- span-new
- adjective Etymology: Middle English, part translation of Old Norse spānnȳr, from spānn chip of wood + nȳr new Date: 14th century brand-new
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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span-new — (sp[a^]n n[=u] ), a. [Icel. sp[=a]nn[=y]r, properly, new as a ship just split; sp[=a]nn chip + n[=y]r new. See {Spoon}, and {New}.] Quite new; brand new; fire new. A span new archbishop s chair. Fuller. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
span-new — [span′no͞o′, span′nyo͞o′] adj. [ME span newe < ON spān nȳr < spānn, a chip (akin to SPOON) + nȳr,NEW] Now Rare perfectly new … English World dictionary
span-new — a. Brand new, fire new, quite new spick and span new … New dictionary of synonyms
span-new — /span nooh , nyooh /, adj. brand new. [1250 1300; ME spannewe < ON spannyr brand new, fresh, equiv. to spann chip shavings, shingle + nyr new] * * * … Universalium
span-new — ˈspan| ̷ ̷, paan adjective Etymology: Middle English, part translation of Old Norse spānnȳr, from spānn chip of wood + nȳr new more at spoon : brand new … Useful english dictionary
span new — brand new, completely new … English contemporary dictionary
span-new — [[t]ˈspænˈnu, ˈnyu[/t]] adj. brand new • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME spannewe < ON spānnȳr fresh =spānn chip shavings +nȳr new … From formal English to slang
spick and span new — every part new. S. Some derive this from a spear, the head of which was vulgarly called the spike, the handle or staff, the span ; so that spick and span new, was both head and staff, that is, the whole weapon, new … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
spick and span new — Brand new • • • Main Entry: ↑spick … Useful english dictionary
span|dy — «SPAN dee», adjective, adverb. –adj. Especially U.S. Informal. very good or fine; smart: »My silk stockings and two pairs of spandy gloves are my comfort (Louisa May Alcott). –adv. wholly; perfectly: »a spandy new suit. ╂[probably variant of… … Useful english dictionary
