voituren.

/ˈvwatjʊə/

Etymology: < French voiture < Latin vectūra , < vect- , participial stem of vehĕre to convey. Compare vettura n.

a. A carriage or conveyance; a vehicle.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > [noun]

passagec1300

carriagea1398

port1598

conveyancea1616

vehicle1641

conveniency1660

convenience1671

machine1687

voiture1698

transportation1853

1698 W. King Journey to London 6 I drew these Surprising Conclusions. First that a Hackney is a miserable Voiture [etc.].

1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 13 Hackneys and Chairs, which here are the most nasty and miserable Voiture that can be.

1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 3 Aug. (1965) I. 249 I..went in the long boat to Helver Sluyse where we hir'd Voitures to carry us to the Brill.

1753 H. Walpole in Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 46 Having caused an easy voiture to be made, I undertook the journey in it.

1779 J. Warner in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) IV. 32 But it rained hard, and I could get no voiture till I was forced to go to my engagement with Lady Lambert.

1814 Sporting Mag. 44 60 To say a few words, in the way of compliment, to the driver of another voiture.

1840 Arnold in Life & Corr. (1844) II. App. C. 418 We are again in voiture, going along the edge of the sea in the port of Naples.

b. transferred and figurative.

ΚΠ

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 31 July (1965) I. 420 I hir'd an Ass (the only voiture to be had there).

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 195 This was the Voiture with which they carried themselves down quite to the Sea, and one of these Boats it was, that we spied..coming to us in the Bay.

1746 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 9 Oct. (1932) (modernized text) III. 781 In this journey, the understanding is the voiture that must carry you through.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	voiture
释义	voituren. /ˈvwatjʊə/ Etymology: < French voiture < Latin vectūra , < vect- , participial stem of vehĕre to convey. Compare vettura n. a. A carriage or conveyance; a vehicle. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > [noun] passagec1300 carriagea1398 port1598 conveyancea1616 vehicle1641 conveniency1660 convenience1671 machine1687 voiture1698 transportation1853 1698 W. King Journey to London 6 I drew these Surprising Conclusions. First that a Hackney is a miserable Voiture [etc.]. 1699 M. Lister Journey to Paris (new ed.) 13 Hackneys and Chairs, which here are the most nasty and miserable Voiture that can be. 1716 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 3 Aug. (1965) I. 249 I..went in the long boat to Helver Sluyse where we hir'd Voitures to carry us to the Brill. 1753 H. Walpole in Philos. Trans. 1751–2 (Royal Soc.) 47 46 Having caused an easy voiture to be made, I undertook the journey in it. 1779 J. Warner in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) IV. 32 But it rained hard, and I could get no voiture till I was forced to go to my engagement with Lady Lambert. 1814 Sporting Mag. 44 60 To say a few words, in the way of compliment, to the driver of another voiture. 1840 Arnold in Life & Corr. (1844) II. App. C. 418 We are again in voiture, going along the edge of the sea in the port of Naples. b. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 31 July (1965) I. 420 I hir'd an Ass (the only voiture to be had there). 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 195 This was the Voiture with which they carried themselves down quite to the Sea, and one of these Boats it was, that we spied..coming to us in the Bay. 1746 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 9 Oct. (1932) (modernized text) III. 781 In this journey, the understanding is the voiture that must carry you through. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1698
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