lanyard English · revision 1398

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈlæn.jəd/ ''(UK)''; /ˈlæn.jɚd/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is an alteration of Middle English ''lanyer'' “strap, thong”^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) under the influence of [[yard]] “spar”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU) ''Lanyer'' is from [[fro|laniere]] “thong, strap”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) from ''lasne'' “strap”,^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) an alteration of a Germanic word related to Old High German ''nestila'' “lace, strap”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) Barnhart and Etymonline suggest the 17th-century word may be a fresh borrowing from French.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A lace or strap for fastening parts of armour or clothing, as ''lainer'' (about 1330),^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) now obsolete.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The nautical sense, a short rope for securing rigging, appeared in 1626.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) From 1825 it also meant a cord for firing a gun,^(OED 1989) and later a cord worn around the neck or shoulder to carry a whistle, knife or identity card,^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary) or as a military decoration.^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * about 1330 – a strap for armour or clothing.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1626 – a rope used to secure shrouds and stays.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1825 – a cord for firing a gun.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A short rope used on a ship to fasten [[rigging]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A cord worn around the neck or shoulder to hold something, such as a [[whistle]] or identity card.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A cord with a hook used to fire a [[cannon]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A coloured cord worn on a uniform as a military decoration.^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[lanier]]

+ * [[halyard]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}