zedn.

Brit.

/zɛd/, U.S.

/zɛd/

Forms: Middle English zede, Middle English–1500s zedde, Middle English– zed, 1600s zedd.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Etymon: French zède.

Etymology: Probably < an unattested Old French antecedent of French zède (1694) < classical Latin zēta < ancient Greek ζῆτα zeta n.¹ Compare izzard n., zad n., zee n. See further discussion at Z n.Compare Italian zeta (14th cent.; also †zette ). In sense 3 after Z n. 4b.

Not generally used in U.S. English, where the usual word is zee.

1. (A name for) the letter Z, z, the last letter of the alphabet in English and other modern languages (see Z n.).figurative in quot. 1608, applied contemptuously to a person.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > Z

zedc1175

zee1580

izzard1597

zad1669

c1175 Names of Letters in N. R. Ker Catal. MSS containing Anglo-Saxon (1957) 337 X x ix [or perh. read ex], Y y fix, Z zede.

a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Laud 699) f. 37, in Middle Eng. Dict. (at cited word) We have in oure langage too lettres more þane þei have in here, þat is to sey, y [i.e. þ] & z, which is called thorn and zedde.

c1425 Concordance Wycliffite Bible in Speculum (1968) 43 272 (MED) For as miche as þe carect yogh, þat is to seie ȝ, is figurid lijk a zed, þerfore alle þe wordis of þis table þat biginnen wiþ þat carect ben set in zed, which is þe laste lettre of þe a.b.c.

1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xxiii. 161 Hence cummeth it that so manie zeds in our tung ar herd, & so few sene, for dexteritie and spede in the currantnesse of writing.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 62 Thou whorson Zedd, thou vnnecessarie letter.

1654 J. Brooksbank Plain Rules Syllabication Eng. Words 16 You must not suffer your Scholars to call these six Letters h, g, j, v, w, z,..but to give them names.., as not to call [h] [ache,] but [eh,]..nor [z] zed, nor zad.., but [ez].

1755 S. Johnson Gram. Eng. Tongue in Dict. Z..[Name] zed, more commonly izzard or uzzard, that is, shard.

1775 C. Telfair Town & Country Spelling-bk. Notes 3 Zee would be a less perplexing name than zed.

1817 Err. Pron. London 38 Children..often call this letter Izard... They should be taught to pronounce it Zed.

1893 F. Madan Bks. in Manuscript 53 The Z-patterns (fine lines arranged diagonally, like natural and reversed Zeds combined).

1930 Week (Brisbane) 11 Apr. 37/5 Borrow a set of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica [sic], and study articles..volume after volume, from the A's to the Zeds.

1947 C. T. Onions in E. Barker Char. of Eng. xii. 297 There are many zeds pronounced, but there are, in comparison, few written z's.

2015 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 19 June Dennis, Helen, and Denize (with a zed).

2. More fully zed bar. A steel girder with a Z-shaped cross-section, esp. as used in shipbuilding; = Z-bar n. at Z n. 2. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > object or shape resembling specific letter

Y1513

tee1610

Ha1616

Z1680

W1798

V1832

Z-bar1877

zed1891

vee1933

T-junction1954

1891 Engineering 51 Advts. p. xxxviii Angles, Zeds, Channels, Beams, Bars.

1892 Daily News 9 Sept. 6/1 The improved sections of steel known as channel and zed bars.

1905 Far Eastern Rev. Feb. 26/1 The frames are generally made of angle bars, but there are many other forms in use, as zed bars, bulb angle, channel bars, etc.

1948 Shipping World & Shipbuilding & Marine Engin. News 4 Feb. 194/2 As a substitute for built frames, zed bars were first employed, but have now been almost entirely superseded by bulb angles and channel bars.

2013 I. Johnston & I. L. Buxton Battleship Builders ix. 224/2 About two-thirds [sc. of structural steel] was in the form of plates, the rest as stiffeners, sections such as angle bars, channels or zed bars.

3. colloquial. In plural. Sleep (where zed represents the sound of snoring); = Z n. 4b. Chiefly in phrases, as to catch some zeds and variants: to get some sleep.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun]

sleepc825

swevenOE

swevetOE

repasta1382

slumberc1386

lib1665

the land of Nod1738

balmy1841

shut-eye1899

beddy-byes1906

dreamland1912

sleepy-bye1925

sack drill1946

sack duty1954

zed1973

1973 N.Z. Alpine Jrnl. 26 98/1 I was certainly pounding the zeds when the alarm went off at 4 a.m.

1997 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 Aug. 6 I decided to make my last pitiful attempt to catch some zeds.

2006 Guardian 19 Dec. (G2 section) 17/3 Physical problems that tend to be associated with sleep deprivation..are not actually to do with your lack of zeds.

2015 P. Graeme-Evans Wild Wood 94 Banked enough zeds to last for a bit.

Compounds

zedbed n. (also with capital initial) originally and chiefly British a type of occasional bed with a three-part metal frame which folds up for storage; (also more generally) any of various types of portable folding bed; cf. Z-bed n. at Z n. Additions.A proprietary name in the United States.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > folding bed for camp or travelling

trussing bed1398

letacamp1494

trussing bedstead1535

truss-bed1541

field bed1567

camp-bed1690

camp cot1785

camp-bedstead1825

stretcher-bed1842

stretcher1893

stretcher-bedstead1895

safari bed1936

zedbed1954

Z-bed1973

1954 Irish Times 6 May 8/3 Their latest ‘convertible’ is the Zedbed, which costs 9½ guineas, and which will be in the shops within the next few weeks.

1970 Kay's Catal. Autumn–Winter 654/2 Double zedbed,..size 6 ft. 2 ins. × 3 ft. 10 ins. wide.

2003 Cabinet Maker (Nexis) 21 Mar. 12 The zed-bed has been superseded by the sofabed and the futon because they double up as functional bits of furniture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	zed
释义	zedn. Brit. /zɛd/, U.S. /zɛd/ Forms: Middle English zede, Middle English–1500s zedde, Middle English– zed, 1600s zedd. Origin: Probably a borrowing from French. Etymon: French zède. Etymology: Probably < an unattested Old French antecedent of French zède (1694) < classical Latin zēta < ancient Greek ζῆτα zeta n.¹ Compare izzard n., zad n., zee n. See further discussion at Z n.Compare Italian zeta (14th cent.; also †zette ). In sense 3 after Z n. 4b. Not generally used in U.S. English, where the usual word is zee. 1. (A name for) the letter Z, z, the last letter of the alphabet in English and other modern languages (see Z n.).figurative in quot. 1608, applied contemptuously to a person. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > Z zedc1175 zee1580 izzard1597 zad1669 c1175 Names of Letters in N. R. Ker Catal. MSS containing Anglo-Saxon (1957) 337 X x ix [or perh. read ex], Y y fix, Z zede. a1425 (c1400) Mandeville's Trav. (Laud 699) f. 37, in Middle Eng. Dict. (at cited word) We have in oure langage too lettres more þane þei have in here, þat is to sey, y [i.e. þ] & z, which is called thorn and zedde. c1425 Concordance Wycliffite Bible in Speculum (1968) 43 272 (MED) For as miche as þe carect yogh, þat is to seie ȝ, is figurid lijk a zed, þerfore alle þe wordis of þis table þat biginnen wiþ þat carect ben set in zed, which is þe laste lettre of þe a.b.c. 1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xxiii. 161 Hence cummeth it that so manie zeds in our tung ar herd, & so few sene, for dexteritie and spede in the currantnesse of writing. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear vii. 62 Thou whorson Zedd, thou vnnecessarie letter. View more context for this quotation 1654 J. Brooksbank Plain Rules Syllabication Eng. Words 16 You must not suffer your Scholars to call these six Letters h, g, j, v, w, z,..but to give them names.., as not to call [h] [ache,] but [eh,]..nor [z] zed, nor zad.., but [ez]. 1755 S. Johnson Gram. Eng. Tongue in Dict. Z..[Name] zed, more commonly izzard or uzzard, that is, shard. 1775 C. Telfair Town & Country Spelling-bk. Notes 3 Zee would be a less perplexing name than zed. 1817 Err. Pron. London 38 Children..often call this letter Izard... They should be taught to pronounce it Zed. 1893 F. Madan Bks. in Manuscript 53 The Z-patterns (fine lines arranged diagonally, like natural and reversed Zeds combined). 1930 Week (Brisbane) 11 Apr. 37/5 Borrow a set of the Encyclopaedia Brittanica [sic], and study articles..volume after volume, from the A's to the Zeds. 1947 C. T. Onions in E. Barker Char. of Eng. xii. 297 There are many zeds pronounced, but there are, in comparison, few written z's. 2015 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 19 June Dennis, Helen, and Denize (with a zed). 2. More fully zed bar. A steel girder with a Z-shaped cross-section, esp. as used in shipbuilding; = Z-bar n. at Z n. 2. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [noun] > object or shape resembling specific letter Y1513 tee1610 Ha1616 Z1680 W1798 V1832 Z-bar1877 zed1891 vee1933 T-junction1954 1891 Engineering 51 Advts. p. xxxviii Angles, Zeds, Channels, Beams, Bars. 1892 Daily News 9 Sept. 6/1 The improved sections of steel known as channel and zed bars. 1905 Far Eastern Rev. Feb. 26/1 The frames are generally made of angle bars, but there are many other forms in use, as zed bars, bulb angle, channel bars, etc. 1948 Shipping World & Shipbuilding & Marine Engin. News 4 Feb. 194/2 As a substitute for built frames, zed bars were first employed, but have now been almost entirely superseded by bulb angles and channel bars. 2013 I. Johnston & I. L. Buxton Battleship Builders ix. 224/2 About two-thirds [sc. of structural steel] was in the form of plates, the rest as stiffeners, sections such as angle bars, channels or zed bars. 3. colloquial. In plural. Sleep (where zed represents the sound of snoring); = Z n. 4b. Chiefly in phrases, as to catch some zeds and variants: to get some sleep. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] sleepc825 swevenOE swevetOE repasta1382 slumberc1386 lib1665 the land of Nod1738 balmy1841 shut-eye1899 beddy-byes1906 dreamland1912 sleepy-bye1925 sack drill1946 sack duty1954 zed1973 1973 N.Z. Alpine Jrnl. 26 98/1 I was certainly pounding the zeds when the alarm went off at 4 a.m. 1997 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 23 Aug. 6 I decided to make my last pitiful attempt to catch some zeds. 2006 Guardian 19 Dec. (G2 section) 17/3 Physical problems that tend to be associated with sleep deprivation..are not actually to do with your lack of zeds. 2015 P. Graeme-Evans Wild Wood 94 Banked enough zeds to last for a bit. Compounds zedbed n. (also with capital initial) originally and chiefly British a type of occasional bed with a three-part metal frame which folds up for storage; (also more generally) any of various types of portable folding bed; cf. Z-bed n. at Z n. Additions.A proprietary name in the United States. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > types of bed > [noun] > folding bed for camp or travelling trussing bed1398 letacamp1494 trussing bedstead1535 truss-bed1541 field bed1567 camp-bed1690 camp cot1785 camp-bedstead1825 stretcher-bed1842 stretcher1893 stretcher-bedstead1895 safari bed1936 zedbed1954 Z-bed1973 1954 Irish Times 6 May 8/3 Their latest ‘convertible’ is the Zedbed, which costs 9½ guineas, and which will be in the shops within the next few weeks. 1970 Kay's Catal. Autumn–Winter 654/2 Double zedbed,..size 6 ft. 2 ins. × 3 ft. 10 ins. wide. 2003 Cabinet Maker (Nexis) 21 Mar. 12 The zed-bed has been superseded by the sofabed and the futon because they double up as functional bits of furniture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1175
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