zoclenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zocle mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zocle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the noun zocle?
| 1760 | 0.0025 |
| 1770 | 0.0027 |
| 1780 | 0.0023 |
| 1790 | 0.0029 |
| 1800 | 0.0032 |
| 1810 | 0.0029 |
| 1820 | 0.0036 |
| 1830 | 0.0036 |
| 1840 | 0.0037 |
| 1850 | 0.0038 |
| 1860 | 0.003 |
| 1870 | 0.0021 |
| 1880 | 0.0017 |
| 1890 | 0.0012 |
| 1900 | 0.0012 |
| 1910 | 0.0008 |
| 1920 | 0.0006 |
| 1930 | 0.0005 |
| 1940 | 0.0005 |
| 1950 | 0.0005 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0003 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |
How is the noun zocle pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun zocle come from?
Earliest known use
early 1700s
The earliest known use of the noun zocle is in the early 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zocle is from 1704, in the writing of John Harris, writer and lecturer on science.
zocle is a borrowing from Italian.
Etymons: Italian zoccolo.
Nearby entries
- zoanthodeme, n.1877–
- zoanthoid, adj.1854–
- zoanthropic, adj.1891–
- zoanthropy, n.1856–
- zoanthus, n.1841–
- zoarial, adj.1896–
- zoarium, n.1880–
- zob, n.1911–
- zocalo, n.1884–
- zocco, n.1664–1723
- zocle, n.1704–
- zoco, n.1892–
- zodiac, n.1390–
- zodiacal, adj.1576–
- zodiac line, n.1590
- zodiac ring, n.1895–
- zodiographer, n.1650
- zoea, n.1828–
- zoeal, adj.?1870–
- zoetrope, n.1866–
- zographer, n.1570
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1704–= zocco n.
- 1704
Zocle, is a Square Member in Architecture, being lower than its Breadth, which serves to support a Pillar... Continued Zocle, is a kind of continued Pedestal, on which a Structure is raised, but hath no Base, or Cornish.
J. Harris, Lexicon Technicum vol. I - 1723
Vignola terminates these Pillars with a plain Zocle.
E. Chambers, translation of S. Le Clerc, Treatise of Architecture vol. I. 54 - 1870
Two little naked winged boys standing on a highly elaborate zocle.
D. Rock, Textile Fabrics (S. Kensington Museum) 334
- slipper1611–1703Architecture. = plinth, n. Obsolete. rare.
- plinth1634–A block or pedestal on which an object (as a statue, vase, etc.) may be mounted or displayed; (also) the squared base of a piece of furniture.
- entablement1664–The horizontal platform or graduated series of platforms supporting a statue and placed above the dado and the base.
- quadra1664–a. The plinth or socle of a podium. b. A platband or fillet, esp. one above or below the scotia in an Ionic base.
- zocco1664–1723= socle, n. 1.
- socle1704–A low plain block or plinth serving as a pedestal to a statue, column, vase, etc.; also, a plain plinth forming a foundation for a wall.
- zocle1704–= zocco, n.
Pronunciation
British English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
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Frequency
zocle typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zocle is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zocle, n., 1760–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1760 | 0.0025 |
| 1770 | 0.0027 |
| 1780 | 0.0023 |
| 1790 | 0.0029 |
| 1800 | 0.0032 |
| 1810 | 0.0029 |
| 1820 | 0.0036 |
| 1830 | 0.0036 |
| 1840 | 0.0037 |
| 1850 | 0.0038 |
| 1860 | 0.003 |
| 1870 | 0.0021 |
| 1880 | 0.0017 |
| 1890 | 0.0012 |
| 1900 | 0.0012 |
| 1910 | 0.0008 |
| 1920 | 0.0006 |
| 1930 | 0.0005 |
| 1940 | 0.0005 |
| 1950 | 0.0005 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0003 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |