Valentinen.
/ˈvaləntʌɪn/, /ˈvaln̩tʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈvælənˌtaɪn/ 1. elliptical.1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 138 Saint Valentine is past. Begin these wood birds but to couple, now? View more context for this quotation1714 J. Gay Shepherd's Week iv. 37 Last Valentine, the day when birds of kind Their paramours with mutual chirpings find.
a. (St.) Valentine's day, the 14th of February.Frequently mentioned with reference to the choosing of sweethearts or the mating of birds.
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the world > time > period > year > [noun] > specific days of the year > St. Valentine's Day
(St.) Valentine's dayc1381
Saint Valentide1596
Valentine-day1725
c1381 G. Chaucer Parl. Foules 309 For this was on seynt Volantynys day Whan euery bryd comyth there to chese his make.
c1430 Lydgate's Min. Poems (1911) I. 304 A balade made..in wyse of chesing loues at Saint Valentynes day.
c1450 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 127 The xiiij day of Feuerell, that is to say vpon seynt Valentyne's day, the Kyng com to London.
?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xliiiiv And after saynt Valentynes day it is tyme to graffe both peeres and wardens.
1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. v. 47 To morrow is saint Valentines day.
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) iii. xiii. 206 As some..embrace the first they meet on Valentine's day.
1725 H. Bourne Antiquitates Vulgares xiii. 160 Such is the Observation of Candlemas-Day, such is Childermas-Day, such Valentine's Day, and some others.
1822 R. Nares Gloss. 538 The number of letters sent on Valentine's Day, makes several additional sorters necessary at the Post Office in London.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 131 How blithe would she have been to see this happy St Valentine's morning!
1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 373 Valentining, children going from house to house, the morning of St. Valentine's day, soliciting small gratuities.
b. St. Valentine's eve (Scottish. Valentine's e'en), the eve of St. Valentine's day.
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the world > time > period > year > [noun] > specific days of the year
Candlemas1014
May Day1267
All Souls' Dayc1300
midsummer evena1400
firstc1400
Beltane1424
midsummer eve1426
quarter day1435
Beltane1456
mid-Sundaya1475
madding-day1568
Lord Mayor's day1591
Barnaby bright1595
Lammas-eve1597
All Saints' Night1607
Handsel Monday1635
distaff's day1648
long Barnabya1657
St. Valentine's eve1671
leet-day1690
All Fools' Day1702
Boxing Day1743
April Fool's Day1748
Royal Oak Day1759
box day1765
Oak-apple Day1802
All Souls' Eve1805
mischief night1830
Shick-shack Day1847
chalk-back day1851
call night1864
Nut-Monday1867
Arbor Day1872
April Fool's1873
Labour Day1884
Martinmas Sunday1885
call day1886
Samhain1888
Juneteenth1890
Mother's Day1890
Father's Day1908
Thinking Day1927
Punkie night1931
Tweede Nuwejaar1947
1671 in Roxburghe Ballads (1890) VII. 113 A Crew on S. Valentine's Eve did meet together.
1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth i, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 41 I will have no evasions, boy—Where wert thou on St Valentine's Eve?
a1830 T. Somerville Life & Times (1861) 344 Valentine's e'en, and Hallowe'en,..used to be anniversaries observed in every house by the..young people.
2. in extended use.c1750 O. Goldsmith in W. Irving Oliver Goldsmith (1849) iv. 54 With submission at your shrine, Comes a heart your Valentine.† b. Applied to God, or to one of the Saints, as a patron chosen by a worshipper. Obsolete.
a. A person of the opposite sex chosen, drawn by lot, or otherwise determined, on St. Valentine's day, as a sweetheart, lover, or special friend for the ensuing year.
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the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > person chosen as one's Valentine
Valentine1477
1477 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 662 Vn-to my ryght welbelouyd Voluntyn, John Paston, squyer, be þis bill delyuered.
a1485 (?a1450) MS Harl. 1735 in J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words (1852) II. 907 Godys blescyng have he and myn, My none gentyl Volontyn, Good Tomas the frere.
c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 564 A! god be with my valentynes. My byrd swetyng, my lovys so dere!
1535 in S. Tymms Wills & Inventories Bury St. Edmunds (1850) 126 I gyf and bequeth to my valentyn Agnes Illyon x s.
1596 W. Raleigh Discoverie Guiana (new ed.) 23 After the Queens haue chosen, the rest cast lottes for their Valentines.
1623 in R. F. Williams Birch's Court & Times James I (1848) (modernized text) II. 395 To the great grief of his sweetheart, Mrs. Bray, my ancient valentine.
1667 S. Pepys Diary 14 Feb. (1974) VIII. 62 This morning came up to my wife's bedside..little Will Mercer to be her Valentine... But I am also this year my wife's Valentine.
1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 359 That same Day, in Commemoration of the antient Custom in England of chusing Valentines, I drew up a List of the fair Ladies in Bristol..and sent for my Officers into the Cabbin, where every one drew.
1719 J. Ozell tr. F. M. Misson Mem. Trav. Eng. 331 There is another kind of Valentine; which is the first young Man or Woman that Chance throws in your Way in the Street, or elsewhere, on that Day.
a1859 T. B. Macaulay in Sat. Rev. (1863) 152 All good attend my Valentine!
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the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > according to other attributes
horn of salvation (health)c825
fatherOE
Our FatherOE
leecha1200
searcher of (men's) heartsa1382
untempter1382
headstone of the cornerc1400
Valentinec1450
illuminator1485
sun?1521
righteous maker1535
shepherd1535
verity1535
strengthener1567
gracer1592
heart-searcher1618
heartbreaker1642
sustainera1680
philanthropist1730
the invisible1781
praise1782
All-Father1814
wisdom1855
omniscient1856
engracer1866
inbreather1873
God of the gaps1933
the great —— in the sky1968
society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > [noun] > guardian > chosen by a worshipper
Valentinec1450
c1450 Godstow Register (1911) 14 O true valeyntyne is oure lord to me.
1500 Will of John Hewetts or Hewetson (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/12) f. 28v To..Saint Mary & to her moder Saint Anne my speciall voweis & volentyns on whoos day I was borne.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Valentines,..Saints chosen for special Patrons for a year, according to the use of the Romanists.
3.
a. A folded paper inscribed with the name of a person to be drawn as a valentine. to draw valentines, to draw lots for this or other reasons.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > make types of choice [verb (intransitive)] > choose or decide by lot
to cast lots (also lot)a1275
to draw lots (also lot)c1425
lot1483
to draw valentines?1553
draw1634
to draw a straw or straws1832
to draw short and long1870
?1553 in Hist. MSS Comm: Cal. MSS Marquis of Salisbury (1883) I. 134 in Parl. Papers (C. 3777) XXXVI. 1 There is three papers like unto walentynes put in a cap and so they draw.
1639 Sc. Acts Parl. (1870) V. 604/2 Act ordaining the Commissioneris of shyris to draw lottis and valentines ȝeirlie at ilk parliament for thair places.
1725 H. Bourne Antiquitates Vulgares xx. 174 It is a Ceremony, never omitted among the Vulgar, to draw Lots, which they Term Valentines, on the Eve before Valentine-day.
1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. I. 141 The young people..in February draw Valentines, and from them collect their future fortune in the nuptial state.
1790 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum III. 306 Yestreen at the Valentines' dealing..thrice I drew ane without failing, And thrice it was written, Tam Glen.
b. A gift or present to a person drawn or chosen as one's especial friend on St. Valentine's day. Now only U.S.
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the mind > possession > giving > gift or present > [noun] > gift on St. Valentine's day
Valentinec1610
c1610 in Mem. G. Heriot (1822) App. vii. 215 For gold, and making of a Valentine.
1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. ii. iv. 386 Many such allurements there are,..Tokens, Favours, Symbols, Letters, Valentines, &c.
1962 A. Lurie Love & Friendship ix. 167 More flowers... On the tables, on the mantelpiece, on the bookcases... All red and white, and of course it was February 14th... Would Will himself see that the whole party was a valentine for him?
1965 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 14 Feb. (1970) 244 Luci came bounding in this morning, to give her daddy a box of peanut brittle for his Valentine.
c. A letter or (now esp.) a card, usu. with verses or other words of a romantic or light-hearted nature, sent (often anonymously) on St Valentine's day as a token of love or affection; in later use also a printed sheet consisting of a more or less grotesque picture with humorous or satirical rhymes (more exactly called a mock valentine).
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the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > letter sent between lovers > card or letter sent to a lover on February 14th
Valentine1824
Valentine card1959
1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village (1863) I. 42 A fine sheet of flourishing writing, something between a valentine and a sampler.
1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury II. iii. 33 He had that morning received..a valentine, in a lady's handwriting, and perfectly anonymous.
1879 Paper & Printing Trades Jrnl. xxix. 20 One occasionally hears that valentines are going out.
1898 Daily News 15 Feb. 7/1 The Christmas card has apparently killed the valentine... Valentines are still sold, and sent, but they are chiefly of the satirical order.
d. transferred. (Cf. valentine v. 1.)
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the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > for specific purpose
chuckle1774
chick1821
Valentine1847
food-call1879
nesting-song1879
flight call1937
flight note1937
1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess v. 106 A song on every spray Of birds that piped their Valentines.
a. (Meaning uncertain.) Obsolete. rare.
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a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 918 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 123 Thus wycit he ye walentyne thraly & thrawin.
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society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > other processes, writs, or warrants
trailbaston1304
gavelet1313
withernam1314
praemunire facias1425
Valentine1556
statute of bankrupt1622
safeguard1670
avocatory1689
information quo warranto1690
statute of lunacy1706
jedge and warrant1720
habeas corpora1838
stop-order1875
caution1959
1556 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1913) X. 318 For inbringin of certane personis gevin in valentynis to the airis of Elgin, Banf, and Abirdene.
1561 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 169 Thir personis underwritten:..in presence of the Quenis Grace ressavit thair valentinis of the names of the personis culpable of thift.
1587 Sc. Acts Parl. (1814) III. 464/2 The kingis Maiesties clois valentynis to be send to the Maisteris,..baillies and chiftanes of all notable lymmeris and thevis.
5. A British type of heavy tank, much used during the war of 1939–45. (So called because production was reputedly approved on 14 February 1938.)
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > armed or armoured > tank > types of
whippet1918
cruiser tank1940
Valentine1941
General Sherman (tank)1942
Valentine tank1943
buffalo1944
flail tank1944
1941 Times 7 July 2/2 Details have now been released by the Ministry of Supply of a new British tank, officially designated as the Mark III, but now to be known as Valentine. It is a 16-ton heavy infantry tank.
1959 Chambers's Encycl. XIII. 451/1 Two cruiser types were in production... The Mark I (A.9) was modified..; this modified type was known as the Mark II (A.10); from it was developed the Valentine.
1960 C. Barnett Desert Generals v. iii. 212 Of ninety-seven Valentines, eleven returned.
1979 D. Crow Tanks of World War II iii. 45/1 Infantry Tank Mark III, the Valentine, was produced in far greater numbers than any other British tank. The first Valentine, built by Vickers-Armstrongs..came off the production line in May 1940.
Compounds
C1. attributive and in other combinations, as Valentine bag, Valentine card, Valentine glove, Valentine-writer.
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the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > letter sent between lovers > card or letter sent to a lover on February 14th
Valentine1824
Valentine card1959
1695 G. Baillie Househ. Bk. (1911) 257 To Lisi Rainald for my Robin's vallantin gloves.
1802 (title) Fairburn's Annual, Original, Comic & Entertaining Valentine-writer for the year 1802.
1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 72 Those that issue from the bursting Valentine-bag of our postman.
1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xii. 236 Valentine cards are definitely in fashion again.
1977 Times 1 Feb. 8/5 Make your own Valentine card.
C2.
Valentine-bun n. (see quot. 1854).
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > bun > [noun]
bun1371
wig1376
barley-bun1552
simnel cake1699
simlin1701
muffin1703
Chelsea bun1711
cross-bun1733
hot cross bun1733
penny bun1777
Sally Lunn1780
huffkin1790
Bath-bun1801
teacake1832
English muffin1842
saffron bun1852
Belgian bun1854
Valentine-bun1854
cinnamon roll1872
lunn1874
Yorkshire teacake1877
barmbrack1878
cinnamon bun1879
sticky bun1880
pan dulce1882
schnecke1899
wad1919
tabnab1933
1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 374 In Peterborough..sweet plum buns were formerly, and I believe are still, made, called Valentine buns.
Valentine-day n. = sense 1.
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the world > time > period > year > [noun] > specific days of the year > St. Valentine's Day
(St.) Valentine's dayc1381
Saint Valentide1596
Valentine-day1725
1725 H. Bourne Antiquitates Vulgares xx. 174 On the Eve before Valentine-day.
Valentine tank n. (also Valentine infantry tank) = sense 5 above.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > military vehicles > [noun] > armed or armoured > tank > types of
whippet1918
cruiser tank1940
Valentine1941
General Sherman (tank)1942
Valentine tank1943
buffalo1944
flail tank1944
1943 W. S. Churchill End of Beginning 140 It would be wrong..to write off as useless..the Valentine tanks.
1944 Return to Attack (Army Board, N.Z.) 16/2 A squadron of Valentine infantry tanks..was sent to join them.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
valentinev.
/ˈvaləntʌɪn/, /ˈvaln̩tʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈvælənˌtaɪn/ 1. transitive and intransitive. Of birds: To greet with song, to sing, at mating-time. (Cf. Valentine n. 3d.)
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the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > chirp or sing > at particular time
valentine1851
the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [verb (intransitive)] > sing > at particular time
valentine1885
1851 G. Meredith Poems 104 Shall the birds in vain then valentine their sweethearts?
1885 G. Meredith Thrush in Feb. i I know him, February's thrush, And loud at eve he valentines.
2. intransitive. (See quots.) dialect.
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the mind > possession > poverty > mendicancy > beg or be beggar [verb (intransitive)] > on specific traditional occasions
soul1778
valentine1854
society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [verb (intransitive)] > others
soul1778
valentine1854
to play mas'1965
1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words II. 373 Valentining, children going from house to house, the morning of St. Valentine's day, soliciting small gratuities.
1864 Children's Prize Feb. 22 The little fellow had cried bitterly till she had given him leave to go ‘Valentining’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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