wisdom toothn.

Brit.

/ˈwɪzdəm tuːθ/, U.S.

/ˈwɪzdəm ˌtuθ/

Etymology: Usually plural; originally teeth of wisdom, rendering modern Latin dentes sapientiae, = Arabic aḍrāsu 'lḥikmi ( < ḍirs tooth, ḥikm wisdom), after Greek σωϕρονιστῆρες (Hippocrates): so called as not appearing till the attainment of years of discretion.

The hindmost molar tooth on each side of both upper and lower jaws in man, usually ‘cut’ about the age of twenty. Often in to cut one's wisdom teeth, to attain to wisdom or discretion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > be or become wise [verb (intransitive)]

sape1694

to cut one's wisdom teeth1848

to cut one's teeth1861

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > wisdom

cassall?1541

wit-tooth1601

lag-tooth1611

wisdom tooth1848

1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) Man. iv. xiii. 349 The two last are termed Dentes Sapientiæ, the Teeth of Wisedom.

1771 Gen. Chirurg. Dict. sig. Cc8^v, in J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. (ed. 4) Sophronesteres, the..Teeth of Wisdom.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. x. 159 The gamester, finding that I had cut my teeth of wisdom sooner than suited his purpose.]

1848 Quain's Elements Anat. (ed. 5) II. 971 The last molar in each range, owing to its late appearance through the gums, is called the wisdom-tooth.1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers II. vii. 121 He's noan cut his wisdom-teeth yet.1868 G. J. Whyte-Melville White Rose III. 205 It seems..they're all born with their wisdom-teeth cut and their whiskers growed.1872 L. P. Meredith Teeth (1878) 49 The wisdom teeth occasionally erupt as late as the fortieth or fiftieth year.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wisdom tooth
释义	wisdom toothn. Brit. /ˈwɪzdəm tuːθ/, U.S. /ˈwɪzdəm ˌtuθ/ Etymology: Usually plural; originally teeth of wisdom, rendering modern Latin dentes sapientiae, = Arabic aḍrāsu 'lḥikmi ( < ḍirs tooth, ḥikm wisdom), after Greek σωϕρονιστῆρες (Hippocrates): so called as not appearing till the attainment of years of discretion. The hindmost molar tooth on each side of both upper and lower jaws in man, usually ‘cut’ about the age of twenty. Often in to cut one's wisdom teeth, to attain to wisdom or discretion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > be or become wise [verb (intransitive)] sape1694 to cut one's wisdom teeth1848 to cut one's teeth1861 the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > wisdom cassall?1541 wit-tooth1601 lag-tooth1611 wisdom tooth1848 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) Man. iv. xiii. 349 The two last are termed Dentes Sapientiæ, the Teeth of Wisedom. 1771 Gen. Chirurg. Dict. sig. Cc8^v, in J. Sparrow tr. H. F. Le Dran Observ. Surg. (ed. 4) Sophronesteres, the..Teeth of Wisdom. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. x. x. 159 The gamester, finding that I had cut my teeth of wisdom sooner than suited his purpose.] 1848 Quain's Elements Anat. (ed. 5) II. 971 The last molar in each range, owing to its late appearance through the gums, is called the wisdom-tooth.1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers II. vii. 121 He's noan cut his wisdom-teeth yet.1868 G. J. Whyte-Melville White Rose III. 205 It seems..they're all born with their wisdom-teeth cut and their whiskers growed.1872 L. P. Meredith Teeth (1878) 49 The wisdom teeth occasionally erupt as late as the fortieth or fiftieth year. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1848
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