▪ I. hostie Obs. or arch.
(ˈhɒstɪ)
Also 4–5 hostye, 5 hoostye.
[a. F. hostie (14th c. in Littré), ad. L. hostia victim, host n.4]
1. = host n.4 1.
| 1483 Caxton Gold. Leg. 57 b/1 Moyses saide we shal take with us suche hostyes & sacrefyses as we shal offre. 1495 Trevisa's Barth. De P.R. ix. xxvii. (W. de W.) 363 The feest..was worshypped wyth spyrytuell hostyes [Bodl. MS. hoistes] and offrynges. 1681 R. Fleming Fulfill. Script. (1801) II. 287 There is no necessity to offer daily Hosties for the sins of the people. |
2. = host n.4 2.
| 1641 R. Baillie Parall. Liturgy with Mass-bk. 51 The Papists injoyne all the relickes of the Hostie and wine..to be gathered together. a 1715 Burnet Own Time (1766) I. 11 Some of his seamen went ashore and met the Hostie carried about. 1837 Carlyle Fr. Rev. III. vi. i, Saint-Just..‘carries his head as if it were a Saint-Sacrement’, adorable Hostie, or divine Real-Presence! |
▪ II. hostie, n.2 Austral. and N.Z. slang.
(ˈhəʊstɪ)
[f. hostess n. + -ie.]
An air hostess.
| 1960 ‘N. Culotta’ Cop this Lot 27 ‘That hostie's a slashin' line,’ Dennis said. 1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador iii. 34 Somewhere between Manila and Hong Kong..the hostie lent him her copy of Naked Lunch. 1981 Sydney Morning Herald 28 Apr. 1/2 The hosties..are not concerned about Qantas picking up passengers here and there. 1989 Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 22 Oct. 49/1 Ansett's raging hosties may be grounded by the sky cowboys dispute, but they certainly know how to fly high when it comes to having a good time. |
▪ III. hostie
rare var. hostey v. Obs.