close-stooln.

Brit.

/ˈkləʊsstuːl/ U.S.

/ˈkloʊ(s)ˌstul/

Forms: see close adj. and adv. and stool n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: close adj., stool n.

Etymology: < close adj. + stool n., so called on account of the enclosed compartment containing the chamber pot or other receptacle.

Now chiefly historical.

A piece of furniture enclosing a chamber pot, typically a type of chair or small chest having a lid concealing a seat with a hole used in the same way as a toilet. Cf. commode n. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > close-stool or commode

privy stool1377

night-chair1404

close-stool1410

stool1410

chamber stool1567

night table1730

night-stool1781

commode1802

Sir John1808

chamber closet1842

chaise percée1939

thunder-box1939

1410 Wye Acc. in J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices (1882) (modernized text) III. 546/2 2 close stoles.

1558 Inventory of Richard Brereton in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1857) I. 179 On carven close stole ij^s vi^d.

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. ii. 17 A paper from fortunes close-stoole, to giue to a Nobleman.

1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. (ed. 2) 29 Chamberlains, ushers, grooms, even of the close-stool.

1701 J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. with Himself v. xii. 73 He is so stuff'd, says the Play, with Wealth and Finery, that he has no room for his Close Stool.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 381 I conceive he may offer as pure and acceptable a thanksgiving from his close stool.

1811 Times 19 July He was conducted to an odious prison, with a grated window—an iron door—a vile close-stool, and no other comfort than a broken chair!

1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 620 There is space enough below to put a close-stool or pan under the man without stirring him.

1937 L. O'Flaherty Famine ix. 70 The only chair in the room was a close-stool made in the shape of an armchair.

1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) i. 25 Macmillan..pointed out, with a shade of reproach, that there was a close-stool in the far corner.

2013 Times (Nexis) 27 July 19 George II died on his close-stool after drinking hot chocolate—and the press didn't hold back with riotous depictions of his demise.

Compounds

General attributive, as close-stool chair, close-stool pan, etc.

ΚΠ

1629 Inventory Hatfield Priory in Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. (1889) New Ser. 3 174 i old leather closestoole chaire.

1699 S. Garth Dispensary v. 59 His high Helmet was a Close stool-pan.

1797 College: a Satire 66 Pewterers shall grave thy face..Deep in the bottom of every close-stool pan!

1839 Med. Examiner 27 July 174/2 You must take care that the patient has his evacuations in a close-stool pan, and that they be minutely examined.

1869 Patents for Inventions: Abridgem.Specif. Furnit. & Upholstery 57 The bottom of the close stool seat.

1950 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 98 879 Finally there were chairs for special purposes—barbers' chairs, close-stool chairs and children's chairs.

2015 M. De Young Encycl. of Asylum Therapeutics, 1750–1950s 235/2 A close-stool pan, half filled with water was on wooden tracks under the seat, and could be slid out for emptying.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	close-stool
释义	close-stooln. Brit. /ˈkləʊsstuːl/ U.S. /ˈkloʊ(s)ˌstul/ Forms: see close adj. and adv. and stool n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: close adj., stool n. Etymology: < close adj. + stool n., so called on account of the enclosed compartment containing the chamber pot or other receptacle. Now chiefly historical. A piece of furniture enclosing a chamber pot, typically a type of chair or small chest having a lid concealing a seat with a hole used in the same way as a toilet. Cf. commode n. 4a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > close-stool or commode privy stool1377 night-chair1404 close-stool1410 stool1410 chamber stool1567 night table1730 night-stool1781 commode1802 Sir John1808 chamber closet1842 chaise percée1939 thunder-box1939 1410 Wye Acc. in J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices (1882) (modernized text) III. 546/2 2 close stoles. 1558 Inventory of Richard Brereton in G. J. Piccope Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1857) I. 179 On carven close stole ij^s vi^d. a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) v. ii. 17 A paper from fortunes close-stoole, to giue to a Nobleman. View more context for this quotation 1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. (ed. 2) 29 Chamberlains, ushers, grooms, even of the close-stool. 1701 J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. with Himself v. xii. 73 He is so stuff'd, says the Play, with Wealth and Finery, that he has no room for his Close Stool. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 381 I conceive he may offer as pure and acceptable a thanksgiving from his close stool. 1811 Times 19 July He was conducted to an odious prison, with a grated window—an iron door—a vile close-stool, and no other comfort than a broken chair! 1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 620 There is space enough below to put a close-stool or pan under the man without stirring him. 1937 L. O'Flaherty Famine ix. 70 The only chair in the room was a close-stool made in the shape of an armchair. 1991 P. O'Brian Nutmeg of Consol. (1993) i. 25 Macmillan..pointed out, with a shade of reproach, that there was a close-stool in the far corner. 2013 Times (Nexis) 27 July 19 George II died on his close-stool after drinking hot chocolate—and the press didn't hold back with riotous depictions of his demise. Compounds General attributive, as close-stool chair, close-stool pan, etc. ΚΠ 1629 Inventory Hatfield Priory in Trans. Essex Archæol. Soc. (1889) New Ser. 3 174 i old leather closestoole chaire. 1699 S. Garth Dispensary v. 59 His high Helmet was a Close stool-pan. 1797 College: a Satire 66 Pewterers shall grave thy face..Deep in the bottom of every close-stool pan! 1839 Med. Examiner 27 July 174/2 You must take care that the patient has his evacuations in a close-stool pan, and that they be minutely examined. 1869 Patents for Inventions: Abridgem.Specif. Furnit. & Upholstery 57 The bottom of the close stool seat. 1950 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 98 879 Finally there were chairs for special purposes—barbers' chairs, close-stool chairs and children's chairs. 2015 M. De Young Encycl. of Asylum Therapeutics, 1750–1950s 235/2 A close-stool pan, half filled with water was on wooden tracks under the seat, and could be slid out for emptying. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1410
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