petit(2) (iou) and move(1) (iou)

petit(2) (iou)

petit adjective1 & noun. obsolete exc. in phrs. ME.
[formed as PETTY adjective. Cf. PETIT adjective2.]
A. adjective.
Of small size; small in number. ME-L17.
= PETTY adjective 3. LME-M18.
= PETTY adjective 2. L15.
Special collocations: petit jury = petty jury s.v. PETTY adjective. petit treason: see TREASON noun 2b.
b. noun.
= PETTY noun1 1a. LME-L17.
A variety of the domestic pigeon. rare. Only in E18.

move(1) (iou)

move noun. [mu:v] LME.
[from the verb.]
A proposal, a motion. rare. Only in LME.
a. A moving or change of position of a piece in chess, draughts, or some Other game; a player's turn to move. M17.
b. An action calculated to secure some end; an action which initiates or advances a process or plan, a step, a proceeding; a play in a game. E19.
W. C. Williams My first move was to try and get a job on one of the newspapers. M. Foot Months before David Owen made his formal move to leave the Labour Party. G. Naylor It challenged me more than Other Sports, with its infinite possibility of moves.
c. An act of moving from a stationary position; an act of rising from a seated position; a beginning of movement or departure, a movement. E19.
G. Greene He said nothing and made no move towards the door. L. Cody Mr. Fourie nodded but made no move to shake hands.
d. A change of place of habitation, Employment, etc. M19.
M. Angelou Why are you going to New York? Is he happy about the move?
on the move, in the process of moving from one place to another, travelling, moving about; progressing. L18.
Phrases: get a move on colloq. hurry up, bestir oneself. key move: see KEY noun1.

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