单词 | chamber of dais |
释义 | > as lemmaschamber of dais chamber of dais n. (also chambradeese) Scottish (now historical and rare) a chamber at the dais end of a hall; (later) a parlour; a best bedroom. ΚΠ 1510 in W. Fraser Stirlings of Keir (1858) 293 In the chalmer of des of the said hall, a waist stand bed, wyth a waist press. 1584 in W. Fraser Mem. Maxwells of Pollok (1863) I. 317 To enter in the chalmer of dais at the Colledge hall end. a1605 in R. Bannatyne Jrnl. Trans. in Scotl. (1806) 486 Adam..causit beir butt the deid corps to the chalmer of davice. 1731 J. Creichton Mem. 97 The chamber where he lay was called the Chamber of Deese..a room where the Laird lies when he comes to a Tenant's house. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian i, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. III. 23 And then my mother's wardrobe, and my grandmother's forby..they are a' in the chamber of deas—Oh, Jeanie, gang up the stair, and look at them! 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. xi. 235 Just opposite the chamber of dais, whilk his master occupied. 1872 E. W. Robertson Hist. Ess. 107 The chamber of Deese, the best room in the farmhouse of a certain class. 1955 D. Mathew Scotl. under Charles I vii. 122 In the north chamber above the chamber of dais and in the little room beyond were an oak and a wainscot bedstead and three feather beds. < as lemmas |
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