Etiquette
- Etiquette
- Etiquette Et"i*quette`, n. [F. prop., a little piece of paper,
or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing
its contents, a label, ticket, OF.estiquete, of German
origin; cf. LG. stikke peg, pin, tack, stikken to stick, G.
stecken. See {Stick}, and cf. {Ticket}.]
The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by
authority, to be observed in social or official life;
observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion;
conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.
[1913 Webster]
The pompous etiquette to the court of Louis the
Fourteenth. --Prescott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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étiquette — [ etikɛt ] n. f. • estiquette « poteau de but » 1387, mot picard; de l a. v. estiquer « attacher, ficher », néerl. stikken, frq. °stikkan; cf. astiquer, ticket I ♦ 1 ♦ (1549) Dr. Vx Écriteau sur le dossier d un procès, portant les noms du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Etiquette — Étiquette Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom … Wikipédia en Français
etiquette — ETIQUETTE. s. f. Petit escriteau qu on met, qu on attache sur un sac de procés, contenant les noms du demandeur, & du deffendeur, du Procureur &c. Il faut mettre une etiquette à ce sac. On dit fig. & prov. Juger, condamner sur l etiquette du sac … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
etiquette — et‧i‧quette [ˈetɪket ǁ kət] noun [uncountable] the formal rules for behaviour: • the professional rules of etiquette imposed by the Law Society • Business etiquette (= rules for behaviour by businesspeople ) is still very important in corporate… … Financial and business terms
etiquette — 1750, from Fr. étiquette prescribed behavior, from O.Fr. estiquette label, ticket (see TICKET (Cf. ticket)). The sense development in French perhaps is from small cards written or printed with instructions for how to behave properly at court (Cf … Etymology dictionary
etiquette — ► NOUN ▪ the code of polite behaviour in a society. ORIGIN French, list of ceremonial observances of a court , also label, etiquette , from Old French estiquette (see TICKET(Cf. ↑ticket)) … English terms dictionary
etiquette — [et′i kit, et′iket] n. [Fr étiquette, lit., TICKET] 1. the forms, manners, and ceremonies established by convention as acceptable or required in social relations, in a profession, or in official life 2. the rules for such forms, manners, and… … English World dictionary
ETIQUETTE — (Heb. דֶּרֶךְ־אֶרֶץ, derekh ereẓ), the proper conduct of man at home and in society. The sages demanded of the Jew, particularly the scholar, good manners in all his activities. The rules of derekh ereẓ are assembled in the tractates Avot, Derekh … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Etiquette — (fr., spr. Etikett), 1) die Aufschrift, Anschrift an etwas; 2) das Zettelchen, das man an die Waaren heftet, enthält außer der Angabe der Qualität auch wohl Ein u. Verkaufspreis. Auch Pflanzen u. junge Bäume pflegt man mit E n zu versehen, worauf … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Etiquette — Etiquette, s. Etikette … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
