à jouradj.adv.

Brit.

/əˈʒʊə/, U.S.

/əˈʒʊ(ə)r/, Scottish English

/əˈʒur/

Forms: 1500s ajower, 1500s– a jour, 1800s– à jour.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à jour.

Etymology: < Middle French, French à jour (1379 or earlier in plite a jour : see plique à jour n.), literally ‘(open) to the daylight’, < à to + jour jour n.¹

Originally Scottish.

Having perforations or holes, pierced; spec. designating an ornamental openwork pattern on metalwork, leather work, etc., or the technique by which it is produced. Often used postpositively. Also as adv.: in this manner, so as to have such piercings or openwork. Cf. plique à jour n.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > openwork > [adjective]

pouncedc1410

à jour1566

openwork1763

windowed1849

1566 in W. Fraser Lennox (1874) II. 463 Ony kind of pasimentis..plane or ajower.

1573 in J. Robertson Inuentaires Royne Descosse (1863) p. cli Ane sapheir a jour.

1815 L. Simond Jrnl. Tour Great Brit. II. 66 Boldness, lightness, and prodigious high finish of the carving,—quite sharp, and à jour.

1850 C. M. Yonge Kenneth ix. 98 A coat and shoes à jour, blanket buskins, and a coat with a fringe of rags, are not precisely the dress I would have selected for my first introduction to a fair lady.

1889 Cent. Dict. A jour.., said of carving where the work is carried through the solid mass, leaving open spaces, and also of embroidery, metal-work, or any other fabric.

1912 B. Laufer Jade x. 310 We further observe four designs of plum-blossoms, of the more conventional character, carved à jour in the wings.

1937 Burlington Mag. Oct. 193/2 The discovery of the play of light and shade obtained by deep undercutting..and what may be termed à jour methods profoundly modified the conception of the capital.

1994 Antique Collector June 62/1 Around 1800 jewellers realized that the fire of a diamond was much enhanced by setting it à jour—open backed, held by a silver collet or claws.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	à jour
释义	à jouradj.adv. Brit. /əˈʒʊə/, U.S. /əˈʒʊ(ə)r/, Scottish English /əˈʒur/ Forms: 1500s ajower, 1500s– a jour, 1800s– à jour. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French à jour. Etymology: < Middle French, French à jour (1379 or earlier in plite a jour : see plique à jour n.), literally ‘(open) to the daylight’, < à to + jour jour n.¹ Originally Scottish. Having perforations or holes, pierced; spec. designating an ornamental openwork pattern on metalwork, leather work, etc., or the technique by which it is produced. Often used postpositively. Also as adv.: in this manner, so as to have such piercings or openwork. Cf. plique à jour n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > openwork > [adjective] pouncedc1410 à jour1566 openwork1763 windowed1849 1566 in W. Fraser Lennox (1874) II. 463 Ony kind of pasimentis..plane or ajower. 1573 in J. Robertson Inuentaires Royne Descosse (1863) p. cli Ane sapheir a jour. 1815 L. Simond Jrnl. Tour Great Brit. II. 66 Boldness, lightness, and prodigious high finish of the carving,—quite sharp, and à jour. 1850 C. M. Yonge Kenneth ix. 98 A coat and shoes à jour, blanket buskins, and a coat with a fringe of rags, are not precisely the dress I would have selected for my first introduction to a fair lady. 1889 Cent. Dict. A jour.., said of carving where the work is carried through the solid mass, leaving open spaces, and also of embroidery, metal-work, or any other fabric. 1912 B. Laufer Jade x. 310 We further observe four designs of plum-blossoms, of the more conventional character, carved à jour in the wings. 1937 Burlington Mag. Oct. 193/2 The discovery of the play of light and shade obtained by deep undercutting..and what may be termed à jour methods profoundly modified the conception of the capital. 1994 Antique Collector June 62/1 Around 1800 jewellers realized that the fire of a diamond was much enhanced by setting it à jour—open backed, held by a silver collet or claws. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1566
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