westermostadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛstəməʊst/, U.S.

/ˈwɛstərˌmoʊst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wester adj., -most suffix.

Etymology: < wester adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier westmost adj. and later westernmost adj.Some later examples may simply show typographical errors for westernmost adj.

Situated furthest to the west; most westerly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective] > most

westmosteOE

westermost1435

westernmost1589

westwardmost1680

Far-Western1844

1435 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1883) II. 361 (MED) Thomas Hastclyfe ocupyis ye westermost plase with ye garthyn in ye name of ye Comons now.

1555 R. Eden Two Viages into Guinea in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 352^v The Westermost poynte of the Trepoyntes.

1598 R. Hakluyt tr. P. Towtigin in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 337 The riuer Ob is the most Westermost part thereof.

1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iii. 65 The Meridian about the Westermost of the Azores.

1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xv. 421 Three of the Islands were pretty large; the Westermost is the biggest.

1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. 24 Sagor the wester~most Chanel of the Ganges.

1775 B. Romans Conc. Nat. Hist. E. & W. Florida App. 37 At the east end of the westermost key is another channel 8 feet deep.

1821 R. Southey Vision of Judgem. i. 2 From far Glaramar, Bleacrag, and Maidenmawr, to Grizedal and westermost Withop.

1885 Times 5 Dec. 9/6 Sir Edmund Beckett has evidently been misled about..the westermost of the two turrets of the south transept.

1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. iv. 34 The extremity of a third similar structure is found in the Wylye valley, in the westermost part shown.

2004 D. Stevenson Hunt for Rob Roy xii. 234 Rob Og approached John MacLaren at Drumlich, the westermost farm in Balquhidder.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	westermost
释义	westermostadj. Brit. /ˈwɛstəməʊst/, U.S. /ˈwɛstərˌmoʊst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wester adj., -most suffix. Etymology: < wester adj. + -most suffix. Compare earlier westmost adj. and later westernmost adj.Some later examples may simply show typographical errors for westernmost adj. Situated furthest to the west; most westerly. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [adjective] > most westmosteOE westermost1435 westernmost1589 westwardmost1680 Far-Western1844 1435 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1883) II. 361 (MED) Thomas Hastclyfe ocupyis ye westermost plase with ye garthyn in ye name of ye Comons now. 1555 R. Eden Two Viages into Guinea in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 352^v The Westermost poynte of the Trepoyntes. 1598 R. Hakluyt tr. P. Towtigin in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) I. 337 The riuer Ob is the most Westermost part thereof. 1625 N. Carpenter Geogr. Delineated i. iii. 65 The Meridian about the Westermost of the Azores. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xv. 421 Three of the Islands were pretty large; the Westermost is the biggest. 1727 A. Hamilton New Acct. E. Indies II. 24 Sagor the wester~most Chanel of the Ganges. 1775 B. Romans Conc. Nat. Hist. E. & W. Florida App. 37 At the east end of the westermost key is another channel 8 feet deep. 1821 R. Southey Vision of Judgem. i. 2 From far Glaramar, Bleacrag, and Maidenmawr, to Grizedal and westermost Withop. 1885 Times 5 Dec. 9/6 Sir Edmund Beckett has evidently been misled about..the westermost of the two turrets of the south transept. 1952 G. H. Dury Map Interpr. iv. 34 The extremity of a third similar structure is found in the Wylye valley, in the westermost part shown. 2004 D. Stevenson Hunt for Rob Roy xii. 234 Rob Og approached John MacLaren at Drumlich, the westermost farm in Balquhidder. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1435
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