| 单词 | by order |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby order Phrases P1. by order. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [adverb] aboutOE by rewc1225 by ordera1382 sue?a1425 in orderc1425 successively1439 suingly1453 seriatly?a1475 consequently1477 seriatim1495 in sequencea1575 successive1593 succeedingly1602 consequentially1607 subalternately1632 successfully1651 epassyterotically1652 consequent1692 serially1841 consecutively1847 solid1938 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1959) Gen. xliii. 7 The man askide vs by ordre [L. per ordinem] our progenye, ȝif þe fader lyuyde, ȝif we hadden a broþer. c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 2514 Al hire letter wryten I ne may By order. a1450 (?a1300) Richard Coer de Lyon (Caius) (1810) 2961 Be order they comen in her maneres. a1500 ( Pilgrimage of Soul (Egerton) (1953) v. ix. f. 93 (MED) This cercle..was redely lyned be ordre, and stiked ful of sterres. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii. sig. x3 I knowe that al thynges stande by order, and without order nothyng can be. 1604 E. Grimeston tr. J. de Acosta Nat. & Morall Hist. Indies iii. xxvi. 199 All these notable Earthquakes..have succeeded one an other by order. b. By authoritative direction or command (of a person, body, etc.). ΚΠ 1644 J. Maxwell Answer to Worthy Gentleman 46 The Scotish Pope's Sermon Preached at Westminster, and Printed by Order of the House. 1691 London Gaz. No. 2724/1 On the 20th Instant..by Order of the Tribunal of the Inquisition at Toledo..Eight Jews were burnt alive. 1766 G. G. Beekman Let. 10 Feb. in Beekman Mercantile Papers (1956) I. 494 Pray are not the notes sued filed and Cant You Come at them by Order of the Court. 1845 J. R. McCulloch Treat. Taxation ii. vi. 241 Property sold by order of the Courts of Chancery and Exchequer. 1939 Man 110 127/1 It was the general custom among the Amandebele that malefactors executed by order of the king were not buried. 1985 D. Lucie Hard Feelings ii. ii, in Progress & Hard Feelings 84/1 No swearing. By order. 2002 Elle Mar. 217/1 By order of the Commander of the Faithful, Mullah Mohammad Omar, women could no longer venture outside their homes unchaperoned by a male relative. P2. in order a. In succession; in the proper sequence, according to rank, seniority, size, position, date, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [adverb] aboutOE by rewc1225 by ordera1382 sue?a1425 in orderc1425 successively1439 suingly1453 seriatly?a1475 consequently1477 seriatim1495 in sequencea1575 successive1593 succeedingly1602 consequentially1607 subalternately1632 successfully1651 epassyterotically1652 consequent1692 serially1841 consecutively1847 solid1938 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 2076 (MED) Þei were in ordre..Eueryche of hem sette in his due see Liche as þei werne of age & of degre. c1510 How Plowman lerned Pater Noster 113 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) I. 213 In ordre folowed them other thre. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 9797 All þai toldyn hym tale [read tite]..Of þaire answare, in ordur. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 507 Forth In order came the grand infernal Peers. View more context for this quotation 1791 W. Cowper Retirem. 94 The lowest first, and without stop The rest in order to the top. 1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. I 26 Beyond the episternals, the epimerals normally come next in order. 1890 I. D. Hardy New Othello II. viii. 179 He proceeded to set the facts..in order and sequence. 1948 Math. Tables & Other Aids Computation 3 126 We can have on the first section of the program tape..the program for arranging the data in order by age. 1974 F. Forsyth Dogs of War (1975) ii. viii. 156 He had listed them provisionally in order from One to Twenty-four on the basis of their apparent suitability. 2001 O. Sacks Uncle Tungsten xvi. 189 If he arranged the elements..in order of their atomic weights,..one could see recurrences of the same properties and valencies at regular intervals. b. In the correct condition; in a condition in which the elements or constituents are properly disposed with reference to each other, or to their purpose; in accordance with some rule or custom.to put (also set) one's house in order: see house n.1 and int. Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > in (proper) order [phrase] in point1481 in ordera1500 in tune1535 kilter1621 in punto1631 a1500 (a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 349 Þe fendes of helle trowen alle þat we trowen, but hem failen charite to bynde her schelde in order. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Cor. xi. 34 Wother thynges will I set in order when I come. 1567 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure II. xx. f. 133 Hauinge set all things in order for that voyage. 1656 J. Nicholl Diary Public Trans. & Other Occurr. (1836) 189 The eistmest kirk of the twa being first compleit and put in ordor. 1711 A. Pope Ess. Crit. 39 Thus useful Arms in Magazines we place, All rang'd in Order, and dispos'd with Grace. 1772 Test Filial Duty II. 219 Their house is putting in order. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair lvii. 516 He made his solemn preparations for departure: setting his affairs in this world in order, and leaving the little property of which he was possessed to those whom he most desired to benefit. 1878 E. Jenkins Haverholme 28 Why should we spend a hundred thousand men and millions of money in setting that part of the world in order? 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 525 One of the chief duties of these societies is to keep the women in order. 1915 A. Conan Doyle Valley of Fear i. vii. 122 No, no; everything is now in order. 1993 Waterline (Hayling Island Sailing Club) Summer 27/1 We circled the harbour on full rudder to check the autopilot, which was in order. c. Originally U.S. in (also at, on) short (also quick) order: without delay; immediately. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] soonc825 ratheeOE rathelyeOE rekeneOE rekenlyOE thereright971 anonOE forth ona1000 coflyc1000 ferlyc1000 radlyOE swiftlyc1000 unyoreOE yareOE at the forme (also first) wordOE nowOE shortlya1050 rightOE here-rightlOE right anonlOE anonc1175 forthrightc1175 forthwithalc1175 skeetc1175 swithc1175 with and withc1175 anon-rightc1225 anon-rights?c1225 belivec1225 lightly?c1225 quickly?c1225 tidelyc1225 fastlyc1275 hastilyc1275 i-radlichec1275 as soon asc1290 aright1297 bedenea1300 in little wevea1300 withoute(n dwella1300 alrightc1300 as fast (as)c1300 at firstc1300 in placec1300 in the placec1300 mididonec1300 outrightc1300 prestc1300 streck13.. titec1300 without delayc1300 that stounds1303 rada1325 readya1325 apacec1325 albedenec1330 as (also also) titec1330 as blivec1330 as line rightc1330 as straight as linec1330 in anec1330 in presentc1330 newlyc1330 suddenlyc1330 titelyc1330 yernec1330 as soon1340 prestly1340 streckly1340 swithly?1370 evenlya1375 redelya1375 redlya1375 rifelya1375 yeplya1375 at one blastc1380 fresha1382 ripelyc1384 presentc1385 presently1385 without arrestc1385 readilyc1390 in the twinkling of a looka1393 derflya1400 forwhya1400 skeetlya1400 straighta1400 swifta1400 maintenantc1400 out of handc1400 wightc1400 at a startc1405 immediately1420 incontinent1425 there and then1428 onenec1429 forwithc1430 downright?a1439 agatec1440 at a tricec1440 right forth1440 withouten wonec1440 whipc1460 forthwith1461 undelayed1470 incessantly1472 at a momentc1475 right nowc1475 synec1475 incontinently1484 promptly1490 in the nonce?a1500 uncontinent1506 on (upon, in) the instant1509 in short1513 at a clap1519 by and by1526 straightway1526 at a twitch1528 at the first chop1528 maintenantly1528 on a tricea1529 with a tricec1530 at once1531 belively1532 straightwaysa1533 short days1533 undelayedly1534 fro hand1535 indelayedly1535 straight forth1536 betimesc1540 livelyc1540 upononc1540 suddenly1544 at one (or a) dash?1550 at (the) first dash?1550 instantly1552 forth of hand1564 upon the nines1568 on the nail1569 at (also in, with) a thoughtc1572 indilately1572 summarily1578 at one (a) chop1581 amain1587 straightwise1588 extempore1593 presto1598 upon the place1600 directly1604 instant1604 just now1606 with a siserary1607 promiscuously1609 at (in) one (an) instant1611 on (also upon) the momenta1616 at (formerly also on or upon) sight1617 hand to fist1634 fastisha1650 nextly1657 to rights1663 straightaway1663 slap1672 at first bolt1676 point-blank1679 in point1680 offhand1686 instanter1688 sonica1688 flush1701 like a thought1720 in a crack1725 momentary1725 bumbye1727 clacka1734 plumba1734 right away1734 momentarily1739 momentaneously1753 in a snap1768 right off1771 straight an end1778 abruptedly1784 in a whistle1784 slap-bang1785 bang?1795 right off the reel1798 in a whiff1800 in a flash1801 like a shot1809 momently1812 in a brace or couple of shakes1816 in a gird1825 (all) in a rush1829 in (also at, on) short (also quick) order1830 straightly1830 toot sweetc1830 in two twos1838 rectly1843 quick-stick1844 short metre1848 right1849 at the drop of a (occasionally the) hat1854 off the hooks1860 quicksticks1860 straight off1873 bang off1886 away1887 in quick sticks (also in a quick stick)1890 ek dum1895 tout de suite1895 bung1899 one time1899 prompt1910 yesterday1911 in two ups1934 presto changeo1946 now-now1966 presto change1987 1830 Cincinnati Chron. 2 Jan. 1/2 He replied he didn't ‘smoak me’, and unless I cut cable in short order, he'd roar me up salt river. a1852 F. M. Whitcher Widow Bedott Papers (1856) xxv. 307 If ever you dew it agin you'll git your walkin'-ticket on short order. 1857 J. A. Turner Cotton Planter's Man. 126 First, Baden corn..was run up to a high pitch by false statements—..a complete failure; the thing passed off in quick order. 1892 Outing Apr. 19/1 I was so thoroughly comfortable that I went to sleep in short order. a1916 H. James Ivory Tower (1917) iii. iv. 198 Your solution, is marriage to a wife at short order. 1976 Publishers Weekly 24 May 58/3 Linda descends on twenties London to become, in short order, a model, the toast of lords [etc.]. 1996 S. Deane Reading in Dark (1997) v. 203 Well, she told me, she let him know in quick order why. d. Originally U.S. Appropriate to or befitting the occasion; suitable; called for; correct. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper methelyeOE ylikeeOE fairOE i-meteOE rightOE becomelyc1175 proper?c1225 featc1325 conablea1340 rightful1340 worthyc1350 pursuanda1375 covenable1382 dignec1385 convenablec1386 thriftyc1386 sittingc1390 comenablea1400 gainlya1400 meeta1400 wortha1400 convenientc1400 meetlya1425 suinga1425 fitc1440 tallc1440 worthyc1450 good1477 dueful?a1527 beseeminga1530 fitting1535 straighta1538 decent1539 answerable1542 becoming1565 condecent1575 becomed1599 respective1605 befittinga1612 comely1617 decorous1664 shape-like1672 beseemly1737 farrantly?1748 fitly1840 in order1850 1850 in Rep. Deb. & Proc. Conv. Revision Constit. Ohio (1851) 52/1 I have prepared a resolution..and whenever it may be in order I shall offer it. a1861 T. Winthrop John Brent (1862) viii. 85 If the gent has made a remark what teches you, apologies is in order. 1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xxv. 399 One week sufficed to conclude my business in Oregon, but before leaving a few general notes are in order. 1903 N.Y. Times 4 Sept. 2/3 Good byes were in order on the Erin last night. 1962 G. Kubler Art & Archit. Anc. Amer. ix. 205 A few ‘glazed sherds’ found during excavation: if these were plumbate, a Toltec Maya date would be in order. 1977 N. Marsh Last Ditch vi. 151 Is it in order for us to ring up your father and ask him to dine? 1992 Guns Illustr. (ed. 24) 8/1 Because I didn't order iron sights on this 40XR, a scope was in order. e. Chiefly U.S. Of tobacco: in good condition. Cf. sense 19c. Now rare. ΚΠ 1940 Amer. Speech 15 134 In order, in pliable condition (with reference to leaves). 1966 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. xlv. 18 The tobacco has to be in order before it can be properly stripped. P3. in order to ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > in relation to [phrase] > in respect of or with regard to in wise ofc1290 by (also for) reason ofa1350 as to (the) regard ofc1392 in regard of or toc1392 upon the side ofa1393 with regard toc1392 in respect of?a1425 in this (also that) behalf1458 upon the feat of1483 for (the) respect of1489 as pertains to1526 in order to1526 with respect1556 ad idem1574 on this behalf1581 in or with reference to1593 quoad hoc1601 in point of1605 with intuition to (of)1626 in the mention of1638 in terms of1704 how and about1753 as regards1797 as concerns1816 w.r.t.1956 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection i. sig. Bviv The ryches of the worlde hath no goodnesse: but in order to man. 1646 H. Lawrence Of Communion & Warre with Angels 56 Wee come to their punishment, which..is necessary for us to know, in order to this subject. 1656 H. Jeanes Treat. Fulnesse of Christ 393 in Mixture Scholasticall Divinity That which Paul speaketh of himselfe, and Timothy, in reference unto the Corinthians, 2 Cor. 6. 11 is applicable unto Christ in order unto all Christians. 1669 R. Montagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 427 I gave..an account in my last of what I had done in order to his Majesty's commands. b. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [phrase] > in order to in purposea1450 because1523 in order to1590 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. viii. sig. Kk2 There was she faine To call them all in order to her ayde. 1655 in C. H. Firth Clarke Papers (1899) III. 33 Col. Jones and Col. Penruddock are sent downe into the west in order to theire tryall. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1672 (1955) III. 624 After which I returned home, in order to another Excursion to the sea side. 1711 A. Spotswood in W. S. Perry Hist. Coll. Amer. Colonial Church: Virginia (1870) I. 188 To meet me next week on our frontiers in order to a treaty. 1773 E. Burke Corr. (1844) I. 428 A meeting ought..to be called..in order to a regular opposition in parliament. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. II. 229 In order to shoemaking, there must be tanning. 1869 E. M. Goulburn Pursuit of Holiness viii. 67 In order to the existence of love between two parties, there must be a secret affinity between them. (b) With infinitive expressing purpose: so as to do or achieve (some end or outcome). ΚΠ 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Exod. vi. 27 These are they that speak to Pharao, king of Egypt, in order to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt. 1660 in J. Simon Ess. Irish Coins (1749) 125 Tokens..with a privy marke..in order to discover the counterfeiting of any such like tokens. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 48. ⁋2 I shall next Week come down..in order to take my Seat at the Board. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 336 They then incur every danger, in order to rescue their young. 1822 J. J. Berzelius in Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 7 6 These two minerals have a great relation with the Mesolite; and in order to distinguish them, I shall call the upper stratum Mesole, and the lower grained stratum Mesoline. 1868 Chambers's Encycl. III. 142/1 In order to support the roof..a second row of columns was introduced. 1912 H. Croly Marcus Alonzo Hanna 99 In the beginning he may have taken some long chances in order to accelerate the progress of the firm. 1960 Observer 20 Mar. 40 The surgeon did not know which way to turn in order to save the child. 1994 Food & Wine Oct. 74 (caption) True risotto must be stirred continuously in order to develop its unique texture. P4. out of order: not in proper sequence, orderly arrangement, or settled condition; (of a person) not in proper or normal condition of action, mind, bodily health, etc.; indisposed; (of a mechanical or electrical device) not working properly or at all. Also attributive (usually with hyphens). See also sense 12b.In sense ‘indisposed’ very common in the 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > in a state of inactivity [phrase] > out of action out of order1530 out of commission1533 on the shelfa1577 out of action1703 out of blast1832 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > in disorder [phrase] at or on six and sevenOE out of kinda1375 out of rulea1387 out of tonea1400 out of joint1415 out of nockc1520 out of tracea1529 out of order1530 out of tune1535 out of square1555 out of kilter1582 off the hinges?1608 out of (the) hinges?1608 in, out of gear1814 out of gearing1833 off the rails1848 on the bumc1870 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > annoyed or vexed [phrase] out of order1530 the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disordered or out of sorts out of estatec1400 disordainedc1430 out of order1530 mistempered?1541 untemperate1541 so-soa1592 indisposed1598 discomposed1603 out of sorts1621 disorderly1655 queerish1684 out of one's gears1699 disordered1708 uneasy1725 seedy1729 queer1749 scaly1803 quisby1807 under the weather1827 all nohow1852 toneless1854 nohowish1867 chippy1868 fishy1868 off-colour1876 dicky1883 on-and-offish1888 cheap1891 crook1916 lousy1933 society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > unruly [phrase] > out of control out of ward?c1225 out of rulea1387 out of order1530 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > useless [phrase] > unserviceable out of order1530 out of commission1533 out of tune1638 on the blink1901 on the fritz1924 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 214/1 Disarey, out of order, desaroy. 1546 Bp. S. Gardiner Let. 2 Jan. (1933) 211 The worlde is soo far out of ordre as ther is smal cause to make any fest. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 31 Ky, nocht tame..bot lyke wylde hartes, wandiring out of ordour. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 250 The patient is much disquieted, vexed, & too much out of order. 1661 R. Boyle Some Consider. Style of Script. (1675) 113 To mend a watch, that's out of order. 1674 Philos. Trans. 1673 (Royal Soc.) 8 6183 Sometime two, three, or more of the joynts in a Piece are slipped and out of order or rank. 1722 London Gaz. No. 6098/1 His..Majesty being out of Order, by reason of a Cold. 1772 S. Johnson Let. 4 Nov. (1992) I. 405 Since I came to Ashbourne I have been out of order. I was well at Lichfield. 1814 F. Burney Wanderer II. iii. xxv. 131 Don't fail to stop at our house in your way back to your lodgings, Miss Ellis, to look at my harp. I believe it's out of order. 1861 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 3) iv. 137 A high organisation would be..more liable to be put out of order and thus injured. 1882 Daily Tel. 28 Oct. 2/4 Waters in Sheffield district still out of order, and angling at a standstill. 1925 S. Weyman Queen's Folly (1927) xix. 189 He fell out of the line [of shooters] on the ground that his Manton was out of order. 1950 T. Walsh Nightmare in Manhattan iii. 82 A phone booth behind the news-stand—it has an out-of-order sign on it. 1990 Computer Buyer's Guide & Handbk. 8 48/2 You might wind up with correct words but with the text string completely out of order. P5. in order for: †(a) with a view to achieving (a desired end), so as to obtain (obsolete); (b) with object and infinitive expressing purpose, in Phrases 3b(b). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [phrase] > with the intention or object of allc1300 because1480 in the way of1548 in order for1610 with a (also the) view of1692 with a view to1692 out of a view to1719 1610 Bible (Douay) II. 2 Macc. v. 8 Having been shut up by Aretas, the king of the Arabians, in order for his destruction,..as an enemy of his country and countrymen, he was thrust out into Egypt. 1698 G. Powell Imposture Defeated i. 3 My Master has pack'd up in order for the taking of a Journey to Hell. 1746 E. Haywood Female Spectator No. 24 (1748) IV. 281 The various stratagems to which she was obliged to have recourse, in order for this discovery. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. xi. 243 There was scarce a Wickedness which I did not meditate, in order for my Relief. View more context for this quotation 1833 W. Whewell Astron. & Gen. Physics i. 27 The ripening of the seed, its proper deposition in order for the reproduction of a new plant. 1936 R. S. Glasgow Princ. Radio Engin. i. 22 In order for these machines to produce even harmonics it would be necessary for, [etc.]. 2001 Cosmopolitan Dec. 116/1 In order for sex to meet your standards, you prefer control over your prey..and might even like to engage in some domination games. P6. in order that: with the aim or purpose that; to the end that. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > [phrase] > in order that for thatc1175 to that that1502 to purpose that1582 in order that1671 1671 E. Settle Cambyses iv. iv. 64 In order that we may this deed fulfill, We first will execute th'Impostor's Will. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 62. ¶2 In order..that the Resemblance in the Ideas be Wit [etc.]. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones v. ix Blifil and the doctor..waked the sick man, in order that the doctor might feel his pulse. 1832 H. Martineau Hill & Valley viii. 126 In order that you may see that we cannot help doing so. 1871 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues I. 119 I have come to you now, in order that you may speak to him. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 83/2 In order that street surfaces may be well lighted, the minimum illumination should not fall below 0·1 candle-foot. 1992 Caribbean Week Apr. 25/1 A group of preservationists who sought an injunction to stop the construction in order that further archaeological work could be done. P7. order of the day n. [compare French l'ordre du jour (1755 in military context, 1771 in political context)] 1. Politics. In a legislative body: the business set down for debate on a particular day. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > business set for day order of the day1698 society > law > legislation > [noun] > business of the day order of the day1842 1698 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 8 Apr. 101 45 The House (according to ye Order of the day) Resolved it self into a Committee of the whole House to Consider further of Wayes and Meanes for Raising ye Supply granted to His Majesty. 1729 E. Knatchbull Parl. Diary (1963) 95 The orders of the day were moved for and so this day's debate ended. 1779 Parl. Reg. 1775–80 XII. 401 The order of the day was read for the House to resolve itself into a committee of supply. 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 895/2 The motion for reading the order of the day has equally [with a motion to adjourn] the effect of superseding the existing question. 1894 R. H. Davis Eng. Cousins 167 In the Order of the Day these questions now appear numbered and titled. 2001 United News Bangladesh (Nexis) 11 July Canceling order of the day, the Jatiya Sangsad sat late in the afternoon in a mourning session. 2. colloquial. The prevailing rule, custom, or state of affairs of the time. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > customs, values, or beliefs of a society or group > [noun] > of specific period or time mode1649 order of the day1791 fashion1821 the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > prescribed rule of conduct > collectively > prevailing at the time order of the day1791 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man ii. iii They [sc. revolutions] are become subjects of universal conversation, and may be considered as the Order of the day. 1795 G. Washington in J. Sparks Life G. Morris (1832) III. 66 Peace has been (to borrow a modern phrase) the order of the day. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxvi. 87 Industry was the order of the day. 1897 Pall Mall Mag. Dec. 583 November's dark hours and gloomy fogs were once more the order of the day. 1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 465/2 Radio sets flood the market, beauty parlors spring up on every side, dancing, feasting, joy-riding are the order of the day. 1991 Managem. Accounting Sept. 69/3 Networking is the order of the day. Building chains of customers is the way for businesses to succeed in the 1990s. 3. Military. A specific command or notice issued by the commanding officer to the troops under his or her command.Recorded earliest in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > a command wordOE behestc1175 commandmentc1250 precepta1325 mandementc1325 saw1338 hotea1350 biddinga1400 highta1400 judgementc1405 order1543 imperea1546 command1552 shall?1553 impery1561 mandate1576 mandition1597 imperative1606 fiata1631 mitzvah1723 order of the day1804 hukum1838 prikaz1858 1804 J. Collins Scripscrapologia 102 ‘Britons, Strike Home!’ The Order of the Day; ‘Britons, Strike Home!’ 1850 R. W. Emerson Napoleon in Representative Men vi. 236 The best document of his relation to his troops is the order of the day..in which [etc.]. 1949 A. Koestler Promise & Fulfilm. vii. 88 The famous order of the day of the G.O.C. Palestine..which..imposed a ban on fraternization with the Jews. 1999 Washington Post (Nexis) 1 Sept. c15 The command was issued as the order of the day to the army massed on Polish frontiers. < as lemmas |
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