单词 | carriage sweep |
释义 | > as lemmascarriage sweep carriage sweep n. a curved carriage drive, typically leading to a large house; = sweep n. 17c. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [noun] > for wheeled vehicles > leading to a house private road1652 avenue1664 drive1780 carriage drive1800 carriage sweep1800 sweep1811 driveway1824 wheel-sweep1833 1800 Trans. Dublin Soc. 1799 1 (key to map) Carriage sweep, and horse fastening place. 1898 Country Life 17 Dec. vi/1 (advt.) To be sold,..a splendidly-built..residence... The house is approached by a carriage sweep 150ft. long, and stands in its own nice grounds. 1929 A. A. Milne Toad of Toad Hall iii. i. 99 Badger. Many an afternoon have I spent in communion with his father at Toad Hall, one of the most attractive riverside residences with carriage sweep. Judge. Dear dear! With carriage sweep, you say? 2020 N. Somerset Times (Nexis) 14 Oct. The house is approached via a pillared gateway with remote-controlled gates opening onto a drive and carriage sweep. < as lemmas |
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