wdv.

Forms: also wd. (with point).

Etymology: Shortened < would past tense of will v.¹ (as graphic abbreviation).

Would.

ΚΠ

1793 C. Burney Let. 10 July in F. Burney Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) II. 171 I dread the evils into w^ch their sudden union w^d involve them.

1800 M. L. Weems Let. 17 Dec. in Ford's M. L. Weems: Wks. & Ways (1929) II. 152 But for this I wd instantly wholesale my books & quit the business forever.

1811 P. B. Shelley Let. 12 Jan. (1964) I. 44 Wd. that I cd. believe them to be as [they] are represented.

1888 H. O. D. Davidson Let. 12 July in R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill (1967) I. Compan. i. v. 169 I thought it wd do him good to spend a day with you.

1910 R. Bridges Let. 21 June in Bridges & Bradley Corr. (1940) 77 I was glad to get your note saying that you wd week-endize.

1930 E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos vi. 24 They wd. have given him poison But for the shape of his sword-hilt.

1981 J. Stubbs Ironmaster xiv. 188 There w^d be an Outcry if the wedding was to fall in the month of May.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

W.D. n. War Department.

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society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > War Office

War Office1721

War Department1797

W.D.1855

W.O.1860

Seraskierate1876

pall-mall1880

war room1914

War House1925

Stavka1928

pentagon1942

War Box1952

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility

intelligence office1659

custom house1661

secret service1737

home department1782

home office1790

War Department1797

port authority1851

W.D.1855

welfare department1904

welfare1928

social services1968

1855 Admiralty Circular 27 Aug. In future the mark W.D. (War Department), with the Broad Arrow, shall be used for Stores provided by the Ordnance Department.

1920 Punch 7 Jan. 9/1 The orders are dead strict against civilians riding in W.D. vehicles.

1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags ii. 149 Patches of rank land marked on the signposts W.D., marked on the maps as numbered training areas.

1976 ‘J. Charlton’ Remington Set xviii. 86 I need something on a three-ton chassis..ex-WD Bedford would do nicely.

单词	wd
释义	wdv. Forms: also wd. (with point). Etymology: Shortened < would past tense of will v.¹ (as graphic abbreviation). Would. ΚΠ 1793 C. Burney Let. 10 July in F. Burney Jrnls. & Lett. (1972) II. 171 I dread the evils into w^ch their sudden union w^d involve them. 1800 M. L. Weems Let. 17 Dec. in Ford's M. L. Weems: Wks. & Ways (1929) II. 152 But for this I wd instantly wholesale my books & quit the business forever. 1811 P. B. Shelley Let. 12 Jan. (1964) I. 44 Wd. that I cd. believe them to be as [they] are represented. 1888 H. O. D. Davidson Let. 12 July in R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill (1967) I. Compan. i. v. 169 I thought it wd do him good to spend a day with you. 1910 R. Bridges Let. 21 June in Bridges & Bradley Corr. (1940) 77 I was glad to get your note saying that you wd week-endize. 1930 E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos vi. 24 They wd. have given him poison But for the shape of his sword-hilt. 1981 J. Stubbs Ironmaster xiv. 188 There w^d be an Outcry if the wedding was to fall in the month of May. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). > as lemmas W.D. W.D. n. War Department. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > War Office War Office1721 War Department1797 W.D.1855 W.O.1860 Seraskierate1876 pall-mall1880 war room1914 War House1925 Stavka1928 pentagon1942 War Box1952 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility intelligence office1659 custom house1661 secret service1737 home department1782 home office1790 War Department1797 port authority1851 W.D.1855 welfare department1904 welfare1928 social services1968 1855 Admiralty Circular 27 Aug. In future the mark W.D. (War Department), with the Broad Arrow, shall be used for Stores provided by the Ordnance Department. 1920 Punch 7 Jan. 9/1 The orders are dead strict against civilians riding in W.D. vehicles. 1942 E. Waugh Put out More Flags ii. 149 Patches of rank land marked on the signposts W.D., marked on the maps as numbered training areas. 1976 ‘J. Charlton’ Remington Set xviii. 86 I need something on a three-ton chassis..ex-WD Bedford would do nicely. extracted from Wn. < v.1793 as lemmas
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