vedetten.

Brit.

/vᵻˈdɛt/, U.S.

/vəˈdɛt/

Forms: Also 1800s vedet; 1600s– vidette.

Etymology: French, < Italian vedetta, probably < vedere to see. The spelling vidette, now rare, was common in the first half of the 19th cent.

1. Military. A mounted sentry placed in advance of the outposts of an army to observe the movements of the enemy.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guard > sentry

waitc1325

watchc1380

sentinel1579

century1585

rounder1596

sentry1632

vedette1690

α.

1690 R. Davies Jrnl. (1857) 129 And then lay down to sleep..without posting any scouts or videttes abroad.

1778 Gouv. Morris in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) II. 228 A few good cavalry may be requisite for the videttes.

1812 Examiner 7 Sept. 561/2 He fell in with the enemy's videttes.

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. iii. iii. 450 One of the videttes perceived..a large body of Indians moving towards the Christian lines.

1868 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army §892 Instructions for the guidance of Outposts,..videttes, and sentries.

1902 R. W. Chambers Maids of Paradise xxii. 376 The rigid system of patrol which brought death..to our sleet-soaked videttes.

β. 1702 Mil. Dict. Vedette, a Sentinel of the Horse..detached from the main Body of the Army [etc.].1746 Rep. Cond. Sir J. Cope 78 To post the Out-Guard, and see the Vedettes placed properly.1786 J. Gillies Hist. Anc. Greece I. iii. 100 The order of their guards and watches was highly judicious; they employed, for their security, out-sentries and vedettes.1809 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) V. 355 The vedettes of the outposts were within shot of each other.1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 394 Whether they have been in the habit of placing piquets, posting vedets, conducting patrols, &c.1879 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 23 A vedette was killed to-day. Half-a-dozen Zulus rushed out on him soon after he had been posted for the day.in extended use.1807 Z. M. Pike Acct. Exped. Sources Mississippi (1810) 248 I made a pretext to halt—established my boy as a vedet, and sat down peacably under a bush and made my notes.1812 P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 53 An old cock, who was the vidette.1878 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine II. xxii. 98 The blackcock vedette rolled his burnished plumage leisurely against the sun.figurative.1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) VII. 483 Philosophical vedette at the distance of one thousand miles..is precious to us here.1880 Spectator 13 Nov. 1439 They cannot bear to see the landlords, whom they regard as their own vedettes, terrorized.

2. vedette boat n. a small vessel used for scouting purposes in naval warfare; hence more widely, any motor launch. Also elliptical.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > look-out or reconnaissance vessel

spy-boat1637

guard-ship1689

station ship1693

scout-ship1694

guard-boat1696

scout1706

lookout1761

lookout ship1762

watch-boat1789

patrol boat1854

spy-ship1858

picket boat1861

picket launch1864

scout vessel1869

vedette boat1884

picket ship1898

coastal1912

P boat1917

spotter1931

radar picket1945

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Oct. 6/1 Building armour-clads, fast cruisers, vedette and torpedo boats.

1892 Times (Weekly ed.) 7 Oct. 7/2 They are vedette boats and not torpedo boats in the proper sense.

1977 E. W. Middleton Lifeboats of World v. 178 90 fast vedettes.

1982 H. A. Williams Some Day I'll find You i. viii. 23 If it was low tide the passengers had to land in vedettes.

3. With pronunciation

/vəˈdɛt/. A stage or film star.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > launch

launch1865

motor launch1897

ML1928

vedette1963

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer > star or principal

star1808

co-star1888

starlet1910

television star1931

principal1936

vedette1963

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > actors or characters > [noun] > film star

co-star1888

film star1911

movie star1912

vedette1963

1963 Listener 28 Mar. 572/2 The ‘pop’ singers' predecessors were the music-hall vedettes, among them Marie Lloyd and Maurice Chevalier, who..lit up the souls of their audiences with wit and innuendo.

1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions viii. 150 At the sight of..the Hollywood vedette, the maitre d'..escorted his guests to the window table.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vedette
释义	vedetten. Brit. /vᵻˈdɛt/, U.S. /vəˈdɛt/ Forms: Also 1800s vedet; 1600s– vidette. Etymology: French, < Italian vedetta, probably < vedere to see. The spelling vidette, now rare, was common in the first half of the 19th cent. 1. Military. A mounted sentry placed in advance of the outposts of an army to observe the movements of the enemy. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guard > sentry waitc1325 watchc1380 sentinel1579 century1585 rounder1596 sentry1632 vedette1690 α. 1690 R. Davies Jrnl. (1857) 129 And then lay down to sleep..without posting any scouts or videttes abroad. 1778 Gouv. Morris in J. Sparks Corr. Amer. Revol. (1853) II. 228 A few good cavalry may be requisite for the videttes. 1812 Examiner 7 Sept. 561/2 He fell in with the enemy's videttes. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. iii. iii. 450 One of the videttes perceived..a large body of Indians moving towards the Christian lines. 1868 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army §892 Instructions for the guidance of Outposts,..videttes, and sentries. 1902 R. W. Chambers Maids of Paradise xxii. 376 The rigid system of patrol which brought death..to our sleet-soaked videttes. β. 1702 Mil. Dict. Vedette, a Sentinel of the Horse..detached from the main Body of the Army [etc.].1746 Rep. Cond. Sir J. Cope 78 To post the Out-Guard, and see the Vedettes placed properly.1786 J. Gillies Hist. Anc. Greece I. iii. 100 The order of their guards and watches was highly judicious; they employed, for their security, out-sentries and vedettes.1809 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1838) V. 355 The vedettes of the outposts were within shot of each other.1844 Queen's Regulations & Orders Army 394 Whether they have been in the habit of placing piquets, posting vedets, conducting patrols, &c.1879 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 23 A vedette was killed to-day. Half-a-dozen Zulus rushed out on him soon after he had been posted for the day.in extended use.1807 Z. M. Pike Acct. Exped. Sources Mississippi (1810) 248 I made a pretext to halt—established my boy as a vedet, and sat down peacably under a bush and made my notes.1812 P. Hawker Diary (1893) I. 53 An old cock, who was the vidette.1878 L. W. M. Lockhart Mine is Thine II. xxii. 98 The blackcock vedette rolled his burnished plumage leisurely against the sun.figurative.1801 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) VII. 483 Philosophical vedette at the distance of one thousand miles..is precious to us here.1880 Spectator 13 Nov. 1439 They cannot bear to see the landlords, whom they regard as their own vedettes, terrorized. 2. vedette boat n. a small vessel used for scouting purposes in naval warfare; hence more widely, any motor launch. Also elliptical. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > look-out or reconnaissance vessel spy-boat1637 guard-ship1689 station ship1693 scout-ship1694 guard-boat1696 scout1706 lookout1761 lookout ship1762 watch-boat1789 patrol boat1854 spy-ship1858 picket boat1861 picket launch1864 scout vessel1869 vedette boat1884 picket ship1898 coastal1912 P boat1917 spotter1931 radar picket1945 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Oct. 6/1 Building armour-clads, fast cruisers, vedette and torpedo boats. 1892 Times (Weekly ed.) 7 Oct. 7/2 They are vedette boats and not torpedo boats in the proper sense. 1977 E. W. Middleton Lifeboats of World v. 178 90 fast vedettes. 1982 H. A. Williams Some Day I'll find You i. viii. 23 If it was low tide the passengers had to land in vedettes. 3. With pronunciation /vəˈdɛt/. A stage or film star. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > launch launch1865 motor launch1897 ML1928 vedette1963 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer > star or principal star1808 co-star1888 starlet1910 television star1931 principal1936 vedette1963 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > actors or characters > [noun] > film star co-star1888 film star1911 movie star1912 vedette1963 1963 Listener 28 Mar. 572/2 The ‘pop’ singers' predecessors were the music-hall vedettes, among them Marie Lloyd and Maurice Chevalier, who..lit up the souls of their audiences with wit and innuendo. 1980 L. St. Clair Obsessions viii. 150 At the sight of..the Hollywood vedette, the maitre d'..escorted his guests to the window table. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1690
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