Wild Westn.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪl(d) ˈwɛst/, U.S.

/ˌwaɪl(d) ˈwɛst/

Forms: Also wild west, wild West.

1. The western part of the U.S. during its lawless frontier period.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > area or time characterized by disorder

Wild West1849

Old West1897

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > western states

Western States1787

west1796

Wild West1849

Old West1897

1849 C. Brontë Shirley III. xiii. 272 What suggested the wild West to your mind?

1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. i. 6 The Wild West.

1898 H. James in Literature 30 Apr. 512/1 Has he [sc. Bret Harte] continued to distil and dilute the Wild West because the public would only take him as wild and Western?

1903 G. K. Chesterton Robert Browning v. 111 A gambling hell in the Wild West.

1937 W. J. Phillips & F. Niven Colour in Canad. Rockies ix. 61 On my first visit there were many marked qualities of the ‘wild west’ there.

1977 Times 20 Sept. 12/1 The Rio Grande..has been oversold in the legends and songs of the old Wild West.

2. transferred and figurative.

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1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 19 July 4/2 Somewhere in the wild west of the Old Brompton-road.

1944 F. Clune Red Heart 69 Australia's Wild West, as picturesque as Texas, was buzzing with rumours of raids, hold-ups.

1975 J. O'Faolain Women in Wall 11 My setting is the Wild West of an age often called ‘Dark’.

Compounds

C1. attributive.

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1922 E. E. Cummings Let. 26 Feb. (1969) 82 Attacks by Bedoins, wild-west style, shooting at Dos with rifles.

1940 ‘G. Orwell’ in Horizon Mar. 193 The Wild West story..with its cattle-rustlers.

1965 ‘A. Nicol’ Truly Married Woman 5 She removed the Wild West novels and romance magazines.

a1970 E. M. Forster Life to Come (1972) 100 They passed through the village, on their way back past a cinema, which was giving a Wild West stunt.

1971 Advocate-News (Barbados) 17 Sept. (Guyana Suppl.) p. iv/2 There it will link up at the ‘wild west’ border town of Lethem with a similar road the Brazilian army engineers are building to connect with Manaus and the Pan-American Highway.

C2.

Wild West show n. (also Wild West exhibition) a circus or fairground entertainment depicting cowboys and Indians with exhibitions of riding, shooting, etc.; also figurative.

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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > show of skill > in riding, etc.

rodeo1824

bull riding1835

fantasia1838

Wild West show1885

1885 in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) i. 150 Buffalo Bill's ‘Wild West’ Prairie exhibition and Rocky Mountain show.

1895 ‘M. Twain’ in N. Amer. Rev. July 8 A man who could hunt flies with a rifle and command a ducal salary in a Wild West show.

1914 A. Bennett Price of Love vii. 133 Skating-rinks, Wild West exhibitions, Dutch auctions.

1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder xxiv. 268 ‘Shut up. This isn't a Wild West show.’ ‘You give me the lie!’ ‘Oh, for God's sake don't go native.’

1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 20 June 8- c/2 Later, the way it worked in the ‘wild west’ shows of the day, the U.S. cavalry came along, rescued the passengers and drove off the Indians.

1979 J. Wainwright Duty Elsewhere vii. 29 ‘Y'mean—illegal methods?.. Something of a wild west show.’ ‘That's one way of putting it.’

Derivatives

wild ˈwestern adj. (also with initial capitals) characteristic of or resembling the Wild West; as n., a film about the Wild West; = western n.² 4.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > U.S.A. > Western States > resembling

wild western1864

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > western

wild western1864

western1910

shoot-'em-up1953

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [noun] > western

wild western1864

western1910

horse opera1927

oat opera1937

oater1946

shoot-'em-up1953

spaghetti Western1969

shooter1981

1864 M. B. Chesnut Diary 2 Dec. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) xxviii. 682 He had come to take Serena—alone. That is his wild western fashion.

1934 Cinema Q. 3 iv. 198 ‘Wild Western’ was, almost from the inception of the film, one of its most popular subjects.

1967 D. Francis Blood Sport viii. 95 Jackson preserved its own wild western flavour to the extent of a small authentic stage coach waiting in front of the drug store.

1982 W. Mankowitz Mazeppa vii. 118 The Menken enjoyed the Washoe wild western atmosphere.

Wild ˈWesterner n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > other > one who

pinchback1600

dresser1679

parakeet1876

snappy dresser1925

sharpster1957

Wild Westerner1963

power dresser1980

1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service xvii. 192 A group of harlequins, Wild Westerners and pirates.

1981 A. Lurie Lang. of Clothes iv. 112 At any national convention the Wild Westerners will be the easiest to identify.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wild west
释义	Wild Westn. Brit. /ˌwʌɪl(d) ˈwɛst/, U.S. /ˌwaɪl(d) ˈwɛst/ Forms: Also wild west, wild West. 1. The western part of the U.S. during its lawless frontier period. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > disorder or riot > [noun] > area or time characterized by disorder Wild West1849 Old West1897 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > western states Western States1787 west1796 Wild West1849 Old West1897 1849 C. Brontë Shirley III. xiii. 272 What suggested the wild West to your mind? 1851 M. Reid Scalp Hunters I. i. 6 The Wild West. 1898 H. James in Literature 30 Apr. 512/1 Has he [sc. Bret Harte] continued to distil and dilute the Wild West because the public would only take him as wild and Western? 1903 G. K. Chesterton Robert Browning v. 111 A gambling hell in the Wild West. 1937 W. J. Phillips & F. Niven Colour in Canad. Rockies ix. 61 On my first visit there were many marked qualities of the ‘wild west’ there. 1977 Times 20 Sept. 12/1 The Rio Grande..has been oversold in the legends and songs of the old Wild West. 2. transferred and figurative. ΚΠ 1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 19 July 4/2 Somewhere in the wild west of the Old Brompton-road. 1944 F. Clune Red Heart 69 Australia's Wild West, as picturesque as Texas, was buzzing with rumours of raids, hold-ups. 1975 J. O'Faolain Women in Wall 11 My setting is the Wild West of an age often called ‘Dark’. Compounds C1. attributive. ΚΠ 1922 E. E. Cummings Let. 26 Feb. (1969) 82 Attacks by Bedoins, wild-west style, shooting at Dos with rifles. 1940 ‘G. Orwell’ in Horizon Mar. 193 The Wild West story..with its cattle-rustlers. 1965 ‘A. Nicol’ Truly Married Woman 5 She removed the Wild West novels and romance magazines. a1970 E. M. Forster Life to Come (1972) 100 They passed through the village, on their way back past a cinema, which was giving a Wild West stunt. 1971 Advocate-News (Barbados) 17 Sept. (Guyana Suppl.) p. iv/2 There it will link up at the ‘wild west’ border town of Lethem with a similar road the Brazilian army engineers are building to connect with Manaus and the Pan-American Highway. C2. Wild West show n. (also Wild West exhibition) a circus or fairground entertainment depicting cowboys and Indians with exhibitions of riding, shooting, etc.; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > type of show or spectacle > [noun] > show of skill > in riding, etc. rodeo1824 bull riding1835 fantasia1838 Wild West show1885 1885 in B. A. Botkin Treasury Amer. Folklore (1944) i. 150 Buffalo Bill's ‘Wild West’ Prairie exhibition and Rocky Mountain show. 1895 ‘M. Twain’ in N. Amer. Rev. July 8 A man who could hunt flies with a rifle and command a ducal salary in a Wild West show. 1914 A. Bennett Price of Love vii. 133 Skating-rinks, Wild West exhibitions, Dutch auctions. 1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder xxiv. 268 ‘Shut up. This isn't a Wild West show.’ ‘You give me the lie!’ ‘Oh, for God's sake don't go native.’ 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 20 June 8- c/2 Later, the way it worked in the ‘wild west’ shows of the day, the U.S. cavalry came along, rescued the passengers and drove off the Indians. 1979 J. Wainwright Duty Elsewhere vii. 29 ‘Y'mean—illegal methods?.. Something of a wild west show.’ ‘That's one way of putting it.’ Derivatives wild ˈwestern adj. (also with initial capitals) characteristic of or resembling the Wild West; as n., a film about the Wild West; = western n.² 4. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > U.S.A. > Western States > resembling wild western1864 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > western wild western1864 western1910 shoot-'em-up1953 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [noun] > western wild western1864 western1910 horse opera1927 oat opera1937 oater1946 shoot-'em-up1953 spaghetti Western1969 shooter1981 1864 M. B. Chesnut Diary 2 Dec. in C. V. Woodward Mary Chesnut's Civil War (1981) xxviii. 682 He had come to take Serena—alone. That is his wild western fashion. 1934 Cinema Q. 3 iv. 198 ‘Wild Western’ was, almost from the inception of the film, one of its most popular subjects. 1967 D. Francis Blood Sport viii. 95 Jackson preserved its own wild western flavour to the extent of a small authentic stage coach waiting in front of the drug store. 1982 W. Mankowitz Mazeppa vii. 118 The Menken enjoyed the Washoe wild western atmosphere. Wild ˈWesterner n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > [noun] > in specific way > other > one who pinchback1600 dresser1679 parakeet1876 snappy dresser1925 sharpster1957 Wild Westerner1963 power dresser1980 1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service xvii. 192 A group of harlequins, Wild Westerners and pirates. 1981 A. Lurie Lang. of Clothes iv. 112 At any national convention the Wild Westerners will be the easiest to identify. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1849
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