- arrumage
- ARRUMAGE. sub. mas. Terme de Marine. Arrangement de la cargaison d'un vaisseau. Voyez Arrimage.
Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798. 1798.
Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798. 1798.
rummage — [16] Rummage is etymologically ‘roomage’. It originally denoted the ‘stowage of 431 rut cargo in a ship’s hold’. It came from Anglo Norman *rumage, a reduced form of Old French arrumage. This was derived from the verb arrumer ‘stow in a hold’,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rummage — rummager, n. /rum ij/, v., rummaged, rummaging, n. v.t. 1. to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), esp. by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents. 2. to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often fol … Universalium
arrimage — [ arimaʒ ] n. m. • 1678; « mise en état » 1398; de arrimer ♦ Action d arrimer. ⇒ 1. calage. Arrangement des marchandises arrimées. ⇒ chargement. « Ils se démenaient tous, changeant, chavirant l arrimage » (Loti). « L arrimage des caisses de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
arrimer — [ arime ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • arrumer 1671; « mettre en état » 1361; moy. angl. rimen, rad. rum « place »; provenç. arumar ♦ Mar. Répartir, ranger (la cargaison) dans la cale d un navire. Par ext. Caler, fixer avec des cordes (un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
arrimage — (a ri ma j ) s. m. Terme de marine. Arrangement de la cargaison d un vaisseau. • Il a besoin de bois pour l arrimage, il en achètera, MONTESQ. Esp. XX, 6. ÉTYMOLOGIE Arrimer ; espagn. arrumage … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
rummage — (v.) 1520s, act of arranging cargo in a ship, aphetic of M.Fr. arrumage arrangement of cargo, from arrumer to stow goods in the hold of a ship, from a to + rumer, probably from Germanic (Cf. O.N. rum compartment in a ship, O.H.G. rum space, O.E.… … Etymology dictionary
rummage — verb search unsystematically and untidily for something. ↘make a thorough search of (a vessel). noun an act of rummaging. Derivatives rummager noun Word History Rummage came into English in the late 15th century, from the Old French word arrumage … English new terms dictionary
rummage — rum•mage [[t]ˈrʌm ɪdʒ[/t]] v. maged, mag•ing, n. 1) to search thoroughly or actively through, esp. by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents 2) to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often fol. by out or up) 3) to search… … From formal English to slang
rummage — [c]/ˈrʌmɪdʒ / (say rumij) verb (rummaged, rummaging) –verb (t) 1. to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving about, turning over, or looking through contents. –verb (i) 2. to search actively, as in… …
rummage — [16] Rummage is etymologically ‘roomage’. It originally denoted the ‘stowage of cargo in a ship’s hold’. It came from Anglo Norman *rumage, a reduced form of Old French arrumage. This was derived from the verb arrumer ‘stow in a hold’, which… … Word origins