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Frigidaire|frɪdʒɪˈdɛə(r)|
[Quasi-Fr., ad. L. frigidarium.]
The proprietary name of a brand of refrigerator. (In quot. 1929 fig.)
1926Publishers' Weekly 18 Sept. 964/2 Vacuum cleaners, frigidaires, radios. 1929Melody Maker Jan. 25 We'd make a lovely pair If you would only care But you're a Frigidaire. 1930Morning Post 17 June 20/3 Frigidaire fitments. 1931Trade Marks Jrnl. 16 Dec. 1644/1 Frigidaire. Refrigerating machines and parts thereof..Frigidaire Corporation..City of Dayton, State of Ohio, United States of America. 1940Auden Another Time 96 And had everything necessary to the Modern Man, A gramophone, a radio, a car and a frigidaire. 1946A. Christie Come, tell me how you Live 9 But I was thinking of a plan To kill a millionaire And hide the body in a van Or some large Frigidaire. |