir kyrk.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 48 Suppois than of that toun The vter wallis win war and put doun.
1592 Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 753/1 Lie uter port de Halyrudhous.
1887 D. Donaldson Jamieson's Sc. Dict. Suppl. 257/2 The uter door.
b. Frequently with partitive terms, as †deal, end, part, †party, and esp. side. Also figurative. Now rare.
ΚΠ
c1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 4815 Þe world sal bryn on ilk syde,..Until þe utter end of alle helle.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 59 For betynge of veynes is bettre i-knowe in þe vttre parties of bodies þan ynward.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1876) VI. 251 Þe utter deel of his oost.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 9912 Þis castell..es painted a-bute þe vtter [Gött. vter] side.
1457 Cov. Leet. Bk. 298 The newe Crosse vppon the heth at the vtter syde of theyre fraunchice.
c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 3928 The þird had a mantell..; The vttir part of purpill.
1508 Bk. Keruynge (de Worde) A iv The vtter ende of the clothe on the vtter syde of the table.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxiii. f. xxxiij Ye make clene the vtter side off the cuppe, and off the platter.
1577 B. Googe tr. C. Heresbach Foure Bks. Husbandry i. f. 21v A little rayne falling, hath but wette the vtter part, and not gone deepe.
1629 W. Mure True Crucifixe 485 Like painted Tombs who clense the vtter side, [Cf. Matt. xxiii. 27].
1664 Rutherford's Joshua Redivivus i. lxxxviii.183 For two feathers or two straws of the devil's painted pleasures, onely lustred in the utter side.
1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) 59 I have looked down upon the utter side Of such thoughts from the leeming room of reason.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > existence > extrinsicality or externality > objectivity > [adjective]
utterc900
outerc1380
objectual1606
objective1648
selfless1651
external1667
non-egoistical1842
transgredient1904
c900 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (1890) iv. xiii. 304 Þæt heo seolfe wæron ge on þæm nearran [v.r. inneran] godum, ge on þæm utteran [v.r. uttran] mid heofonlice gife gewelgade.
c1000 Ags. Ps. (1835) xv. 7 Þeah he me þara uterrena gewinna gefreode, þeah winnað wið me þa inran unrihtlustas.
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 73 Hwa se ȝemeleseliche wit hire utre echȝenen..ha blindeð þet inre.
1357 Lay Folks' Catech. (L.) 330 The be-houys to know þy fyue wyttys þe vttyr and þe ynnyr.
c1386 G. Chaucer Second Nun's Tale (Cambr.) 498 Teere lakkyth no thyng to thyn vtter Iyen.
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) iii. ix. 54 The vtter wytte conteyneth the syghte,..taastynge and towchynge.
c1450 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi iii. xiv. 82 For þe utter enemy is sonner ouercomen, if þe ynner be destroied.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > mere outward appearance
utter?c1225
outwarda1382
superficial1531
external1564
formala1586
surface1828
apparitional1899
?c1225 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Cleo. C.vi) (1972) 2 Ye schulen allesweis..wel witen þinre & þuttre [sc. riwle] for hire sake.
a1275 Ancr. R. (Cotton MS.) 420 (note) Understondeð þet of alle þeose þinges nis nan hest ne forbot; for alle ha beoð of þe uttere riwle, þet is lute strencðe of.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) John vii. f. cxxxv Iudge not after the vtter aperaunce.
1548 Sir P. Hoby in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. App. Y. 80 He..is even now..as content to the utter shew, as he was at any time of his most prosperity.
1558 Bp. White in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. lxxxi. 279 You in time of divine service, do..both in heart and utter gesture..adore the same flesh.
1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Place & Time of Prayer 282 Strayghtly to obserue and kepe the vtter ceremonyes of the Saboth-day.
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares R 4 b Lyke the Geometritians, they square about poynts and lynes, and the vtter shew of things.
II. Absolute, complete, utmost.† 6. † b. Ultimate, original. Obsolete. rare.† 7. Final; last. Obsolete. rare.
4.
a. Going to the utmost point; extreme, absolute, complete, entire, total.In very frequent use from c1515.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > utter or absolute
shirea1225
purec1300
properc1380
plainc1395
cleana1400
fine?a1400
entirec1400
veryc1400
starka1425
utterc1430
utterlyc1440
merec1443
absolute1531
outright1532
cleara1535
bloodyc1540
unproachable1544
flat1553
downright1577
sheer1583
right-down?1586
single1590
peremptory1601
perfecta1616
downa1625
implicit1625
every way1628
blank1637
out-and-outa1642
errant1644
inaccessional1651
thorough-paced1651
even down1654
dead1660
double-dyed1667
through stitch1681
through-stitched1682
total1702
thoroughgoing1719
thorough-sped1730
regular1740
plumb1748
hollow1751
unextenuated1765
unmitigated1783
stick, stock, stone dead1796
positive1802
rank1809
heart-whole1823
skire1825
solid1830
fair1835
teetotal1840
bodacious1845
raw1856
literal1857
resounding1873
roaring1884
all out1893
fucking1893
pink1896
twenty-four carat1900
grand slam1915
stone1928
diabolical1933
fricking1937
righteous1940
fecking1952
raving1954
c1430 Generides (Roxb.) 3040 This wer to vs..an vttir shame for euermore.
14.. Lydgate's Thebes 4122 (Laud Misc. 557, f. 58) It were to hem a perpetuall shame, An vtter [v.r. outre] hyndryng vnto Grekes name.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. clxxxix. f. cxiiv To the..vtter displeasure of the kynge.
1550 R. Crowley One & Thyrtye Epigrammes sig. Dviv Ambition was punished wyth vtter exile.
1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 7 Ane manifest confusion and vter exterminion of this realme.
1606 T. Dekker Newes from Hell sig. G4 (Burning Riuers) In which..are no vtter danger.
1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. ii. §1 We have seen already an utter impossibility of having any ancient Records among them.
1718 M. Prior Poems Several Occasions (new ed.) Ded., b j Two Things which were his utter Aversion.
1778 F. Burney Evelina I. xxi. 163 I saw they were in utter amazement.
1812 J. Wilson Isle of Palms iii. 535 A graceful calm is seen All foreign to this utter solitude.
1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. vii. 184 Restraint, utter and unrelaxing, can never be comely.
1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 277 Her utter belief that in her vision she had really seen this bright being.
1889 W. C. Russell Marooned I. xii. 223 The arrest of his movements could not have been more spasmodic and utter.
b. Frequently said of destruction, ruin, loss, etc.
ΚΠ
1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iv. 2443 He him [Agamemnon] had brouȝt in gret distresse, To outter meschef and confusioun.
?1456 Paston Lett. Suppl. (1901) 59 Thei wuld put alle juparte up on me to myn utter ondoyng.
1523 Act 14 & 15 Hen. VIII c. 1 §1 The utter ruyne, decaye, impoverysshyng and undoyng of a great nombre of the Kynges owne naturall Subjectes.
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xl To the vtter destruction of the common wealthe.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) v. vi. 112 The vtter losse of all the Realme. View more context for this quotation
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 308 Thou hast..quitted all to save A World from utter loss. View more context for this quotation
1674 R. Head Jackson's Recantation sig. B1v Turn'd out of Doors, to their utter ruin and destruction.
1772 J. Priestley Inst. Relig. (1782) I. 408 The utter ruin of their city..was foretold.
1827 J. Keble 11th Sunday Trinity in Christian Year v Full many a soul..To utter death that hour shall sweep.
1841 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) III. viii. 125 Dark depression and utter failure of intellect.
1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. xxi. 359 The utter destruction of all reverence for the unseen.
c. Of answers, decisions, etc.: given without reserve or qualification; unmodified, decisive, definite. In early use chiefly Scottish.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adjective] > defined, well-formed > of statement or speaker
utter1472
absolute?1504
peremptory1532
perfect1569
resolved1577
confident1611
categoricala1620
definitive1624
textuary1632
categorematical1654
categoric1678
1472 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 126 But and [= if] ye..conceyve þat shee hath yoven you an utter nay.
c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 163 As for vtter ansuere to this questioun,..lawe and gude faith avidis, yat..he is behaldin [etc.].
1515 Q. Marg. in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. I. 127 Send me ȝour uter mynd and ansuer in all thyng.
1578 J. Rolland Seuin Seages 33 This is my vtter minde and will, That ȝe prepair [etc.].
a1600 A. Montgomerie Misc. Poems xxxii. 86 Ȝour vter ansueir courteously I crave.
1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 367 The utter refusal of the Auxiliary Regiments of London and Kent, to march farther.
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) An utter refusal or denial.
d. Of darkness, etc.: complete, absolute.
ΚΠ
1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. iii. 36 But thou..wert indeede but for the light in thy face, the sonne of vtter darkenesse. View more context for this quotation
1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion vii. 326 Then, shall the slowly-gathering twilight close In utter night. View more context for this quotation
1825 W. Scott Talisman v, in Tales Crusaders III. 127 They blew out their lights at once, and left the knight in utter darkness.
1830 Ld. Tennyson Supposed Confessions 95 What if Thou..seest me drive Through utter dark a full-sailed skiff Unpiloted.
1868 Ld. Tennyson Lucretius 70 Then, from utter gloom stood out the breasts..of Helen.
e. Pure; unalloyed. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > precious metal > [adjective] > silver > pure
utter1875
1875 W. Morris tr. Virgil Æneids ix. 262 Two cups of utter silver wrought.
f. As a trivial emphasizer.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > very great or extreme
strangec1380
overpassinga1382
passinga1387
most?c1430
extremec1460
horriblea1464
violenta1500
mainc1540
immortal?c1550
exquisite1552
sore1555
three-piled1598
thundering1618
devilish1639
shrewda1643
deadly1660
woundy1681
vast1696
monstrous1711
mortal1716
terrific1743
hell-fired1754
hellish1764
colossal1794
severe1805
awful1818
all-fired1829
terrible1829
quare and1847
ferocious1877
pluperfect1889
raging1889
giddy1896
utter1898
stiff1905
1898 G. B. Shaw You never can Tell iv. 308 Certainly not. It's utter bosh. Nothing can be in better taste.
1914 G. B. Shaw Misalliance 33 You are the only really clever..man I know who has given himself away to me by making an utter fool of himself with me.
1930 N. Coward Private Lives iii. 78 You're talking utter nonsense!
1956 Times 3 Jan. 3/6 Professor Richard van der Riet Woolley, the newly appointed Astronomer Royal, said..that the prospect of interplanetary travel was ‘utter bilge’.
5.
a. Of persons: that is such to an absolute degree; out-and-out, complete, ‘perfect’.In early use, usually with ‘enemy’; in 19th cent., frequently with ‘stranger’.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > utter or absolute > of a person or his character
utterc1420
complete1526
entirea1533
throughout1532
in grain?1577
consummate1603
essential1604
perfecta1616
thorough1625
thorough-paceda1628
thoroughbred1701
throughgoing1830
through and through1831
thorough-souled1842
ingrained1851
ingrain1865
c1420 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 594 He hathe be euer myn vtter enemy.
a1555 J. Bradford in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xlv. 131 That he shoulde be..the Kinges utter Enemye.
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. lxxxijv Their moste vtter and mortall ennemie.
1633 G. Herbert Method in Temple vii Those Who heare not him, but quickly heare His utter foes?
1662 C. Trenchfield Christian Chym. 39 Julius Cæsar having taken..the Cabinets of Pompey and Scypio his utter enemies.
1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress 163 Ye be utter strangers to me; I know you not. View more context for this quotation
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth i, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 16 Some of them are yet utter heathens.
a1845 T. Hood Lamia vi, in W. Jerdan Autobiogr. (1852) I. 288 And say the outer woman is utter woman, And not a whit a snake.
1849 C. J. Lever Confessions Con Cregan I. xviii. 278 To win some acknowledgment of confidence from an utter stranger.
1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 61 The persons..are utter rogues.
b. elliptical (in affected use).
ΚΠ
1881 W. S. Gilbert Patience ii. 31 They [sc. the Officers] are of the Inner Brotherhood—perceptively intense and consummately utter... They are indeed jolly utter.
1882 H. S. Leigh Strains fr. Strand 5 You and I have been together Dining up at Eaton Square. Pretty creature, tell me whether All was not ‘quite utter’ there.
1882 H. S. Leigh Strains fr. Strand 131 My wife has gone ‘utterly utter’.
a. Uttermost, utmost. Obsolete.Frequently in Scottish use in 16th cent., with power.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > greatest in quantity, amount, or degree
mosteOE
utmosta1325
uttermore1382
utterestc1386
uttermost1429
outmost1447
utter1513
supreme1571
summoperous1647
top1714
mostest1882
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid ix. ix. 16 Quham to assailȝe,..all the Italianis At vtir power ombeset atanis.
1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. i. iv. 30 Þare husbandis wald gif þare vter besines..to recovir baith [etc.].
1576 A. Fleming tr. Cicero in Panoplie Epist. 59 My request, which yt you wold accomplish to my utter expectation, we..beseech you most earnestly.
1590 T. Fenne Hecubaes Mishaps in Frutes sig. Ff 2v When that I had..shewed my vtter might.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [adjective] > first or prior to all others
formec888
eldestc897
firstlOE
originalc1350
foremosta1400
furthermost?a1400
primary?a1425
primatea1425
primea1500
arch1574
soon1591
origin1632
utter1634
premier1652
aboriginary1653
furthest1653
fontal1656
principial1699
première1768
protological1936
first-ever1955
1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 144 They haue neuer altered the Dialect [of Persia] from its vtter sence, at this day being cald Pharsee.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > preceding or following in order > [adjective] > last in order
latemostOE
nextOE
aftermostOE
latestOE
lastc1175
outmost1447
terminalc1475
extreme1477
hindmost1526
final1530
lag1552
uttermosta1555
darrein1555
utter1558
lattermost1566
afterward1584
dernier1602
ultime1626
ultimate1728
postreme1814
1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos ii. sig. D.iiiv Our vtter houre is comen alas, fell destinies death hath brought.
8. the utter, that which is utter or extreme; = uttermost n. 4, utmost n. 2, 2b rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [noun] > quality or fact of being extreme > something exceedingly great in degree
the utter1584
swinger1599
a devil of a ——1604
thumper1660
whisker1668
a (also the, one) hell of a ——c1680
swapperc1700
spanker1751
whopper1785
whacker1825
whanger1825
utmost1856
howler1872
hell1931
1584 W. Raleigh Let. in Aubrey Lives (1898) II. 192 Readie to countervaile all your courtesies to the utter of my power.
1894 Athenæum 29 Sept. 418/1 Nothing suits him but the utter. His heroine is ‘beautifully modelled’ [etc.].
Compounds
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > opening which may be passed through > gate or gateway > outer
utter-gate1398
the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > wood > [noun] > bark
rindeOE
barka1300
pillc1300
scorch1480
utter-bark1530
skin1558
shell1561
tree-bark1910
society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > castle or fortified building > [noun] > court of castle
ward1297
bailc1320
utterwardc1450
utter-court1530
bailey1840
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [noun]
onseneeOE
bleea1000
shapeOE
ylikeOE
laitc1175
semblanta1225
sightc1275
fare1297
showingc1300
specea1325
parelc1330
guise1340
countenance1362
semblance?a1366
apparel1377
regardc1380
apparencec1384
imagec1384
spicec1384
overseeminga1398
kenninga1400
seemingc1400
visage1422
rinda1450
semenauntc1450
'pearance1456
outwardc1475
representation1489
favour?a1500
figurea1522
assemblant1523
prospect?1533
respect1535
visure1545
perceiverance1546
outwardshine1549
view1556
species1559
utter-shape1566
look1567
physiognomy1567
face1572
paintry1573
visor1575
mienc1586
superficies?1589
behaviour1590
aspect1594
complexion1597
confrontment1604
show1604
aira1616
beseeminga1616
formality1615
resemblancea1616
blush1620
upcomea1630
presentment1637
scheme1655
sensation1662
visibility1669
plumage1707
facies1727
remark1748
extrinsica1797
exterior1801
showance1820
the cut of one's jib1823
personnel1839
personal appearance1842
what-like1853
look-see1898
outwall1933
visuality1938
prosopon1947
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior
out-halfOE
outwardc1475
outside1505
utter-side1577
outerness1674
exterior1695
out1717
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [noun] > the outside or exterior > outer or exterior part(s)
outwardOE
outpart1488
utter-side1577
outlets1583
outside1598
1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) (1495) v. xxx Þe vtterdele þereof is clene and bright.
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 309/2 The towne..in the utterende of Dalmace.
1485 Rolls of Parl. VI. 353 The Uttergate of the Castell of Flynte.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 286/1 Utterbarke of a tree, escorche.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 286/1 Uttercourt, basse court.
a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xliii. sig. Hv One [bed]..ye vtterbrasses therof were of grene jasper.
1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Giiij To folow shewes, and vttershapes,..follie leude.
1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. xii. i. 236 The vtterside of their mansions.
1603 S. Daniel Def. Ryme in Panegyrike (new ed.) sig. H6 When we heare Musicke, we must be in our eare, in the vtter-roome of sense.
1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses xxi. 258 [He] shut the utter-Gate.
C2. † utter man n. Obsolete = outward adj. 3b (Cf. outer adj. and n.2 Compounds 2.)† utterward n. Obsolete (see ward n.2 14(c)); also figurative (quot. c14501).† utter-wit n. Obsolete knowledge of things external to one.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > [noun]
lichamc888
bodyeOE
earthOE
lichOE
bone houseOE
dustc1000
fleshOE
utter mana1050
bonesOE
bodiȝlichc1175
bouka1225
bellyc1275
slimec1315
corpsec1325
vesselc1360
tabernaclec1374
carrion1377
corsec1386
personc1390
claya1400
carcass1406
lump of claya1425
sensuality?a1425
corpusc1440
God's imagea1450
bulka1475
natural body1526
outward man1526
quarrons1567
blood bulk1570
skinfula1592
flesh-rind1593
clod1595
anatomy1597
veil1598
microcosm1601
machine1604
outwall1608
lay part1609
machina1612
cabinet1614
automaton1644
case1655
mud wall1662
structure1671
soul case1683
incarnation1745
personality1748
personage1785
man1830
embodiment1850
flesh-stuff1855
corporeity1865
chassis1930
soma1958
a1050 Liber Scintill. (1889) x. 53 Þæt ys fullfremed & gesceadwislic fæsten þænne ure mann uttra fæst, se inra gebitt.
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter ix. 20 Þat..þe utter man haf noght maistry of þe inere.
c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. I. 53 Þis is bifore spiritual joy, as utter man is bifore spiritual.
1388 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) 2 Cor. iv. 16 Thouȝ oure vtter man be corruptid.
1565 J. Jewel tr. Origen in Replie Hardinges Answeare x. 430 Simple folke, beinge not hable to discerne, what thinges they be in the Holy Scriptures, that are to be applied to the Inner Man, and what to the Vtter.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > castle or fortified building > [noun] > court of castle
ward1297
bailc1320
utterwardc1450
utter-court1530
bailey1840
c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 222 As þou hast v. watyrgatys in þe vttere-warde, owtward in þe pytt of þi body.
c1450 Brut ii. 545 The vtterward of the castell of Chestre.
a1552 J. Leland Itinerary (1711) VII. 95 Estward to the utterward of the Chyrch.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > product of perception
imagea1393
knowledgea1398
appearancea1400
utter-wit1495
cognizance1635
conusance1635
cognoscence1647
perception1690
cognitiona1822
trans-impressiona1834
percept1864
vestige1885
1495 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (de Worde) iii. vi. sig. cviij/1 Felynge, bodyly wytte and Ymagynacyon arne sytuate in the soule that he is onid to the body, and yeue it lyfe, & Innerwytte & vtterwytt to perfeccion of the body.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
utterv.1
/ˈʌtə/, U.S. /ˈədər/ I. To issue or send forth; to publish.† 1. † c. intransitive. Of goods: To find purchasers; = sell v. 6. Obsolete. rare.† 4. intransitive. Of a horse: to go out of the lists or course at a tournament. Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
a. To put (goods, wares, etc.) forth or upon the market; to issue, offer, or expose for sale or barter; to dispose of by way of trade; to vend, sell. Obsolete.In very frequent use from c1540 to c1655.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > expose or offer for sale
cheapa1225
to set out13..
to put forthc1350
utter?c1400
market1455
offer1472
lovea1500
pitch1530
to set on (or a) sale1546
exposea1610
to bring to market1639
huckster1642
shop1688
deal1760
to put on the market1897
merchandise1926
α.
β. 1425 Rolls of Parl. IV. 307/2 Þat your said Commens may utter and sende her Corn, Bestus and Merchaundise over the see, into the parties abovesaid.1436 Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 175 At Venice of them men wol it bye, Then utterne [v.r. Thei utter] there the chaffare be the payse.c1450 Harl. Contin. Higden (Rolls) VIII. 450 These men of Flaundres commynge to londe to utter theire merchandyse.1523 Act 14 & 15 Hen. VIII c. 1 §1 Yf any person..doo nat ther or elles where bargayne utter and sell the sayed Clothe.1553 tr. E. Bonner in tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obediencia: Oration Pref. f. ii Sence good Wine nedeth no tauerne bushe to vtter it.1607 T. Middleton Michaelmas Terme iv. sig. H Doe they [sc. traders] not thriue best, when they vtter moste.1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. vii. 296 When they gathered their Frankincense, none of it might be uttered till the Priest had the tithe of it.1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) i. 99 Besides, they vtter a world of Taffetas, Veluets,..and diuers other things of Value.1735 G. Berkeley Querist §544 Whether she [sc. Lyons] doth not receive and utter all those commodities.1764 R. Burn Hist. Poor Laws 243 To keep a common ale-house.., and to utter and sell therein victuals.1825 W. Scott Betrothed vii, in Tales Crusaders II. 138 Where other men are admitted that have wares to utter.1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. xi. 279 Booksellers were, by statute.., prohibited from uttering Tindal's translation of the Bible.] figurative and in figurative contexts.c1430 J. Lydgate Poems (Percy Soc.) 150 Uttre nevir no darnel with good corn, Begyn no trouble whan men trete of pees.1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost ii. i. 16 Beautie is bought by iudgement of the eye, Not vttred by base sale of chapmens tongues. View more context for this quotation1613 J. Taylor True Cause Watermens Suit in Wks. (1630) 174/1 [The waterman's] worke and ware is seene and knowne, and hee vtters it with the sweat of his browes.1624 F. Quarles Iob Militant v. 60 Earth's black babbling Daughter (she that heares, And vents alike, both Truth and Forgeries, And vtters, often, cheaper then she buyes).1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 154 The devil has factors enough to utter his wares.absolute.1600 W. Cornwallis Ess. I. ii. sig. C5 Let vs receiue, and vtter, be capable, and returne increase of this fruite.?c1400 Chaucer's Wife's Prol. (Petworth) 521 With daungere outer [v.rr. oute, outen, owten] we al oure chaffare.
1423 Rolls of Parl. IV. 255/1 Swiche warkes..[they] kepen and senden unto the fayres.., and ther thei outre hem.
1483 in J. H. Glover Kingsthorpiana (1883) 43 Yf any man brewe for the avayle of the Churche, that all other brewers cesse for the tyme uppon lefulle warnynge tyll that be outred.
b. To announce for sale; = cry v. 5b. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (transitive)] > expose or offer for sale > cry wares
cry1393
bawl1709
utter1806
1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. iv. 69 The infernal dialects in which their goods are uttered.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > selling > sell [verb (intransitive)] > be sold or find buyers
sell1609
utter1611
vend1622
vent1622
to go off1625
move1759
sale1809
to sell (also go, go off) like hot cakes1839
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Marchandise d'emploicte, ware that sells well, that vtters quickly.
2. absolute.1863 Stephen Blackstone's Comm. (ed. 5) IV. 227 The punishment of forging, uttering, and the like at common law.1905 Daily Chron. 22 May 5/7 Charged with being in the possession of counterfeit coins and plant for making them, and..accused also of ‘uttering’.
a. To give currency to (money, coin, notes, etc.); to put into circulation; esp. to pass or circulate (base coin, forged notes, etc.) as legal tender.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > money > circulation of money > put into circulation [verb (transitive)]
utterc1483
to put forth1572
pass1579
to turn and wind1598
wind1598
vent1629
to put outa1719
expose1751
mobilize1864
monetarize1952
c1483 Chron. London (1827) 110 Every man, because of the said newe exchange, outred gold, and kept sylver.
1554–5 Act 1 & 2 Philip & Mary c. 1 To the intent to utter or make paiment withe the same [sc. counterfeit foreign coin] within this Realme.
1581 Compendious Exam. Certayne Ordinary Complaints ii. f. 32 Straungers counterfayted our Coyne,..and here vttered it wel for oure olde Golde and siluer, as also for our chiefe commodities.
1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law i. 86 To utter or cause to be uttered false mony knowing it to be false.
1697 J. Evelyn Numismata i. 16 Tokens which every Tavern..presum'd to stamp and utter.
1718 S. Sewall Diary 21 Sept. (1973) II. 903 Found Guilty of uttering Counterfeit Bills of Credit.
1743 H. Fielding Ess. Char. Men in Misc. I. 204 Uttering great Numbers of Promissory Notes.
1780 H. Walpole in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) IV. 317 Last night I saw a proof-piece of seven-shilling pieces... I know they were not uttered, but could you get me one from the Mint?
1825 W. O. Russell & Ryan Crown Cases 455 The prisoner was..convicted..of the offence of uttering and publishing, as true, a forged promissory note.
1848 J. Y. Akerman Introd. Study Anc. & Mod. Coins i. 2 The earliest coins..bearing the symbol of the state by which they were uttered.
1861 Act 24 & 25 Victoria c. 99 §9 Whosoever shall tender, utter, or put off any false or counterfeit Coin.
b. figurative and transferred. Also absol.
ΚΠ
1588 T. Kyd tr. T. Tasso Housholders Philos. f. 21v Memory,..imprinting in it selfe al the Images and formes of visible & intelligible things, could not vtter them in time conuenient..vnlesse it had so ordered.
1616 B. Jonson Epicœne iv. vi, in Wks. I. 583 How our iudgements were impos'd on by these adulterate knights!.. Mavis was more deceiu'd then we, 'twas her commendation vtter'd 'hem in the colledge.
1800 A. Addison Rep. Cases Pennsylvania 44 Misner was indicted..for uttering this assignment.
1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 145 The great bards Of Greece, of Rome,..Men who have forged gods—uttered—made them pass.
c. To issue by way of publication; to publish. Now archaic. rare.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > publish or spread abroad [verb (transitive)]
sowc888
blowc1275
dispeple1297
to do abroadc1300
fame1303
publyc1350
defamea1382
publisha1382
open?1387
proclaima1393
slandera1400
spreada1400
abroachc1400
throwc1400
to give outa1425
promote?a1425
noisec1425
publicc1430
noisec1440
divulgea1464
to put outc1475
skail1487
to come out witha1500
bruit1525
bruita1529
to bear out1530
divulgate1530
promulgate1530
propale?1530
ventilate1530
provulgate1535
sparple1536
sparse1536
promulge1539
disperse1548
publicate1548
forthtell1549
hurly-burly?1550
propagate1554
to set abroada1555
utter1561
to set forth1567
blaze1570
evulgate1570
scatter1576
rear?1577
to carry about1585
pervulgate1586
celebrate?1596
propalate1598
vent1602
evulge1611
to give forth1611
impublic1628
ventilate1637
disseminate1643
expose1644
emit1650
to put about1664
to send abroad1681
to get abroad1688
to take out1697
advertise1710
forward1713
to set abouta1715
circulate1780
broadcast1829
vent1832
vulgate1851
debit1879
float1883
society > communication > printing > publishing > publish [verb (transitive)]
to put forth1482
to put out1529
to set forth1535
promulge1539
to set abroada1555
present1559
to set out1559
utter1561
divulge1566
publish1573
print?1594
emit1650
edition1715
edit1727
to give to the world1757
to get out1786
to send forth1849
to bring out1878
run1879
release1896
pub1932
1561 in S. Haynes Coll. State Papers Ld. Burghley (1740) 368 Sondry Booke~bynders and Stationers do utter certen Papers, wherein be prynted the Face of hir Majesty.
1584 Rep. Commissioners & Decree Star-Chamber regarding Printers & Stationers 9 in J. P. Collier Illustr. Early Eng. Pop. Lit. (1863) II. Bokes printed in England are vttered no where els.
a1605 J. Stow Surv. of London (1908) I. p. li Ye same [book] was well vtteryd by ye printar.
1977 ‘M. Innes’ Honeybath's Haven iv. 37 He..placed on the seat beside him his hat, his gloves, and the handsomely illustrated brochure uttered by the proprietors of Hanwell Court to their prospective clients (or inmates).
3. † a. To send out; esp. to issue or give out from or as from a store. Obsolete. rare.in extended use.1881 P. Brooks Candle of Lord 14 Every candle of the Lord must utter its peculiar light.figurative.a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. iv. sig. Q5 Shee might giue passage to her thoughts, and so as it were vtter out some smoke of those flames.1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus v. iii. 12 My tongue may vtter forth, The venemous mallice of my swelling hart. View more context for this quotation† c. To produce or yield; to send out, supply, or furnish. Also in figurative context. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > give out or issue
administera1425
utter1529
erogate1531
disburse1594
vent1616
porrect1746
1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes iii, in Wks. 213/2 To by [= buy] many of the same suyte.., whiche were by them vttred to diuers yonge scolers such as thei founde properly witted.
1578 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 272 All those [pieces] that have beene uttered out of the store.., for the supplie of the fortes.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 243 Such victuals as are..vnfit to be vttered to the souldier.
b. To put or thrust forth, shoot or urge out; to discharge, emit, eject, exhale. Also with forth, out. Now dialect.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit
send971
stretchc1275
casta1300
sheda1325
manda1350
to throw outa1413
yielda1450
devoida1475
render1481
reflair1509
sup out1513
to give out1530
utter1536
spout1568
to give fortha1586
to let fly1590
to put out1614
eject1616
evacuate1622
ejaculate1625
emit1626
fling1637
outsend1647
exert1660
extramit1668
exclude1677
emane1708
extromita1711
evolve1772
emanate1797
discharge1833
exsert1835
to give off1840
1536 H. Latimer Let. 13 Dec. in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. 260 God prosper you, to the uttering all hollow Harts of England.
1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Tortuosa vrina, vrine vttered with payne.
1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Mar. 15 Thilke same Hawthorne studde.. beginnes to budde, And vtter his tender head.
1607 N. Breton Murmurer in Wks. (1879) II. 10/1 His Tongue like the sting of a Serpent, which vttereth nothing but poison.
1673 R. Head Canting Acad. 168 He that utters his Stomach in his next fellows Boots.
1819 W. Irving Rip Van Winkle in Sketch Bk. i. 82 H looked in vain for the sage Nicholas Vedder, with his..fair long pipe, uttering clouds of tobacco smoke.
1821 C. Lamb in London Mag. Sept. 280/2 The little cool playful streams those exploded cherubs uttered [from Lincoln's Inn Square fountain].
1905 Eng. Dial. Dict. VI. 334/2 The spouts couldn't utter the water.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] > provide, afford, or yield
givec1200
providec1425
supporta1449
utter1547
yield1548
offer1550
afforda1568
servea1577
award1582
presenta1586
produce1585
deliver1605
officiate1667
furnish1754
to throw up1768
scale1853
1547 Certain Serm. or Homilies sig. B.iiijv They that..doe lyue in sinne.., not vttering the frutes that do belong to suche an high profession.
1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 54 The cheeffest and greatest comoditie that this sheere vttereth.
1603 G. Owen Descr. Penbrokshire (1892) 57 It also vttereth yerelie great store of oysters.
1620 G. Markham Farwell to Husbandry 8 The mixt Earth, which vtters Whynnes, Bryars [etc.].
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > jousting or tilting > joust or tilt [verb (intransitive)] > actions
uttera1578
career1594
course1596
to break across-
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > engage in horse racing [verb (intransitive)] > go out of lists or course at tournament
uttera1578
a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 234 Schir Patrickis horse wtterit witht him and wald on nowayis reconter his marrow.
1594 (a1555) D. Lindsay Hist. Squyer Meldrum l. 506, in Wks. (1931) I. 159 Bot Talbartis Hors, with ane mischance, He outterit, and to ryn was laith.
II. To give voice to, and related uses.† 7. † b. To show, display; to bring to light.reflexive.1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke xvii. 132 Yet did he hyde within hym a secrete power of the nature of the godhed, whiche than & neuer before vttred it self.1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. 135 When doe..sinister affections more vtter themselues, then when an election is committed to many?† 8. reflexive.c1530 Bible (Tyndale) Gen. xlv. 1 Ioseph..commaunded..that there shuld be no man with him, whyle he vttred him selfe vnto his brethern.1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. iv. xxii. f. 137 If he wold playing vtter and shewe himselfe, what he was.1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. v. 54 God..hath voutsafed to vtter himselfe vnto vs in his Scriptures.† b. Const. to (be or do something). Obsolete. rare.figurative.1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller II. 9 My feelings refused to utter themselves in rhyme.in extended use.a1648 Ess. on Death in Bacon's Remaines 9 An excellent Musician..cannot utter himself upon a defective instrument.1878 F. A. Kemble Rec. Girlhood II. 18 She [sc. an actress] remained to utter herself in Juliet to the English public.1913 Jane E. Harrison Anc. Art & Ritual iv. 91 So this intense desire uttered itself in the..[rite] of his resurrection.
5. figurative and in extended use.1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. ii. 38 And most deare Actors, eate no Onions, nor garlicke: for we are to vtter sweete breath. View more context for this quotation1870 R. W. Buchanan Book of Orm v. 99 Unto me all seasons utter'd pleasure.
a. transitive. To send forth as a sound; to give out in an audible voice; to give vent or expression to (joy, etc.); to burst out with (a cry, yell, etc.).
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [verb (transitive)] > utter
leadOE
givec1175
tell?c1225
talkc1275
to set upa1325
to put outc1350
soundc1374
to give upc1386
pronouncea1393
cough1393
moutha1400
profera1400
forth withc1400
utterc1400
to put forth1535
display1580
vent1602
accent1603
respeak1604
vocalize1669
fetch1707
go1836
outen1951
c1400 [implied in: Found. St. Bartholomews 45 For defawtynge of his hert, the vtteryng of his voice begane to breke. (at uttering n.)].
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 769/2 I utter..my voyce, je profere.
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccxvv He vttereth great gladnes.
1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. iii. 15 They [sc. vowels] being rightly vttered.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 185 Hee singes seuerall Tunes, faster then you'l tell money: hee vtters them [etc.] . View more context for this quotation
1621 J. Taylor Sir Gregory Nonsence in Wks. (1630) Aa 1 b Three sighs, smilingly vttered in the Hebrew Character.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iii. 347 A shout..sweet As from blest voices, uttering joy. View more context for this quotation
1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 468. ⁋1 Dictating to a Set of young Players, in what Manner to speak this Sentence, and utter t'other Passion.
1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 209 She uttered a tremendous yell.
1800 W. Wordsworth Michael 347 When I heard thee..First uttering, without words, a natural tune.
1815 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. IX. i. 18 The male has a very melancholy note..which is..uttered..while the female is sitting.
1833 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk (1884) 253 Man only can utter consonants.
1863 W. C. Baldwin Afr. Hunting ii. 49 One lion..uttered a fierce roar.
b. With adverbs, esp. forth. Also transferred.
ΚΠ
1595 E. Spenser Amoretti xlviii, in Amoretti & Epithalamion sig. Dv To vtter forth th' anguish of his hart.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 85 There my fathers graue Did vtter forth a voice. View more context for this quotation
1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 465. ¶ 6 In Reason's Ear they [sc. stars] all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious Voice.
1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. vi. 14 What harp of..exhaustless wo, Shall utter forth the groanings of the damned?
1872 Ld. Tennyson Gareth & Lynette 67 [When] birds,..utter forth May-music growing with the growing light.
6.
a. To give utterance to (words, speech, a sentence, etc.); to speak, say, or pronounce. Occasionally with adverbs, as forth, out.In frequent use from c1840.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)]
speakc825
queatheOE
forthdoc900
i-seggenc900
sayeOE
speak971
meleOE
quidOE
spella1000
forthbringc1000
givec1175
warpa1225
mootc1225
i-schirea1250
upbringa1250
outsay?c1250
spilec1275
talec1275
wisea1300
crackc1315
nevena1325
cast1330
rehearsec1330
roundc1330
spend1362
carpa1375
sermona1382
to speak outc1384
usea1387
minc1390
pronouncea1393
lancec1400
mellc1400
nurnc1400
slingc1400
tellc1400
wordc1400
yelpc1400
worka1425
utterc1444
outspeakc1449
yielda1450
arecchec1460
roose?a1475
cutc1525
to come forth with1532
bubble1536
prolate1542
report1548
prolocute1570
bespeak1579
wield1581
upbraid1587
up with (also mid) ——1594
name1595
upbrayc1600
discoursea1616
tonguea1616
to bring out1665
voice1665
emit1753
lip1789
to out with1802
pitch1811
go1836
to open one's head1843
vocabulize1861
shoot1915
verbal1920
be1982
c1444 J. Lydgate in Pol. Poems (Rolls) II. 215 Yiff thow art feerffulle to ottre thy language.
c1475 Partenay 3570 For that heuy word he was ther outring.
1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1845) xii. 48 Utterynge the sentence Wythout..intellygence.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 12215 Then answard Vlixes, & vtterit his speche.
1587 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 392 For them that are to utter certeine speches.
1598 Mucedorus sig. A3 Giue me the leaue to vtter out my play.
c1614 W. Mure tr. Virgil Dido & Æneas ii. in Wks. (1898) I. 832 Her latest words scarce heard, nor vtt'red right.
1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xlii. 298 While he was uttering the words of Consecration.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 1. ¶3 I scarce uttered the Quantity of an hundred Words.
1793 W. Cowper To Mary 22 Like language utter'd in a dream.
1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature IV. 197 She began to sob and weep without uttering a single word.
1816 W. Scott Black Dwarf xv, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. I. 289 The phrase which..she had compelled herself to utter.
1890 Retrospect Med. 102 137 Voices of different qualities uttering sentences.
b. To give expression to (a subject, theme, one's thoughts, etc.); to express, describe, or report in words; to speak of or about.In very frequent use c1560–1600, and from c1820. to utter one's stomach, etc.: see stomach n. 6b.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > speak, say, or utter [verb (transitive)] > give expression to
sayOE
talkc1275
soundc1386
outc1390
shedc1420
utterc1445
conveya1568
discharge1586
vent1602
dicta1605
frame1608
voice1612
pass?1614
language1628
ventilate1637
to give venta1640
vend1657
clothe1671
to take out1692
to give mouth to1825
verbalize1840
to let out1853
vocalize1872
α.
β. c1445 R. Pecock Donet 6 It is honest ynouȝ a man to speke and write aftir oon of þo opyniouns, and an oþire tyme to vttre þe oþire opinioun.a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. CCxviv In vttrynge his malycyous mynde.1565 T. Harding Answere to Iuelles Chalenge 169 The wordes of Hilarius the Pope vtter the same doctrine.1590 E. Webbe Rare & Wonderfull Things (new ed.) Ep. to Rdr. I haue undertaken in this short discourse, to vtter vnto thee ye most part of such things.1611 Bible (King James) Isa. xxxii. 6 His heart will worke iniquitie,..to vtter errour against the Lord. View more context for this quotation1616 W. Mure Misc. Poems xvii. 6 A mourning mynd, Quhich fain wold wtter..Thir latest dutyes of a dulefull hert.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 626 Th' event was dire, As this place testifies, and this dire change Hateful to utter . View more context for this quotation1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 2. ⁋3 I must not prostitute the Liberal Sciences so far, as not to utter the Truth in cases which [etc.].1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 161 His terrified imagination utter'd horrors not to be repeated.1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. i. 115 I have many a heavy thought to utter.1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights I. 110 If, at my grave, you utter my name.1888 A. K. Green Behind Closed Doors ii. 11 This acknowledgment was uttered with emphasis.figurative.1560 Bible (Geneva) Psalms xix. 2 Daie vnto daie vttereth the same [1611 speech].1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. III. xxiii. 205 Flowers utter their beauty and their fragrance, as much as birds utter their songs.c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 471 This thing..Crist expressith and outrith in a larger and generaler fourme.
c1475 Partenay 1233 All is trouth that I outre you or say.
c. With clause as object, introduced by what, how, etc., or with words directly quoted.
ΚΠ
c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 90 For drede of God..y write and outre what y now haue outrid.
1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. lxviijv He vttereth how fleshly minded he is.
1539 Bible (Great) 2 Macc. iii (heading) Symon vttereth what treasure is in the temple.
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 13 O wights most blessed, whose wals be thus happelye touring Æneas vttred.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 106 Then didst thou vtter, I am yours for euer. View more context for this quotation
1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 231 Yes ma'am, and no ma'am, utter'd softly.
1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 66 ‘The new-born infant was barbarously murdered,’ he uttered in a low..voice.
1859 Ld. Tennyson Elaine in Idylls of King 208 Lancelot kneeling utter'd ‘Queen, Lady, my liege’.
a. To disclose or reveal (something unknown, secret, or hidden); to make manifest; to declare, divulge. Obsolete.In frequent use from c1525 to c1590.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)]
unwryc825
unhelec1000
to draw forthc1175
unhillc1200
to bring forth?c1225
unsteekc1250
let witc1275
uncovera1300
wraya1300
knowc1300
barea1325
shrivec1374
unwrapc1374
again-covera1382
nakena1382
outc1390
tellc1390
disclosea1393
cough1393
unhidea1400
unclosec1400
unhaspc1400
bewrayc1405
reveal1409
accusea1413
reveil1424
unlocka1425
unrekec1425
disclude?1440
uncurec1440
utter1444
detect1447
break1463
expose1483
divinec1500
revelate1514
to bring (also put) to light1526
decipher1529
rake1547
rip1549
unshadow1550
to lay to sight1563
uppen1565
unlace1567
unvisor?1571
resign1572
uncloak1574
disshroud1577
spill1577
reap1578
unrip1579
scour1585
unharboura1586
unmask1586
uncase1587
descrya1591
unclasp?1592
unrive1592
discover1594
unburden1594
untomb1594
unhusk1596
dismask1598
to open upc1600
untruss1600
divulge1602
unshale1606
unbrace1607
unveil1609
rave1610
disveil1611
unface1611
unsecret1612
unvizard1620
to open up1624
uncurtain1628
unscreen1628
unbare1630
disenvelop1632
unclothe1632
to lay forth1633
unshroud1633
unmuffle1637
midwife1638
dissecret1640
unseal1640
unmantle1643
to fetch out1644
undisguise1655
disvelop1658
decorticate1660
clash1667
exert1692
disinter1711
to up with1715
unbundlea1739
develop1741
disembosom1745
to open out1814
to let out1833
unsack1846
uncrown1849
to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861
unfrock1866
disbosom1868
to blow the lid off1928
flush1950
surface1955
to take or pull the wraps off1964
1444 Rolls of Parl. V. 74/1 He nethir uttered ne communed of the specialite of the matiers concernyng..the said Tretie of peas.
1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 11 Uttre not the secretes of thy hert but to them that thou haste preued.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 769/2 He that uttereth my counsayle ones, I wyll never truste hym whyle I lyve.
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark 33 Jesus..woulde not vtter her by name, lest [etc.].
1575 Record's Grounde of Artes (rev. ed.) Ee viij b As my erroure hath vttered my follye, so it hath procured mee better vnderstanding.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. x. §14. 125 Silanus the Sooth-sayer, who had vttered Xenophons purpose.
1670 I. Walton Life R. Hooker 88 in Lives With what gravity..his Tongue and Pen uttered Heavenly Mysteries.
1677 W. Temple Let. to Sir J. Temple in Wks. (1720) II. 459 The Prince,..uttering his whole Heart, told me [etc.].
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > manifestation > [verb (transitive)]
uppec897
atewOE
sutelec1000
openOE
awnc1175
kithec1175
forthteec1200
tawnec1220
let witc1275
forthshowa1300
to pilt out?a1300
showa1300
barea1325
mythc1330
unfoldc1374
to open outc1390
assign1398
mustera1400
reyve?a1400
vouchc1400
manifest?a1425
outshowc1425
ostendc1429
explayc1443
objecta1500
reveala1500
patefy?1509
decipher1529
relieve1533
to set outa1540
utter1542
report1548
unbuckle1548
to set forth1551
demonstrate1553
to hold forth1560
testify1560
explicate1565
forthsetc1565
to give show of1567
denudec1572
exhibit1573
apparent1577
display?1578
carry1580
cipher1583
laya1586
foreshow1590
uncloud?1594
vision1594
explain1597
proclaim1597
unroll1598
discloud1600
remonstrate1601
resent1602
to bring out1608
palesate1613
pronounce1615
to speak out1623
elicit1641
confess1646
bear1657
breathe1667
outplay1702
to throw out1741
evolve1744
announce1781
develop1806
exfoliate1808
evince1829
exposit1882
pack1925
1542 King Henry VIII Declar. Causes Warre Scottis sig. Cii After this homage done the Scottis vttered some piece of their naturall disposition.
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xiii. 59 b At length the cockelles growynge vp together (their vnlykenes vtteryng or shewyng them,) began to appere.
?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 15 Dauncing of Lordes & Ladyez..vttred with..liuely agilitee & commendabl grace.
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 13 The Princesse, Theare the pate, in digging, or an horse intractabil vttred.
a. To declare, reveal, make known, or set forth the character or identity of (a person or thing). Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > the true character or identity of
utter1526
wray1576
convince1583
strip1619
dispersonate1624
convict1717
to show up1821
out1990
1526 Bible (Tyndale) Mark iii. f. xlvij He streyghtly charged them that they shulde not vtter him.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Thess. ii. 6. 8.
1534 T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1305/2 John, whome Christe so tenderly loued, that..to hym secretely he vttred the false dissimuled traytour.
1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. A vi Yf they wold, [they] could handle and vtter hyr [ante ‘this pryvate masse’] accordingly.
ΚΠ
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xxvi. 104 Thy speche doth vtter the to be a Galilean.
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cxxxiijv The kyng..stroke of her heade, and whan she was dead, vttered her to haue played the whore.
1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory 205 He vtterith him self ye better to be yt officer, whose name he beareth.
9. reflexive. To express (oneself) in words.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > express one's opinion [verb (reflexive)]
utter1600
expressa1616
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. 35 The Consul was..so much surprised..that he had no power to speak. But, soon after, when he began to utter himself [etc.].
1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion viii. 18 He beheld a Man upon the Bed, who..uttered himself in a thousand contumelious words to a Woman.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 119. ¶5 Several..utter themselves often in such a manner as a Clown would blush to hear.
1845 T. W. Coit Puritanism 129 His only refuge is to utter himself to One who is never prejudiced.
1860 N. Hawthorne Marble Faun II. xviii. 203 Straying with Hilda.., he meant, at last, to utter himself upon that theme.
1881 J. C. Shairp Aspects Poetry 132 Each [English] poet..uttered himself in his own way,..as native passion prompted.
10. in extended use.1873 A. I. Thackeray Old Kensington ii Sacred voices that will utter to her through life.
a. intransitive. To exercise the faculty of speech; to speak. Also (rarely) const. of, on.In the first quot. apparently with indirect object.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)]
matheleOE
speakc888
spellc888
yedc888
i-quethec900
reirdOE
meldOE
meleOE
quidOE
i-meleOE
wordOE
to open one's mouth (also lips)OE
mootOE
spellc1175
carpa1240
spilec1275
bespeakc1314
adda1382
mella1400
moutha1400
utter?a1400
lalec1400
nurnc1400
parlec1400
talkc1400
to say forthc1405
rekea1450
to say on1487
nevena1500
quinch1511
quetch1530
queckc1540
walk1550
cant1567
twang1602
articulate1615
tella1616
betalk1622
sermocinate1623
to give tongue1737
jaw1748
to break stillness1768
outspeaka1788
to give mouth1854
larum1877
to make noises1909
verbal1974
?a1400 Morte Arth. 418 The kyng in his concelle, curtaise and noblee, Vtters þe alienes, and ansuers hyme seluene.
c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1905) II. 532 When þai come aforn hym..he was compellid to vttyr.
c1475 Partenay 1024 To whome ful suetly outred she and sayd, ‘Now vnderstandith’ [etc.].
c1475 Partenay 3156 Of Gaffray..I shall you outre and say.
1576 G. Baker tr. C. Gesner Newe Jewell of Health ii. f. 101v Bellonius vttering, and wryting of those medycines..affyrmeth [etc.].
1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. vi. 94 The highest God commaundeth, the second ordereth, and the third vttereth or publisheth.
1774 Mrs. Francis Let. 18 Dec. in Francis Lett. (1901) I. 236 My trembling was so great for a few minutes that I could not utter.
1820 Creevey in H. Maxwell Creevey Papers (1904) I. 338 Western..is close by my side, but has not uttered yet—such is his surprise.
1867 S. Wilberforce in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1882) III. 226 I think it probable we shall utter now on the Vestments of the Minister.
1870 R. Broughton Red as Rose I. 141 You may sit by a person for hours and never utter to them!
1898 Westm. Gaz. 27 Aug. 2/1 Not a word was, of course, spoken by the men save àpropos of golf.., and as for the women.., they never uttered at all.
b. Of words, etc.: to be spoken; to undergo utterance.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > speak [verb (intransitive)] > be spoken or flow (of words)
move1508
to pass the lips (also mouth)1526
come1582
roll1599
distil1610
to come out1653
mouth1762
utter1792
on-flow1863
1792 C. Smith Desmond II. 36 Could you have seen the countenance of Geraldine, while this speech was uttering!
1850 W. Wordsworth Prelude v. 111 While this was uttering,..I wondered not.
1857 J. Hamilton Lessons from Great Biogr. 314 Wishes that cannot be understood, and words that will not utter.
Derivatives
ˈuttering adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > [adjective] > speaking
speakinga1325
discoursing1565
loquent1593
parling1594
uttering1818
verbal1822
1818 J. Keats Endymion iii. 128 That my words not burn These uttering lips, while I in calm speech tell [etc.].
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† utterv.2
Obsolete. rare.
1. transitive. To vanquish, conquer, or overcome.
ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > victory > make victorious [verb (transitive)] > conquer or overcome
overcomeeOE
shendc893
awinc1000
overwinOE
overheaveOE
to lay downa1225
mate?c1225
discomfitc1230
win1297
dauntc1300
cumber1303
scomfit1303
fenkc1320
to bear downc1330
confoundc1330
confusec1330
to do, put arrear1330
oversetc1330
vanquishc1330
conquerc1374
overthrowc1375
oppressc1380
outfighta1382
to put downa1382
discomfortc1384
threshc1384
vencuea1400
depressc1400
venque?1402
ding?a1425
cumrayc1425
to put to (also at, unto) the (also one's) worsec1425
to bring or put to (or unto) utterance1430
distrussc1430
supprisec1440
ascomfita1450
to do stress?c1450
victorya1470
to make (win) a conquest1477
convanquish1483
conquest1485
defeat1485
oversailc1485
conques1488
discomfish1488
fulyie1488
distress1489
overpress1489
cravent1490
utter?1533
to give (a person) the overthrow1536
debel1542
convince1548
foil1548
out-war1548
profligate1548
proflige?c1550
expugnate1568
expugn1570
victor1576
dismay1596
damnify1598
triumph1605
convict1607
overman1609
thrash1609
beat1611
debellate1611
import1624
to cut to (or in) pieces1632
maitrise1636
worst1636
forcea1641
outfight1650
outgeneral1767
to cut up1803
smash1813
slosh1890
ream1918
hammer1948
?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Ji v To hurte, oultrager, to utter, oultrer.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 5819 Philmene.., with a fell dynt, Vttrid Vlixes vne in the place;..And he gird to þe ground.
c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 7076 Honerable Ector..That holly the herhond hade at his wille, And haue vttred his Enmyes angur þat tyme.
2. reflexive. To exclude from some privilege, etc.
ΚΠ
a1450 Knt. de la Tour (1868) 162 They lyue in blame..and outre hem self from the grace of God [Fr. en oultre l'amour et la grace de Dieu].
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† utteradv.
Obsolete.
1. Farther out, away, or apart; out, outside, without.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > [adverb] > farther out
utterc888
uttermore1414
c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxxiv. §12 Nabbað hi nan god ofer þæt to secanne, ne hi nanwuht ne magonne ufor ne utor findan.
c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xx. 28 Þonne byþ ðe arwurðlicor þonne þe man uttor scufe.
c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 73 [He] ne dar his sinnes seien þe prest leste hit uttere cume þat hie tweien witen.
1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 232 Þe portir with his pikis þo put him vttere.
c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 1565 Þer he..madee hym, maw-gref his hed, forto mwe vtter.
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 42 He schulde be halden vtter, With mony blame ful bygge,..Hurled to þe halle dore.
c1440 Pallad. on Husb. v. 112 In wynter to his codde an heep of stonys Is good, that in the somer vtter don is.
c1450 Mirk's Festial i. 258 Þys man..set to þe roches his schuldyr, and bade hom..sterte vttyr.
1522 Worlde & Chylde (de Worde) (1909) sig. B.iv Stonde vtter felowe where doest thou thy curtesy preue.
a1529 J. Skelton Tunnyng of Elynour Rummyng in Certayne Bks. (?1545) 535 A strawe, sayde Bele, stande vtter.
2. From among others; = out adv. 1e. Cf. out-try v. 1. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [adverb] > by selection > from among others
utterc1440
c1440 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 294 In Nouember kitte of the bowes drie, Superfluent & thicke ek vtter trie.
3. To an utter degree; quite, altogether.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > utterly
allOE
allOE
outlyOE
thwert-outc1175
skerea1225
thoroughc1225
downrightc1275
purec1300
purelyc1300
faira1325
finelyc1330
quitec1330
quitelyc1330
utterlyc1374
outerlya1382
plainlya1382
straighta1387
allutterly1389
starkc1390
oultrelya1393
plata1393
barec1400
outrightc1400
incomparablyc1422
absolutely?a1425
simpliciter?a1425
staringa1425
quitementa1450
properlyc1450
directly1455
merec1475
incomparable1482
preciselyc1503
clean?1515
cleara1522
plain1535
merely1546
stark1553
perfectly1555
right-down1566
simply1574
flat1577
flatly1577
skire1581
plumb1588
dead?1589
rankly1590
stark1593
sheera1600
start1599
handsmooth1600
peremptory1601
sheerly1601
rank1602
utter1619
point-blank1624
proofa1625
peremptorily1626
downrightly1632
right-down1646
solid1651
clever1664
just1668
hollow1671
entirely1673
blank1677
even down1677
cleverly1696
uncomparatively1702
subtly1733
point1762
cussed1779
regularly1789
unqualifiedly1789
irredeemably1790
positively1800
cussedly1802
heart1812
proper1816
slick1818
blankly1822
bang1828
smack1828
pluperfectly1831
unmitigatedly1832
bodaciously1833
unredeemedly1835
out of sight1839
bodacious1845
regular1846
thoroughly1846
ingrainedly1869
muckinga1880
fucking1893
motherless1898
self1907
stone1928
sideways1956
terminally1974
1619 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher King & No King iv. sig. G4v I know they will denie me gracious Madam, Being..So vtter emptie of those excellencies, That haue authority.
1652 G. Sandys Relation of Journey (ed. 5) 47 It utter [earlier edd. utterly] excludes his former excuse of an allegory.
1816 F. Accum Pract. Ess. Chem. Re-agents (1818) 139 Exposed in an utter dark place, to a brisk current of air.
4. utter-fine:
a. Of metals: Superfine. Scottish.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > types of metal generally > [adjective] > fine or pure
finea1325
utter-fine1562
unalloyeda1672
1562–3 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 232 Fourtie five unce of uter fyne silvir.
1641 in R. W. Cochran-Patrick Rec. Coinage Scotl. (1876) I. Introd. 31 Vtter fynne gold.
1641 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1897) IX. 366/2 Per ferramenta trium petrarum purissimi lie utter fyne argenti.
b. elliptical. A superfine make or quality of cloth. Scottish. (Frequently c1537–50.)
ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric with specific qualities > [noun] > thin, light, or delicate
valencec1381
Paris crisp1400
rill1440
tuke1477
utter-fine1529
Worcester1551
cypress1577
borato1578
burat1588
quintain1674
tissue1732
zephyrine1820
summer weight1873
Palm Beach1913
sheer1934
1529 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1903) V. 365 Ane eln tua quarteris, and ane half of uterfyne to be tua pair of hois.
1537 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1905) VI. 351 Ten elnis uter fyne to be ane goun.
1564 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 309 Sevintene cairsayis and fyve stekis of uttir fyne.
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n.1853
adj.a901v.1?a1400
v.2a1450adv.c888- arrowheadshaped
- arrowing
- arrowleaf
- arrowleaf balsamroot
- arrowleaved
- arrowless
- arrowlet
- arrowlet hole
- arrowlet slit
- arrowlike
- arrowmaking
- arrowpierced
- arrowpointed
- arrowpoison frog
- arrowproof
- arrowroot
- arrowroot biscuit
- arrowroot flour
- arrowroot powder
- arrowroot starch
- arrowroots
- arrows
- arrows of swan
- arrows of the same flight
- arrowshaped